Seems like being locked up has everyone worked up about being bored inside their homes.
Sure, you could do all the house chores you’ve been putting off like cleaning your water bottles or shopping on amazon but let’s face it….only one of those things is gonna happen and it isn’t gonna be the water bottle cleanings!
However, due to the goodwill of many companies trying to garnish some web points and PR from this covid-19 crisis, there are lots of things you can do online to keep your mind and body active while you stay indoors.
This resource is great for grownups, sure, but it’s also a nice list of things for kids to do while they’re stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak.
I’ll try to keep this list updated so check back often!
Arts
- The Kennedy Center: Offering up free concerts, performances, and other forms of entertainment such as Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems. [Grownups and KIDS!]
- Walk through the Uffizi Gallery. The Uffizi is one of the world’s most prominent museums, located in Florence Italy, and will be closed to the public for some time, so check it out online! [All ages]
- Musée D’Orsay. Like the Uffizi, this French Museum is closed to the public but available online!
- The Acropolis. This is one of Greece’s most famous landmarks! [All ages]
- The Louvre. No museum tour would be complete without this one! Visit the museum’s exhibition rooms and galleries from your homeschool desk! [All ages]
- One Day University: Live Talks featuring the Nation’s Greatest Professors offering up to 125 high quality lectures.
Reading & Books
- Library. That’s right, your library as tons of e-books and online resources for you to use. Check them out and get started!
- Amazon Kindle Unlimited. Check this out. If you have an e-bookworm and love to read, this is the plan for you. With Amazon Kindle Unlimited you get access to unlimited reading of books and current magazines for free, PLUS free audiobooks that you can listen to on any device. If you do it now, you get a special 2 month free trial!
- Scholastic Learn at Home. This one is amazing for kids and their parents who are working on a homeshcool plan. The Scholastic Learn at Home currently has 5 days worth of content available with 15 more on the way!
Video and Entertainment
- Netflix – Offering a free month to try it out!
- Amazon Prime – If you’re not already a prime member, this is the time to do it. 30 day free trial, free delivery, and tons of video content + magazines + more!
- PBS – tons of educational and entertainment content – plus PBS Kids for the young ones at home!
- YouTube – Be entertained and learn something, like how to wash your car!
Health and Fitness
You should probably take some time to take care of yourself too while you’re stuck inside. While you may not be able to go to the gym because the coronavirus is shutting down cities, there are things you can do to stay healthy. If you don’t have any exercise equipment yet, this may be the time to do it. You can probably get a good deal on a treadmill or adjustable weight sets, but for the most space saving exercise gear that’s effective during a quarantine, you can’t go wrong with elastic resistance bands, a jump rope, and a foam mat.
If you’re dedicated to working out, Tony Horton’s RIPT series will get you in shape right from hoe and you’ll be ready to kick some butt when you can finally leave the house!