Self-Care DURING COVID-19

WAYS TO ENJOY EACH DAY DURING CALIFORNIA’S “SHELTER IN PLACE”

VIRTUAL HANG OUTS

• Talk on video call with friends

  • use Zoom now that you’ve seen it used by your teachers--it’s free right now

• Have a virtual Netflix movie-watching party: https://www.netflixparty.com/

• Play board games or card games with family

• FaceTime with your grandparents (or other family you can’t visit) or write them a letter

• Go ‘old school’ and make actual phone calls to people you like

• Have a virtual dance party

CALMING ACTIVITIES

• Bake or cook something you’ve always wanted to

• Read or listen to a book of your choosing

  • many libraries have opened up their entire collections

  • go to https://stories.audible.com/start-listen to access free audiobooks

  • go to https://themoth.org/podcast to hear oral stories

• TUHSD Students Have Free Access through Whil to Practice meditation

• Start a journal (or even a gratitude journal)

  • Journal listing

• Create a new playlist (you can do this with friends, too)

• Sleep when you can

• Watch a new show/series

• Learn to knit - everyone loves a fun scarf!

• Write a bucket list

• Discover a new podcast

• Draw or color something

  • A Coloring Book for Rebels!

  • Create a mood mandala

• Put together a jigsaw puzzle

STAYING ACTIVE

• Get outside when you can (as long as you can stay 6 feet others)

• Do a yoga or other fitness class online

• Teach yourself a new skill on YouTube (learn an instrument, makeup or hair tutorials, build a computer, self-defense, juggle, anything you have been wanting to do!)

• Rearrange, organize and clean your room

• Participate in the #HealthyHabitswithPoido challenge (a cycling team): https://rallycycling.com/news/healthy-habits-challenge-with-poido/

OTHER THINGS TO HELP PREVENT BOREDOM

• Write a story, a song, or a poem

• make an art journal or collage

• Start your college research and add colleges to your “Colleges I'm Thinking About” list in Naviance

• Complete your Letter of Recommendation in advance for your Counselor