Get Cozy and Grab Your Laptop
Winter just started, so there are bound to be days in the near future that you’re stuck inside, due to the cold or the snow or both. If you’ve already finished every Netflix and HBO marathon you can think of and are grasping for new ideas, here’s a list. Thanks to online resources, there’s actually a ton you can do inside nowadays, from coloring to taking yoga classes, to learning computer coding, knitting and everything in between.
1. Download an audiobook from Audible
If you aren’t interested in audiobooks, they also offer language instruction and music.
2. Play brain games at Lumosity
There you can join a global community of 85 million brain trainers, all committed to challenging their brains with cognitive games designed by in-house scientists. Lumosity with have you dive right in with a Fit Test: three games that each challenge different abilities. That’ll give you your baseline scores, so you can watch how your scores change over time.
3. Download sheet music
If you love classical music or play an instrument, you can download and listen to sheet music for any musical instrument at free-scores.com. If you don’t already know how to read sheet music, you can learn via this Ted Ed Lesson.
4. Stay curious with TED Ed
You can learn just about anything academic via TED lessons. If you’d like, you can also create your very own lesson. At TED Talks, you can also watch speakers present on pretty much any topic you are interested in and some you didn’t even know existed.
5. Learn an instrument
Maybe you don’t play a musical instrument (yet) and would like to. Why not make use of the free music lessons at ArtistWorks?
6. Take yoga classes from home
MyYogaWorks has everything you need. It requires a paid membership, but you can sign up for a free 14-day trial.
7. Learn to code
Or, if you aren’t interested in coding, take another free class at Khan Academy. Khan Academy offers classes in math, science, engineering, computing, arts and humanities, economics and finance, as well as test prep and college admissions help. All for free. Forever.
8. Get “Craftsy“
Visit Craftsy to learn fabric crafts, how to bake, decorate cakes, spin, weave, make wood crafts, art, quilts and way more. For free.
9. Find DIY projects
Take a browse through POPSUGAR‘s DIY section for some creative ideas to tackle.
10. Listen to a free podcast
The LearnOutLoud Podcast Directory offers over 7,000 audio and video podcasts you can learn from. They’ve screened thousands of podcasts to find ones of the highest quality that will instruct, entertain, and inspire you.
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11. Build a website
Start here, at WordPress Create, and WordPress will walk you through the steps necessary to do so.
12. Color
Bust out the colored pencils and join in the adult coloring trend. Find printable coloring pages, such as these Mandala pages. Or, if you’d prefer an app, you could do it that way, too. Search “adult coloring” in your app store and prepare to be overwhelmed with options.
