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Join us as we journey to the incredible country of Thailand! During this virtual tour of Thailand for kids, we’ll enjoy fun and inspiring Thailand activities. This Thailand virtual field trip is a perfect way to explore and also serve the world right from home during this holiday season!
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The mission of the Thailand Freedom Project is to, “prevent child trafficking & exploitation through culturally relevant programs for vulnerable children & share their stories to empower creative, compassionate people to act.” They provide education, scholarships, and resources that help at-risk Thai students stay in school and break the cycle of poverty and exploitation.
Mela and the Elephant by Dow Phumiruk (Author), Ziyue Chen (Illustrator)
Color in Thailand on this map of Asia!
Flag from HERE
HERE is a fun printable Thailand flag coloring sheet!
Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple along the river in Bangkok. In the morning, the temple showcases beautiful reflections of the sun. It also has stunning colored tile!
Wat Pho is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It is one of the most important temples in Thailand. It became the main temple of King Rama I, and some of his ashes are placed there. The temple is considered the earliest place of public education in all of Thailand, and is also one of Bangkok’s oldest temples. The reclining Buddha is over 150 feet long!
Krabi is an area in Southern Thailand filled with stunning beaches. Many love its beautiful longboats there! There is excellent snorkeling and wildlife, and many nature-oriented activities.
Therdchai Jivacate is an orthopedic surgeon who is also an active humanitarian. He has provided free prosthetic limbs to many who could not otherwise afford them. He has also developed techniques to make prosthetic limbs from local materials, including using plastic yogurt bottles. By doing this, he was instrumental in developing limbs that were much less expensive but still high quality. He also has made prosthetics for elephants who were injured in landmines!
Chalermchai Kositpipat is mostly a painter, and he is known for using many Buddhist images in his work. He started out by painting movie advertisements for billboards, but moved into more traditional art. He pushed boundaries in mixing more contemporary styles with traditional themes, and mixed temple art with modern images.
Instructions HERE
About 1/10th of all animal species and also 1/10th of all bird species live in Thailand. Thailand has more birds than Europe and America combined!
Elephants are very common in Thailand, but they have a history of being abused and treated very poorly. Some sanctuaries are beginning to take much better care of them, so it’s important to support those that care for the elephants appropriately. While there are over 5,000 elephants in Thailand today, there used to be over 100,000.
After having all this fun, consider planning a virtual or real trip. What sites or cities would you visit? What food would you eat? Here’s a one day Bangkok itinerary with kids.
We’ve loved putting together this resource to virtually visit Thailand. We’d love to hear if you do any of these activities for a homeschooling Thailand unit, or if you visit in person!
We hope to inspire curiosity and connection through exploring and learning, and we hope this guide helps you and your families. Please share any activities you do with us over on our Instagram. And we’d be delighted if you passed this Thailand for kids virtual tour and homeschooling resource along to others, as well!
