Every day, we check in with staff from different Clubs who share activities for members across all age groups. Today’s list of activities includes Earth Hour, shaving cream art, LEGOs, Theatre Thursday, Pokémon, and MagicaVoxel!
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Welcome to post #23 of Club at Home! Every day, we share content that brings Club programs, traditions, and staff into the homes of members. Our goal is to provide the same fun and educational activities to our Club members and families, even while Clubs are physically closed.
Today, we check in with staff from our Clubs who share different activities for members across all age groups, including Earth Hour, shaving cream art, LEGOs, Theatre Thursday, Pokémon, and MagicaVoxel!
Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Office for Immigrant Advancement created a compilation of resources and services for Boston-based immigrants affected by coronavirus. Click here to read more. A detailed list of local resources for youth and caregivers can be found here. It includes a full list of learning resources and activities, resources for food access, financial relief funds, neighborhood support, and more. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office has released a comprehensive COVID-19 Resource Guide that provides a complete picture of all resources available to assist with getting through this challenging time.
Earth Day
Courtesy of Alexis, Berkshire Partners Blue Hill Club
We’re celebrating Earth Day all week long! Today, Education Director Alexis has an Earth Hour challenge for members, as well as a message for parents. Click here to read more.
Don’t forget — we’re giving away one free water bottle to the greenest and most Earth-friendly member! If you try Alexis’s Earth Hour challenge, share photos by tagging us on Instagram or Facebook, or email us at boysgirlsclubsboston@gmail.com. We’ll send you your new BGCB water bottle (to cut back on single-use plastic!) and you’ll be featured as our Facebook cover photo for a week. Submit by 4/24/20 to be featured.
Click here to try Alexis’s Earth Hour challenge >>
Riddle of the Day
Courtesy of Shari, Berkshire Partners Blue Hill Club
1. Take the year you were born and multiply it by 2.
2. Take your current sum and add 5.
3. Take that sum and multiply it by 50.
4. Take that sum and add your age.
5. Take that sum and add 365.
6. Take that final sum and subtract 615. Your final answer should be the year you were born and your age.
Don’t believe us? Try it out! Show your work by tagging us on Instagram or email boysgirlsclubsboston@gmail.com.
The answer to yesterday’s riddle: The letter “e”
Tune in tomorrow to see the answer and get a new riddle!
Arts
Courtesy of Ashley, Berkshire Partners Blue Hill Club
Wagner Family Art Director Ashley shares two of her favorite art activities using materials you have at home. Create art using shaving cream and coffee filters! Click here to follow Ashley’s steps. Don’t forget to send what you create to us at boysgirlsclubsboston@gmail.com and we’ll post them on BGCB social media on Friday!
Click here to create shaving cream and coffee filter art >>
For all ages.
Health and Wellness
Courtesy of Grace, BGCB Staff
We are excited to share with you TRILLFIT @ Home! TRILLFIT is a black woman-owned boutique fitness studio, created as a response to the lack of diversity in Boston’s fitness scene. Visit their website for free access to pre-recorded workouts. With a guardian sign-up, several classes are available, including TRILLFIT Family for all ages, all free and safely accessible from your home.
Click here try TRILLFIT @ Home >>
For all ages.
Learning Center
Courtesy of Yassyra, Yawkey Club of Roxbury
It’s LEGO Thursday, and Education Director Yassyra has a challenge in celebration of Earth Day! Today, try to build something that represents what you love and want to save about the earth. Share your creations with boysgirlsclubsboston@gmail.com or tag us online!
For all ages.
Music
Courtesy of Chris, Gerald and Darlene Jordan Club
Music Program Manager Chris is back with more rhyming in songwriting! Watch Chris’s recommended video below and share your lyrics with us at boysgirlsclubsboston@gmail.com.
For ages 9 and up.
Performing Arts
Courtesy of Virvioly and Brea, Berkshire Partners Blue Hill Club
Performing Arts duo Virvioly and Brea are back for Theatre Thursday, and today they’re discussing Shrek the Musical! Click here to watch the musical, and then watch Virvioly and Brea share some fun facts about the production!
For all ages.
Social Recreation
Courtesy of Dan, Charlestown Club
Today, Social Rec Director Dan shares a new Pokémon video! Follow along below as he shares the final type of card for the game.
Plus, click here to learn from Dan the basics of putting your Pokémon cards together in a deck!
For ages 7 and up.
Technology
Courtesy of Sarah, Franklin Hill Club
Program Leader Sarah has a new MagicaVoxel video today, and this one’s a creation time-lapse of a character we all know and love! What’s your favorite character you’re building with MagicaVoxel? Share with us at boysgirlsclubsboston@gmail.com or tag us online!
For all ages.
Teen Center
Courtesy of Grace, BGCB Staff, and Chernet, Edgerley Family South Boston Club
Senior Director of Healthy Lifestyles Grace recommends a free virtual escape room for teens, provided by the Boston Public Library! The BPL partnered with escape room company Puzzle Break to create The Grimm Escape. Up to 12 teens, ages 13 through 18, will venture together to a fantasy land which has fallen under the spell of a sinister witch, and must band together to break her curse! The escape room is April 28 at 4 p.m. Read more here, and register here. 
Plus, Teen Education Coordinator Chernet recommends a collection of inspirational TED Talks from TED-Ed!
Click here get motivated with TED Talks >>
Attention high school seniors! Don’t forget to apply for a BGCB Scholarship. Learn more and apply here.
A detailed list of local resources for youth and caregivers can be found here.
Resources from Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Office for Immigrant Advancement for Boston-based immigrants affected by coronavirus can be found here.
A comprehensive COVID-19 Resource Guide from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office can be found here.
Are you enjoying Club at Home? Tag us in pictures or videos of yourself participating or email them to boysgirlsclubsboston@gmail.com and we’ll post them on BGCB social media!
Keep up with all the latest Club at Home updates, including fun and interactive content for members to do at home, on our blog.
