Tag Archives: Home Activities During Corona Virus

April 18, 2020 · 9:45 am

Five Things for Today: April 18, 2020

On the trail at Rock Creek

1. National Park Week starts today! The National Park Service is celebrating by offering all kinds of digital experiences on their website. These include theme days — today’s is National Junior Ranger Day , and you can find some great activities to do indoors. Everybody’s National Parks also has some fun suggestions for young park rangers.

2. There are also a few local national parks where you can hike. We enjoyed a nice walk in the woods at Rock Creek Park a few days ago, and a section of Beach Drive is also closed to traffic for recreational use. Great Falls, Prince William Forest Park, and Roosevelt Island are open, HOWEVER, parking lots are closed, so the parks can only be accessed on foot or by bike. Plan accordingly and be sure to practice safe social distancing.

3. Want a super cute way to support kids during this challenging time? Call a Sesame Street character.

4. Timing and luck will play a big part in this, but you can try to view the Northern Lights via web cam.

5. ‘Tis the (crab) season!

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Five Things for Today: April 17, 2020

1. If you’re looking for an outdoor activity this weekend, I recommend going on a family bike ride. Several roads are being closed to traffic for recreational use, including sections of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, Fort Davis Drive in Fort Dupont Park in DC, Beach Drive in Kensington, and more than a mile of Little Falls Parkway in Bethesda. This article discussing the biking boom during the coronavirus also mentions a couple of trails in Northern Virginia to ride. The Anacostia River Trail (pictured above) is another one we like. Even if it’s just around your neighborhood, biking is a great way to be active and practice social distance. I find our rides very therapeutic — they make things feel temporarily normal.

2. Port Discovery, the wonderful children’s museum in Baltimore, has loads of tips and resources for at-home play on their website. From art to STEM to theatre to health & wellness to sensory to music & movement, there are activities for varying ages and interests of kids!

3. We enjoyed a couple of meals from Skinnytaste this week: Beef, Tomato and Acini di Pepe Soup is a hit with our family — I always substitute ground turkey for the beef, and it could probably be made vegetarian with beans, too. I also made Slow Cooker Chickpea Sweet Potato Stew for the first time, and it was delicious!

4. The weekend calls for some viewing recommendations — and something to make us laugh. Check out Vulture’s 30 Best Comedies on Amazon Prime. (Note that just about all of them are for adults.)

5. Banksy strikes again (in an unexpected place)!

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April 16, 2020 · 8:46 am

Five Things for Today: April 16, 2020

An evening family walk in the neighborhood

1. An activity for DC Emancipation Day today: Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture website and explore some of their exhibits online.

2. DC Public Library is hosting a daily story time Monday through Friday at 10:30am. You can tune in on Facebook Live through their page — and be sure to follow them for reminders and notifications.

3. In January, the New York Times published their annual 52 Places to Visit This Year — DC topped the list! — and since who knows how much travel we’ll be doing this year, they are helping us explore all of the destinations virtually instead.

4. Are you in need of face masks? Etsy has a good selection of them.

5. Can’t we all relate? 💛

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