As many families continue social distancing into the holiday season, kids may be feeling restless from all this time at home. Parents can help keep kids connected and entertained with a variety of Sesame Street-themed activities and products, including apps, books, music, toys, and more!

Activity-based video calling app Caribu recently added more than 100 Sesame Street titles to its e-book library, giving families a way to stay connected with friends and relatives from afar as they read stories together during calls. There is also a variety of holiday-themed stories available to make Thanksgiving and winter break more festive.

Related: Tons of Celebs Are Visiting ‘Sesame Street’ for 51st Season

Kids who love to help out in the kitchen should check out Cookies for Elmo from Sourcebooks, for a cookie recipe and to learn about the importance of sharing. Sourcebooks also released Free Write: A Poetry Notebook by Kwame Alexander, filled with poetry starters, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank activities, and space for kids ages 8-12 to scribble and doodle in.

When it’s time to settle in on the couch, Shout! Factory Kids has a Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo video collection of singalong songs and nursery rhymes paired with monster moments from Sesame Street. Musical kids will love It’s Time to Rock & Rhyme album from Warner Music Group, featuring a mix of Sesame Street songs and other classics to get kids moving.

And we can’t forget about the Sesame Street toys! Hasbro’s Rock and Rhyme Elmo is a plush friend for babies ages 18 months and up. It sings five songs and says 14 phrases in both English and Spanish. Kids can play along on the Elmo-sized guitar and squeeze Elmo’s nose for honking sounds. The Sesame Street-themed Magna-Tiles sets from CreateOn are a fun way for kids to build and count with all their Sesame Street pals.

We could stay quarantined forever with all of these great activities!

About the author

Jackie Cucco

Jackie Cucco

Jackie Cucco was a Senior Editor of The Toy Book, The Toy Insider, and The Pop Insider. She covered toy trends, pop culture, and entertainment news, and made appearances on national and regional outlets, including CBS, WPIX, News 12, and more. Jackie spends her time watching horror movies and working her way through every Stephen King novel out there.

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