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Being in quarantine is a surreal experience for all of us, especially because we have never experienced one before. However, this doesn't mean the world hasn't experienced them before. In this activity from Crayola.ca, a real marketing ad from Bell Systems during the Spanish Flu of 1918 is provided, along with prompts for analyzing the ad and modernizing it to match the current pandemic. I think this is a really interesting activity that many of your residents will find meaningful.

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April-Lyn Caouette over at LoveThyNerd.Com has created the Nerdy Quarantine Resource Mega List as a resource to us all. There are all kinds of tips, suggestions and helpful links for finding fun things to do online while we quarantine. It is a great list that is updated from time to time. Below is the general list of Contents. Visit the article for more in depth information about joining in on the "nerdy" fun!

Table of Contents
    General Quarantine Info for Nerds
    Conventions
        Online Conventions
    Podcasts & Radio
    Streams & Video
    Groups to Play Games and Be Nerdy With
        On Facebook
        On Discord
        Game Groups for Intellectuals
    Nerd Exercise
    Ways to Play Tabletop Games Online
        Tabletop Games to Play Over Video Chat
    Communication Tools
    Coloring Pages
    Watch Parties
    Educational Resources
    Video Games to Play
        Advice for Parents
        To Play with Others
        Solo Play

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We have all been home bound for eons now and out of all this time trapped within the four walls of our humble abodes, has sprung culinary obsessions and passions we all didn’t even know we had! We are all chefs of our own universe and home cooking is a daily occurrence for most. From this new task, many food trends have burst forth and cemented themselves as Quarantine Food All Stars. Check out the list of trends from TheGuardian.Com below with some excerpts of explanation thrown in. Click the link below to read the article in all its culinary gloriousness!

Quarantine cooking's seven biggest trends
– power ranked by Adam Liaw
www.TheGuardian.Com

1. Dalgona coffee
A whipped coffee technique that is identical to Indian home style "beaten coffee".

2. Bolognese
In the beginning, we hoarded pasta like it was toilet paper.

3. Sourdough
We all began baking our own sourdough bread.

4. Focaccia gardens
Began as "VanDough Focaccia BreadArt" by Massachusetts baker Teri Culleto and took off from there.

5. Ramen at home
The sure fire sign that we were missing outside life.

6. Secret corporate recipes
All of sudden we had access to the secret recipes form our most favorite restaurants.

7. Alison Roman's #thestew
This trend took on more drama then makes sense for a simple stew.

A Grandma Made Social-Distancing-Themed Barbies...

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