For all those families who are stuck at home by the consequences of the earthquake and the weather Christchurch City Libraries has some help at hand to keep everyone amused and distracted.
Our brand new Kids Blog was supposed to be launched today. Launching is only a ceremony, the blog is up and running with lots of interesting stuff already there. Read about favourite authors and join a conversation about what to do while school is closed.
There is a world of fun out there on the internet and our children’s librarians have selected the best kid-friendly sites on our Kids fun pages. You could play some of the BBC history games, learn how to draw, or read some interviews with great New Zealand authors and illustrators. There are interactive games for all ages.
If you want to keep some learning going on, check out Intrepica. This is a play-based literacy resource with more than 10,000 activities online for children of all ages and ability. Children and parents can select from activities focusing on pre-reading skills, phonics, reading, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and comprehension in a fun, exciting and safe online environment. To use Intrepica you need to first create an account for your child or yourself. You will need your library card number and an email address. Your login details will be emailed to you at that email address.
We hope this will help everyone in the next few days until things get back to normal.
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