Category Archives: Boredom Busters

Experience a 360-degree Tour of Blarney Castle in Ireland

Experience a 360-degree Tour of Blarney Castle in Ireland

Blarney Castle, home of the Blarney Stone, was built nearly six hundred years ago and has been attracting attention ever since. Over the last few hundred years, millions have flocked to Blarney making it a world landmark and one of Ireland’s greatest treasures. Can’t visit it in person to kiss the Blarney stone?  Take a virtual tour instead and…Read More

101 Riddles For the Family.  How Many Can You Guess Correctly?

101 Riddles For the Family. How Many Can You Guess Correctly?

Need a little break to unwind with some fun brain teasers? Check out Parade Magazine’s ultimate list of the best riddles of all time. Parade divided the quizzes into categories like Easy, For Kids, Funny, Math, Word, and Really Hard Riddles. Easy Riddles: What has to be broken before you can use it? Kids Riddles: I follow you all the…Read More

Turn Any Room Into a Classroom with These Free Online Resources

Turn Any Room Into a Classroom with These Free Online Resources

With schools across Hampton Roads implementing distance learning this fall, many organizations are offering free resources for students from activity books to virtual field trips. Our friends at 13NewsNow compiled a huge list of links to help turn any room into a classroom. Free learning workbooks  Live, interactive virtual camps  Interactive study guides  Rosie Riveters STEM…Read More

Free Comic Book Summer!

Free Comic Book Summer!

Free Comic Book Day is traditionally scheduled to take place the first Saturday in May each year. The annual event had to be postponed this year because of COVID-19 and will now take place throughout July and early September, making it Free Comic Book Summer! Between July 15th and September 9th, local comic shops will be getting…Read More

Amazon, Apple, Walmart, and More Offering Free Summer Camp Programs for Kids

Amazon, Apple, Walmart, and More Offering Free Summer Camp Programs for Kids

Big-name companies are offering their own versions of virtual summer camps amid the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon: Through Camp Handmade, customers are provided with arts and crafts workshops, a panel discussion and shop Handmade’s selection of offerings from crafting experts. Apple: Kids can participate in Apple Camp at Home for coding, filming and other workshops provided every week. Michaels: Camp…Read More

Here are the 24 Best Movies for Country Music Fans {LIST}

Here are the 24 Best Movies for Country Music Fans {LIST}

“USA Today” has put out a list of the 24 best movies for country music fans.  It’s ranked based on critic and user ratings from Rotten Tomatoes and the Internet Movie Database.  Here’s the list: 1.  “Coal Miner’s Daughter”, 1980 2.  “Walk the Line”, 2005 3.  “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, 2001   4.  “Crazy”, 2008   5.  “Tender Mercies”, 1983   6.  “Nashville”,…Read More