Quarantine activities: Things to do at home while sheltering-at-home

Now that we’ve settled into the “new normal” as much as we can, you’ve probably already deep cleaned your house and finished all of those small projects that have been sitting unfinished for months (or even years). NOW what are you going to do?

We have compiled a list of things you and your family can do while we’re all doing our part by staying home to #FlattenTheCurve of COVID-19.

• Nikon is offering free online photography classes throughout April. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, there’s a class for you!
• Put together a puzzle! The more pieces the better, because let’s be honest, you have the time.
• Learn a new language. Apps like Memrise or Duolingo can help you learn a new language from the comfort of your couch.
• Spend an hour looking at pictures of puppies. Or take it one step further and volunteer to foster from a local shelter! Paws of Love Animal Rescue and Rockwall Adoptions are currently looking for fosters!
• Color! Some of you could use a little stress relief. Get you some colored pencils and a coloring book and get at it!
• Read a book. Using apps like Libby and a library card, you can borrow e-books and audiobooks from your local library. Here is a list of books to get you started!
• Knit or crochet. Or use YouTube to learn how!
• Write a short story or get started on that novel.
• Clear out the living room and build a tent with all blankets you can find, pop some popcorn and watch a movie with your family! Or even build one for just you and use Netflix Party and social distance and chill!
• Listen to a podcast.
  • True crime
    • Morbid
    • Last Podcast on the Left
    • Crime Junkie
    • And That’s Why We Drink
    • True Crime Garage
  • Educational
    • Science Vs
    • Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know
    • TED Talks Daily
  • Stories
    • The Last Degree of Kevin Bacon
    • Tales
    • Otis Jiry’s Scary Stories Told in the Dark
  • News
    • NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
    • The Daily by The New York Times
• Dig out your recipes and perfect your favorite of your grandmother’s recipes.
• Take a virtual tour of a museum.
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Louvre
  • The National Gallery of Art
  • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
  • The Hermitage
  • Guggenheim
• Do your income taxes. The deadline has been extended until July 15, but we could all use that refund right about now.
• Stream a concert. Artists from all genres have been providing us with live music from their own living rooms. Andrea Bocelli gave us an Easter concert from an empty cathedral in Spain just last weekend. Or you can relive Kanye’s Super Bowl Sunday concert complete with his choir.
• Plan your dream vacation. Let’s go to the beach!
• Teach your dog a new trick. Unless they’re an old dog.
• Watch all of the Star Wars movies in the order they were intended to be watched.
• Sleep.

Be sure to stay tuned to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Stay safe out there Rockwall!