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She is a LICSW and works as a child therapist. image: https://www.liciarando.com/hubfs/paints.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog/creative-family-activities-during-covid-19#main-content) [![Caring and Connected Child Therapy, LLC](https://www.liciarando.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Licia-Rando-Logo-1.png?width=5822&height=1440&name=Licia-Rando-Logo-1.png)](https://www.caringconnectedparenting.org/) - [About Licia](https://www.liciarando.com/about) - [Parenting Guide](https://www.liciarando.com/about-the-caring-and-connected-parenting-guide) - [Blog](https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog) - [Picture Books](https://www.liciarando.com/warmest-place-of-all-picture-book) - [Contact Me](https://www.liciarando.com/contact-licia-rando) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About Licia](https://www.liciarando.com/about) - [Parenting Guide](https://www.liciarando.com/about-the-caring-and-connected-parenting-guide) - [Blog](https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog) - [Picture Books](https://www.liciarando.com/warmest-place-of-all-picture-book) - [Contact Me](https://www.liciarando.com/contact-licia-rando) - [Contact us](https://www.liciarando.com/contact-us-old) [Contact us](https://www.liciarando.com/contact-us-old) Apr 1, 2022 6:00:15 PM # Creative Family Activities During COVID 19 ![Picture of Licia Rando](https://www.liciarando.com/hs-fs/hubfs/licia_rando.jpg?width=50&name=licia_rando.jpg) [Licia Rando](https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog/author/licia-rando) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog/creative-family-activities-during-covid-19) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog/creative-family-activities-during-covid-19) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog/creative-family-activities-during-covid-19) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog/creative-family-activities-during-covid-19) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://www.liciarando.com/licia-rando-blog/creative-family-activities-during-covid-19) *Being creative is fun! Working on something as a family has an added bonding factor. You can draw together or do something more 3 dimensional. Let your children share their ideas as you all problem solve possible solutions and try them out.* There are many illustrators offering drawing lessons on YouTube. - [Illustrator Mo Willems’ Lunch Doodles ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8) - [Peter Reynolds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDqSZXV13dQ) - [Jarrett Lerner](https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/) - [James Burks](https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmyjamesjimjimbo/videos) - An artistic family [teaches drawing as well ](https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub) There are also 3D creative activities you can do as a family. Re-creating a piece of art in food, flesh or whatever medium your creative mind decides. You can even [submit your creation here at the Getty Museum](https://www.getty.edu/news/getty-artworks-recreated-with-household-items-by-creative-geniuses-the-world-over/).  While a science teacher, I loved to have children learn simple machines and physics concepts through play. Building a Rube Goldberg machine combines art, science and fun. [This link](https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/video/family-built-incredible-rube-goldberg-machine-quarantine-70203466)shows one family’s wonderful design. If you want to create a Rube Goldberg machine to drop a bar of soap into someone’s hands, Rube Goldberg’s [granddaughter introduces a challenge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDVl5zSyZsc).  Whatever you decide to do, have fun! 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