Be Creative During Quarantine

4/30/2020 (Permalink)

Try the grey stuff, it's delicious! And, try a few more new things... you may end up enjoying them!

There is no reason to be bored while our SOCAL Community remains on lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. A smidge of creativity could bring a bit of fun to the day. Not everyone has the same taste in entertainment or amusement but why not try something new? Utilize Zoom for social gatherings or go exploring through virtual online tours.

• Hold a Zoom cooking challenge, assign judges to determine the winning recipe
• Schedule a Zoom recipe exchange, each person can share their favorites
• Plan a Zoom painting class, find a friend who can teach and have participants gather supplies
• Gather friends for a virtual game night
• Select a book classic for a few friends to read and participate in a discussion chapter by chapter
• Mark your calendar for a movie night, select a classic then plan drinks, dinner, and snacks around the theme. You could turn lights off and string twinkle lights for a whimsical atmosphere.
• Take a virtual tour of a Museum, study the artifacts or artists and their work up close

Travel and Leisure enables you to see the sights of cities, zoos, free Broadway shows, and other attractions. Plus cool activities for children like virtually touring Disney Parks, rides, Disney Park famous recipes for Dole Whip, Churros, and the ‘Grey Stuff’ from Beauty and the Beast when Lumiere claims to “Try the grey stuff; it’s delicious!”

Thrillist has lots more ideas with links to instructions and resources to try: DIY ShackBurger, take a Masterclass course for free, grow a garden, use Google Earth to tour national parks, etc. Hopefully, something from these links will spark your imagination and put a smile on your face. Please be safe and kindly continue to stay home as long as you possibly can.

Grey Stuff Recipe

From the Movie Beauty & The Beast - Disney World's "Grey Stuff" recipe!! It's so easy to make and so delicious. Tastes just like the recipe from the Be Our Guest restaurant. So smooth and made with vanilla and chocolate pudding mix, milk, cool whip, crushed Oreos and topped with sprinkles!

Ingredients

• 1 3.4oz vanilla pudding mix
• 1 1/2cups milk
• 15 Oreos
• 8oz Cool Whip
• 2tbsp chocolate pudding mix
• sprinkles

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, combine vanilla pudding mix and milk. Whisk well and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
2. Place Oreos in a food processor and blend until they become crumbs.
3. Mix the crushed Oreos in with the pudding mixture and mix well.
4. Fold in Cool Whip and chocolate pudding mix until well combined and refrigerate for one hour before serving.
5. When ready to serve, place "grey stuff" in a piping bag and add a dollop to the middle and then pipe a spiral around it. serve in a dish or use as topping on a cupcake of favorite cookie. 
6. ENJOY!