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Top Things To Do While You’re At Home & Practicing Social Distancing

by | Mar 27, 2020

Whether you’re working from home or have turned your living room into a virtual home-school, we’re still here to support YOU and local businesses. We’ve put together a list of resources for entertainment, education, and satisfying your hunger cravings…

 

Virtual Museum Tours

Many museums have closed their doors but they are open for business online. Here’s a list of museums that have put their collections online for you to enjoy.

 

Online Concerts and Shows

The music and cultural scenes are doing their best to keep going. You can stream nightly concerts and Broadway shows from the comfort of your living room… or perhaps you’d prefer to relax in a bubble bath with an iPad.

 

Learn Something New

Learning something new doesn’t need to cost money. You can keep your brain active and learn a new language in just five minutes a day. Perhaps you would prefer to learn how to draw or code?

  • Learn a new language in as little as five minutes every day. DuoLingo will even let you set up a “classroom” so you can have accounts for kids to study. Drops is another app that makes learning a new language fun.
  • Yale University is offering a free course online — The Science of Well-Being — that teaches you how to be happier.
  • Take a University Art Class – Artsy.net has a list of 10 classes you can take for free online.
  • Coursera offers free online courses from many of the world’s top universities in a wide variety of subjects
  • Become an Artist with Art ala Carte on YouTube.
  • Code Academy offers a free online coding course.

 

Learn How To Cook Something New

It’s time to unleash your inner Julia Child. You don’t need to be a Food Network Star to cook up a healthy and delicious meal for you and yours. Here are some resources for learning how to cook at home. We’ve divided the list into free cooking resources and some others that might require a fee.


Free online cooking resources:

Additional cooking resources that require a fee:

 

Working Out and Physical Wellness

Don’t fall victim to the COVID-19 and gain all that weight you’ve been keeping off. Your gym might be closed but that doesn’t mean your physical wellness needs to take a hit. Here are some resources to inspire you to keep moving!

  • Take an online YMCA Class with more than 60 to choose from. Free sign up!
  • The Peloton App free trial has been extended to 90 days, and no, you don’t need the bike!
  • CrossFit has a number of free beginner workouts on their website.
  • Planet Fitness is doing a daily live stream on Facebook at 6 PM Central. These are also available on demand on their YouTube channel.
  • If you have a back yard or porch, get some fresh air!

 

Take a Virtual Field Trip

Field trips might be cancelled but just like the virtual museum tours we suggested, here are some ideas for creating an at-home field trip. If you’ve ever wanted to visit a national park or explore the surface of mars from the comfort of your home, there’s never been a better time.

 

Get Lost in a Book

Is there anything quite like a good book? I love getting lost in the pages of a book with a glass of wine in my hand. With libraries closed, you might want to turn to audiobooks or ebooks to scratch that literary itch.

 

Get into a new Podcast

Podcasts are a great way to listen, learn, and connect with fans. I’ll bet for each of the popular podcasts listed here, there’s going to be a Facebook group of fans discussing the latest episodes.

Food

  Entrepreneurship

True Crime and Scandals

Entertainment & Lifestyle

  Storytelling

  • Risk– A podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public.
  • This American Life – Journalistic storytelling with a new themed episode every week.
  • The Moth Radio Hour – One of storytelling’s most loved Podcasts, often recorded live around the country.
  • Snap Judgement – Snap Judgement, like This American Life and The Moth, shares dynamic short stories with the addition of a great musical score.

Comedy

 

 

Binge Watch Something New

If you have the feeling that you’ve watched everything there is to see on Netflix, here are some other platforms you can download to your phone, tablet, or smart TV for a variety of shows and movies.

  • PlutoTV is always free and has 250+ of free channels to choose from. This has an App for Android or Apple devices, as well as working on your smart TV.
  • XUMO is a free (ad-supported) service with 200 channels of movies, TV shows and kids’ entertainment.
  • Sundance Now has a 30-day free trial with the code SUNDANCENOW30. This service offers thrillers, True Crime, and Dramas.
  • Shudder has a 30-day free trial with the code SHUTIN. Shudder specializes in horror movies and thrillers.
  • UMC has a 30-day free trial with the code UMCFREE30. UMC has the best in Black film and TV.
  • Acorn TV has a a 30-day free trial  with the code FREE30 and is full of British and Australian TV shows
  • Crunchyroll has a 14-day free trial and access to Anime
  • Philo is a cable alternative that has a 7-day free trial then it’s $20/month for 59+ channels.
  • Sling TV is another Cable alternative and has two packages available
  • IMDb TV is an ad-supported movie streaming services

 

Educational Activities for Kids

Teachers go to school for years before they end up in the classroom so it’s OK if you feel out of your depth while the kids are at home. Here are some of the resources we’ve found to keep kids entertained. And don’t be afraid to let loose on the screen-time rules right now. If there’s more Netflix than usual, everyone is going to be okay!

Just Have Fun with the Kids 

  • Create an indoor/outdoor scavenger hunt
  • Create a YouTube Art Lesson with The Art Sherpa
  • Learn how to create Pop Art

 

Food Delivery and Local Businesses 

Restaurants and local businesses need our support as much as possible right now. If you’re not sure where to order from, bookmark this post and save it for later.

  • Food-A-Go-Go is a campaign where you can find the latest information on restaurants statewide offering takeout, delivery and/or curbside pickup. It’s a free service offering lots of different options from fine dining to family restaurants to takeout operations.
  • Instacart lets you shop online and order from 15 different stores including Hen House, Target, Price Chopper, Costco and Sprouts.
  • Prime Now delivers from WholeFoods.
  • Uber Eats is currently offering $0 delivery fees on all orders. Uber Eats is a convenient way to order food, but you can save money by ordering directly from restaurants.
  • DoorDash food delivery service app has rolled out new drop-off options for customers and its ‘Dashers.’

 

Just Relax 

It’s important to take care of YOURSELF as well as everyone else. I am sure you’re worried about friends and relatives. Perhaps you’re exhausted after being home with people you love, but also love space from! Take a moment to take care of YOU.