When I heard that video chatting with a fairy was a feasible activity for my imaginative and increasingly stir-crazy four year old, I couldn't have jumped at the opportunity any faster. Enter Happily Ever Laughter, a California-based cast of fantastical kids party entertainers—think faeries, pirates, mermaids, princesses, and even safari explorers—who have pivoted to virtual playdates and celebrations during the stay at home order. Available for a one-on-one chat with your kiddo while you put the finishing touches on that presentation, or a group call that's worthy of a quarantine era birthday bash or just a special hangout with deeply missed friends, this gang of unique and engaging characters is now available nationwide with as little as 4 hours notice.

Fill a ballon and your day with fun in this cool science experiment! Kids create carbon dioxide to fill up a balloon, all while learning about acid base reactions. One of our 64 Easy Experiments for Kids Using Household Stuff, this simple experiment uses a balloon, vinegar, and baking soda.

Read on for a simple way to bring a little bit of excitement into your day.

Is quarantine making you go a little stir crazy? Do you wish you could go to a restaurant and let someone else cook for your family tonight? Well, while we can't magically make the world reopen, we have the scoop on some family-friendly secret recipes, and we're sharing them with you. Whether you're jonesing for some comforting Swedish meatballs from Ikea's cafe, or want to whisk yourself away on a virtual vacation with a scoop of Disney's iconic Dole Whip, consider whipping up one of these top restaurant recipes in your kitchen.

For more easy-to-make recipes, check out our Mommy Poppins-approved one-pot meals, or bow out and let the kids take over the kitchen and cook our kid-friendly Mother's Day brunch recipes. For more ways to keep kids busy at home, check out our Stay-at-Home Guide and our list of great ways kids can help during coronavirus.

No matter how much I like to cook, it's exhausting putting meals on the table morning, noon, and night for weeks on end. Judging by my social media feeds, I'm not the only mom who needs a break from the kitchen. So, for Mother's Day, I decided to set my daughters (ages 6 and 10) free in the kitchen, and challenged them to make Mother's Day brunch recipes all on their own.

The results were impressively tasty, as was the stack of dirty dishes. Luckily, clean up is one age-appropriate chore I leave to my teenage son. Read on for four Mother's Day recipes kids can make for you, plus our picks for kid-friendly kitchen tools that make the job a little easier.

While Mother's Day brunch is sure to make any mom's day, kids can earn extra brownie points with a homemade Mother's Day card to serve as the centerpiece to the table. No matter how you celebrate, we wish all moms a very happy Mother's Day.

Any theater lover knows the show must go on, and a global pandemic certainly hasn't slowed our entertainment options, it's just repackaged them for online, at-home consumption. One glimpse at our weekly events roundup proves just how many virtual entertainment options are available. From the bright lights of Broadway's Great White Way to London's National Theater, the Sydney Opera House, and world-famous orchestras and dance troupes, now's the time to nab some VIP seating and catch a front-row view of all the top entertainment streaming online for FREE right now.

Whether you want to introduce your kids to iambic pentameter, they've memorized the Hamilton cast recording, or need a new piece of choreography to master or concertos to memorize, we've found 25 picks for spectacular streaming entertainment. Our picks range from some of our favorite family-friendly Broadway shows to spectacular streaming concerts and dance performances at world-famous performance venues.

Now, don your fanciest yoga pants, prop your feet up, and enjoy a night out ... in.

Update: The Pick-Your-Own fields will open again on May 9, 2020, at both the Moorpark and Somis locations.

Underwood Family Farms shares some much needed good news today: Moorpark's popular pick-your-own farm is opening up its fields to allow families to get some fresh air and pick some fruit and vegetables in the spring sunshine—starting today! It's the outing we all desperately need, and just in time as the weather starts to change. So while we're missing our beach days, let's go to the farm, ride the tractor, pick some berries, and bring home fresh dinner. There are rules to make it all safe, of course, so read on for all the details.

During these uncertain times, finding little things to celebrate each day can help lighten the mood and make time pass more quickly. Kids love holidays, and seeing little faces light up can bring grownups some much-needed levity. We have found a fun holiday for every day of May, along with some ideas for how you can celebrate with your family. If the daily holiday doesn’t appeal to you or your kiddos, try celebrating a random country by closing your eyes and pointing on a globe or map. Learn a few words in their language and make a snack inspired by the food they eat. Have fun!

For more at-home fun, check out our Stay-at-Home Guide: 100s of Activities and Resources for Families on Pause.

Just more than a month into its coronavirus-induced remote learning program, the New York City Department of Education announced a new grading policy for the school year. That's far from the only news story to come out of City Hall this week. Read on for the latest pertinent coronavirus updates spanning from Lower Manhattan to Albany.

As you're hunkered down with kids, be sure to visit our post on FREE coronavirus resources for NYC families and our Stay-at-Home Guide, which is chock full of boredom busters to keep kids entertained.