Are you looking for something fun to do? The Office of Student Leadership and Campus Engagement has pulled together a few ideas for you!
If you have more links and ideas, we would love to see them! Just email slce@dickinson.edu.
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Virtual Tours and Museums
Explore the best museums and visit fascinating places from the comfort of your couch! Check out the links below to start taking a tour.
- in Amsterdam
- exhibits from Google
- from Travel + Leisure
- with Google
- People Magazine put together a great , from tours of famous landmarks and museums to virtual Broadway and opera experiences. Take a look!
- virtual exhibit
- Travel and Leisure
Classes and Events
Do you want to try learning something new? There are a lot of options for online classes to scratch that creative itch!
- is offering free, two month memberships to .edu addresses. This is an amazing opportunity, and means that students, staff, faculty, administrators, can take courses for free. Creative endeavors are a great way to stave off boredom and anxiety! Please use the link here to avoid having to enter payment information.
- is a list of online music festivals – discover new artists and experience live music without having to leave home!
- The Kennedy Center is offering a with their Education Artist in-residence, Mo Williams, at 11:00AM MST. Past sessions will be uploaded to their YouTube page.
- McHarper Manor is also offering daily art tutorials at 11:00AM MST on their .
- from Bill Gates’ favorite websites
- , every night at 7:30 pm through 3/22!
Animal Webcams
Is there a better distraction than animals?! A number of zoos and aquariums have live webcams, from the cuddly to the strange, so take your pick from the options below!
- – offering Facebook Live shows at 3:30PM EST each day!
- A of the Australia Zoo with Robert Irwin
Fitness and Wellness
Staying active is important, and it can be hard when you’re cooped up inside the house. Try out some of these workouts and tips to stay healthy.
- Dickinson’s own Campus Recreation has online workout videos and .
- – Feature over 600 full length at home workouts. Quick, simple, and to the point.
- – Fun, Fresh, and upbeat at home workouts.
- – Full length Pilates inspired workouts you can follow along at home.
- – Quick workouts aimed at sweating hard and burning fat. Generally, around 15 minutes
- – Yoga flows designed to elevate your mood!
- – Maybe now is the time to train for that 5k/10k
- – Take your favorite YMCA class from your own living room
- – a great beginner’s series ()
- – Free until April 1st for everyone - free until July 1st for students/teachers (must sign-up with .edu email address to access this membership)
- – fitness video subscription now offering a free collection
Other Fun Activities and Ideas
None of the above tripping your trigger? We’ve got a variety of other ideas to keep you occupied; there’s sure to be one for you!
- Dickinson's own Center for Sustainability Education (CSE) is hosting their Campus 2020 EcoChallenge online! You can see all of the details here.
- Recipes – Check out this recipe for , or this easy !
- from Thrillist
- The Seattle Symphony is offering live recordings to listen to !
- Spotify has guidelines on how to make a collaborative playlist with your friends! You can also listen to Rita Wilson’s playlist.
- YouTube has thousands of online tutorials, from to making . Here are from The Telegraph.
- Organize a with your friends!
- is offering their 2019/2020 World Tour films online!
- Several races and 5Ks have switched to a virtual model! Wondering what a virtual race is? is an explanation of what they entail, and here is a to get you started!