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Launchpad to Learning!

Online Activities to keep you and your kids entertained (and learning)

We also feature games, activities and documentary clips from some of our cool partner organizations, like NASA! Check back daily to see what new and exciting online educational resources for kids and families we have added. You can also join the conversation on social media, which is linked at the bottom of the page. Looking for some extra learning activities you can do at home? Check out our L2L activities today!

More online activities for kids and families!

Partner Links

HowToSmile.org
A database of at-home learning activities for kids uploaded by hundreds of museums and science centers around the world.

Eduporium.com
Online STEAM activities students can do at home.

sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments
Fun and easy at-home science experiment videos and instructions.

West Michigan Tourist Association (WMTA)
Brings you digital jigsaw puzzles to keep you busy, with images from our West Michigan attractions, including the Air Zoo!

Grand Rapids Kids (GRKids.com)
Check out their Michigan Family Travel Guide - Armchair Edition, for fun online activities for families to keep your minds wandering while your bodies can't.

EXPLORLABS
UL Xplorlabs is a free STEM based educational platform designed to encourage students to “solve through science.” It is especially focused on engaging middle-school students during a time in their educational lives when interest in science is shown to decrease dramatically, through interactive videos, instructional experiences, hands-on classroom activities and creative classroom challenges.