Combating Isolation and Boredom During COVID-19

We’ve compiled a list of different things you can try and do to combat your boredom and isolation. Let’s be creative, let’s stay hopeful and don’t forget to watch our videos on what to do during COVID-19. 
PS. If you come across other ones, feel free to email us at contactus@therapyformuslims.com

Have Fun With Your Friends And Family
(Parents, please monitor your child’s use when playing online.)

• • Netflix Party
    Use the Netflix party chrome extension to watch movies and shows with your friend.
    
    
    
  • March Movie Madness Bracket
    Get to decide the greatest sports movie of all time!
    
    
    
  • AirConsole
    Over 40 games to try. You run AirConsole on your computer, tablets or AndroidTVs. Your smartphone becomes a control pad. 
    
    
    
  • Pogo
    Multiple games to play with friends and family or other Pogo players 
    
    
    
  • Pictionary
    Play pictionary with your friends using this free whiteboard tool (best on computer or tablet- not on smartphone).
    
    

For The Sports Enthusiast

• • ESPN+
    For sports enthusiasts missing live sports, ESPN+ offers a vast library of replays of select matches, short series and multi-part documentaries on sports topics 
    
    
    
  • TopGolf 
    Play golf in this realistic free online game.
    
    
    
  • Marble racing
    the sport picking up steam during he COVID-19
    
    
    

Explore The Universe

• • Solar System Scope
    This site is great fun and learning across the ages. The site offers an “ online 3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky in real-time – the Sun, planets, dwarf planets, comets, stars and constellations.”
    
    
    
  • Visit Mars
    
    
    
  • Star Atlas
    Find stars and planets with this free star map of the night sky. See the current sky tonight or any date and location in the best online planetarium.
    
    
    
    

Visit Places Around The World

• • Choose a different museum to virtually tour each night. 
    Google Arts and Culture has teamed up with over 500 museums for virtual tours
    
    
    
  • Street views of famous heritage sites
    
    
    
  • Enjoy the Seven Wonders
    Check out the 360 views of the seven wonders of the world.
    
    
    
  • Learn the stories behind the street art on these virtual  walking graffiti tours
    
    
    
    

Be In Nature

• • Virtually visit magnificent US National Parks
    
    
    
  • Other virtual tours of US National Parks
    
    
    
  • Explore US National Marine Sanctuaries
    Enjoy an immersive 360 view of US natural marine sanctuaries. All you need is an internet connection. 
    
    
    
  • Take a walk in the forest
    
    
  • Relax and Spend time on the beach (meditation)
    
    
    
    

Attend Virtual Concerts Solo Or With Others

• • Multiple Artists
    Here’s a guide to the best live-streamed music right now
    
    
    
  • Classical Music streams 
    
    
    
  • Nightly Metropolitan Opera Streams
    Every day for the duration of the Met’s closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series will be made available for free streaming on the Met.
    
    
    
    

Get Your E-reading On

• • Get access to free e-books using the apps
    All you need is your library card! and visit your app store (Not all libraries are affiliated with these apps). 
    Not sure which app? Go to your local public library’s website to find out which app they are affiliated with. 
    
    • • • Hoopla
        • Kanopy
        • Acorn TV. 
        • Libby
          
          
  • If you want to, take a free course and learn about something you have always been interested in
    Check out the 500 free Ivy League online courses you can take
    
    
    
  • Stuck at home?
    Take Free Drawing Classes from Famous Illustrators
    
    
    

Invest In Your Relationship

• • Gottman Card Decks App
    See for yourself why millions of couples worldwide have benefited from The Gottman Institute’s research-based approach to relationships. This fun app offers helpful questions, statements, and ideas for improving your relationship.