Stuck at home? Here is a list of 10 things to do during this apocalyptic time.
Nurture your dark soul 😉 with activities perfect for the lover of fantasy, folklore, and dystopian fiction.
1. Read Poems By Edgar Allan Poe
- The Poetry Foundation website contains Poe favorites such as Annabel Lee, The Raven, and A Dream Within A Dream, among many more. Check out our Poe inspired candle Annabel Lee.
2. Learn More About Wolves
- Old Soul Artisan loves wolves and donates $1 towards wolf conservation for every website order.
- Watch wolf cams: The Wolf Conservation Center in S. Salem, NY has placed unobtrusive cameras around the dens of seven critically endangered wolf pack dens.
- Learn more about wolves from National Geographic.
- *Must Watch* "How Wolves Change Rivers." If ever there was a convincing argument on the vitally important impact of wolves on ecosystems this is it.
3. Virtual Tours
- Take a virtual tour of the Paris Catacombs.
- Take a virtual tour of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Parkand learn how one park ranger connects with the goddess Pele. Check out our Pele candle.
4. See Some Art
- Frida Kahlo exhibit, "Faces of Frida."
- View art galleries from world-renowned museums.
- Learn more about Notre-Dame Cathedral’s famous Gargoyles
- Check out folklore art on DeviantArt.
5. Coloring Books Are For Adults Too
- Free coloring books from 113 museums. You can find some weird stuff here.
- Here are quite a few fairytale coloring pages.
- Here are several gothic and fantasy coloring pages.
6. Read The Original Versions Of Fairytales
- Many fairytales we know have been toned down. Read the original Brothers Grimm fairytales here.
- Read the original Beauty & the Beast. Check out Enchanted Rose, our new Beauty & the Beast inspired candle
- Read the original Snow White called "Snowdrop" by the Brothers Grimm. Check out Evil Queen, our Snow White inspired candle.
7. Make Origami Creatures
8. Cooking New Things
- Here is a huge list of recipes from Medieval times.
- The best collection of recipes of foods included in fantasy and folkore books and movies such a Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter.
- Creative Halloween inspired cocktails.
- Learn to make tea lattes.
9 . Read Apocalyptic Books
- For many of us, life feels incredibly surreal right now. It feels like the apocalypse. What better time to read dystopian and apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction? Here is a big Goodreads list of dystopian favorites.
10. Watch Apocalyptic Movies
- Here is a list of IMDB's top 100 disaster, apocalyptic & post-apocalypticmovies.
