Things To Do At Home

It’s a weird time right now, it sucks big time, believe me, I know but for the sake of the greater good, we should all be staying inside and practicing social distancing as much as possible right now. Introverts everywhere are rejoicing but for some people, it’s so much harder so let’s try to make the best of it. I’ve scoured the internet and am still searching for the best things to do at home!

We all have been watching the news and have been on social media and as every day passes we inch closer and closer to the dreaded Q-word. So now what do we do? We can’t and shouldn’t travel but we probably still all have the travel itch and I know so many of us had big plans for the summer that, unfortunately, may have to be postponed or canceled.

Until those plans can resume, and resume they will let’s take a virtual tour of a museum. How does Paris sound? Maybe Germany or how about we head to Mars and roam the planet for a while? We can listen to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra or we can take a free course online or start a new free workout routine, I mean I probably won’t do that last one but it may be right up your alley. You can see my ongoing list of things to do at home below!

Things To Do At Home

MUSEUMS

• The Louvre
• The British Museum 
• Guggenheim Museum, New York
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Musée d’Orsay, Paris
• National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
• Pergamon Museum, Berlin
• Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
• The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
• Uffizi Gallery, Florence
• MASP, São Paulo
• National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
• Boston Children’s Museum
• The Palace of Versailles is offering virtual tours on its website as well.
• Kennedy Space Center is offering videos and entertainment options on their Facebook Page.
• Have you ever wanted to visit the underground Catacombs in Paris? Try their free online virtual tour.
• If you are into weird and creepy places, the famously haunted Winchester house is offering virtual tours of the place off and on. Check their Facebook Page for information.

OUTDOORS

• Visit MARS
• Yellowstone National Park
• Great Wall of China
• 33 National Parks to explore with Google Earth

Things To Do

• Georgia Aquarium has underwater cameras!
• San Diego Zoo has free online activities
• The Cincinnati Zoo has videos of several different animals they house online and available for viewing.
• Free coloring book pages if you have a printer.
• Super crazy detailed coloring pages for free.
• You can do some fun drawing and doodles with Mo Willems.
• Watch a documentary on Documentary Heaven
• Check on Twitter and/or Facebook for your favorite musicians as some of them are starting free live streams of them play and singing.
• Do you remember Schoolhouse Rock? Well, now you can stream it on Youtube.
• Disney has a variety of virtual rides they are offering. Space Mountain, Slinky Dog Dash, It’s a Small World, Mickey & Miney’s Runaway Railway, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin, The Little Mermaid, Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan’s Flight, The Seas with Nemo & Friends.
• There is a Hogwarts Digital Escape Room! I am super stoked about checking this one out!
• Go on Universal’s Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey tour on Youtube.

Read or Be Read To

• Levar Burton reads Chivalry by Neil Gamon.
• There is a huge amount of children Authors reading their books aloud online and you can find out which ones here.
• If you like audiobooks head over to Audible because they are offering tons of free audiobooks online now!
• Josh Gad is reading stories to kids (and adults) on his twitter about every day. He is the voice of Olaf in Frozen and in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast.

Learn Something New

• Fender is offering free online Guitar Lessons.
• Brit & Co. has a whole host of different courses listed on their website. Some are free and some are paid but head over to see if anything strikes your fancy.
• Yale is offering one of it’s most popular courses ever for free online now. The Science of Well Being.
• Free Ivy League Courses online
• World Famous Chef, Mossimo Bottura is offering cooking lessons on his Instagram page.

Theater, Opera, Symphony and Shows

• Check out Globe Player for streaming plays by Shakespeare from the Globe Theater in London. Some are free and some require a small payment.
• The National Theatre in London will be streaming play on their Youtube Channel. They will be free to watch for one week after each release.
• Metropolitan Opera Will Offer Free Streaming
• Watch Some of your favorite Broadway Shows It is a 7-day free trial, then pay per month/year afterward.
• Seattle Symphony is offering online shows. 
• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Is Live-Streaming Concerts as well

Health & Wellness

• Chris Hemsworth, Yes, Thor is offering workout videos on his Instagram channel Centrfit.
• CreativeLive is offering FREE Health & Wellness classes!
• A fantastic Kid’s yoga channel on Youtube called Cosmic Kid’s Yoga.
• Live Streaming Yoga Classes https://www.facebook.com/UnityYogaGuru/
• Down dog yoga app has free courses
• Ekhart Yoga is offering 12 free yoga and meditation classes.
• Free at-home workout plan.

RESOURCES

• Online AA Meetings See more options here

Of course, as I mentioned this is an ongoing list and I will continue to add to it as I find more things to do, if you have anything to add to the list please let me know. Be aware that depending on where you are in the world some links may or may not work, some things are trial versions or have a limited free option, and for some events, the timezones will be different for you.. If you are interested in obtaining a VPN I recommend NordVPN.

In the meantime, you might find some other enjoyable reading on my blog. I’ve got plenty of travel inspiration and real-life stories to inspire your next big adventure even if it may be a bit before that happens.

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