Connection Ideas, Virtually
Here are some ideas from our United for Community Wellness Group members:
- Play games (such as Kahoot) via a family Zoom call
- Play games on phone or tablet back and forth with friends… example words with friends, euchre, etc.
- Challenge a family member to a activity challenge on a fitness watch like Apple Watch
- Family Facebook group –private for only your family members
- Start a group text with family/friends where you share a song that sparks a memory with a group.
- Everyone takes turns sharing a video (song) and the memory that goes with that song.
- It’s a fun way to share memories, connect, and listen to some old tunes you may not have heard in a while.
- Buy a stack of fun postcards. Once a week send one out to people you haven’t seen in a while or people you have seen. Everyone loves getting fun mail!
- Care packages- I have become the queen of care packages. I buy their favorite candy, fuzzy socks, good smelling soaps, etc. I also bake. I wrap everything individually so it’s like their birthday!
- I walk every day – and while I walk, I talk to a friend on the phone – while she is walking too. So, we are walking together – but not in the same space.
- I have started a group email with some of my hometown friends. We share regular updates – struggles and triumphs, but mostly just day to day happenings.
- My husband and two daughters (who are away at college) have a group text called “Team Green”. We mostly use it to share funny and encouraging pictures, videos, or posts. Of course, it is also helpful when we need to coordinate something.
- Video call and post messages in WhatsApp with Friends.
- Try Video Calling: There are many free apps you can use, including Facebook Messenger, Skype, WhatsApp, Teams, Zoom, Facetime, and Google Hangout. This article(link is external) from the BBC has a step-by-step guide on how you can do it.
- Sent my mother a challenging jigsaw puzzle of a beautiful location she hopes to visit. Now, she takes images of her progress, and we discuss the trip she plans to take when it is safe to travel.
- Build something. My 16-year-old son and I are building two 17 inch model racing boats over the winter together. We plan to launch the model ships this next spring. We’ll see who built the fastest vessel.