Welcome to Arden Park Recreation and Park District's Virtual Recreation and Resource Center!

This is your place for fun, education, and resources to keep you active while our facilities are temporarily closed. We are committed to ensuring that we continue to create community and provide you with resources to maintain healthy lives, grow meaningful relationships, and keep building extraordinary experiences.

Arden Park Recreation and Park District does not endorse or receive funds to advertise any of the third party sites or services listed or referenced on this page.

Get Active!

Better Health recommends getting in at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day! Here are some resources to help you reach that goal while remaning indoors.

• Free Yoga Classes for All Skill Levels
• Free Fitness and Workout Tutorials 
• Free Tai Chi Instructional Videos

ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS 

• 25 Minute Workouts for Kids
• Comsic Kids Yoga
• 15 Ways to Keep Kids Active Indoors
• 25 Excersise Games and Indoor Activities for Kids
• Learn About Endorphins and Running for Health (Thanks Casey, Taylor and GiGi!)

EXERCISE YOUR MIND

It's easy to veg on video games and television while at home, but it's just as important to stay physically active as it is to stay mentally active! Try these resources to keep your mind sharp.

• Use this online library to read some new books
• Play a daily crossword puzzle
• Download the Scrabble App
• Solve Riddles With Your Friends and Your Children
• Solve a Puzzle
• Play Sudoku
• Teach Yourself a New Language With Duolingo
• Give Meditating a Try
• Play a Word Search

LEARNING FOR KIDS

• Coding Games
• Math Games
• Reading and Writing Games
• Typing Games
• Science Experiments to Try at Home
• Word Search for Kids
• Watch Bill Nye The Science Guy
• Shell Memory Game
• Learn About Our Solar System
• Scholastic Learn at Home

Get Creative!

Use this time to pick up a hobby! Having a hobby helps to relieve stress and keep boredom at bay. Try something new with the links below.

• Learn to How Crochet
• Learn to How Knit
• Learn to  How Sew On a Sewing Machine
• Learn to How Hand Sew
• Learn to How Play the Piano
• Give Cooking a Try
• Take Up Baking
• Paint With Bob Ross
• Make a Rug With Loop Yarn
• Hand Sew With Your Kids
• Start Keeping an Indoor Garden
• Learn How to Play Solitaire
• Learn How to Play Spades
• Teach Yourself Origami
• Learn the Basics of Calligraphy
• Go Stargazing
• Consider Whittling
• Learn How to Belly Dance
• Make Some Candles
• Try Your Hand at Macrame
• Start Keeping a Journal

GAMES AND CRAFTS FOR KIDS

• DIY Friendship Bracelets for Beginners
• Learn to Tie Dye
• Make a Pinecone Birdfeeder
• Make and Send a Pop Up Card
• How to Make Oobleck
• Make a Lava Lamp Experiment 
• Daily Doodle With Mo Willems
• Learn How to Play Cat's Cradle
• Learn How to Play Go Fish
• Learn How to Play Checkers
• Learn How to Play Mancala
• Printable Coloring Pages From Crayola
• Make a Paper Bracelet
• Make Polka Dot Slime
• Laundry Basket Skee Ball
• Make Sock Puppets

Get Connected!

When limiting your physical contact with people, it's important to remember to make and maintain emotional connections. Try a few of these ideas to stay connected with friends and family.

• Write and send a letter to a loved one
• Watch a movie together with Skype or Facetime 
• Host a virtual playdate with Skype or Facetime
• Call a friend or family member you haven't spoken to in a while
• Take care of yourself; make sure to eat a well balanced diet, get plenty of sleep, and stretch at least twice a day
• Play board games with your family or use facebook to play games with your friends
• Play hide and go seek, charades, and other low contact games
• Set a day to do some spring cleaning with your faimly
• Have a dance party

TRAVEL ONLINE

• Virtual Museum Tours
• Google Virtual Tours
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams
• San Diego Zoo Live Cams
• Travel the World With Google Earth
• Watch the International Space Station Live Stream
• Explore Our Solar System With NASA's Eyes