Cities are full of extremes. We have giant apartment towers on one side and sprawling single-family houses suburbs on the other. But what about the “middle”? That’s what urban planners are calling the missing middle. Homes like duplexes, triplexes, townhouses, and small apartment buildings that sit right between the big and the small.

There’s quite a variety of reasons you might be stuck at home lately. We’ve also personally been in this boat quite a bit over the last couple years and we’ve found that keeping the kids busy with fun, educational activities is a great help when you need to get some work done. Here’s our list of some of our favourite kid friendly activities to enjoy while at home.