Virtual Activities to Explore If You’re Homebound During the COVID-19 Crisis

We’ve gathered some resources you and your family might find helpful if you are practicing social isolation.

Please return to this page as we add additional resources. If you know of others, drop us an email.

General Activities

100 Activities to Do at Home During School Closures: Many of these activities listed will require some supplies. Most items you could find at the Dollar Store.
100+ Indoor Activities with Kids: If you’re looking for easy and low-cost indoor activities for kids – we have a list of over 100 ideas for you! From simple activities to fun crafts that can keep kids busy during school breaks or on a rainy day. You can even cross off each one as you do them!
10 Things You Can Do at Home While Social Distancing That Aren’t Binge-Watching TV – If you’re staring at your screen all day while working from home, here are some activities that don’t need screen time to take up time.
Chip and Company – Actor Josh Gad Is Reading Books to Kids Online Every Night During Coronavirus Quarantines
Universal — Releasing movies online while they are in theaters
Astronauts Read Stories From Space

Field Trips

20 Virtual Field Trips to Take With Your Kids: Virtual field trips are a great way to expose kids to new places all from the comfort of home. In this age of technology, so many museums, zoos, and aquariums have set up virtual tours and webcams of their facilities. Now more than ever is it easier to visit destinations around the world from the comfort of your couch.
Virtual Field Trips: Over 30 Virtual Field Trips with Links
Virtual Tours of Yellowstone
Georgia Aquarium Live Cams

Arts

Art Projects via Facebook Live: See the Facebook page of McHarper Manor for more details
NY Met Opera – Met to launch “Nightly Met Opera Streams,” a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure
Broadway Plays – Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch at Home
Virtual Cultural Tours – All the virtual concerts, plays, museums and other culture you can enjoy from home

Science and Math and Education

150+ Education Shows on Netflix: The number of educational shows on Netflix is growing every day!
The Happy Scientist: Various science information and science experiments.
Free Educational Websites for Kids
Scholastic – releasing free daily courses for kids stuck home amid coronavirus school closures

Museum Tours