Many of us will be spending more time in our homes over the next few weeks with our little ones than is typical. We’ve compiled a list of resources to help provide ideas on how you can READ, TALK and PLAY each day. Many of these resources are free, utilize items you may have at home, or can be modified to use what you already have. 

We will continue to update and add to these resources to provide you with as many ideas on how you can easily READ, TALK and PLAY while keeping yourself and your little ones healthy. 

And to echo the words of our friends at the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department... don’t forget to wash your hands!  

First 5 Lex and community partner resources:

Access these pages for ideas on how you can READ, TALK and PLAY with your little one!

• First 5 Lex Facebook

• First 5 Lex Pinterest

• First 5 Lex App- find in the Apple Store or Google Play (FREE)

• FCPS COVID-19 Resources- includes list of “Bus Bites” stops for breakfast and lunch for individuals 18 and under

• Lexington Public Library Digital Resources

• How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus (KET, PBS Kids)

• Family and Consumer Science facebook page

• Lexington Legends Activity Book

• Lexington Legends Activity Book #2

• PNC Grow Up Great Resource Center, including Sesame Street® activity guides, PNC Grow Up Great Lesson Center and more!

• CNN and Sesame Street’s Coronavirus Town Hall for Kids and Parents

• KET Learn at Home

• Lexington Children’s Theater Resources: Previous productions, warm-ups and masterclasses with LCT

Additional resources:

• Scholastic Learn at Home Website (FREE; Preschool and above) 

• Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden - Hosting a Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3 p.m. where they will highlight one of the animals and include an activity you can do from home. 

• 12 Famous Museums Offer Free Virtual Tour

• 55+ Fine Motor Activities That Can be Done at Home

• Coronavirus Guide for Parents: 100s of Activities and Resources

• Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions

• Cosmic Kids Yoga

• Storyline Online - Celebrities Reading Stories

• 20 Virtual Field Trips to Take with Your Family

• Charter to Offer Free Access to Spectrum Broadband

• United for Literacy

• Access Mars

• FarmFood 360

• Seattle Aquarium Virtual Field Trip

• Atlanta Zoo Panda Cam

• New Vista 24 hour help line 1.800.928.8000

• Georgie and the Giant Germ coloring book to help children with big emotions published by Tender Press

• World Health Organization parenting tip sheets to use with your kids

• Conscious Discipline feeling chart, visual schedules 

• Zero to Thrive offers parental tips  

• Child Mind Institute

• Zero to Three 

• Child Trends

• Connect the Dots

• A Support Guide for Parents Raising Babies and Toddlers through the Coronavirus Crisis

• Cincinnati Children’s: Coronavirus Resource for Families | Self Care for Parents

• Road Trip from Home: Virtual Field Trips (Thanks for sharing this fun resource you found, Erin and Trey!)

Access the latest information and prevention updates: