Virtual Activities and Programming

Looking for something to do from the comfort of your home? We’ve got a few ideas to keep you entertained. 

Akron/Cleveland Virtual Opportunities

• UA Rec and Wellness Center Fitness Tips

• Support local Eateries, Retail & Charitable Organizations

• Visit Cleveland Metroparks

• Watch a Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Facebook stream. There will be two live Facebook streams at 11:00am and 1:00pm, which focus on zoo animals and outdoor experiences. There will be another live Facebook stream at 3:30pm, which will focus on and teach outdoor recreation skills.

• Stream Akron Zoo "Lunch and Learns" at 12:00pm via Facebook Live.

• Try a Cleveland Museum of Art virtual tour via ArtLens App 

Virtual Classes

• Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems! Join Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home for a live daily doodle lesson at 11:00am MST. Videos will be available after live on the Kennedy Center YouTube channel. 

• Join the McHarper Manor weekdays on Facebook for a daily art project tutorial. Art projects will range from watercolor paintings to chalk art to canvas painting and will take place live at 11:00am MST. Videos will be available after the live class on the McHarper Manor Facebook page.  

• Missing group fitness classes or going to the gym? Check out the Rec Center's page for videos of all types.

• For an introduction to mindfulness meditation that you can practice on your own, visit UCLA Health for downloadable guided meditations in both English and Spanish. 

Virtual Tours and Museums 

Experience the best museums from NYC to France to Seoul in the comfort of your own home. Check out these sites to go on virtual tours of different museums and specific exhibits.

• The Louvre

• National Gallery of Art

• Metropolitan Museum of Art

• National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

• Van Gogh Museum

• National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

• British Museum

• Smithsonian Virtual Tours

Check out some cool places around the world from National Parks to National Landmarks. 

• Go on a virtual field trip to Ellis Island

• Take a live look at Colonial Williamsburg 

• Tour England through this 360 video

• Virtually discover Yellowstone National Park and 5 other National Parks thanks to virtual reality (and Google)!

• Talk a walk on the Great Wall of China

• Check out the view from Pompeii through Google Maps 

• Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover

Animal Webcams 

Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Just want a cute and cuddly distraction? Check out several different animal live cam options from watching silly sea otters and curious elephants or just mellow out to the hypnotic drifting jellyfish. 

• San Diego Zoo

• Monterey Bay Aquarium 

• Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 

• Atlanta’s Zoo Panda Cam

• Georgia Aquarium 

• Ouwehand Park Polar Bears

• Explore Live Cams 

More Fun Things To Do! 

• Check out the 25 Most Interesting Webcams of 2018

• Have a Netflix Party with friends while watching your favorite shows together! 

• Have a long distance movie night with family and friends.

• ​Choose from 15 Broadway plays and musicals that you can watch on stage from home. Musical television more your thing? Check out this list of 11 Musical TV Shows to binge watch while you’re home, in between your remote classes of course!

• Create a collaborative playlist with your friends or jam out to Rita Wilson’s Quarantunes playlist.

• Take up a new hobby such as making towel animals, crocheting, or choose from thousands of other tutorial videos on YouTube. 

• Watch an Opera for free with the Metropolitan Opera

• Listen to a live recording from the Seattle Symphony 

• Print off a free printable coloring page from the “Color Our Collections” campaign with coloring sheets from over 100 museums and libraries from around the world or choose from over 1,500 coloring pages with Just Color.