Jen Krengel has put together a list of online resources for families and others during these times (thanks Jen), and we’ve added a few more. During your moments in virtual-land, if you run across anything interesting/creative, please email Pastor Dan and we’ll keep adding to this list!
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Education:
Cincinnati Zoo does a video daily at 3pm feature a different animal:
https://www.facebook.
Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt – attached photo, each week have the kids make the item listed and put in the window facing the street so when your’e going for a walk you can search for houses that have those items.
Chalk your walk – use chalk to draw pictures or write inspirational messages so that when people are going for walks they can see it.
ABCMouse is free right now, use the code: school7771
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems (Author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!)
#StayHomeWriMo is an initiative to help your physical, mental, social, and creative well-being.
COMPAS (Community Programs in the Arts) has launched a new virtual learning portal, COMPAS Home Studio, created to address the exceptional need for remote arts and educational activities during the COVID-19 crisis. COMPAS Home Studio will include creativity experiences designed by COMPAS Teaching Artists, a collection of resources for artists and Minnesotans, and other educational tools for parents and families. The COMPAS Facebook Page will be updated each day at 12 noon CDT with new content.
The Ordway in St. Paul has launched Ordway Education Online
Health and Wellness:
Planet Fitness does a video daily “Home Work-Ins” of workouts, available to anyone regardless if you have a membership or not. Monday – Friday, 7:00 PM EDT. To join, click here. Content is also available on their YouTube Channel
Joe Wicks is a PE teacher doing daily videos
GoNoodle.com – fun exercise, videos, etc for kids
More wellness options:
- Y360 – On-demand fitness program from the YMCA for adults and kids
- Just for Kix Digital Dance – Dance classes in jazz, ballet, tap, kick, stretching, and tips from teachers
- Fitness Blender – Workout videos
- CrossFit – Workout videos, including single exercises and drills
- Blogiates – Workout videos, challenges and plans
- Calm – Sleep, stress, meditations, gratitude resources, masterclass opportunities, resources for kids
- Stress Help From The CDC – Tips for reducing stress during the pandemic
- Fitbit – For members, a 90 Day Free Trial of Premium, which features include personalized health insights, health guidance, advanced sleep tools, customized programs, and 150+ workouts from fitness brands like barre3, Daily Burn, POPSUGAR, and Yoga Studio by Gaiam, to help you stay active at home
- Whil – 90 day free access to courses on stress, mindfulness, resiliency and much more
- Random Acts of Kindness Foundation – Assorted kindness/positivity resources
- Minnesota Department of Health – Supporting mental well-being during COVID-19
- Yale – Science of Wellbeing Course
- WellRight – Employee well-being resource repository
- Down Dog Yoga – Free access for Yoga Classes until April 1, July 1 for schools and healthcare workers
- Core Power Yoga – Classes
- OrangeTheory Fitness – Workout videos
- Blue Zones – Guide for healthy eating and shopping during social distancing
- WELCOA – Wellness resources for coping with the pandemic- including a weekly webinar series
- Dr. Sood – Free access to his Resilient Option Course – Use coupon code – Resilience100
- Wisdom Labs – Wisdom@Work App – Free for 90 days – lessons and practices to navigate fear and anxiety
- Headspace – Meditation, movement, and sleep exercises
- HSTV KidsFit – Stay fit with Kids.
- Balance – App – Guided meditations
- Nike Training Club – App – Video workouts
- Carrot Fit – App – Collections of (brutal!) seven minute workouts
- Gold’s AMP – 600 video workouts, free until May 31
- Peleton – App – Video workouts, some live (many with no bike needed)
Arts & Virtual Tours:
- Need a musical diversion: Harpist Nicholas Carter has created an original composition for these moments. To watch, click here. Subscribe to his YouTube Channel for more music!!
- 2,500 Museums You Can Visit Virtually
- Virtual Tour of some of the National Parks
- Dozens of Museums and Libraries Offer Free Downloadable Coloring Books
- Visit The Neon Museum in Las Vegas (Password: Neon)
- Like jazz? The Montreax Jazz Festival has released more than 50 full sets from past festivals to watch! Visit their website to learn more
- For those of us “of an age”, we remember the hilarious Victor Borge and his antics at the piano. Here’s a modern era version: Rainer Hersch. Visit his YouTube Channel
- Explore Minnesota has created Explore Minnesota From A Safe Distance to help Minnesotans continue to daydream about our great state!