fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kids

fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kidsDue to the coronavirus, parents are using video conferencing platforms like Zoom to stay in contact with their kids’ friends and teachers. From online learning to virtual playdates, Google hangouts, Zoom, and Skype have become our window to the world, helping ease the sting of social distancing.

The downside? Video conferencing means friends, family and educators aer getting a look inside our homes — that’s not always a good thing (especially when you’re struggling to clean up with everyone home making a mess 24/7!). Using a green screen behind a computer is ideal for keeping your private life private. Alternatively, video conferencing platforms like Zoom have built-in virtual backgrounds to use in the settings.

While Zoom has a couple of virtual template backgrounds for anyone to use, you can also completely customize the experience for your kids. I made a background that showed my daughter’s school campus, so when she logs into her online classroom each day, it looks like she is actually at school.

Canva.com is a photo editing and design template website, and they have stock Zoom backgrounds to download for free. Alternatively, they also have a template where you can add your image to create a custom background. Maybe it is a picture of your actual kitchen, but without the dirty dishes (anyone else feel like they’ve made 500 dinners over the last month?).

So get creative with it! Put your kids in a dance studio or on the soccer field. Fun backgrounds can give kids an incentive to log into the online classroom again because they can select a new virtual background for the day to reflect their moods (sunny or rainy) or favorite interest (Marvel superheroes or Legos)!

Have fun creating your own, but here are a few to download for instant background screen fun!

Yellow Taxi for kids who love cars and cities

Fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kids

Cupcake wall for kids who love sweet, colorful treats

Fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kids

Beach background for kids who love the sand

fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kids

Track and field for kids who love to run

fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kids

Swing set for kids who love playgrounds

fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kids

Building blocks for the budding master builder

fun Zoom virtual backgrounds for kids

Need more virtual backgrounds for kids? Check out my post here with 10 more Zoom backgrounds that kids will love (and grown-ups too!)

About the author

Charlene DeLoach

Charlene DeLoach

Charlene DeLoach is a contributing editor at The Toy Insider where she primarily covers parenting topics. Charlene has been featured in print and on television more than 100 times. Before joining The Toy Insider, Charlene was an attorney, real estate broker, and interior decorator. In her current life, she has vowed to get grownups using toys as decor and to teach parents and toy companies to think outside the toy box at her websites playroomchronicles.com and totaltoycreative.com. Follow Charlene on Instagram where you'll see that her account is mostly dedicated to pics of her cute dogs, kids, and fun finds.

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