COVID-19 Week #5: The happyly Survival Toolbox

Resources to help your family enjoy smooth, fun and productive days at home!

Thank you for the continued feedback about our at-home survival tools. We are committed to helping you plan out your days with your family during this period of social distancing, and for many, working from home. We actively update these resources each week as we learn from experience, both ours and yours.

1) The Daily Schedule includes sixteen blocks of carefully selected activities covering art, games, yoga, outdoor time and more. We keep it fresh and stimulating every week. 

2) Access the printable version of the calendar, or view the document live (find Week #5) and feel free to copy into a new document so you can adjust it to suit your needs. We welcome your feedback and find this serves as an extremely helpful baseline for a successful day while staying home.

3) Each weekday you will find a simple and fun craft featured during a block of time on the Daily Schedule called “Creativity Corner.” All five crafts and their material lists are available in the most recent installment of Five Simple Craft Ideas for Your happyly Homes so check it out ahead of time to make sure you have everything you need.

4) The Featured Activity this week is The happyly Kids Writing Contest: What Makes My Town Special. Devised to celebrate positivity this exercise will reconnect them with what they value about their hometown. Let their imaginations run free! Follow the link above for all the exciting details.

5) The Printable happyly Scavenger Hunts for fun ‘At Home’ or during ‘Outdoor Excursions’ were last week’s featured activities. They were well-loved, so we are excited to include them in the toolbox again this week.

6) Check out our April Weeknight Meals recipe blog to help plan out your grocery shopping and meal planning for the rest of the month of April! Every meal is proving absolutely delicious and energizing our love for accessible cooking.

7) Additionally, we created a happyly channel on YouTube in collaboration with Banish Boredom. There you will find fun art activities and a storytime series. Join Cami as she demonstrates how to Make Slime among many other creative tutorials.

8) We love Virtual Yoga with Monika! The kids are energized and centered after every session. This week the Zoom meeting begins at 12 pm EST on THURSDAY. Access the updated link here, on our blog or in the “Centering Time” block of the Daily Schedule.

9) Additionally, on Saturdays, we are hosting a live sing-along with The Lara and Joe Show! Requests are welcome and the little ones are up and dancing in no time. See you Saturday at 11:30 am EST on Zoom, the link is available here, on our blog and on the Daily Schedule.

Please email us at team@happyly.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for The happyly Survival Toolbox. We also love seeing your highlights @gethappyly, so post away!

Be safe friends.

xo, the happyly team