Stuck for ideas now that some of your favourite activities have been put on hold? Never fear, the Do Try This At Home Festival is here!
Do Try This At Home is working with young people and community partners to help you stay active and connected while we all do our very best to #stayathome
Look out for the Do Try This At Home logo popping up on social media and other online spaces over the coming weeks. It’s a sure sign that you are being pointed towards something good!
Whether you like having a go yourself, sharing your talents, or watching other people, we have soooooo many ideas for you, here’s a few to get you started:
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MUSIC
Darwin Live Gig Guide
Local musos and comedians doing live loungeroom gigs, streamed straight to you!
https://www.facebook.com/DarwinLiveGuide/
Isolaid Festival
Catch mega line ups of amazing Australian artists every weekend, streamed via insta.
https://www.isolaidfestival.com/
Best Practice Guide for Streaming
The Australian Music Industry Network has created this brilliant resource for musicians who want to get onboard with streaming
http://www.amin.org.au/new-best-practice-guide-live-streaming/
WRITING
Young Territory Author Awards
Got a book inside you? Entries for the Young Territory Author Awards are now open!
https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries/kids-and-teens/young-territory-author-awards/entry-criteria
Borrow an ebook or audio ebook!
If you have a NT library card you can borrow HEAPS of ebooks, emagazines or eaudiobooks for free. Head to the City of Darwin libraries website to find out more.
https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries
Write someone a letter
You know, an old fashioned kind on paper, with a pen … and mail it! Or write something uplifting and leave it in a public place for a stranger to find 🙂
FILM
Zero Point Season Zero
Inspired by Richard Bell and Japanese Anime, Jonathan Saunders’ animated web series features an aboriginal super hero. So many things to love about that sentence!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2bJBTXkdKIf6nd2yxR9nQw/featured
Do Try This At Home Digital Film Festival
Brimming with talent and opportunity, check out the Do Try This At Home Digital Film Festival on Insta, Youtube and Facebook. Follow LAUNCHdarwin for all the deets.
Start a Beauty VLOG
Checkout Sarah’s Channel on ABC iview for some hilarious inspo
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/sarah-s-channel
CIRCUS + DANCE
Cirque du Soleil
It is unlikely you will ever see a Cirque du Soleil show in the NT, until now and you can watch it from the comfort of your own bed/couch/bean bag/paddle pool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=allVFq3P-48
Get Juggling
Make yourself a set of juggling balls … or use past-it fruit, pom poms or scarves. I know someone who taught themselves juggling using rocks. They said they had to learn really fast because it hurt, a lot. NB we do not recommend you use rocks to teach yourself juggling
https://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/jugglingballs.htm
Common People Dance Project
Every week Common People Dance Project posts a dance class with cheesy choree for you to learn. You are encouraged to video yourself and send it back and at the end of the week they upload a compilation video. It’s so joyful and all ages and all abilities are encouraged <3
https://www.facebook.com/events/1380321485480810/
VISUAL ART
Darwin Street Art Festival Colouring In
The Darwin Street Art Festival has created colour in sheets for some of your favourite murals
https://www.facebook.com/pg/darwinstreetartfestival/photos/
Portrait of a Teenage Territorian
Get cracking on your entry for this year’s Portrait of a Teenage Territorian. Photos accepted up until 12 June
https://www.facebook.com/events/203871547595785/
Insta Creatives
Check out the Instagram accounts of some of our favourite young Darwin creatives -@mr.calebdude_art, @eskrimko, @Joshua_Griffen, @chloeoshae, @taylord_designs1
SPORT / EXERCISE
Get Outside
As we head into dry season, now is the perfect time to take advantage of Darwin’s cycling and walking paths
https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/explore/out-and-about/getting-around/cycling-and-walking-paths
Trick Shots
Darwin’s favourite Trick Shotter, Tymunna Clements has a great Tik Tok account, go get inspired and have a go yourself.
https://tikitoks.com/@tymunna_clements/6584758205586079749
Yoga + No-Equipment Exercise Classes
We don’t even know where to start, there are so many to choose from. Youtube is your friend. Go get amongst it.
GAMING
Level Up E-sports
Brought to you by PARBA. Coming Soon!
https://www.facebook.com/Level-Up-Esports-100974568230716/?modal=admin_todo_tour
Next Tier
https://www.facebook.com/TheNextTier/
CRAFT
TShirt Hacks
Got some old shirts that don’t fit quite right anymore? Change them up with some fresh ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfYDfsRvZBY
Nature Mandalas
Use stones, leaves and flowers to make your own nature mandalas. This is a *really great* mindfulness activity that costs exactly zero dollars
http://www.willowday.net/2017/04/make-flower-mandalas/
Pom Poms
Cut up your old clothes and turn them into pom poms, to use as room décor or juggling balls, or soot sprites (for all the Studio Ghibli fans)
https://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/t-shirt-pom-poms-tutorial
ONLINE LEARNING
Skillshare
Skillshare has heaps of art, craft and design lessons and the first two months of membership is free
https://www.skillshare.com/
edX
edX hosts free short course from some of the world’s leading universities. It’s a great way to test out what it might be like to study some of the courses you are interested in when you leave school
https://www.edx.org/
DuoLingo
Learn a language … for free!
https://www.duolingo.com/
LIFE SKILLS
Cloud Pancakes
Up your pancake game with these Japanese style soufflé pancakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4VYMNUg3QM
Bike Maintenance
Save yourself some money in the short and long term by keeping your bike well maintained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3mzPQnyyOU
Primitive Technology Channel
Follow John Plant from Cairns in North Queensland as he teaches himself amazing survival skills from ancient times
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdB
OTHER ONLINE FESTIVALS
Social Distancing Festival
A calendar of online arts events from all over the world
https://www.socialdistancingfestival.com/
Lockdown Arts NT
Lockdown Arts is compiling a calendar of NT arts events in the ‘time of corona’
https://www.facebook.com/LockdownArtsNT/
Check out their excellent info pack on how you can get involved in sharing your art with the world
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o1gu90h8nohmByZ55wkWfGj2XW7zhatHMNVtr854UI0/edit?fbclid=IwAR1QqeWtTiiUpwmlcXWn6wjEOGWaneqky6sYcZexSoKvjqWRB8StuTVYFLQ
Fringe and Chill
Check out this handy online calendar of Fringe shows from around the world <3
https://www.facebook.com/fringeandchill/