At Home Activities: Teens

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Stay active and engaged while at home. Check out the links below! If you have activities that you would like to share, email them to us at parksinfo@deerfieldtwp.com.

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Code.org: Code a Dance Party
DIY Toilet Paper Tube Marble Run
Paper Airplane Designs (challenge yourself or your friends!)
Crypto Corner (website with codes and ciphers to learn and try)
Pigpen Cipher Activity from NICERC
Crack the Code (video instructions; need at least 2 players)
DIY Colored Head Phones (uses nail polish; cover surfaces to protect from drips)
Mini Journal from Cereal Box

Stay Connected with Friends/Family

Mini Uno (scroll down to bottom of article for printable; originally intended for use with AG dolls, but anyone can enjoy them!)
Create Your Own Word Search or Word Scramble (make and swap with friends and family)
Virtual Bingo (play with your friends; multiple versions)
Schedule a consistent time each week to chat remotely with friends & family (facetime, skype, zoom, etc.)
Activity Tracker Users: Set a common goal or challenge to work on together (some trackers offer in-app challenges that you can do with others)
Same Household: Go old school! Break out the card and/or board games; better yet, design your own!
Like to make homemade presents? Get a head start on birthday and holiday gift making!

Exercise

USTA: Tennis at Home
YMCA 360 Boot Camp
Fleet Feet: Together We Move (free workout videos on running, strength, mobility, stretching, yoga and mindfulness … with some friendly competition, contests and LIVE sessions, too.)
Mason Community Center Online Exercise Videos (no membership required)
Yoga with Adriene(free youtube videos)
LES MILLS On Demand (free work out videos during stay at home restrictions)
Fitness Blender (free online fitness videos; HIIT, yoga, etc.)
Activity Tracker Users (Fitbit, etc.): Get in those 10,000 steps - or maybe more!
If your family chooses to utilize parks and trails, please continue to practice social distancing and keep six feet between individuals. For guidance on social distancing in Parks please visit: COVID-19: Public Parks and Trails Guidelines

Art

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (entire shows as well as clips)
Creative Bug (Mason Public Library Card) (more than 1,000 FREE award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists)
Creative Bug (Cincinnati Public Library Card) (more than 1,000 FREE award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists)
Get Crafty Crafty (youtube videos of cool craft projects)
Jelly Fish in a Bottle (youtube; GetCraftyCrafty)
Rock Painting (youtube video instructions/ideas by Rock Painting 101)
Origami (step-by-step instructions; easy to complex)
Free Coloring Pages (more complex)
All Recipes: Salt Dough (get creative with dough; NOT edible; requires baking to harden; consult with parents on oven use)
Sew In Style School of Sewing(facebook live videos of simple sewing projects posted weekdays)
Duck Tape Necklaces
Stand Up Paper Eggs (can use alternate materials; takes patience, but you've got time!)
Fingerprint Bunnies & Chicks (creating fingerprint creatures can be addicting!)

Relax

DIY Galaxy Calming Jar(lots of different recipes out there if you don't have these ingredients or experiment with your own combination with ingredients that you have on hand)
Mason Public Library eBooks
RBDigital (through Mason Public Library; AcornTV, IndieFlix, Qello Concerts, and public domain ebooks and audiobooks)
Cloud Library(through Mason Public Library; EPUB compatible e-books)
Flipster (through Mason Public Library; digital magazines)
FreegalMusic (through Mason Public Library; MP3 music to download, 5 hrs of streaming music each day)
Hoopla Digital (through Mason Public Library; movies, tv episodes, music, ebooks, comics, and audio books)
Kanopy (through Mason Public Library; on-demand streaming of films and documentaries)
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County: eBranch(eBooks, eAudiobooks, eResearch, eLearning, music, magazines, streaming movies and tv shows)
Need a library card? Ask your parent/guardian to get a temporary library card through the Mason Public Library and gain access to all of their great online resources. (must be 18 years of age and an Ohio resident; temporary cards expire in 60 days)

Nature from Home

Chicago Shedd's Aquarium: Behind the Scenes Tours (facebook live videos)
Brain Scoop Videos (Field Museum in Chicago; for natural history lovers; heads up that some videos include dissection; youtube)
Merlin Bird ID (free bird identification app from Cornell Lab)
Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Birding Resources
The Cornell Lab: All About Birds (bird cams, bird identification)
Cincinnati Zoo Daily Home Safari
Great Parks of Hamilton County: Daily Facebook Live Videos

Museums (Virtual Exhibits)

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