The Best Ways to Keep Kids Entertained During Isolation

7. Dig for Victory

Try to see this situation as an opportunity to teach kids to be resourceful with food. After all, rationing during World War 2 meant that people learned new skills like growing vegetables and often benefited from a healthier diet that was lower in fat and sugar.

Tomatoes and beans are really easy and quick to grow in most places. Kids might enjoy planting the old potatoes found sprouting in the back of the pantry or saving the seeds from squash and pumpkins to sow on a sunny window ledge.