Resources to Get You Through Quarantine
Updated: Jan 23, 2021
Some of us may have trouble coping with our new reality while we limit human interaction due to COVID-19. There are numerous options to stay engaged while at home in self-quarantine. The list below are some current resources being offered for free.
Relaxing at Home
Calm: App and website with mental and emotional wellness content including meditation guidance and sleep stories.
Relax Melodies: Soundscapes to help you sleep
Headspace: Meditations
Keeping Physically Fit
Orange Theory Fitness: Daily at-home workouts with minimal or no equipment required.
Core Power Yoga: Yoga and fitness routines for many levels.
Nike Training Club: iOS and Android app with trainer designed workouts.
Engaging the Brain
Brit+Co: Many discounted and free courses on hobbies like photography or baking
Ivy League Courses: Free, self-paced Ivy League courses on a variety of subjects
Virtual Museum Tours: Free museum tours of over 500 museums
For Kids
Audible for Kids: Free audiobooks for kids’
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: Daily doodles at 1pm EST from the author of Elephant and Piggie, Pigeon, and many other child books.
NASA: STEM activities for kids at home
If you're still building a quarantine backlog, horror visual novels are a great rabbit hole. The False Sun especially stuck with me—a boy's love story that curdles into something genuinely unsettling, and with 20 endings it's not a one-sitting throwaway. I used the-falsesun.com/guide to untangle the routes and unlock endings without spoiling the dread. If you like atmospheric VNs with emotional whiplash, it's worth adding to your list.
This quarantine resource list is genuinely useful, especially for those days when restlessness sets in. I’d add one more small survival tool: endless word puzzles. When I wanted a break from news and chores, I tried Poople Answer, and it became a quick daily reset. It’s free, browser-based, and you can start a new ladder whenever you want, no download or daily cap. For anyone bookmarking quarantine distractions, this fits perfectly alongside the other recommendations here.
This quarantine resource roundup is genuinely useful—I like how it mixes practical links with community stuff like BetaCon XL 2026 and the Join/About pages. Staying occupied indoors is tough, so I've been adding virtual travel to my routine. If you want a no-sign-up escape, WorldGuesser drops you into random street-view spots and lets you guess where you are, with unlimited free rounds. It's a small, fun way to feel connected to the world while stuck at home.
Nice roundup — quarantine taught a lot of us that a simple browser game can be a genuine lifeline. I burned most of my evenings on low-poly racers, and PolyTrack was the one that stuck: community-built courses, no download, and quick runs that somehow swallow three hours. If you're still adding to this resource list, here's where to find a working PolyTrack copy — free and playable right in the tab.