We all know it isn’t at all times straightforward being caught inside, however you may nonetheless take advantage of out of your lockdown. For weeks now, our crew have been utilizing Slack to remain linked, commiserate, and share concepts to assist get one another by way of social isolation. Their options have already fashioned the idea of our OctoKids programme, geared toward serving to dad and mom maintain their kids entertained at house, and now they’re again with a lot more concepts for staying wholesome and blissful! Who is aware of? You may even come away from lockdown having found a hidden expertise, learnt one thing new, and even with a wiser, extra environmentally pleasant house.
Set time apart for studying
In case you ever needed to be taught a brand new language, or how one can bake or code, now’s the proper time.
Put aside a while for creating
Draw, paint, begin a podcast, write blogs, poems or songs, construct issues!
Train
Use your one journey out to stretch these legs. Dwell in an residence constructing? Take the steps to the highest ground and again. Alternatively take a look at our number of house train guides and lessons.
Some good guides for exercising at house:
PE lessons for youths:
For yoga:
In case you stay across the South East, Trina from our tech crew (an intrepid London explorer) has really helpful her favorite walks:
Join with family and friends
Both decide up the telephone ‘the quaint manner’ or chat or play video games on-line. You possibly can even play digital variations of traditional board video games…
Reward your self
Bear in mind to reward your self for no matter nice stuff you’re doing whereas on lockdown – whether or not it’s studying one thing new, creating one thing, ending a undertaking for work and so on. This’ll assist you to deal with the positives, which isn’t at all times straightforward throughout these unusual occasions.
Take into consideration how one can assist others
We have been impressed by our octo-engineers who’ve been working to ship drugs and meals packages from pharmacies and foodbanks to houses within the South East. Here is some extra suggestions for how one can get entangled, straight from the members of our crew who’ve just lately turned their consideration in direction of serving to important providers:
- If you realize another important providers within the South East that would use a hand with deliveries, give Octopus Power Providers a shout at: workwithus@octoes.com
A few of our expert clients have even put their technical abilities to make use of, serving to out important providers by creating worthwhile instruments/assets:
Ali, for instance, has been placing her 4 3D printers to work printing visor headbands for the NHS!
Woo worth plunge alert from @octopus_energy , can be ideally suited whereas 3D printing some ear savers to donate to key employees. Bought a batch printing for the Postie proper now.
— Ryan Walmsley (@ryanteck) April 19, 2020
The NHS are calling for volunteers to assist ship meals and medicines to weak individuals:
Native charities additionally need assistance throughout the coronavirus outbreak:
