Last week we asked y’all how you were keeping yourself and the kids occupied during these unprecedented times – that’re keeping most of us home more than we’re accustomed to being.
With the help of y’alls answers and a little internet digging we’ve created a list of 15 virtual activities put together by local businesses to keep you busy.
Arts
○ Materials and instructions to make your own wooden painting at home.
○ Prices vary
Livestream Phenoms & Schumann | S.C. Philharmonic
○ A recorded concert from March 14 by the S.C. Philharmonic.
○ Free
Photo via @aperfectdayforbananafish
Pottery to-go | The Mad Platter
○ Choices of pre-made pottery to take home and paint.
○ Prices vary
Tours
Tours of historic sites | Historic Columbia
○ Nineteen virtual tours of historic sites in Columbia.
○ Free
Photo via @historiccolumbia
Virtual aquarium visits | South Carolina Aquarium
○ Online tours of the aquarium and family nature challenges each weekday at 10 a.m. + 1 p.m. on their Facebook page.
○ Free
For Kids
At Home Reading Program | Columbia Fireflies
○ Four week reading program that earns your child (ages 3-14) prizes, including a free ticket to a Fireflies game. Register here.
○ Free
Z-Learning | Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
○ Find the lessons on their Facebook page weekdays at 10 a.m.
○ Free
Printable activity sheets | The COMET
○ Activities created by The COMET for both young ones + the young at heart.
○ Free
Educational TV programs | SCETV
○ Modified programming three days a week from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. with supplemental materials for pre-K to high school level.
○ Free
Storytime for small children | Mayor Steve Benjamin
○ A recorded reading of “Oh the Places You’ll Go” by Mayor Benjamin.
○ Free
Polyhedron Lesson Plan | Qubits Toy
○ Lesson and DIY activity for children of all ages created by a Carolina-based toy company.
○ Free
Other
Library Resources | Richland Library
○ Online resources including eBooks and eAudiobooks, music, movies and TV shows.
○ Free with library card
Photo via @richlandlibrary
Online yoga classes | Yoga Warehouse Columbia
○ Nonmembers are able to purchase drop-in classes
○ Prices vary
Virtual self-care events | The Well Collective
○ Discussions about healthy eating, astrology and more hosted through Zoom.
○ Free
Instructional yoga videos | Namaste Yoga
○ Relaxing yoga classes posted by a local yoga instructor.
○ Free
