Kid-Friendly Ice Cream Making
At Home Happenings
Danielle Cather-Cohen is generously donating all proceeds of these gorgeous Nashville prints (8×8) Cost is $35 and will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Email me- dawn {at} the nashvillemom.com to purchase. We only have a few left.
- Take a virtual tour of over 150,000 bulbs at Cheekwood in Bloom.
- Daily virtual concerts including the One World Together Concert with Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Alanis Morissette, Eddie Veddar and more this Saturday, April 18th at 7 p.m. central
Get Creative
- Get your set of free Nashville coloring sheets by subscribing to our email list or you can purchase here with a $1 donation to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.
- PEBBLES cereal will post a daily video on Facebook, Instagram and the PEBBLES cereal website to inspire kids’ imaginations and teach them something new each day for the next 30 days. The videos will feature and be created by people in the creative community who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including artists, dancers, chefs, crafters, magicians and more. In addition to sparking kids’ creativity, the series aims to give parents a short break and support the creative community by hiring them to share their talents. In exchange for their talents, PEBBLES cereal is paying each creator $1,500, which is roughly the monthly U.S. median housing cost.
- Print a free card from Hester and Cook to send to friends and family.
- Purchase a to-go pottery kit from Third Coast Clay
- DIY Craft Kits from AR Workshop Franklin
- Cheekwood is offering free activities including art activities, coloring sheets and creative inspiration.
- Ernie the Bernedoole Coloring Sheet
Take a Drive on the Natchez Trace
- There are lots of spots to stop a long the way to hike, picnic and snap some beautiful spring blooms
Join Dolly each Thursday at 6 p.m. central time on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram for a 10 week series as she reads one story from Imagination Library. You can also find free printable activities on the website to coordinate with the story. This week’s is Llama Llama Red Pajama. Dolly’s hope is to provide comfort and reassurance to children and families during the shelter-in-place mandates.
- The Country Music Hall of Fame has free and printable music relatedcoloring and activity pages for children to have fun at home.
- Adventure Science is offering DIY science experiments for the whole family like Pasta Rockets, Water Bending with Balloons, creating a Backyard Bug Hotel and many other creative topics.
Keep updated on all the zoo animals with Facebook and Instagram Live videos.
Find some of Nashville’s best fishing holes here
- Check out ways to workout out virtually from home
Support Small Businesses and Restaurants: How to help our local businesses, shops and restaurants
Making The Most of the Quarantine: Resources for “Homeschool”, Kid-friendly activities and ideas for self-care
Nashville Strong: Tornado Relief Efforts
**Save the Date**
Free Virtual Balloon Garland Workshop
My friends, Mimi and Liz from Cannonborough Collective in Charleston, South Carolina are hosting a free Balloon Garland Workshop on Wednesday, April 29th from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CENTRAL time on their Instagram. You can order a balloon kit with all the necessary materials here. **Deadline to order is April 22nd.
Kid-Friendly Quarantine
FREE Nashville Coloring Sheets
- Subscribe to The Nashville Mom email list (on the left sidebar) or email me at contact {at} thenashvillemom.com to receive a set of free Nashville coloring sheets illustrated by Maizie Clark. Or you can purchase for $1 to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.
- Cheekwood is offering free activities including art activities, coloring sheets and creative inspiration.
- Third Coast Clay is offering Pottery-to-go from their Camden Commons location. Check out their Facebook page for updates more information.
- Monday, April 13th beginning at 10 a.m.
- The Frist will present our first online Storytime with the Frist with a trilingual reading of Ocean Meets Sky, written and illustrated by the Fan Brothers, in conjunction with our presentation of J.M.W. Turner: Quest for the Sublime. The story is about a young boy who ventures into a fantastical realm, where ocean meets sky and the spirit of his grandfather lives on. The story will be shared in English and Spanish and interpreted in ASL.
- The Country Music Hall of Fame has free and printable music related coloring and activity pages for children to have fun at home.
- Adventure Science is offering DIY science experiments for the whole family like Pasta Rockets, Water Bending with Balloons, creating a Backyard Bug Hotel and many other creative topics.
Keep updated on all the zoo animals with Facebook and Instagram Live videos.
At Home Happenings
Celebrate Easter at home
Here are some restaurants offering pick up meals
Join my church online for Good Friday Service, a Kid-Friendly Easter Jam and Easter Sunday
Decorate Eggs with Shaving Cream
Create in the Kitchen
Try out this Old Fashioned Donut Muffin recipe from my friend and podcast guest, Molly Reed Grayson.
Sign up for a virtual painting class with Brooke Ring. She will lead you through what materials you’ll need and step by step through the instructions.
Virtual Girl Scouts (You do not have to be a registered Girl Scout to participate)
Each badges, join in contests like a Conservation Contest and explore Camp Holloway, Camp Sycamore Hills and visit with the equestrian team each Friday.
Join Dolly each Thursday at 6 p.m. central time on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram for a 10 week series as she reads one story from Imagination Library. You can also find free printable activities on the website to coordinate with the story. This week’s is Coat of Many Colors. Dolly’s hope is to provide comfort and reassurance to children and families during the shelter-in-place mandates.
Children can create Easter craft projects with A.R. Workshop’s to-go kits including wooden blocks, a tote bag and a wooden sign. There are additional printables for your celebration that can be purchased as well. Brushes, materials, paint and instructions included.
Driving through the Tennessee Safari Park has been the highlight of our “quarantine”. We wore pjs, packed lunches and snacks, turned on The Lion King soundtrack and drove through miles of safari roads. Read about our trip here
Get Outside
- There’s never been a better time to get outside and enjoy fresh air and any sunshine that we can. Here a few ideas on places around Middle Tennessee for hikes, nature walks and explorations.
- Radnor Lake
- Edwin Warner
- Timberland Park
- Natchez Trace-Jackson Falls, Garrison Creek
- Percy Warner
- Falls Creek Falls
- Cummins Falls
- Stillhouse Falls
- Harpeth River State Park
- *Tennessee State Parks are open are free of charge
Find some of Nashville’s best fishing holes here
Check out ways to workout out virtually from home
Support Small Businesses and Restaurants: How to help our local businesses, shops and restaurants
Making The Most of the Quarantine: Resources for “Homeschool”, Kid-friendly activities and ideas for self-care
Nashville Bike Trails
LC got a set of new wheels and we’ve been having so much fun biking all around our neighborhood! We are also looking forward to trying out some of Nashville’s favorite bike trails soon.
Shop our bikes
Where to ride in Nashville
Easter Lunch To-Go
Easter will look different this year as we aren’t able to gather with family and friends, attend church or participate in large egg hunts but we can still make a sweet celebration.
The following restaurants are providing Easter meals to go.
- Firebirds
- Loveless Café offering 10% off Easter Hams + Sides through Wed. 4/8
- Martin’s BBQ
- J Alexanders
- Stoney River
- Barbara’s Home Cooking
- Greer’s Tennessee Country Ham
- Puffy Muffin
- Pork Belly Farmhouse
- Circa
- Del Friscos
- Frankie’s (Spring Hill)
- Char
- Morton’s
- Granite City
- Easter Bundle from Southern Baked Pie and Callie’s Biscuits
- Fresh Market
- Honey Baked Ham
- Bishop’s
- Tennessweet Food Company Offering a Bunny Brunch
- Arnold’s Country Kitchen
- Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
- Cracker Barrel
- Merridees
- Tazikis
- O’Charleys
- Ruby Sunshine Offering Family Pancake Kits and more
If you’re looking for items for Easter baskets, here is my Shop Small for Easter Guide.
I grabbed some cute Easter paper plates and napkins from Hot Pink Gifts in Brentwood. Rock Paper Scissors, Sugar Drop and Tin Cottage also fun Easter goodies and home décor.
Hope that you all have a wonderful Easter celebration. Please tag me on social media with your Easter festivities and I’ll share.