Consumer Reports: Free online activities

Museums, after-school activities, even playgrounds across the country are closed, which means millions of kids are home and looking for something to do.

Consumer Reports explains, more than ever, activities and cultural experiences from around the world are opening up online.

ARE HOME AND LOOKING FORSOMETHING TO DO.

NORMALLY,THAT MIGHT MEAN A TRIP TO ATHEATRE OR LIBRARY, BUT THAT'SNOT AN OPTION DURING THECORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWNS.

BUT ASCONSUMER REPORTS EXPLAINS,MORE THAN EVER, ACTIVITIES ANDCULTURAL EXPERIENCES FROMAROUND THE WORLD ARE OPENINGUP ONLINE.AVA GRACE ODDO'S WEEKLY ACTINGCLASSES AREN'T CANCELED DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS, THEY JUSTLOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW --"WOOP -- YES!" SCHOOLS AROUNDTHE COUNTRY ARE GOING ON-LINETO EDUCATE KIDS FROM HOME --AND FOR OVERWHELMED PARENTS --THE ON- LINE LEARNING CANCONTINUE ONCE THE SCHOOL DAYIS DONE.

WHILE MANY MUSEUMSHAVE SHUT THEIR DOORS TOVISITORS, ON- LINE MUSEUMTOURS ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUTLEAVING YOUR COUCH.

-- THENATIONAL GALLERY IN WASHINGTONDC, THE GUGGENHEIM IN NEWYORK, THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM INAMSTERDAM, THE NATIONAL MUSEUMOF ANTHROPOLOGY IN MEXICO CITY-- EVEN THE LOUVRE IN PARIS!VR DESIGNED BY GOOGLE CAN LETYOUR ONLINE EXPLORER CLIMB AVIRTUAL MOUNT EVEREST -- OR GOOUT OF THIS WORLD AND EXPLORETHE SURFACE OF MARS ON NASA'SCURIOSITY ROVER.

LOOKING FORSOMETHING INTERACTIVE?

"LET'SSEE IF WE CAN GET THE HIPPOSOVER FOR YOU GUYS" CHECK OUTFACEBOOK LIVE WHERE YOUR CHILDCAN JOIN A LIVE SAFARI WITHZOOKEEPERS AT THE CINCINNATIZOO.

-- OR LOG-ON TO CHAT WITHTHEIR FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOKAUTHORS.

I WASN'T PLANNING ONBEING HERE, AND YOU PROBABLYWEREN'T PLANNING ON BEING HEREEITHER, BUT NOW THAT WE'REHERE I KIND OF WANT TO SOMEYOU SOME THINGS IN MY STUDIO."AND IN THE EVENING, INSTEAD OFVEGGING OUT IN FRONT OF THE TVYOUR FAMILY CAN GET SOMECULTURE WITH FREE ON-LINESTREAMING FROM THEMETROPOLITAN OPERA.WE'VE PUT THE LINKS TO ALL OFTHESE ACTIVITIES ON OUR WEBSITE-- KGUN9 DOT COM.WITH SO MANY RESTAURANTSCLOSED