Fun Stuff

Take a break, challenge your brain, and explore cool places from home

Games & Challenges

20+ Free Digital Escape Rooms – https://freedigitalescape.com Test your problem-solving skills with themed escape room adventures.

Sporcle – https://www.sporcle.com Thousands of free trivia quizzes on every topic imaginable.

GeoGuessr – https://www.geoguessr.com Drop into a random Google Street View location and guess where in the world you are. Surprisingly addictive.

The Wiki Game – https://www.thewikigame.com Race from one Wikipedia article to another using only hyperlinks.

Typeracer – https://www.typeracer.com Race other players by typing quotes as fast as you can. Fun and actually improves your typing speed.

Kahoot – https://kahoot.com Play or create your own knowledge quizzes. Thousands of free public games on every subject.

Mental Floss Quizzes – https://www.mentalfloss.com/quizzes Fun, challenging quizzes on history, science, pop culture, and weird facts.

Virtual Field Trips

U.S. National Parks 360 Tours – https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/parks Explore Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and more in immersive 360°.

NASA Virtual Tours – https://www.nasa.gov/stem-content/virtual-tours Tour NASA facilities and the International Space Station from your browser.

San Diego Zoo Live Cams – https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams Watch pandas, penguins, giraffes, and more — live.

CERN Virtual Tour – https://visit.cern/tours/virtual-tour Go inside the world's largest particle physics laboratory in Geneva.

Ellis Island Virtual Tour – https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/visiting/ellis-island-virtual-tour Explore the historic gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States.

Bored? Try These

100+ Indoor Activities – https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/indoor-activities-for-kids Ideas to stay busy indoors from crafts to games to experiments.

Instructables – https://www.instructables.com Step-by-step guides for making almost anything — crafts, electronics, food, and costumes.

DIY.org – https://diy.org Skill-building projects and challenges for curious makers. Free to browse.

Bored Panda – https://www.boredpanda.com Funny, weird, heartwarming, and fascinating content. A proper internet rabbit hole.

Atlas Obscura – https://www.atlasobscura.com The world's most strange and wonderful places. Endless fascinating reading.

Steve Spangler Science – https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments Easy science experiments with household materials. Actually cool results.

Origami Club – https://en.origami-club.com Free animated origami tutorials from simple to complex. Satisfying and surprisingly calming.

Instructables Paper Crafts – https://www.instructables.com/paper-crafts Specifically the paper crafts section — great for low-supply projects.

Crochet 365 Knit Too – https://www.crochet365knittoo.com Beginner-friendly patterns and step-by-step tutorials with clear photos.

Yarnspirations – https://www.yarnspirations.com Free patterns for crochet and knitting from beginner to advanced. Huge library.

The Crochet Crowd (YouTube) – https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrochetCrowd Mikey's tutorials are incredibly clear and beginner friendly. One of the best YouTube channels for learning crochet.

Create & Learn

Art at Home – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XQciwSMtZeeVK9mMzM6-jA4nKwA-8J99u0ep0DP3h5s/edit Fun art projects to try with everyday materials.

Chrome Music Lab – https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com Make beats, explore sound, and play with rhythm. Free from Google.

Scratch – https://scratch.mit.edu Learn to code by creating your own games, animations, and interactive stories. Free from MIT.

Google Arts & Culture Experiments – https://experiments.withgoogle.com/arts-culture Interactive art and music experiments. Try matching your selfie to a famous painting.

Duolingo – https://www.duolingo.com Free language learning app. Pick up a new language in just a few minutes a day.

How Stuff Works – https://www.howstuffworks.com Satisfying explanations of how everyday things work — from engines to the human brain.

Mental Floss – https://www.mentalfloss.com Fascinating articles on history, science, pop culture, and the wonderfully weird.

Cool & Random

The Useless Web – https://theuselessweb.com Click the button and get transported to a random, gloriously pointless corner of the internet.

This Is Sand – https://thisissand.com Drop virtual sand to create colorful layered art. Strangely satisfying.

Radio Garden – https://radio.garden Spin a globe and listen to live radio stations from anywhere in the world.

A Soft Murmur – https://asoftmurmur.com Mix your own ambient sounds — rain, thunder, waves, fire, and more.

Window Swap – https://www.window-swap.com Watch the view out someone's window somewhere in the world. Surprisingly peaceful.

Find the Invisible Cow – https://findtheinvisiblecow.com Your cursor makes a sound that gets louder as you approach the invisible cow. Just try it.

Neal.fun – https://neal.fun A collection of delightfully weird and interesting interactive websites.

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