Derby schools will be closed for the rest of the school year, an announcement that Gov. Laura Kelly made on Tuesday in order to help reduce the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) 

School will probably continue in some form, but with the recommended social distancing, it leaves us with a lot of free time.

Here are 35 activities to keep yourself occupied during this time.

1. Read a book
2. Write something
3. Draw
4. Watch some movies
5. Play/practice/learn an instrument
6. Try out some new recipes
7. Meditate
8. Do something new with your hair
9. Learn a new language
10. Organize your sock drawer
11. Catch up on lost sleep
12. Make a new playlist
13. Learn to rap a song
14. Do makeup
15. Group Facetime with the homies
16. Work on your penmanship
17. Do a puzzle
18. Stay up-to-date on current events
19. Check pantherstale.com for updates
20. Play a board game with your family
21. Listen to music
22. Wash your hands
23. Expand your vocabulary
24. Binge watch a tv show
25. Try to exercise with limited space
26. Ponder your place in the endless void that is the universe
27. Learn the lyrics to a musical
28. Clean your room
29. Burn the candle that you’ve had for years but have never used
30. Take meaningless BuzzFeed quizzes
31. Grow a plant
32. Get an app on which to grow plants if you can’t keep a real one alive
33. Read a Shakespeare play
34. Clean out your closet
35. Learn the choreography to a song you like