With school districts across the U.S. closing in-person classes for the remainder of the academic year (and possibly beyond), parents are searching the internet for kid-friendly activities to keep their little ones occupied and entertained at home. More importantly, without regular school activity, parents are looking for options that are both fun and educational. DMOs can be an excellent resource for this in-demand content, whether it’s historical, artistic, cultural, scientific or all of the above. 

Here are a few examples of creative ways that DMOs can help out during this era of distance learning while also amplifying the efforts of their local partners and businesses.

1) Classes and Demonstrations

Give parents a break from homeschooling duties by hosting a class, experiment or demonstration. Select a historic monument, a significant person or cultural tradition to feature, and then tell the kids about it through the eyes of a local. Get creative and tell the story with puppets or fun graphics. In one cool example,