During this time, many people are exploring new activities and hobbies and finding fun ways to spend their days, including Power To Be‘s staff team! Looking for some new ideas? Check out some of our program staff’s favourite shows, books, snacks, and activities to pass the time.
Carinna
Board game: Azul
TV show: The IMAX specials
Activity: Baking and kids doing journaling through drawings
Andrea
Video game: Animal Crossing
Outdoor activity: Gardening and skateboarding
Book: The Body Keeps the Score
Carolyn
Board game: Monopoly Go
Outdoor activity: Gardening and doggie walks
Baking: Sourdough bread
Em
Board game: Ticket To Ride, because you can play it with just 2 people
TV show: Brooklyn 99! New season just came out on Netflix!
Baked good: Sourdough bread from our fridge sourdough starter
Outdoor activity: Gardening on my balcony
Ashleigh
TV show: Life in Pieces
Outdoor activity: Gardening/curling up in a sunbeam
Baking: Being creative with random items in the freezer or cupboard
Podcast: We Have Concerns
Steph
TV show: Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Brooklyn 99
Book: Anything Douglas Adams currently, the hidden life of trees
Baking: Sad cookies that just don’t seem to come out well but get consumed anyway because sugar and butter mmm
Outdoor activity: Soaking up the sun on my deck from 2pm-4pm because that’s optimal sunshine time
Manue
Video game: Fifa 2020
Board game: Ticket to Ride
TV show: Top Chef and Ru Paul.
Indoor activity: Move with Kim on the Headspace App.
Podcast: The Moth.
Food: Zuchini Banana bread.
Pablo
Board game: Ticket to Ride
TV show: Brooklyn 99
Book: The Dark Material trilogy (Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass)
Baked good: Banana Bread
Outdoor activity: Gardening
Movie: Hunt for the Wilder People
Video game: Portal 2
Kendal
Board game: Code names
TV show: Chef’s Table
Activities: Walks in the forest with my little one – listening to birdies, admiring wildflowers, watching slugs, looking for cool rocks. Also drawing with chalk.
Food: Making delicious energy balls and homemade chocolate bark
Sylvia
TV show: Schitt’s Creek
Outdoor activity: Propane fire handout on the porch
Cooking: Curry with homemade naan bread
Graham
Board game: Bananagrams
Outdoor activity: Mountain biking and paddleboarding
Book: Soulcraft
Sarah
TV show: Planet Earth and Human Planet
Outdoor activity: Paddleboarding, early morning hikes, gardening, building stuff, rainy walks in the forest.
Baking: Cookies, practicing cooking outside in my yard.
Paul
Outdoor activities: Workouts 5 days a week starting at 7:30am, cycling out to PL, Thetis lake, and around Victoria.
Favorite game: Xbox 1, NHL 19 where I’ve created myself and put myself on my favourite NHL team. I’m in the hunt for the Stanley Cup!