What is the best activity/experience that your family has done online?

July 15, 2021 3:27 PM

I'm looking for inspiration for designing some family-focused science events or experiences that will happen online and I'd love to hear about examples of live or on demand online experiences that you and your family have enjoyed in the last year.

I'm looking for examples of everything from specific activities to platforms that people have used, and the sorts of things that made you want to engage with that content. My target audience is families with kids 5-15 years old, but also happy to hear from really interesting examples outside of this age bracket too. I'm not so interested in the conversations on Zoom format, unless there was something in there that made it super engaging or interactive.

One thing I've seen that I really like is Battery Low which is streamed on Twitch - using video games to do science.

posted by cholly to Grab Bag (1 answer total)

We just did a group crossword puzzle on slang where we split into teams on zoom (breakout rooms) and one person shared their screen and filled in the answers for the team. It was a fairly tough themed crossword and I popped in and out of the rooms (co-host) to give hints and time-count them down. It went over much better than expected with a lot of joking and competition. I used https://crosswordhobbyist.com/ to create the puzzle, it needs a cheap monthly subscription, but has a trial period.
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 11:28 PM on July 15, 2021