Wear your hearts on your sleeves and hold onto your silliest hats for lessons all about clowning. Photo courtesy of The New Victory Theater
 

Popular Online Classes and Birthday Parties

New Victory Arts Break – FREE
The teaching artists at New York's New Victory Theater lead a wide-ranging series of workshops to teach kids everything from juggling and acrobatics, to magic tricks, puppetry, songwriting, and even clowning.

Bubbledad Virtual Birthday Parties – $200
Bubbledad (performer/educator Chris Catanese) has brought smiles to tens of thousands of kids and adults from Montauk to the Rocky Mountains. He’ll wow kids with a bubble show, creating square bubbles, bubble characters, smoke bubbles, bubbles inside of bubbles and more. Then, he'll teach kids some of his bubblemaking secrets, sure to keep them busy for hours after the party ends.

Dance Theatre of Harlem Beginner Ballet on Demand – FREE
Aspiring ballerinas ages 7 and younger can hone their craft with the help of DTH's professionals. Learn a trio of choreographies—The Butterfly Dance, The Marching Dance, and The Clapping Dance— in a choice of four different languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.

A Faery Hunt Fairy (or Troll) Visit or Party – $50
Who couldn’t use a little magic in quarantine life? How about a virtual visit from a real-life fairy to help celebrate your little one and up to eight of their closest friends. A 15-minute live faery visit from a trained performer includes stories and music. Noll the Friendly Troll is also available.

Yogi Nation Live Yoga Class for 4-6 Year Olds – $10
These live sessions, offered twice daily, get little ones moving, stretching, and exploring their emotions along with their physical strength. Bring your mat and your imagination for a 30-minute session and cross off your homeschool gym session for the day.

3D Animation With The Digital Arts Experience – $29
It's not all little kid classes here, this live weekly workshop teaches big kids (ages 12-16) the basics of 3D animation using Blender. Students complete the day's lesson during the 90-minute class, building skills like modeling, lighting, and texturing 3D objects.

Make Fluffy Slime With La Pittura Studio – FREE
Three simple ingredients, plus food coloring, are all you need to make fluffy slime in this on-demand class. So, grab some glue, detergent, shaving cream, and engage in this fun sensory activity.

Fun learning activities will focus on speaking Mandarin through fun and interactive learning activities. Photo courtesy of  iCanMandarin

Fun With Mandarin – $30
Little ones can learn Mandarin with fun and interactive activities in this weekly beginner Mandarin class. Held on Thursday afternoons, Fun With Mandarin teaches kids to express their daily needs and describe their world. The course is geared toward 4-6 year olds with no background in Mandarin; other programs cater to big kids.

Happy Feet Soccer 1 – $15
Enrollment in this video-on-demand program, meant for ages 2-5, grants you 30 days of access to the online curriculum, which is safe to perform indoors. Little ones learn balance, coordination, and basic skills like the pullback, chop, push, scissors, and more.

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