Gold Standard
COVID-19 Friendly Activities
March 30, 2021
By: Courtney Stewart ’14
Need ideas for fun activities to do while we continue to ride out the pandemic? Take a look at this list that includes virtual escape rooms, app games, movie nights, and more!
Games
Virtual Escape Rooms & Puzzle Games
Game Night via Zoom, FaceTime, or Google Hangouts
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- Apps: Evil Apples (similar to Cards Against Humanity), Quiz Up, Among Us, Words with Friends or Scrabble, & Charades!
- Scattergories Online
- Taboo Online
- Sporcle Games & Quizzes
- Skribbl (Pictionary)
- Classic Card Games
- Boggle Online
- Codenames
- Colonist (Catan)
For Purchase:
Movie night (users must have their own subscriptions)
- Teleparty (Netflix Party extension)
- Disney+ and Amazon Prime both offer a Group Watch feature where users select a movie and invite their friends to join the watch party from wherever they are!
Other activities
- Join a book club (Ursinus has a great book club that runs all year long).
- Trivia Nights – use EventBrite to find virtual trivia nights happening locally or in other parts of the country!
Please let us know if you have any other suggestions for a fun night in by tagging us on Facebook (Ursinus College Alumni) or Instagram (@ursinusalumni)!