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    7 fun activities to do at home

    Grace Zhang, Assosciate Web Editor
    May 17, 2020

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    "This summer I am so excited to be able to have more free time, so that I can hang out with friends and family. Also, I’m excited to go on vacation and be on the beach!"  

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    • BOOKS VERSUS MOVIES. While there may never be a true winner to the everlasting battle between the craft of an author’s paper and pencil or the moving artistry of a director’s camera and editing, you can decide for yourself with these ten titles. Whether you are looking for teen romance or a gripping adventure, this list has you covered. And maybe, just maybe, you can determine if the novel or film comes out on top.

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    • Lazy Daisy Stitch: The lazy daisy stitch is a simple way to make flowers or other single looped stitches. For this stitch you go up at point 1 and down at point 2, but you do not pull the string all the way through, you leave a loop the size that you want your stitch. You then come up at point 3 and go over the loop you created, and bring your needle back down at point 3 securing your lazy daisy stitch. This stitch is most commonly used for making daisies, but you can modify the closeness of point 1 and 2, or the length of your loop to make other flowers as well. 

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      Quarantine crafts

    • Preparing your materials: To do embroidery you will need fabric, an embroidery hoop, embroidery floss, embroidery needles, and a pair of scissors.  I prefer to use muslin fabric, but any tightly woven fabric works. Do not use a stretchy fabric to start learning on, it is very difficult to embroider on especially if you are a beginner. To prepare your fabric, lay it over the inner ring of your embroidery hoop, then place the outer ring around both the fabric and the inner ring and tighten until your fabric is taught. To prepare your embroidery floss you need to split it. If you look closely at the floss, you will notice that it is made up of six individual threads. For all of these stitches I use three strands.

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    • Bread baking may seem like a daunting task, but in all honesty it’s a pretty simple formula. As the quarantine stretches on, bakers across the country are taking shelter in the comfort provided by a warm loaf of fresh bread.

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    • RECENTLY, I WATCHED the ever more popular movie “Contagion” directed by Steven Soderbergh and released in 2011. The intense and terrifying story line uncovers how a virus, similar to Coronavirus, is released into the population and what the effects of it are. It is honestly really scary to see how similar the plot of this fiction movie is to what is happening in the real world right now. If you are bored while sitting around your home, I would definitely recommend watching this movie to see the similarities to Coronavirus, but do not get too paranoid as the movie is merely fiction.

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    • QUARANTINE COOKING. In the past two weeks, we have been in quarantine. A large problem for many people is that all we are eating is junk food. It doesn’t seem worth it to make a meal for one person when you can go grab some junk out of the cabinet. Maybe making recipes that have only a few ingredients will make it easier. Check out easy recipes to make with five ingredients or less.

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      Recipes to make with 5 ingredient or less

    • WEARING A MASK. This new emoji relates to quite a few people. It depicts how while many people appear to be smiling, but inside, they are really hurting. While it may be used as more a joke, the deeper meaning of this emoji makes it a nice addition to Apple products.

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    • ZERO WASTE. By using old candy to create something new, the issues of still having Valentine’s Day candy several months later and wasting candy are things of the past. Next time you find yourself with an abundance of leftover candy, try these recipes on for size. From chocolate dipped pretzels, to candy-filled blondies, or a creative take on trail mix, everybody can find their perfect recipe. “What I like about these recipes is that one can eat the candy in innovative and exciting ways, instead of the same old, straight from the wrapper candy bar,” said Ellen McPherson, 10.

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    • MAP OF THE SOUL. Bangtan Sonyeondan, better known as BTS, released their latest album ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ on Feb. 21. With a total of 20 tracks, the album has 15 new ones and five old ones from their last album titled ‘Map of the Soul: Persona.’ The album is the “darkest, strangest and yet most relevant and ambitious music BTS has made yet,” according to LA Times.

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      Old memories, New music― Map of the Soul: 7

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