This week I’ve added a Local Information section and expanded my Local Volunteer Opportunities section. I hope you are staying happy and healthy! Together, we can do this.
Art and Home Displays
- Center for the Visual Arts has daily activities on Facebook to encourage creativity
- Heart Groups: A World of Hearts, #FromMyWindow, Happy Heart Hunt, Heart Hunters
- Rise Up Central Wisconsin invites you to join them in their circle project
- Teddy Bear Groups: Bear Hunt, Going on a Bear Hunt, Wisconsin Teddy Bear Hunt
- Wausau DIY offers custom home sign kits and a social distancing heart sign ($15 from each sign is donated to DC Everest-Wausau Blessings in a Backpack!)
Local Activities
- 5 Koshas Yoga and Wellness has online classes for kids and adults (some are free)
- Behavioral Health Clinic has a teen hang-out from 6:30-7:30pm on 4/1 and 4/8
- Boys and Girls Club of Portage County is sharing daily activities on Facebook
- Boys and Girls Club of the Wausau Area has daily virtual activities and homework help weekdays from 3-3:30pm (more info here)
- Center for the Visual Arts has daily activities on Facebook to encourage creativity
- Ifleed shares ideas on their Facebook page and just started a YouTube channel
- Marathon County Public Library offers audio-books and lots of online resources
- PBS Wisconsin offers at-home learning daily programming
- RaiseGreatKids.org & Marathon County Early Years Coalition share great resources
- Visit Wausau and Central Wisconsin has a list of gyms with virtual workouts and more
- Wausau Area Builders Association has a LEGO House Building Contest (ends 4/13)
- WI State Parks have free admission for all (remember social distancing)
- WSAW News Channel 7 has kids weather lessons on Facebook Mon. & Fri. at 3 pm
- Your student’s school library may have a list of recommended resources!
Local Food Options
- BiteSquad restaurant delivery (Referral: New users get a $10 credit)
- Boys and Girls Club of the Wausau Area offers a snack/dinner meal pick-up weekdays from 4:30 – 5:30 pm at either 1710 N 2nd Street, Wausau or John Muir Middle School
- DoorDash restaurant delivery (Referral: New users get $5 off their first 3 orders)
- D.C. Everest School District offers FREE grab-and-go bags of food for ANYONE (Cancelled on 4/13)
- Mosinee School District offers Wi-Fi on wheels and FREE lunch too
- Pick ‘n Save offers free grocery pickup from now until 6/1/20 (Clip the coupon.)
- Stoney Acres Farm offers delivery in the Wausau area
- Trig’s offers free grocery delivery on your first 5 orders (Promo code: 5FREE)
- Walmart offers free grocery pick-up (Referral: New users get $10 off their first order)
- Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce is organizing a Restaurant Week April 13-19
- Wausau School District offers FREE meals for anyone 18 and younger (Cancelled on 4/13)
Local Information
- D.C. Everest School District: Free meals and W-Fi hotspot information
- Wausau School District: Free meals and Wi-Fi hotspot information
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Covid-19 information
- WSAW – Channel 7 has a list of local restaurants that offer take-out or delivery
Local Volunteer Opportunities
- A.B. Mask for a Nurse by a Nurse Tutorial from Jessica Nandino on Instructables
- Blood Center of Northcentral Wisconsin: Make an appointment to donate blood
- Jo-Ann Fabric: DIY mask guides
- Marshfield Clinic: DIY mask guide and drop off information
- North Central Health Care: DIY mask guide and drop off information
- United Way of Marathon County: Plant a seed or send an e-card to a healthcare worker
- Wausau Area Coronavirus Needs Connection: Connects volunteers with opportunities
Online Activities
- Amazing Educational Resources: HUGE list of free services
- Common Sense Education: 10 great free websites for elementary students
- COVID-19 Time Capsule: Free printable for kids from LONG Creations
- Down Dog Yoga: Free virtual yoga classes until at least May 1
- GoNoodle: Exercise and “brain break” videos for kids
- Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home: LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems
- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: Daily zoo video and activity at 2pm
- Podcasts for Kids: A list from the NYTimes of the best podcasts for kids
- Storytime from Space: Astronauts reading books in outer space
- TinkerGarten: Outdoor play activities and weekly emails with themed play
- Travel and Leisure Magazine: List of 12 museums with virtual tours
