COVID-19 has - and will continue to have - an unprecedented impact on our mental health. We’ve pulled together some ideas that will help you, your family and friends stay connected during this difficult time.

Activities for your Wellbeing

Virtual Tours

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We live in a digital age where many real-world experiences have been transformed into digital ones. Together you can explore and discover the world from inside your own four walls.

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• 40+ Virtual Field Trips to Take From the Couch

• Ripley’s Aquarium’s Live Streams Walk With Penguins & Watch Octopus Feedings

• Royal Ontario Museum Google Street View Virtual Tour

• Vancouver Art Gallery Google Street View Virtual Tour

• Canadian Museum of History Virtual Morning Star Mural Exploration

• Canadian Museum of History Interactive Playhouse History of Toys

• Google Arts & Culture Top 10 Museums You can Explore Right Here, Right Now

• Google Arts & Culture List of 1200 International Museums with Virtual Tours

• Google Arts & Culture Open Heritage Project Explore Iconic Locations in 3D 

• Virtual Museums – A Great Roundup

• Virtual Visit a Canadian Farm

• Virtual rides on Disney attractions 

• CardGames.io – Play all your favourite classic card games.

• Seattle Symphony Streaming Free

• HOTDOCS For Kids Free

• Marvel Unlimited subscription-only comics available for free

• Build Your Own Board Game

• WWE Offers Free Access WWE Network

• BS KIDs

• TIME for Kids Free for School Year 

• Full List of All Education Companies Offering FREE Subscriptions

• Mad Science At Home Experiments

• Quality Time Activities Blog

• Free Art Lessons on YouTube

• 25 Screen-Free Activities for Kids 

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It's being a year, a very tough year for all of us. If you read this page that means you're looking for new ways to occupy yourself or your loved ones during this hard time. Two of our readers Sam and Jake helped to pick out another great virtual field trip resource for all of you to enjoy, at https://www.titlemax.com/articles/road-trip-from-home-virtual-field-trips/ we would like to thank them for their input and ask you to send us new links, so we can include them in this page. 

Mandalas

from everyday items

The mandala is found everywhere in nature from the basic cell structure, atoms, solar systems, flowers, tree trunk rings, shells, etc. Look around you and you will see circles in most natural things.

Food Art

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For many people, cooking is an outlet for creative expression. Cooking is a great way to engage all of your senses. While you cook, your sensory awareness is increased through physically touching ingredients, inhaling smells associated with cooking, tasting prepared food items, and visually experiencing foods.

Zen Gardening

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Zen gardens use rocks and gravel or sand to recreate the essence of nature. The swirling patterns give a complete look to a Zen garden. These lines are important as they have a calming effect on the mind.

Zen Doodling

When you draw a Zendoodle, you’re creating a work of art, but you’re also deliberately creating a mood, focus, and state of mind.