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Virtual Recreation Resource Center
Welcome to the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Virtual Recreation Resource Center! Here you will find a variety of fun fitness, indoor and outdoor activities that you can do at home and in your own backyard. We are committed to supporting our community as we continue to prioritize our health and wellbeing.
Continue to check this page and our Facebook page for updates including contests, new programs and resources that will keep you entertained an informed.
Fitness Activities
At Home
- Practice your favorite sport or work out at home with SportsEngine At-Home Workouts
- P.E. with Joe has exercises for all ages
- Check out Fitness Blender for free workout videos and healthy living information
- Download the Nike Training Club app to access free workouts and fitness information
- Play a game of Intense Tic Tac Toe
- Set up an Obstacle Course or Relay Race
- Engage little ones with Gross Motor Dice
- Join the Muscatine Walking Club in the Million Minute Challenge by walking on your treadmill or around your neighborhood
- Learn some jump rope stunts or play jump rope games
- Have P.E. at home with these 50 P.E. Activities
Around Town
You can continue to enjoy the great outdoors while keeping a safe social distance! Check out this article for more information.
- Practice your game at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course
- Play with your pooch at the Muscatine Dog Park
- Go for a walk or bike ride on city trails
- Visit one of Muscatine's city parks
- Explore a county park like Deep Lakes Park or Discovery Park
- Take a trip to a state park like Wildcat Den State Park
Indoor Activities
Hours of entertainment for kids and kids-at-heart are listed below!
- Make learning come alive with Putnam Museum's at home experiments
- Go on a virtual field trip
- Tour the Iowa Children's Museum
- Visit a Museum, Zoo or Amusement Park
- Check out an eBook or Audiobook with your Musser Public Library card
- Join a Virtual Marine Biology Camp with Oceans Initiative
- Make a Plant Rubbing Collage with crayons and plants from your yard
- Color to your heart's content
- Plan an indoor scavenger hunt
- Get creative with these arts and craft ideas using items in your house
- Become a Junior Park Ranger and earn badges with the National Park Trust
- Immerse yourself in the wizarding world with the cast of Harry Potter reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Outdoor Activities
You can have an adventure without leaving your backyard! Here are some ideas:
- Complete a Nature Scavenger Hunt
- Put down a picnic blanket and share a meal outdoors
- Organize a Backyard Olympics day
- Get nostalgic with classic outdoor games
- Play a family game of Capture the Flag
- Go camping in your backyard (or living room!)
- Set up outdoor science experiments and sensory play
- Play bingo from your front porch
- Build a mini golf course in your yard
- Learn games from around the world
- Reconnect to nature with Project Learning Tree's family activities
- Host your own backyard Field Day
- Get out a parachute or large sheet and play parachute games
- Raid your recycling bin and have a family Rain Gutter Regatta
- Get creative with sidewalk chalk or make your own sidewalk chalk paint
Activities for July
Enjoy the dog days of summer with these fun activities:
- Celebrate safely on Independence Day by learning about firework safety
- Cook up some patriotic treats that the whole family will love
- Join Muscatine Parks and Recreation and the Melon City Bike Club for the Family Bike Ride on July 11
- Stroll through Weed Park to see the Rose Garden and Zoo Garden in full bloom or play a game of sand volleyball
- Visit the Muscatine Area Farmer's Market
- Turn your backyard into a DIY Water Park
- Make homemade watercolor paints and create a masterpiece for World Watercolor Month