10 things to do while stuck at home

March 27, 2020

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 Park and learn how one park ranger connects with the goddess Pele. Check out our Pele candle.

4. See Some Art

5. Coloring Books Are For Adults Too

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