lockdown

We've shown you the couple who recreated famous movie posters to keep themselves busy during lockdown, and they're not the only ones. Another couple is reenacting scenes and posters from famous movies and they're brilliantly accurate. From Star Wars to Harry Potter to Spiderman, they've got it right every single time. Check out their creativity below. 

Siblings Macaire and Camden Everett from Libertyville, Ill, are spreading joy and smiles during these dark times, by creating beautiful chalk artwork on the sidewalks near their home. Macaire has been drawn the amazing artwork for 100 days in a row, spreading positivity during the pandemic. She incorporates her brother into her drawings, basing them on things they want to do and places they want to go after lockdown. Check out their spectacular creations on their Instagram account, and below.

People have been keeping themselves entertained during lockdown in all sorts of ways. From recreating amateur paintings to dressing up while you walk your dog, you have to do whatever you can to keep busy. One woman decided to on a DIY project which involved getting free carpet samples on Amazon and making a cat scratcher. But things quickly got out of hand in a hilarious way, and she documented the whole thing on Imgur. Check out what happens when you "hack" Amazon...

Lockdown has been tough on everyone and finding things to do to keep entertained is becoming more and more of a challenge. Especially for the elderly in nursing homes; with no family or outside entertainment able to visit, it can't be easy. But Sydmar Lodge Care Home in Middlesex, UK, has come up with a brilliant way to keep heir elderly residents entertained during these difficult times. The home's activities coordinator, Robert Speker has helped the residents to recreate a whole bunch of iconic album covers. From Madonna to Adele to Bruce Springsteen, the results of the viral project are breathtaking. Take a look for yourself. 

One of the most (relatively) devastating effects of Coronavirus has been the closing of all bars and pubs. Although this has been felt everywhere, the British public is understandably one of the most hard-hit nations when it comes to the loss of social drinking. Some are wallowing in their sadness and waiting for the pubs to reopen. But others are taking matters into their own hands and implementing drastic action to get their alcohol fix. One family in Wigan, U.K., hired Octavia Chic to construct a pub in their backyard so they wouldn't have to wait until the lockdown is over. The results are even better than you could imagine, and judging by the pictures Octavia Chic uploaded to their Facebook page (featured below), they're going to get many more orders just like that one!

For most of us, being in lockdown means spending weeks on end wearing in nothing but pajamas - aside from occasionally throwing on a semi-normal looking top if we have a zoom meeting. For most of us, it's great, thank you very much. But the situation we find ourselves in isn't stopping some people from dressing up in their finest attire, even if it is just to take out the trash. Put Your Bins Out In Your Ballgown is a Facebook page that is full of pictures of people who are 'celebrate our new situation by dredging the wardrobe and the dress-up box and wearing all the things you will not otherwise get to wear.' Their Twitter account is full of some of the most flamboyant of them all. Check out some of our favorites below. 

An AskReddit thread calling people to reveal how they are making themselves better during the COVID-19 outbreak has revealed the self-improvement journeys of thousands of people. Being in lockdown and practicing social distancing means that people have more time to dedicate to the things they never usually have the time to do. From learning new languages to learning how to french braid, or even stop drinking, here are some truly inspirational ways that people are turning something awful into something good. What are you doing to better yourself during this time?