Stay Home – Stay Safe – Stay Busy
Ideas, Activities & Online Resources offered by Castor & Ailsworth Community Support – Covid-19 (Mutual Aid UK)
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This is a list of links to take you to exciting projects and activities.
This list is updated regularly, so keep checking back for more ideas!
Wellbeing & Fitness
National English Ballet are giving free ballet classes throughout the week https://www.ballet.org.uk/enb-at-home/
Kids’ yoga https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Live pilates and barre classes (3 times a day) https://www.instagram.com/fly_ldn/?hl=en
Drolma Buddhist Centre has online meditations several times a week https://drolmacentre.org.uk/peterborough-classes-html/
Live kids/pilates/dance classes every day https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ea1kGgBoD/
Barry’s are doing twice a day live fitness classes https://www.instagram.com/barrys/channel/
Rumble have live daily boxing workouts https://www.instagram.com/doyourumble/channel/
Bandier have daily toning & sculpting workouts https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pd10jgz-i/
Lululemon are offering daily 20-minute live workout/meditation/yoga sessions https://www.instagram.com/p/B90HZbIJN2o/
Daily dance-cardio workouts on youtube https://305fitness.com/videos/cardio
Blink Fitness are doing daily live Facebook classes on weekdays at 1pm
https://www.facebook.com/BlinkFitness/
Shake It with Oti Mabuse: live dance class for adults and kids at 7.30pm every day (plus kids’ themed lessons at 11.30am) Join in live via Facebook, Instagram or re-watch on his youtube channel afterwards.
Lots of links on how to stay fit whilst indoors- updated regularly http://www.livingsport.co.uk/stayinworkout/
Quizzes & Games
Take the US Citizenship test for fun https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/quiz-info/czoyOiIzMSI7
The Independent has lots of free online games https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/category/allgames/
You can take an IQ test if you’re really, really bored https://iqtest.com/
The wiki game- its like 6 degrees of separation through Wikipedia https://www.thewikigame.com/
The Peterborough Lions have just released their “Stay Home” quiz https://www.peterboroughlions.org.uk/2020/04/09/stay-home-quiz-released/
The Times Home Quiz https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-home-pub-quiz
Conde Nast’s Ultimate Travel Quiz https://www.cntraveller.com/article/test-your-travel-iq-quiz
Virtual Tours / Live Webcams
Virtual stroll of Central Park https://www.centralparknyc.org/self-guided-tours/virtual-tour
Empire State Building’s earthcam https://www.esbnyc.com/earthcam-empire-state-building
Northern Lights Live Cam: https://explore.org/livecams/zen-den/northern-lights-cam
(plus lots of other livecams on their website)
Conde Nast Traveller has lots of short video tours around the world: https://www.cntraveller.com/video
Bird webcams: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/
Aquarium webcams: http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/exhibits/webcams
Virtual tours of American historical sites https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-park-service
Vatican virtual tour http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/tour-virtuale.html
A virtual tour of the ancient city of Rome
Live streams of iconic destinations https://suitcasemag.com/articles/live-streams-of-iconic-destinations
Music
The Self Isolation Choir brings together singers from all over the world – more than 1,500 of them and counting. Membership is £14.95, but includes live video rehearsals over the next few weeks, to prepare for a virtual performance of Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by an at-home orchestra. https://www.theselfisolationchoir.com/
Weekly online live singing event with people from around the world https://www.thesofasingers.com/
Jazz at The Lincoln Centre https://www.youtube.com/user/JazzatLincolnCenter?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MKT20Marchall-subscontentnewsletter%231&utm_content=version_B&promo=15208%7B%3A+rel%3Dnofollow%7D
The Chamber Music Society will release and post footage of chamber music concerts from its 50-year archive on its website, which also offers livestreams, playlists, lectures, and interviews. https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/watch-and-listen/
Free guitar lessons for all levels https://www.justinguitar.com/
The Royal Opera House has uploaded lots of free past & live content online https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-launches-a-programme-of-free-online-content-for-the-culturally-curious-at-home
Cookery
Live baking lessons, every day at 2pm https://www.breadahead.com/
Spitalfields City Farm are doing live cookery classes every Wednesday & Friday at 11.30am – 1pm on Facebook live https://www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org/whats-on/2020/4/7/farm-2-fork-goes-online-ha7mn
Free cookery lessons on IGTV every Saturday at 10.30am https://www.cookwithsteph.co.uk/
Book a live 2-hour pasta cookery lesson with 84-year-old Nonna in Italy https://nonnalive.com/
Live cooking classes with top London chefs, every Tuesday https://feverup.com/m/86484
Museums & Galleries
The Tate Modern youtube channel has a walk-through & talk with the curators about the current Andy Warhol exhibition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjgAd6Z-dd0
The V&A have lots of online content on their youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmaflrfppKNfq8uuZVZZxQg
The RA are showing a virtual Picasso exhibition tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOOY6GbV9Ks
NHM has a virtual museum tour here: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html
They also have galleries of their annual Wildlife Photograper of the Year here: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy/gallery/2019/index.html
NYC: Metropolitan Museum of Art has 360º virtual tours https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
Le Louvre virtual tours https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Further links here: https://suitcasemag.com/articles/mueseums-and-galleries-to-virtually-tour
Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber is showing performances here https://www.youtube.com/theshowsmustgoon
You can get a seven-day free trial to stream Broadway musicals like Kinky Boots, Cats, and Miss Saigon on Broadway HD https://www.broadwayhd.com/
Shakespeare’s Globe is streaming plays online https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/watch
Free full-length family shows every Wednesday https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/live/
Lots of further links to online productions here: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-free-stream-online_51198.html
Miscellaneous
Participate in research projects online- from classifying galaxies to counting penguins and transcribing manuscripts https://www.zooniverse.org/projects
Write a letter to your future self: https://lettertomyfutureself.net/write-letter.php
CAMRA’s online pub, where you can enjoy a virtual pint, compete in pub quizzes and play drinking games with strangers or friends https://theredonlion.co.uk/
NASA TV online schedule https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html
Nikon have made their online photography classes free for all of April: https://www.nikonevents.com/us/live/nikon-school-online/
The TEDx talks https://www.ted.com/playlists/171/the_most_popular_talks_of_all
Advanced origami https://origami.me/
Chat with strangers who are also stuck in quarantine, from all over the world https://quarantinechat.com/
Downloadable fashion colouring book, with all proceeds going to charity https://shopweworewhat.com/products/weworewhat-x-sara-sidari-coloring-book
Short online courses- everything from fashion to forensic archaeology to the history of Jane Austen https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/collections/boredom-busters
Live comedy at The Covid Arms, every Saturday https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/comedy-at-the-covid-arms-sat-18-april
Learn to draw https://www.drawspace.com/
The Wildlife Trust’s Annual Acts of Wildness- do one wild thing a day in June to take part https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/
Instagram TV (IGTV)
Virtual tour of Tutenkhamun: Treasures of The Golden Pharaoh at the Saatchi Gallery
https://www.instagram.com/tutankhamunlondon/channel/?hl=en
Live cookery classes from Borough Market: https://www.instagram.com/boroughmarket/channel/?hl=en
Countless musicians have held mini concerts on IGTV which you can watch back.
- John Legend did an hour-long concert from home: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B920EARl9XS/
- Coldplay: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B90Ft_knpuT/
- Keith Urban https://www.instagram.com/tv/B90JN2kBdsE/
- Niall Horan https://www.instagram.com/tv/B974VkPngTO/
Live kids/pilates/dance classes every day https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ea1kGgBoD/
Barry’s are doing twice a day live fitness classes https://www.instagram.com/barrys/channel/
Rumble have live daily boxing workouts https://www.instagram.com/doyourumble/channel/
Bandier have daily toning & sculpting workouts https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pd10jgz-i/
Live pilates and barre classes (3 times a day) https://www.instagram.com/fly_ldn/?hl=en
Lululemon are offering daily 20 minute live workout/meditation/yoga sessions https://www.instagram.com/p/B90HZbIJN2o/
Viral Film Fest: Like a book club but for films. Thurs-Sat. Watch a film and then join the discussion on instagram afterwards https://www.instagram.com/viralfilmfestival/
Live baking lessons, every day at 2pm https://www.breadahead.com/
Kids- Fun
Write To Unite is a Peterborough-based initiative encouraging all ages to write poems & short stories around Coronavirus https://www.writetounite.co.uk/
Learn dance routines to Disney songs https://www.thisgirlcan.co.uk/activities/disney-workouts/?fbclid=IwAR1_xL6HZ7TzpSAOlzDpJoeSAf13XBvZ_RgH11OieLlOElVMOw6y_lMHkFY
Daily live virtual circus and magic tricks on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/royston.south
Pussycat doll Kimberly Wyatt does live dance classes on instagram for kids- 10am Weds & Fri https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ea1kGgBoD/
General crafting projects for kids (…and adults) https://the-gingerbread-house.co.uk/
Oti Mabuse is doing daily dance lessons at 11.30am every day. This week’s classes are all based on children’s films. Join in live via Facebook, Instagram or re-watch on his youtube channel afterwards.
Live football classes every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 1pm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJvv0t_SvDgMqWenq_02lVw/videos
Free live ballet classes with The Ballet Coach on Instagram live and Youtube
Printable Coronavirus workbook for children to fill in https://www.facebook.com/groups/302330254077666/permalink/307370756906949/
PE with Joe Wicks, every day at 9am https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Paint with Bob Ross
Bedtime stories with Tom Hardy https://www.bbc.co.uk
100 online games to play (for adults too!) https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/apr/11/100-great-video-games-fortnite-fifa
Learn to draw https://www.drawspace.com/
The Wildlife Trust’s Annual Acts of Wildness- do one wild thing a day in June to take part https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/
Kids- Education
Rosetta Stone is giving three months of free language learning to all primary and secondary school students https://www.rosettastone.co.uk/
Carol Vorderman is holding online maths classes for children 4-11 https://www.themathsfactor.com/
Mathletics- free online maths classes https://login.mathletics.com/
Free reading and writing resources, audiobooks, videos, competitions and reading challenges. https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/
Daily BBC lesson schedule (including geography lessons with Sir David Attenborough) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znbnscw