MNHS Student Services

Fun and Random Things

Refer to this page for random things intended for pure enjoyment, enrichment and entertainment.

Journaling

Feeling Bored?

Free Audible Stories
Virtual tours (zoos, national parks, museums, trips around the world)
Listen to a TED talk video on Youtube
Start a book club with friends and meet online to discuss (BookBub has some book suggestions for you to explore)
Throw a dance party (online with friends or just dance in your room like no one is watching...because they aren't!). Musicians and DJs around the world are streaming live every day, so go to your favorite artist's page or check out bandsintown.
Learn a language - https://www.duolingo.com

Learn Something New From a Podcast

For Science Lovers: RadioLab or Science Friday

For History Buffs: Stuff You Missed In History Class

For Gamers: What’s Good Games

Just for Fun: Socially Awkward

Fitness

Down Dog (free app for yoga, HIIT, barre, 7-min workouts)
Planet Fitness (offering free 20-minute at home workouts)
Fitness Blender
Les Mills (there are a variety of workouts here. If you like dancing, click on Born to Move. There are different age levels so you can do one for yourself or even grab your sibling or parent for some fun.)
YMCA On Demand (includes a variety of workouts)
https://www.yogaworks.com/classes/live/?fbclid=IwAR0qhCsZvcuPtS5onzay0FhE2zK1p071FPMQRBxvCwQReTR2ezuhRF_tj5M - (free, live virtual yoga classes)

Yale's massively popular 'happiness' course is available free onlineDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, you might be able to find solace in Yale University's mega-popular "happiness" course, which is being offered for free online through Coursera.

"Some Good News" YouTube series with John Krasinksi from The Office

In this YouTube series, John Krasinski highlights some good news from around the world, including an interview with Steve Carell to mark the 15th anniversary of The Office

Coding For Kids: Free Classes, Websites, and Apps | Ages 8-18Free coding resources for kids and teens ages 8-18. Coding for kids and free resources to learn Python, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and more!

Street View - Google Arts & CultureGoogle Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

www.bostoncentral.com/virtual-tours-animal-web-cams

Virtual College Tours, Virtual Reality EducationExperience 1,000+ colleges & universities in virtual reality. Narrow your college choices with the best virtual experiences of schools worldwide.

ScienceFriday.comBrain fun, for curious people.

50 Of The Best Podcasts For High School Students -50 Of The Best Podcasts For High School Students by Dennis Lee, StudyPug.com High school is perhaps one of the biggest turning points of a person’s life. Sure, there’s still college after that, but not everyone gets the chance to move that stage forward. So while you’re all in the stage where you go wonder …

A new show from Brains On: Forever Ago | Brains on! A podcast for kids & curious adultsBrains On presents Forever Ago, a kids history podcast that explores the origin of one thing every episode, while teaching listeners to think critically about the past.

Click on the images below to be taken to various sites for some fun and relaxing activities!

Fluid Simulator

Zen Photon Garden

Touch Piano

Sketchpad

Sand Pile

Silk Mirror

Here are 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for freeThe 8 Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania. All eight schools place in the top fifteen of the U.S. News and World Report national university rankings. These Ivy League schools are also highly selective and extremely hard to get into. But the good news is that all these universities now offer free online courses across multiple onlin

11 Amazing Places Around New York That You Can Virtually Travel To Without Ever Leaving Your HomeYou won't even have to get up off the couch to enjoy these tours!

Stuck at home? Take free drawing classes from famous illustratorsMost are designed for kids—but all welcome the young at heart.

Search results from Digital Collections, Available OnlineSearch results 1 - 40 of 412.

Curate the best of the internetYou can save anything from anywhere. Mix learns what you love to show you even more.

⬇⬇ ️ NASA has made their entire library of images, sounds and video available to the public ⬇⬇

You Can Now Tour 2,500 World-Famous Museums From the Comfort of Your Own SofaGoogle Arts and Culture has partnered with more than 2,500 of the world's most famous museums and galleries to bring their art right to your doorstep.

Virtual Tours - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)Kite Aerial Photography

Access Mars: A WebVR ExperimentNASA, JPL, and Google bring the real surface of Mars to your browser.

Google Earth Has Virtual Tours of 31 National Parks in the U.S.It's like being there, even if you can't leave the office.

DiscoverThe Palace of Versailles, whose origins date back to the seventeenth century, was successively a hunting lodge, a seat of power and, from the nineteenth century, a museum. With the gardens and the Palaces of Trianon, the park of the Château de Versailles spreads over 800 hectares.

Coronavirus: Kids stuck at home should go on these virtual Disney World ridesIf you’ve run out of ways to keep them entertained, there are dozens of virtual experiences that will keep your children busy.

Page updated

Report abuse