Being in isolation can take a toll on our mental health. We can lose our sense of independence, connectedness, and efficiency.
Maintaining these components of mental health can still happen from home. Here is a list of activities that you can do as a family, as a couple, or on your own!
Activities for Families
Watch Cincinnati Zoo showcase their animals every day from starting at 1 PM MST through Home Safari Facebook Lives
Create DIY science experiments with Telus World of Science Instructions
Read-aloud picture books with Josh Gad every night on Twitter
Take a virtual tour of 12 world-famous museums
Plan a scavenger hunt and have your children find the next location by writing clues
Virtually visit the Grand Canyon, Mud Volcano, and Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park
Have a NASA astronaut read your kid a story while they float around in space
Log onto Suessville and join Dr. Seuss’s Word Challenge of reading as many books as you can or play around on Suesville with Dr. Seuss-themed games
Activities for Couples
Host a skype dinner party with your friends
Create a bucket list of things to do together - you may learn a few new things about each other while having fun
Order in from open restaurants, light some candles and enjoy a date night
Play two-player video or board games
Enjoy music together with available online streamed concerts
Activities for Individuals
Keep up with your physical fitness and workout at home with online trainers like Wickham or Blogilates
Volunteer to deliver items to a vulnerable population (policies in place for protection)
Join an online community with people who share the same interests
Go for a walk and enjoy the fresh air
Catch up with old friends that you haven’t spoken to in a while by phoning them
Make a cookbook so you have easy and fast recipes to make during the week (useful for when your back at work!)
Work on art projects or sign up for Create to Connect for daily creative challenges