Activities during Lockdown (part 2)
Their lives may be sooooooooo over but there are plenty of things teens can do to keep themselves occupied, and even some that might allow their parents to spend precious time with them (which is a bonus, as we all know teenagers don’t want to hang out with their mom and dad!) Read on for some ideas I found amongst parents of teens and tweens.Take an online photography course: Now is the time to learn a new skill, and surprisingly there are tons of photography courses online. Ideally, they’ll need a DSLR camera – luckily that’s one thing that hasn’t sold out on Amazon – but there are also courses in smartphone photography that focus on capturing interesting angles and concepts, and using natural light.Learn to touch type: Have you seen how kids type? That two-finger jab thing they do on the keyboard (or worse still, the iPad stabbing that makes me want to layer 72 screen protectors on their devices). Learning to touch type will speed up their essay work too, so they’ll stop claiming carpal tunnel syndrome as an excuse to avoid their English and History homework. Disclaimer: this may not improve the quality of their writing… Enrol in Stage School: It might sound strange but lockdown is the perfect time to start acting classes. Stage Academy is an established performing arts school, like everyone else has had to temporarily stop live classes. But they’ve put together online versions that are so good they actually stand alone as a way of taking drama lessons on an ongoing basis. Build a website: Why not learn to code? Code Academy offers free coding classes online. You could build your first e-commerce site, or start a blog!Create an Anime: If your teenager is into graphic design, Anime is a good way to use time and learn a new skill.