Alone in 30-Day Lockdown? Check Free Ways to Entertain Yourself

You're at the moment with Coronavirus quarantine and can't leave the house. You, and all of us, hope COVID-19 die away as soon as possible, but it's apparently going to be longer than our expectation. In such case, what our ordinary citizens can do is to keep staying at home and to not add further burden to health care system.

Yet, the long-lasting lockdown has already pushed you into the edge of going stir crazy. How to avoid boredom and going stir crazy? Here rounds up an expansive library of home entertainment ideas to help you free entertain yourself at home during Coronavirus isolation. And you're warmly welcomed to share with us via Email or SNS if you have better options, and we'll update them to this post.

Part 1 - Free Sites to Download and Watch Movies TV Shows

Classic yet free movies and TV shows are always at the 1st place of your entertainment list. If you lack free resources to watch movies and TV shows, the below free movie download sites are worth your collection.

1.1 Best Free Sites to Download Family Movies & TV Shows [Legal]

1. Popcornflix.com

Why is not YouTube placed here? There is no great free movie resources on YouTube, most of them being old-fashioned and poor in quality. But that's not the case in popcornflix, which earns high marks in its wide variety of movie resources and high-definition quality. Anyone who prefer Hollywood Disney movie, Bollywood movie or Chinese Kungfu films, can find his/her cup of tea thereon. And you're also allowed to use a free movie downloader to get your movie downloaded from popcornflix (and other 1000+ movie sites) so as to be away from network jam.

2. moviesfoundonline.com

Directly search the movie you need on its search bar or single out the best cartoon movies for kids, comedy movies, short films, TV shows, recent full movies grounded on its categories. Supposing you're disposed to know more about the current virus, the full movie Pandemic (2007) is available on this site for free viewing. You can online enjoy this free full movie without installing any 3rd party plug-ins. Of course, 1-minute pre-roll can't be removed.

3. crackle.com

This free movie download site makes an impressive showing in free movie resources and downloading. It covers 7 genres of movies for you to choose, from action, anime to comedy, classic TV series, crackle original. Additionally, the movies thereon are all in full length, no trick for any payment. Most video downloaders are capable of getting these full movies downloaded for offline enjoyment. If there is any gripe, that would be the deficiency of the latest film resources.

On top of the above-mentioned sites, other nice options are also available, such as yify movies, MovieDDL, mobilemovies.me, fullywatchonline, etc. Find more from thelivemirror and you can free download the below Hollywood classic movies for family movie night during COVID-19 lockdown.

1.2 Top Movie Services to Watch Recently (Disney) Animated Movies with Kids

Honestly speaking, most classic movie resources like 1970s movies, 1980s movies are free to watch online or download in full length for offline use. Yet, that won't happen on the recently released Hollywood movies, e.g., Disney, Pixar or Dreamworks animated movies for kids.

To review the classics or save money, we adults have no problem to watch classic old movies with the standard or even substandard quality. But our kids can't tolerate that. Therefore, when it comes to watch movies with kids, they'll prefer the recently released kids movies with a high probability. And most popular animated kids movies are not free in full length.

Top Movies for Kids	Release Date	Duration	Available on
Frozen	2013.11.27	1h49m	YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, iTunes, all from $2.99; Vudu from $3.99; DVD ($13.59); Blu-ray ($19.96)
Zootopia	2016.3.4	1h50m	YouTube, Google Play, iTunes, all from $2.99; Vudu from $3.99; Amazon Prime from $14.99; DVD ($14.96); Blu-ray ($19.96)
The Lion king	2019.7.19	1h58m	YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime from $2.99; Vudu from $3.99; DVD ($14.96)
The Secret Life of Pets 2	2019.5.30	1h26m	YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Vudu, all from $3.99; DVD ($9.98)
Hotel Transylvania	2012.9.28	1h31m	Amazon Prime from $2.99; Buy on Blu-ray, DVD from $6.99
Inside Out	2015.6.19	1h42m	YouTube, Google Play, iTunes, all from $2.99; Vudu from $3.99; Amazon Prime from $14.99; DVD ($16.39); Blu-ray ($19.96)
Shrek	2001.4.22	1h35m	YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Vudu, all from $3.99; DVD ($5.87)
Toy Story 4	2019.6.21	1h40m	YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, all from $2.99; Vudu from $3.99
Aladdin (animated HD)	1992.11.25	1h31m	YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, all from $14.99; DVD (2020 signature edition $19.99)
The Road to Eldorado	2000.3.31	1h29m	YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu, all from $3.99; DVD ($3.33)

You can rent or buy the above kids animated movies from YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu or DVD/Blu-ray. For budget-minded users who just want to watch animated movies with kids only once, you're advised to rent SD or HD movie version on YouTube, Google Play, etc. with $2.99 - $5.99. Be noted that YouTube rental digital movie should be started within 4 weeks and finish within 3 days after first playback. HD movie version has driven a higher demanding on your playback device and network connection.

For those whose kids tend to watch the same movie over and over again, nothing would be better than to purchase DVD disc. See, The 2020 signature DVD edition of Aladdin is sold at $19.99, similar price to the YouTube digital movie version. And The Road to Eldorado DVD ($3.33) and The Secret Life of Pets 2 DVD ($9.98) are even cheaper than YouTube purchased versions ($13.99, $19.99 respectively). And you can even rip Disney DVD or backup full title of animated DVDs to watch with your kids on any of your TVs, phones, tablets, laptops anywhere anytime without YouTube app crash or network jam troubles.
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What are some kids friendly DVD movies?

1. Trolls, DVD release date: Feb. 7, 2017
2. Moana, DVD release date: Mar. 7, 2017
3. Sing, DVD release date: Mar. 21, 2017
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How can I watch Disney DVD Frozen without DVD player?

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Part 2 - Free Streaming Service to Watch Movie and Chat Simultaneously

When it comes to free streaming services, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, Hulu, YouTube TV and more are all appearing on your radar. Yet, you can't just have all of them, since you need to pay for each subscription. If you are tight in budget and have to pick out one, Netflix is second to none.

To help you cope with boredom during COVID-19 home isolation, Netflix recently rolls out a group-watching app - Netflix party, which allows you to invite your friends to watch Netflix movies or TV shows together. And the amazing addition is that it adds group chat to your favorite Netflix shows. So you can watch the same movie with 10 friends (feeling like in a theatre), synced and chat enabled! It really helps you break the home isolation to certain degree and review the long-lost social contact.

Currently, this Netflix party app is only available on Chrome browsers on laptop and desktop computer. So far it has won a wide popularity (over 10 million users in the globe) while it has also received complains. Most of them focus on Netflix party down, Netflix party not working, Google Chrome extension settings error or network jam. You can try to exit Chrome and re-enter to give it a whirl or turn on all Google Chrome extension settings before you go to troubleshoot these issues.

If, unfortunately, Netflix party is still not working, please temporarily exit Netflix party and choose Netflix app to enjoy movie night. In case the downscaled quality and network speed still bother you on Netflix app, just download Netflix movies for offline smooth watching, no more time and place constraints. Top free movie downloader (recommended by toptenreview.com) cuts the buck.

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What is the best free alternative to Netflix?

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What movies are 4K on Netflix?

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How do I watch 4K Netflix movies?

Way 1. Stream 4K Movies on Netflix

What do you need before streaming 4K on Netflix?

• A compatible device if you're not going to stream via 4K TV.
• A 4K TV
• Excellent network connection, roughly 25mbps or above.
• Netflix premium subscription plan, priced at $15.99 monthly.

Way 2. Download Netflix Movies in 4K

Is Netflix better than Popcorn Time?

Theoritically Yes. Netflix is legal while Popcorn Time is a piracy of Netflix app. From another angle, Popcorn Time is better than Netflix, especially in this Coronavirus pandemic period. It can save you large amout of money...

More detailed explanation...

Part 3 - Free Games to Help You Survive from Home Isolation

It won't be complete if your home entertainment list excludes free games. Interesting and well-designed games can not only help you kill time during lockdown, but also motivate you to think, to cooperate with your buddies and to gain something fresh each day. If you're sick of your old-fashioned yet boring games, check the below fresh list of free games for you to play on Android, iOS, Xbox and PS4 with nary a penny.

List of Top Free Mobile Games for Android and iOS

List of Top Free Games for Game Consoles

If you have played other more interesting free games, you can share with us and help more people distract attention from the depressing isolation. Of course, there are some beginners who are ill-informed about how to play video games. Thus, it would be much better if you can record gameplay screen videos as game manuals. Afterwards, you can upload them to YouTube and maybe they will attract scads of fans for you. Worth a try, isn't it?

Part 4 - Free Video Platforms to Share and Watch Funny Videos

While we are all stuck during the coronavirus quarantine time, these free video apps & sites offer a good way to entertain ourselves at home. Try them, you can find thousands of funny, wired, hilarious, and creative videos to keep you busy.

4.1 TikTok

TIKTOK is a short video sharing app for mobiles. You can stream, like, and share videos uploaded by others, or create your videos through your phone. There are a lot of effects, fliters, music, and other editing tools. You can make videos of cute dogs and cats, family moments, crazy things anytime anywhere. From Ciara and Russell Wilson to Jessica Alba, here are eight celebrities using TikTok with the whole family.

Find a funny TikTok video clip that you want to download? Consider checking out TTDownloader.com, an online tool designed for downloading TikTok videos to any device. It's free to use and allows you to download TikTok videos with and without the TikTok watermark. There's also an option to download the audio clip from the video as an MP3 file.

4.2 YouTube

YouTube site and mobile apps (YouTube Kids, YouTube Music, YouTube Studio, and YouTube TV) are a welcome free way to watch videos of various kinds. With the global lockdown caused by COVID-19, YouTube has seen a significant surge that comes with millions of people at home. Therefore, YouTube temporarily lowers its default video high quality to 480P on cellular networks to avoid crashes of internet server.

If you have noticed the quality reduction, you know it's not satisfactory for some video streaming. Another option to get good video quality is to download videos from YouTube site and move them to the mobiles.

4.3 Likee

Likee (formerly LIKE) is a free shot video making and sharing app just like TikTok but more kids friendly. There you can create short videos, stream videos, and contact with young friends all around the world. Unlike TikTok, it offers features like voice call, news, live chat, Likee coins collecting, rewards, etc.
Other free apps for home entertainment: Vigo Video, Kwai, Cheez, Funimate, Dubsmash

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Part 5 - Free Workout Resources to Help You Boost Immunity

The COVID-19 pandemic leaves gyms and sports studios closed and millions of people stuck at home. You can't follow your usual exercise routines, but this doesn't mean you should stop sweating. There are YouTube channels, sites, apps, and online classes to help you stay fit and healthy while you're under lockdown.

5.1 Free Apps

Peloton - People can stream high-quality yoga, strength, HIIT, cardio, and bootcamp classes. You don't need to buy a Peloton treadmill or bike. It's priced at $12.99 a month, but it's free for new users for 90 days.

Beachbody - The Beachbody On Demand (BOD) is not a free workout streaming service. But by subscribing $12.99 a month or $9.99 a year, you can stream 1,100+ Beachbody workouts from super trainers like Autumn Calabrese and Tony Horton and download workouts for offline training.

Nike Training Club - Good news! The subscription-based app is now free to help people work out during social distancing. You will find 185+ workouts in different categories for all fitness levels, ranging from 15 to 60 minutes.

Fiton - Fiton is a free fitness app for iOS and Android that offers class of cardio, HIIT, strength, dance/barre, yoga and Pre/Postnatal. By entering some basic info like age, height, and goals, it will create custom programs for you.

5.2 YouTube channels

On YouTube, there are tons of workouts videos for free streaming at home. There are videos of dancing, Yoga, body strength, zumba, boxing, walking, bootcamp, and more. You can easily find and subscribe your favorite fitness channels on YouTube. Some famous workout channels include The Fitness Marshall, Blogilates, HASfit, Fitness Blender, Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home, Befit, etc.
You can watch them on any device over Wi-Fi connection. Even better, it's easy to free download fitness videos from YouTube for offline playback when internet is not available.

5.3 Workout DVDs

Flicking from clips to clips on apps/sites can hardly hold your interests. Except YouTube and several paid workout sites & apps, most workout apps require a Wi-Fi environment. Remember the workout DVDs you ever bought, such as Beachbody 21 Day Fix Workout Program, X-TrainFix RIPT90, Beachbody P90X Workout, etc? With DVDs, you can watch the training videos on the larger screen, better follow the instructions, pause, rewind, and try again anytime, without any buffering. What if you need to exercise in the yard or on the balcony? You can convert the workout DVD for mobiles. Don't worry if you have problems with any workout DVDs such as Beachbody DVD or Insnity workout DVDs, a top free DVD ripper program will convert them for any screen.

Part 6 - Free Music Streaming Services to Calm Anxieties Over COVID-19

During the coronavirus crisis, we have seen a lot of sing-a-longs that encourage each other. Music is a good way to relive anxiety and stress from social isolation. There are some free places where you can find songs for kids & family, new podcasts, and mood-focused playlists.

6.1 Spotify

Spotify has announced a Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief Project to offer up to $10 million financial relief to music community. Not only that, it has a playlist named COVID-19 Quarantine Party, which gathers inspiring songs from Britney Spears, Hundredth, Chadwick Johnson, Alistair Ryan, etc. With the free plan, you can play any playlists and stream concerts from artisits like James Blake, Ben Gibbard and Code Orange.

6.2 Deezer

The music streaming service has launched a new Stay at Home channel, designed for entertainment at home under lockdowns amid COVID-19 crisis. There are playlists like Happy Hits, Feel Good, Mellow Days, Happy Kids, etc. to keep every family member upbeat. After getting an account for free, you can listen to the music freely.

6.3 Apple Music

Apple Music has shown that "we're all in this together" with a new Come Together section. It's designed to help people escape from the crisis for a while. 7 new playlists are added like Isolation Icebreakers, Work From Home Hustle, Living Room Dance Party, etc., featuring popular songs in different genres. You can free stream any music from Apple Music for 3 months.

Tips: There are some positive sides of COVID-19, like more family time. Why not has a family party during the COIVD criziness? Transfer music to computer and get the stereo system ready, let's start.

Part 7 - Free eBooks and Audiobooks to Keep Yourself Entertained

As people seeking for ways to entertain themselves at home, ebooks and audiobooks are great options to kill time. Luckily, there are places to find ebooks and even audiobooks for free reading on computer, smartphone, ebook reader or tablet.

7.1 Audible

Audible is the home to tons of audio entertainment across different platforms. It's available for free for 30 days but there are many titles offered at no cost. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it launches a new service named Audible Stories to offer a collection of audio stories for kids.

7.2 Librivox

Librivox is a completely free app that offers free audiobooks read and recoded by volunteers all around the world. You can both read or listen on it. There are 13,000+ audio books, available in 40 languages from more than 9,000 volunteers.

7.3 Loyal Books

Loyal Books is a great place where you can download both audiobooks and ebooks for free. Books are categorized into different genres like children, fiction, fantascy, etc.