40 Freebies To Keep You Safe and Entertained during Quarantine
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Stuck at home and bored out of your mind like us? Check out this list for your health, education, business, streaming needs, and apps offering free resources for a limited time. Ease your mind and cure your boredom with these free offerings.
Worried About Your Health?
Think you might have the coronavirus? Right now you can download the K Health App for FREE. This will let you text with US doctors FREE for 14 days. Click here to learn more.
Dhvani is sending a free facemack to any American who fills out their request form.
Learn Something New
Skillshare is available for free for two months when you join using this link. In those two months, you can have uninterrupted access to the complete collection of 25,000+ courses (called classes) in SkillShare! From beginner level classes to expert level courses in a variety of skills, trades, and hobbies.
Coursera is offering 85 free courses with certificates for a limited time. I have signed up for 3 courses! Brush up some of your skills and add them to your resume.
Pluralsight site is offering free access to 7000+ courses during April. This site is geared towards IT, developer and app developers.
Nikon is offering various photography classes online for free.
Amazon is offering free computer science courses from Grades K-12.
Udemy has created a collection of free courses from 20+ different topics such as Guitar Lesson, Public Speaking, Digital Painting and more.
Young Screenwriters is offering free online screenwriting courses with coupon code NYC2020.
Google is now offering free virtual digital skills workshops. Register here.
Harvard University has now listed 67 online courses for free.
Alison.com is offering 1541 free online courses.
450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free.
Stream and Chill
HBO announced they are offering a lot of shows, movies free for a limited time. You don’t need any subscription. You can just go to HBO GO or HBO NOW to watch every episode of series like The Sopranos, Veep and The Wire for free.
Apple TV is offering extended free trials for Showtime and many more. Head on over to 9to5Mac for a full list.
CBS All Access is offering a free one-month trial with code GIFT and if you have already signed up, you can extend your trial using the code ENJOY.
Sling TV is offering “Stay in & SLING” initiative. Watch ABC News Live, On-demand kids, lifestyle, entertainment streamed at no cost. Head on over to https://watch.sling.com and sign in to watch. I have been a Sling customer for a couple of months and it is nice to get some added channels for free.
Pluto TV adds MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and more for a limited time. I use Pluto TV for local news from time to time.
Amazon Prime adds free HBO and Sesame Street episodes and bunch of Warner Bros movies.
Shudder provide a free month of streaming with code SHUTIN.
FilmRise has a diverse line-up of fan-favorites: classic TV programs, true crime shows, kids' entertainment, award-winning films, prestige documentaries and festival indies.
There is a running list of other free streaming services here.
Vibe Out
Pandora is offering SiriusXM stream free now through May 15. No credit card required. Also, you can start streaming through SiriusXM directly.
Concert Corona is organizing and notifying you to free concerts. Popular artists performing shows while in isolation and helping us get through this pandemic - one beat at a time.
Meditate, Stretch, & Relax
Balance: Meditation (IOS only) app is offering 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR FREE. I have been using this app for the last couple of days and enjoying it very much.
Calm App is offering various meditations for free.
Headspace just launched various meditations and mindfulness resources for New York’s residence, anyone can access it. The Headspace app is my 2nd choice for meditation, very user-friendly.
Mindfulness app that helps relieve stress and achieve balance is now free to download.
Stretch and Grow of the Rockies is a kids health and wellness enrichment company that teaches children age-appropriate fitness and yoga routines.
CorePower Yoga is offering free access to a selection of their online classes while they are closed to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Yoga with Adriene on youtube offers 500+ different yoga workouts and challenges for a variety of different needs.
Yoga with Ari is a very different experience for those who want a yoga experience that is much less family friendly and hosted by Comedian Ari Shaffir.
Get Fit
24 Hour Fitness offering free workouts on their YouTube Channel and their fitness app 24GO. You will find a huge list of places that are offering free workout here.
Couch to Fit App, 7 Minute Workout Training is now free to download.
YMCA 360: On-Demand workout videos, don’t need to sign for an account.
Other freebies
Uhaul is offering 30 days of self storage for college students who have been impacted by closures of their schools. You can learn more here.
Stuck at home due to the coronavirus outbreak? These freebies from the Epic Games Store will help you pass the time. They give away a free game every week and you can check it out at this link.
Did you know your local library has thousands of ebooks and audiobooks? You can borrow them, instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand. Meet Libby. Discover ebooks and audiobooks from your local library. Brought to you by OverDrive.
Ten Hundred, a popular artist and youtuber and is offering free coloring books on his website.
Free Coloring Pages from Zulily, you can download the pages, print, and color.
Daiya is also offering Coloring Sheets you can download and color.
Stay entertained and stay safe!