During our district-wide closure, we want to provide the community with tips and ideas to stay happy, active and healthy at home during this challenging time. Follow our ideas for fitness and exercise, indoor and outdoor activities, crafts and projects for all ages. We will be updating this blog post, our Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Workouts
Stay healthy and active with at-home workouts. We’ve started compiling a list with many options – from local studios doing Facebook lives to YouTube channels to free trials!
- Let’s Move – Indoor and outdoor family fitness activities (special thanks to Erin and Trey for sharing this great site with us!)
- Yoga Six Wilmette (Visit their FB page for details)
- Studio Spin Northfield (FB Live 30 minute strength workout every day at 9:30am)
- Core Method Pilates Northbrook (Sign up for free on-demand classes until April 30. Access to Kidlates which is a Pilates-based family fitness program for parents to do with their kids is included!
- Missy Vacala (Check out her Instagram feed for a schedule of IG Lives)
- Shred415 (Check our their Instagram feed for workouts)
- Peloton App
- Daily Burn
- Core Power Yoga on Demand
- Yoga with Adrienne
- Popsugar fitness
- Fitness Blender
- Iida Home Workouts (Facebook group – zumba)
- Fit4Mom
- Forever Om Yoga
- Dailey Method Barre & Cycle: Lake Forest
- Cosmic Kids Yoga (Amazon Prime Video)
- Lemonade 2020 (Facebook group, daily workouts)
Kid Activities
- Printable WPD word search
- Printable WPD coloring pages
- Printable WPD Scavenger Hunt
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- The Laughing Academy Improv for Kids
- Barefoot Books
- Science Experiments
- Crafts
- Hour of Code
- Storytime from Space
- Recipes kids can make by themselves
- McHarper Manor (daily kids crafts)
- Magic of Gary Kantor (free magic videos)
- Museum of Science and Industry Chicago (hands-on activities, games, and more)
- C2 Education Winnetka (virtual platform)
Virtual Museum and Parks Visits
- Louvre
- Guggenheim
- National Gallery of Art (Exhibits, activities and more)
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Google Arts & Culture
- Georgia Aquarium Live
- Cincinnati Zoo (Live streams of exhibits every day at 3pm)
- Virtual Tour of Yellowstone
- Explore National Parks in the US
- Brookefield Zoo: Bring the Zoo to You
- Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Meditation and more
- Ten Percent Happier (live guided meditation at 3pm)
- Calm
- Headspace
- Balance
- An Astronauts Guide to Self-Isolation
- Youper (emotional health assistant)
- Moodpath
- I Am Positive Affirmations
Helpful Links
| Shop local: list of Winnetka businesses offering specialty services Winnetka-Northfield Public Library: ebooks, online crafts, movie streaming, and more Village of Winnetka COVID-19 updates CDC COVID-19 information CDC managing anxiety & stress Illinois Department of Health COVID-19 information |
