100 Online Courses That Encourage Your Child’s Interests and Talents

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Here's a helpful list of online courses for kids, perfect for delight-directed homeschoolers. You'll find 100 ideas for supporting your child's interests and talents.

One of the greatest joys of homeschooling is the freedom to design a child's education around their interests and talents.  I love that I can direct my children towards their God-given purposes.  I know, without a doubt, that God has designed each of my children for a purpose, instilling interests, talents and giftings in them that they will use to change the world.

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God has also instilled a natural curiosity and desire to learn in all of us. And, since they have always been homeschooled,  my kids' curiosities haven't been stifled. They have the freedom to learn whatever interests them. And can learn in ways that fit individual learning styles and aren't limited to “grade-level” instruction.

Yes, as homeschoolers, we don't have to confine our children courses specifically design for kids, we can let our kids take classes that are developed for adults. And actually start learning skills that can apply to future careers. Shocking, isn't it?!? (note my sarcasm).

We discovered online courses when my oldest daughter wanted to take voice lessons. We wanted her to prove her interest before investing time and money in private in-person instruction. She started out enrolling in a vocal coaching course on Udemy. We then enrolled her in other music-related courses, such as music theory, composing and songwriting.  After we knew that she was “all in” and had proven her dedication to her craft, she started private voice lessons.

No matter what your child's aspiration, there is probably an online course for them.

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I've put together this list of 100 courses for interest-led learning. All are skills-based courses, giving your child a foundation for future business endeavors or professions. Most are introductory-level courses, and a great way for your kids to explore an interest and try it on for size. And none of these courses are filled with distracting ads or incompetent instructors (like you'll find in many other places on the web).

100 Online Courses for Kids

Click each title to check 'em out. If you don't find a course that fits your child's interest, look around at each site. Chances are you can find something that works for your child's interest.

For Your Artist

Art for Beginners & Kids: 8 Drawing & Mixed-Media Projects
Introduction To Watercolor Painting
The Colored Pencil Drawing Course
How to Draw Cats with Pastel Pencils
Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing Course
How to Draw 101: BASIC DRAWING SKILLS & Sketching Exercises
Comic book Creation
Art School for Kids
Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing Course
Oil Pastel Painting: Art Projects & Techniques for Beginners

For Your Crafter

How to do stitching/how to make an embroidery design
Hand Embroidery: Easy Guide For DIY Embroidered Sweater
Introduction to Cross-Stitch
Jewelry Making For Beginners: Beading Techniques & Stitches
Jewelry Making: Wire Wrapping for Beginners
Learn to Make Polymer Clay Jewelry
Make Your Own Bath & Body Products
Candle Making for Beginners
The Greeting Card Business: Design and Sell Your Own Cards
Learn to Knit
Crochet: Basics & Beyond
Essential Seed Bead Techniques
Metalsmithing at Home

For Your Designer

Brush Pen Modern Calligraphy
Modern Patterns: From Sketch to Screen
The Complete Graphic Design Theory for Beginners Course
Fun with Hand Lettering
Become a Graphic Designer
Become a Web Designer
SketchUp BootCamp: Creating Interiors with SketchUp

For Your Engineer

Learn 3D Modelling for Beginners
Science & Engineering Projects for Kids
Woodworking Tools & Wood – Explained
Invent Your Own Machines
Arduino Step by Step: Your complete guide
Power Electronics Specialization

For Your Entrepreneur

Create Digital Products That Sell While You Sleep
Start a Handmade Business
Etsy Shop 101: The Anatomy of a Successful Etsy Shop Listing
How To Become An Entrepreneur At A Young Age

For Your Fashionista

Professional Hair and Makeup Artistry
Intro to Fashion Illustration -Beginners- Fashion Design
Simple Sewing Projects for Beginners
Kids Sewing 101
Beginner Sewing for Tweens and Teens
Makeup for Beginners: learn makeup like a Pro
The Ultimate Creative Hair Design Course
Pattern Making for Fashion Design

For Your Foodie

Learn Baking – Cake Cookies & Bread(Beginners)
Homemade Ice Cream for Beginners
10 Gorgeous Cake Decorating Techniques for All Levels
The Everyday Gourmet: Baking Pastries & Desserts
The Perfect Cupcake
The Ultimate Cake-Baking Toolbox
The Ultimate Guide to Baking with Chocolate
Cake Decorating For Fun and Profit
Essential Cooking Skills

For Your Musician

Beginners Guide to Playing Guitar – Step-by-step System
Music Producer Masterclass: Make Electronic Music
Music Career Masterclass
Mixing Vocals: Techniques Pro Engineers Use
Become a Music Business Entrepreneur
Become a Songwriter
SINGING SIMPLIFIED #1: The Fast-Track to Singing Like a Pro
Elite Singing Techniques – Phase I
Singing #1: Complete Vocal Warm ups, Tips & Voice Physiology

For Your Photographer

Photography Masterclass: A Complete Guide to Photography
Learn How To Fly A Drone For Aerial Photos And Videos
Digital Photography for Beginners with DSLR cameras
Become a Better Photographer
Photography for Kids: Project-Based Beginner Photography
Portrait Photography Masterclass, All About Headshots

For Your Techie

Become a Game Designer the Complete Series Coding to Design
Unity Game Design & Development : 20+ 2D & 3D Projects
Mobile App Design: From Beginner to Intermediate
Teach Your Kids to Code: Learn Python Programming at Any Age
Become a Professional Character Animator
Become an Expert 3D Games Developer/Artist/Animator
Become an iOS App Developer
Blender Animation for Kids
Fundamentals of Computing Specialization
Game Development and Coding for Children
Host Your Own Video Show
Kids Coding -Introduction to HTML, CSS, and Javascript
Kids Coding with Scratch
Learn Java Like a Kid: Build Three Desktop and Mobile Apps!
Minecraft Modding for Beginners
Robotics Specialization

For Your Filmmaker

Shooting Documentary Short Films
Mastering in the Art of Video Editing
Become a Film Producer
The Complete Video Production Bootcamp
Professional 10 Hour Acting MASTERCLASS
Video Editing Workshop Complete Beginners Course-Sony Vegas

For Your Writer

Writing With Confidence: Writing Beginner To Writing Pro
How to Write and Publish an eBook
The Business of Screenwriting MasterClass
Become an eBook Publisher
The Ultimate Mystery Writing Course for Kids
Write a Novel Outline from Scratch (Novel Writing Success)

So, my friend….which course do you think your child will like? Leave me a comment to let me know.

 

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