26: What can you do when under lockdown at home?

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Q: What can I do when I am bored at home under lockdown? 

 💁Tracy: If you have finished your work and want to enjoy yourself, you can make use of some online resources. For example:

  • Free downloads from libraries: includes books, MP3s, online reading materials, etc. Please check your local library’s website.
  • The Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Opera Stream: All popular operas can be watched online for free, for 20 hours each stream. You don’t need to dress up or worry about sitting too far away, and those who want to learn more about opera but haven’t had chances to go can also take this as an opportunity to get started. https://www.metopera.org/nightly-opera-stream/
  • Google Arts and Culture: 1,200 art galleries, museums, zoos and even street art in more than 70 countries can be viewed online. Features include a 360 panorama, making you feel as if you were actually visiting the places. https://artsandculture.google.com/
  • Free coloring activities: For example, the adult coloring book "Secret Garden" is very popular. There are many drawings and various coloring tools to satisfy your creative side http://www.supercoloring.com/

  • Free YouTube classes: YouTube has opened a channel called Learn @ Home, which is categorized by age and by subject. Many videos are partnered with educational institutions. Both adults and children can learn something new for free.  https://learnathome.withyoutube.com/

  • Download ebooks for free: Although everyone is now quarantined at home, you can still read more books to enrich yourself. The following websites have free ebook downloads (with time limits), or a large number of discounted books.

          1) Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals/free-ebooks
          2) Verso Books
Click to visit the Verso Books website

          3) Haymarket Books
Click to visit Haymarket Books website


  • Free Children’s Audiobooks on Amazon: Amazon has launched free audiobooks for children who are unable to go to school at home. Their content ranges from preschool level literature to classic literature in English, German, French, Italian, and Japanese. You can listen to the audiobooks on the Internet without having to download an app, and the books are ad-free stories.audible.com/discovery
  • Free documentaries: The following website has 100 free documentaries: https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/the-top-100-films-for-action/?fbclid=IwAR28TbD3oS4LHv9pXQDJ8JnRgORwz9Ih3eb78T10zrcTh52Y3iKqKeCmAl0#.XnT-1vN-ca5.twitter
  • Create free interactive art: This site uses built-in tools to help adults and children who don’t draw well to draw various colorful and imaginative paintings. You can save your art as a wallpaper or print it out for friends. You can also download it as an app and play on your phone. http://weavesilk.com/
  • Free gaming apps (available for download on Apple and other mobile phones)
  • Free online courses: There are many online college courses and specialized field courses that are now free. You can learn different skills, or pass some certifications and exams to achieve certification from universities (certifications and exams are paid). There are many world-renowned schools like Harvard, MIT, Stanford, etc., so it could be helpful for finding future jobs.


Writing: Vicki Cheng; Translation: Adelynne Chang; Proofreading: Helen Shih
Disclaimer and Copyright © 2020 United Chinese Americans

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