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TED-Ed

Animated educational lessons that turn science, history, culture, and big questions into short, discussion-ready videos.

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8–18 · Free93
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National Portrait Gallery Families

Family resources from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, including art story time, home workshops, coloring pages, portrait exploration guides, bilingual activities, and the Explore! children’s space.

WebsitePhysical placeYouTube channel
2–14 · Free90
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Experience CS

A free integrated computer-science curriculum for grades 3–8 with cross-curricular units, teacher support, and English, Spanish, and French access.

WebsiteYouTube channel
8–14 · Free with registration89
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MoMA Family and Kids Guides

The Museum of Modern Art’s family resource page combines kids audio, an art activity guide, sensory and social guides, downloadable guides, and kid-focused gallery labels.

WebsiteDownloadableYouTube channel
4–12 · Free online with paid museum options89
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V&A Families

V&A Families offers digital museum trails, online games, making activities, videos, family events, and free activities inspired by the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collections for children and caregivers.

WebsitePhysical placeYouTube channel
3–14 · Free online activities; museum admission is free89
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The Met Kids & Families

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s family hub combines #MetKids digital exploration, family guides, an audio guide for ages 6–12, and interactive museum programs for children and caregivers.

WebsiteYouTube channel
4–12 · Free online; museum admission varies89
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MoMA At-home Activities

The Museum of Modern Art’s family activity hub offers art-making ideas, film screenings, book ideas, and on-demand programs for kids and families, including a direct official YouTube playlist.

WebsiteYouTube channel
4–14 · Free89
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MoMA Art Lab

The Museum of Modern Art’s Art Lab is an interactive creative space where children and adults can experiment with art-making ideas inspired by the collection.

WebsiteYouTube channelPhysical place
4–16 · Paid museum admission; free for ages 16 and under89
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Eureka! The National Children’s Museum

A UK children’s museum with six interactive zones and hundreds of hands-on exhibits designed for children ages 0–11 to explore themselves and the world around them.

WebsitePhysical placeYouTube channel
0–11 · Paid with free options88
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New York State Museum Collections Portal

A museum resource portal bringing together virtual field trips, digital collections, videos, lessons, teacher guides, and research-based activities for students and families.

WebsiteYouTube channel
5–18 · Free88
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StoryKind

StoryKind is a free children’s literacy podcast hosted by authors Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo, with storytelling advice, young-reader questions, author perspectives, and new episodes for kids ages 8 and up.

WebsiteSpotifyApple Podcasts
8–14 · Free podcast88
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National Museum Fairfax Discovery Centre

The Fairfax Discovery Centre at the National Museum of Australia offers hands-on early learning sessions, storytime, sensory play, and mini makers activities.

WebsiteYouTube channelPhysical place
0–6 · Paid sessions; some programs free88
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Early Start Discovery Space

The University of Wollongong’s Early Start Discovery Space is a research-backed children’s museum with interactive play experiences, public programmes, and learn-through-play opportunities for young children and their adults.

WebsiteYouTubePhysical place
0–10 · Paid visit; ticketing is handled by the official venue88
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MoMA Heyman Family Programs

MoMA’s Heyman Family Programs provide family art adventures with free admission for children 16 and under, kids’ audio, activity guides, family gallery talks, hands-on spaces, and online programmes.

WebsiteYouTube channel
0–16 · Free admission for children 16 and under; programme access varies88
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TheDadLab

Family science experiments, art, and interactive activities that children can try at home with an adult.

YouTube channel
5–12 · Free with paid options87
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston Digital Learning

The MFA Boston’s digital learning collection provides art activities for children and families, age-labelled home programs, storytelling, studio tutorials, videos, and art connections cards.

WebsiteYouTube channelPhysical place
0–18 · Free activities; some tutorials are paid87
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Code Club World

The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s free coding game hub helps children make characters, T-shirts, music, games, art, websites, and more while earning project badges.

WebsiteYouTube
7–13 · Free87
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Miami Children’s Museum

An interactive museum in Miami where children ages 0–6 explore arts, science, and culture through exhibits, programs, play, and family learning experiences.

WebsitePhysical placeYouTube channel
0–6 · Paid with free options87
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Auckland Museum — For the Kids

A museum-backed at-home hub with interactive games, quizzes, videos, downloadable activities, science-at-home projects, and kid-friendly cultural stories.

WebsiteYouTube channelDownloadable
5–14 · Free87
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The New Children’s Museum Creative Resources

The New Children’s Museum’s Creative Resources page offers hands-on design challenges, printable coloring, lesson plans, virtual art experiences, and museum-inspired ideas for making at home.

WebsiteYouTube channel
3–12 · Free online resources87
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Texas State Parks Junior Ranger

Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Junior Ranger programme uses journals, explorer packs, nature observation, drawing, and state-park activities to help children explore the outdoors.

WebsiteDownloadableYouTube channel
6–12 · Free materials; park access varies87
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Cleveland Museum of Art Engage and Create

The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Engage and Create collection offers weekly creative challenges, drawing prompts, games, music, stories, and family activities inspired by the museum collection.

WebsiteYouTube channel
4–18 · Free87
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Baltimore Museum of Art Family Activities

Baltimore Museum of Art’s family page combines free online art activities, family programmes, visit tips, and open-ended prompts that help children and adults look closely, tell stories, and make art together.

WebsiteYouTube channel
0–16 · Free admission and free online activities87
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DoodleBeez

DoodleBeez is an ad-free learning app for ages 3–10 combining read-aloud picture books, step-by-step drawing, games, kindness and money stories, printables, and spoken support in nine languages.

WebsiteYouTube channel
3–10 · Free plan; paid plans with expanded library and activities87
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Art For Kids Hub

A family-made library of step-by-step drawing lessons, painting projects, origami, crafts, and art videos for children.

WebsiteYouTube channelAndroid app
4–14 · Free with paid options86
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Kids Art Studio — Museum of the City of New York

A hands-on drop-in art program inspired by the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibitions and collection, with collage, drawing, fiber art, and storytelling for children ages 3 and up.

WebsiteYouTube channel
3–12 · Paid admission; program included86
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Niantic Children’s Museum

An interactive children’s museum with imagination, discovery, outdoor play, science, arts, and world-culture exhibits for children ages 9 months to 9 years.

WebsitePhysical placeYouTube channel
0.75–9 · Paid86
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Heckscher Museum Kids & Families

The Heckscher Museum of Art’s family page highlights Digital Action Painting, an in-gallery activity station, family events, and its virtual H@H Kids art activity video series.

WebsitePhysical placeYouTube channel
3–14 · Free online; museum admission varies86
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National Gallery Prague Families and Kids

National Gallery Prague’s Families and Kids programme offers playrooms for young children, art studios, weekend workshops, summer studios, and family ways to explore original artworks.

WebsiteYouTube channel
2–18 · Paid museum programme; details vary by activity86
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California State Parks Junior Ranger Program

California State Parks’ Junior Ranger page connects ages 7–12 with staff-led and self-guided programmes, nature and history activities, adventure guides, and badge/logbook rewards.

WebsiteYouTube channel
7–12 · Free; availability varies by park86
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Buffalo AKG at Home

Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s at-home collection offers kids’ and family art activities, virtual events, collection exploration, public-art videos, and inquiry-based lessons.

WebsiteYouTube channel
4–18 · Free86
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Museum of the American Revolution At-Home Activities

The Museum of the American Revolution’s at-home collection combines a virtual museum tour, historical timeline, children’s readings, crafts, coloring pages, virtual field trips, and family-friendly history resources.

WebsiteDownloadableYouTube channel
6–16 · Free86
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Southeast Arkansas Regional Library Kids Activities

Southeast Arkansas Regional Library’s kids hub combines ready-to-go activity packets, digital literacy and learning links, story resources, reading apps, and family library services.

WebsiteYouTube channel
0–14 · Free; some digital services require a library card85
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Livermore Public Library Fun & Games

A public-library collection of family activities including neighborhood bingo, book-title scavenger hunts, secret messages, and Creative Kids at Home videos.

WebsiteYouTube channel
4–12 · Free84
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DrawTogether

A low-pressure drawing podcast with bite-sized art adventures that explore artists, observation, imagination, and drawing confidence for kids of all ages.

WebsitePodcastApple Podcasts
5–12 · Free podcast84
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Mitch & Chlo: Make It Up

Mitch & Chlo’s Make It Up is a weekly children’s podcast and video show where submitted story ideas become playful audio adventures for young listeners.

WebsitePodcastYouTube
6–8 · Free public podcast and videos84
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Codorex

A browser-based game creator for ages 7+ where children describe a game in plain English, play the generated HTML and JavaScript instantly, and iterate without needing coding syntax.

WebsiteYouTube channel
7+ · Free guest access with daily limits; optional paid plans82
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