By Haley Cinotto
The new Austin Recycles App is the easiest and fastest way to get important alerts and reminders about your City of Austin trash, recycling and compost services. The app is available for Apple and Android devices, so download it today! #KeepingYouCollected
Curate a fun Amazon shopping list
- Home-Brewing Starter Set
If you’re a beer lover and are missing the weekends you could be spending at Austin’s 50+ breweries, now is a good time to experiment with home-brewing. It is a great hobby to pick up during quarantine because it requires a little time and it allows you to create something that brings you joy. Amazon is selling starter kits with everything you need to start brewing beer at home today. Check it out here.
- Jigsaw puzzle
Amazon is selling a wide variety of 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles with most of them priced less than $30! Gather your family together and watch the work of art gradually come to life.
Our favorite jigsaw puzzle from Amazon includes a puzzle roll mat and puzzle storage to make sure your unfinished puzzles are stored perfectly for the next time. Take a look here.
- Adult coloring book
Being in self-isolation for the last few weeks may have left you searching for at-home activities to keep you entertained. Embrace your inner artist and consider putting pencil to paper and explore on the pages of an adult coloring book. Most color books on Amazon are on sale for less than $10! Check out one here.
Play virtual games with your friends
Games like Words with Friends, Jackbox TV, and Houseparty are great ways you can socialize with your friends and have fun!
- Words with Friends is where you can challenge your friends to the world’s favorite crosswords puzzle game.
- Jackbox TV just might be the official game of the COVID-19 lock down. The service allows you to play games with your family and friends remotely and you can access it anywhere from an Xbox One to your Apple TV! Check out all the fun games you can play at www.jackboxgames.com.
- Houseparty is a group video chatting app available on desktop and in the app store where you can play games like trivia and pictionary. You will receive a notification when friends are online and available to group video chat for instant fun!
Do a fun outdoor DIY Project
- Grab an old white shirt, sweatpants, or even socks and create a new outfit! Check out a step-by-step guide on how to transform your old clothing into something exciting here.
- Explore your inner green thumb. All you need is a spot with sunlight, a pot, soil, and seeds. Plants like tomatoes, basil and peppers, or flowers can be started indoors and can be moved outdoors later. You’d even be surprised how many household items can double as a flower pot! No seeds, no problem. Check out this unique hack on how you can get growing today.
Listen to your favorite artist go live
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing is making attending live shows completely impossible. Luckily, artists are finding other ways to perform “live” through platforms like Instagram and YouTube.
This Friday:
- Post Malone will be broadcasting a live concert from his home on his YouTube Channel at 5 PM CST.
- At 7 PM CST, Thomas Rhett, Kesha, Lewis Capaldi, Train and numerous other artists will perform on Elvis Duran’s official YouTube channel.
- Catch The Grateful Dead at 7:30 PM CST on YouTube to experience their June 11, 1993 concert at Buckeye Lake Music Center.
April 24th- 26th:
- Digital Music Festival Room Service is kicking off a week long concert event featuring performances by Yungblud, Channel Tres, Pink Sweat$, Chromeo, Zeds Dead, Borgore, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Gallant, Griz, Mt. Joy, Trevor Daniel, RAC, Jeremy Zucker, Shallou and more! Check out the full lineup here.
Check out new movie and show releases
Running out of things to binge watch while sheltered at home? Luckily, any of the films that recently hit the big screen are now available for streaming or digital distribution early! Some of our favorites like the animated movie kids movie, The Willoughbys, featuring Alessia Cara, and the action film, Extraction, produced by Avengers directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, were released this week on Netflix.
Check out a complete list of recently released movies and TV shows on each streaming service here.
Support your local businesses
Austin restaurants are adapting to social distancing requirements by adding takeout and delivery options even spots that don’t do it typically. If you can, take the night off from cooking to support workers and business owners located nearby. Through third-party delivery service options such as Favor, Uber Eats, and DoorDash, Austin residents can partake in cuisine from most restaurants in town at a touch of a button.
Food services aren’t the only businesses that may be suffering unfortunately. Check out Austin Relief to find other ways you can help support all local services in the community.
