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During these challenging times of social distancing, we hope this collection of resources helps you connect with family and friends and fills your days with fun activities.
In this guide, you will find instructions and links to the following: How to make a video call, games, music playlists for sing-a-long, virtual museum tours, exercises to keep your mind and body healthy, and much more!
Please feel free to share this resource guide with anyone you think would benefit from it. While the activities are geared toward seniors, all ages can enjoy these activities. Special thanks to Riley Trainor, a pre-med. intern with Moon River Senior Care for her creativity and vision for the Community Connection guide.
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Below are some fun and interactive activities that can be done from home! Click on any blue link to access it!
Connecting With Family & Friends
Click here for video tutorials on how to use Zoom
To Join A Call Started By Someone Else
- Check your email for the invitation (tip: search “Zoom” in your inbox)
- Click on the link to join the meeting
- If it is your first time, you will be prompted to download zoom, otherwise, you will be prompted to launch zoom
OR
- If you were given a code to join from someone, you can type that in after clicking “join a meeting” on the Zoom homepage and join the meeting that way
To Start Your Own Call
- To sign up, click the orange sign up for free button
- Go through the sign up steps using any email address you want, you will have to confirm your account with an email they send to that address
- To start your own call, click “schedule a meeting” in the upper right hand corner
- You can then pick the time you’d like the call to be
- Once you’ve scheduled the meeting, there will be a column that says “Join URL”. Click “copy the invitation” and then you can paste that into an email to anyone you want to be able to join the call
To Join A Call Started By Someone Else
- Check your email for the invitation (tip: search “Hangout” in your inbox)
- Click the green “join meeting” button to join on your computer
To Start Your Own Call
- Sign in with a Gmail account (if you need to create a Gmail account, use this link)
- Click “video call”
- Click “join or start a meeting”
- Click “continue”
- Allow access to camera
- Click “join now”
- A box will pop up to let you add others. You can add their email address (add people button at the bottom of the pop up) so that they can join on their computer
Exercises, Yoga, and Meditation
Yoga For Seniors – Slow & Gentle
Yoga For Hands, Fingers, Wrists
20 Minute Exercise Video for Seniors
Stretching Exercises for Seniors
30 Minute Senior Zumba Class with Music
10 Minute Easy Home Workout for Seniors
10 Minute Meditation for Inner Peace
14 Minute Guided Meditation on the Body, Space, and Awareness
Trivia & Games
Wheel of Fortune (scroll down to click “play now”)
Online Games (pool, solitaire, backgammon, black jack, bridge, word scramble, etc)
Jigsaw Puzzles (categories are on the left side of the screen)
Watercolor Game (catch flowers by moving the fan to move the balloon)
Play Loops Of Zen (click the “game” tab, no need to sign up)
Digital Escape Room – Alice in Wonderland
Digital Escape Room – Marvel’s Avengers
50’s, 60’s & 70’s Trivia Quiz!
- Register for free with an email address
- Click “Play”
- Under “Basic” click “Launch Game”
- Click the music note in the top right corner for theme music
- Click the arrow in the top left corner to move through the game
- Register for free with an email address
- Click “Play”
- Under “Basic” click “Launch Game”
- Click the music note in the top right corner for theme music
- Click the arrow in the top left corner to move through the game
- Answers can be found in the Game Preview tab under “Content”
Music Playlists
Classical Music for Relaxation (Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt)
French Chansons (Edith Piaf, Reinhardt & Grappelli)
Jazz Divas
Best of The Carpenters
Patriotic American Songs Sing-Along
Classic Songs for Senior Sing-Along I
Classic Songs for Senior Sing-Along II
Spotify (free download, all kinds of music and playlists)
Humor
The Sound of Music Covid Parody
Neil Diamond Changes Lyrics of “Sweet Caroline”
“Kokomo” Coronavirus Parody Song
“We Didn’t Spread The Virus” Billy Joel Parody
“Dorothy’s Song” Covid Version
“Stayin’ Inside” Bee Gees Parody
If Disney Songs Were About Quarantine
Coronavirus Jokes to Make You Smile
Arts & Crafts
Mrs. Moore’s Online Art Palette (make a snowflake, create your own Pablo Picasso,
make sand art, etc)
Printable Mandala Coloring Pages 1
Printable Mandala Coloring Pages 2
Bob Ross – The Joy of Painting
Visit a Museum, Zoo, or National Park Virtually
Live Animal Cams at the San Diego Zoo
Live Cams at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Take a Virtual Tour of the Louvre
Take a Virtual Tour of the Guggenheim
Explore Yellowstone National Park in 3-D
Listen to the World with the New York Times
Visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
Visit the Dali Theatre-Museum in Catalonia
Explore Pieces at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC
Tour the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Take a Virtual Hike or Walk
Hike Through Redwood National Park
Forest Walk through Franklin Falls Trail
Walk Through Rockefeller Center
Hike Through the Hoh Rain Forest
Take a Walk in the Rain Through Boston, MA
See The World
Cities Around The World Playlist
Explore Greenland – Land of Ice
Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Myanmar
Audio Books, Podcasts & Concerts
Audible (over 300 free audio books of all kinds of genres)
This American Life by NPR (search for episodes in the “Archive”, each week has a different theme)
Radiolab (episodes about science and the strange world around us, scroll down to play an episode)
The Rewatchables Podcast (episodes about movies)
UVA Professor Reads a Chapter of Don Quijote Each Day (Spanish)
Virtual Orchestra – What The World Needs Now
A Special Performance of “Rainbow Connection” from Kermit the Frog
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Performance
American Ballet Theatre – Swan Lake
Bharatanatyam Classical Indian Dance
Movie Night
Free Movies (over 200, click on the title next to “where to stream” to be taken directly to the movie)
News
Some Good News with John Krasinksi (highlights of good news around the world)
Calming Activities & Videos
Ocean Waves on Tropical Island
Rain & Thunderstorm Sounds With Crackling Fireplace
Downton Abbey Music & Ambience, Sunrise at the Crawly Estate
Watch the Sunset Live in Naples, Florida
Misc. Activities
- Do a scavenger hunt with magazine or newspaper clippings
- Cook a favorite or new recipe with food you already have in the house
- Have an indoor picnic with tea sandwiches and a DIY charcuterie board
- Learn how to knit/crochet
- Make cards to send to loved ones
- Listen to church/worship services on YouTube
- Call someone you’ve been meaning to catch up with
- Look through photo albums and share stories about when they were taken
