I SPY bingo sheet
Explore the outdoors with your family using this I SPY bingo sheet(PDF, 633KB) and find out how many of objects around your neighbourhood you can spot! See if you can find 4 in a row - up, down, across, or diagonal. Children can also draw a picture or write a story about their walking adventure! If you would like to share your picture/story, you can tag @stonningtonlibraries on Instagram.
Museums and zoos
Explore the latest exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, Triceratops: Unearthing an Icon. Find activities to do at home from Scienceworks Museum. Find a great selection of Australian virtual tours, zoo cams and museums to explore from home. Go further abroad and take a look at some of the world's top museums offering virtual tours and exhibitions.
Educational videos
Short, educational videos on a whole variety of subjects bought to you by the people who gave us TEDtalks. TedEd is designed to spark curiosity.
Stories and Songs
Log into Story Box Library with your Library card and watch unlimited Picture Books being read aloud by fantastic storytellers including Justine Clarke, Eddie Perfect, Nick Cave and more! Celebrate CBCA Book Week by exploring the shortlisted stories available. Each story also has an activity to complete.
After watching stories on Story Box Library, kids can engage with the Activity Time instructional videos and PDFs, get inspired about creativity and craft.
The Storykids podcast, which is in partnership with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, creates 10-minute episodes featuring stories written by children read by a host of well-known Australian personalities followed by interviews with the young authors.
Britannica Library
Want to learn more about the animals you're seeing on the Nature live feeds? Log into Britannica Library with your Stonnington Library card and explore!
Gardening and Recycling
Use kitchen scraps to create your very own vegetable garden(PDF, 515KB).
Activity Time
Encourage your child's imagination with this STEM-based activity sheet from Raising Literacy Australia(PDF, 879KB).
A collection of fun self-directed activities that children can do at HOME from the Department of Education and Training. Activities include art, crafts, STEM and more and are suitable for early childhood (up to 5 years of age), Primary and Secondary school students.
Constructing and play together, respond to movement and sound, and use what’s in your home to help the development of your child’s fine motor skills using sensory elements with the Melbourne Museum Virtual Play Box.