Family Activities During Social Distancing

By

It’s the first day of spring. (And my mom’s birthday! Happy bday mom!) First off, how are you guys doing? I know we all have dramatically different life circumstances, but I truly want to know how you are. Please leave a comment with an update.

Feelings of anxiety and nervousness are likely at an all-time high right now. We are lucky to have some social interaction through the internet. When I start to feel the stress creep in or get a little claustrophobic, I go outside. The air is fresh and clean. Instead of viewing the cup half empty during a time of isolation, I’m trying to look at it half full and make a list of family activities we can do as well as other actions to take.

As we took the boys out to a big field near our house last weekend, I started to think of other activities we could still do during this time.

Family Activities During Social Distancing

  • Go hiking, fishing, or for a bike ride
  • Start a spring garden (assuming you already have tools/supplies on hand)
  • Have picnic lunches with the kids in your backyard or an (empty) park
  • Host mini olympics for your fam in a field
  • Declutter your home
  • Make a scavenger hunt for your kids
  • Draw with sidewalk chalk and write positive messages and drawings for pedestrians
  • Bake cookies
  • If you have someone also under isolation to watch the kids, go on an outside date with a picnic.
  • Make poster board signs with positive messages to put on your fence or in windows
  • Write a years worth of cards and some extras for nice people to send in mail
  • Make your Christmas list
  • Order a new board game online and learn it as a family
  • Try a new home workout or try a new You Tube workout for something you might not be brave enough to do at the gym (like dance fitness or a hip hop class – you should have seen me learning a You Tube Hip Hop class this week – lol!)

Ways to help when you feel helpless:

  • Donate to Feeding America or the PB&J Fund (Cville local)
  • If you’re local to Cville, this site is a great resource for ways to donate both time and money
  • Hand write notes or make photo calls to those who might be feeling lonely
  • Visiting with your elderly neighbors through your fence/porch/window/storm door
  • Buy gift cards to small businesses to help them stretch through

If your kids need extra emotional support:

My friend David Kalergis is a child and family therapist based out of Charleston, South Carolina.  In an effort to support families during this transition of daily life in the home, he has pivoted his sessions to an online face-to-face platform. Using a shared screen, he is engaging children through a number of fun therapeutic lessons, activities, and games to help them be better prepared to deal with the ever changing present. His services are great for both the kiddos AND parents! In addition to providing these lessons, his social media platforms will soon be rolling out free daily information, activity ideas, and 1-minute videos to support families nationwide. Check out his website here and up-and-coming Instagram page here.

Silver linings to this situation:

  • My calendar is totally clear. No appointments = more time.
  • All the reduced travel and remote working means less driving = less gas = better for the planet, if only temporary.
  • We’e all less likely to get any of the other hundred sicknesses that normally go around
  • Hygiene habits might stick around for the long term
  • Follow Upworthy and the Good News Movement. Lots of good happening when it seems like nothing good is happening.

The post Family Activities During Social Distancing appeared first on Kath Eats Real Food.



from Kath Eats Real Food https://ift.tt/2QvuRWe

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Post-Workout Coffee Protein Shake

By
Image
Once again, I’ve partnered with Brother  to show the versatility of the  Brother P-touch Label Maker , especially when it comes to fitness and gym equipment.  As always, thank you for supporting CNC! I receive quite a few questions from readers about what I eat before, during, and after workouts, so I decide to share those with you today. It changes a little bit from workout-to-workout, but I keep a general framework in mind. BEFORE (approximately 30 minutes): I typically eat a small snack made up of mostly simple carbs since they provide quick energy. Some favorites: Half of a banana or another piece of whole fruit, a protein bar, handful of raisins, or a rice cake with jam and sometimes nut butter (it just depends how hungry I am and the timing of my workout). DURING : I typically don’t consume anything during my workouts, unless they’re longer than 90 minutes, like if I’m training for a long distance race (i.e. half marathon). In that case, I’ll take an energy gel and water ev
Read more

Evernote Review: Your Digital Organization Hub

By
Image
If you’re looking for a one-stop shop to organize your digital life, check out Evernote! Here’s my Evernote review and all the great features you can use to make your thoughts, notes, and files easy to find, sort, and save.  This post is sponsored by Evernote .  Raise your hand if your digital life feels cluttered. If we were in a room, almost everyone’s hand would go up, including mine!  With so much of our lives digitized these days, it’s hard not to get overwhelmed with all the information we need to save and reference. And because computers, the internet, and living in email and calendars are relatively new to humans, we as a society are still learning good systems. If I asked you to organize a paper filing cabinet, you’d probably have a few good ideas on how to do that. But if I asked you to organize a computer hard drive, many of us get stumped on the sheer volume of files and the endless ways to sort.  The good news is there are apps that make this process more intuitiv
Read more

Lyme Disease, Protein for Women, Acid Reflux while Fasting | THRR049

By
Image
What is Healthy Weight, Acid Reflux During Fasting, Long Term Antibiotic Use – Lyme Disease, Women Over 40, Controversy Over Meat Make your health an act of rebellion. Join The Healthy Rebellion Please Subscribe and Review: Apple Podcasts | RSS   Submit your questions for the podcast here   Show Notes: News topic du jour: Leading dietary determinants identified using machine learning techniques and a healthy diet score for changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in children: a longitudinal analysis Conclusion: Diets high in seafood, rice, and red meat other than pork and low in refined grains, fried foods, sugar-sweetened beverages, and wheat are leading healthy dietary factors for metabolic health in children. HDS is strongly predictive of CMR factors. 1. What is healthy weight? [10:27] Justin says: Greetings, On THRR045 Chris asked a question about fueling his gymnastics workouts and he mentioned his height and weight, 6’3” and 170 lbs. Robb commented that he (Chr
Read more