Mill Valley Resources For Healthy Ways To Spend Time At Home

Press release from the City of Mill Valley:

We know that times are challenging right now, and we wish we could see all your smiling faces
at the Mill Valley Community Center.
Since our programs and events have been cancelled or postponed until further notice, we wanted to provide you with resources to make your time at home as fun, healthy and enriching as possible!

Below you'll find links to online resources, videos and various ideas to help keep you and your kids active, engaged and having fun! This list is being updated daily, check back for more fun and healthy ideas!

• Fitness Videos for Kids from Amazing Athletes North Bay
• Learn and Explore with TinkerTech
• Workout Videos and More from MVR Fitness Instructor Tina Parrish
• Workout Videos and More from MVR Fitness Instructor Tilda Loftin
• Fitness At Any Age with MVR Fitness Instructor Tom Beyer - Exercises For Life (Video)
• Self-Care Strategies from MVR Fitness Instructor Kimberley Elliott
• Indoor Games for a Rainy Day from Amazing Athletes North Bay

Screen-Free Activities

• Setup an Indoor Treasure Hunt
• Play a Board Game - Best Board Games for Families
• Build a Blanket & Pillow Fort
• Play Fun Card Games for Kids
• Read, Read, Read! Read to your kids, have them read to you, or let them enjoy some silent reading time on their own! It's a great way to pass the time, and a great opportunity to learn along the way!
• Put On a Play or Show! Have your kids create a play or a show to perform. Show them what they can use to make costumes and let their imaginations run free!
• Do Some Coloring! Whether you have coloring books at home, or if you find coloring pages to print online, soon you'll have some colorful masterpieces to hang up!
• Play Some Outdoor Games Indoors - While some games should stay outside, some can be adapted to be safe and fun indoors as well.
• Play a Good, Old-Fashioned Game of Hide & Seek!

Online Activities

• PBS Online Games for Kids

• For the Artist(s) in Your Family - Online Resources to Help Kids Learn to Draw
• Learn to Make PlayDough
• Get Gooey! Learn How to Make Homemade Slime
• Make a Fun and Functional Papier-Mâché Bowl in 6 Easy Steps!
• Build Sandcastles All Year-Long! Make Moon Sand!
• Here's Some Quick and Easy Craft Projects for Crafters of Any Skill Level!

• Home Work-Ins from Planet Fitness
• At-Home Workout Programs
• Get Out that Built Up Energy and Dance, Dance, Dance! Turn Up the Music and Have a Dance Party!
• Nia: The Joy of Movement - Get a one-month free trial subscription to NiaTV and get moving in the comfort of your own home!
• More Online Fitness Resources While You're Social Distancing!

• 11 Ways to Destress in a Minute or Less
• Relax and Re-Center with Free Audio Resources for Mindfulness & Meditation

• Amazing Music for Kids & Live/Interactive Classes Online with Megan Schoenbohm! YouTube or Facebook
• Learn Guitar Online
• Tune Into Some Tunes! Check Out These Live Streams and Virtual Concerts
• Check Out These Free Online Music Courses for Beginners to Professionals

• Online Baking and Cooking Resources for Families
• Hone Your At-Home Cooking Skills with Online Cooking Classes

• Learning Resources for Kids While Home From School- A variety of links and resources for all types of learning.
• Learn Something New! - Free Online Places for Learning
• For the Little Scientist - Learn Simple Science Experiments to Try at Home
• California Academy of Sciences At-Home! Videos, Science Facts, Learning Opportunities and More!

• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams
• Oakland Zoo Live Cams
• The Metropolitan Opera Free Opera Streams
• Online Museum Tours - The Louvre | Uffizi Gallery | Smithsonian Museum of Natural History | British Museum
• Explore Online Resources for Arts & Culture with Google's Arts & Culture Platform
• California Academy of Sciences LIVE Animal Cams!

This press release was produced by the City of Mill Valley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.