Best Indoor Activities for Melbourne Postcodes in Lockdown

With Melbourne postcodes in lockdown once again, many Victorians are returning to life at home. Don’t sweat it, however, because we’ve got some of the best things to do at home if you happen to live in one of the unfortunate lockdown postcodes. Just because it's a stage 3 lockdown in Melbourne again doesn’t mean self-isolation has to be soulless! Here are a few fun indoor activities for adults to live it up from home in the world’s most liveable city.

Things to do at home for the classic Melbourne hipster

Melbourne city lockdown has unfortunately halted many a Melbournian’s plans to grab a coffee and wander around an art gallery. But that’s ok because there are plenty of things to do at home to bring the art gallery to you!

Thanks to ClassBento’s LiveBox classes, Melbourne’s artistic reputation can be savoured within the confines of your lockdown postcodes! We’re not talking about a virtual art gallery; you can do that exhilarating adventure anytime you like. We’re talking about Melbourne’s insatiable range of art workshops and paint and sip classes! 

Paint For Fun Melbourne - one of the paint and sip standouts - have a growing range of virtual art classes for you to engage with if you’re restricted by the Melbourne city lockdown. With your art instructor on a virtual live stream and all the materials and tools delivered straight to your door, you’ll completely forget the Melbourne COVID lockdown has even started up again! 

Regardless of what you enjoy painting, Paint For Fun Melbourne has a workshop for you. Covering an array of styles and mediums, you can choose whichever one best suits you! If you and the family are looking for fun things to do at home, their Paint A Scenery Adventure With Family is a fantastic way to pass the time if you’re stuck in one of the lockdown postcodes. The price of the class covers enough materials for every member of the family, and you can organise it to suit a time that works for all of you. 

One of the best things about our live stream classes is that you can even enjoy them with friends and family who aren’t in lockdown postcodes, and even in other states! If your Sydney buddies aren’t too busy enjoying the pub, inviting them to participate in a virtual paint and sip class is a wonderful way to keep yourself busy and your brain occupied, during the second Melbourne COVID lockdown. 

Things to do at home for a Melbourne foodie

If you’re living in one of the Melbourne postcodes in lockdown, then you’ll need to be able to feed yourself. Thankfully, restrictions still allow you to go to the grocery store, so you have no excuse for spending all your Melbourne COVID lockdown money on UberEats and Foodora. But if you’re looking for things to do at home to really get you salivating, Melbourne has a range of virtual cooking classes for you to turn your sharehouse kitchen into the kitchen of a five-star restaurant, and you don’t even need to pay for refurbishment.

Angie Chong has been running The Humble Dumpling out of her home in Melbourne for years, but thanks to the Melbourne city lockdown, she’s now offering a few of her cooking classes via our LiveBox service! If you’ve ever wanted to be able to master the humble dumpling, Angie can show you in her delicious Dumpling Making Workshop, even if you’re living in one of the affected areas

All of the ingredients will be delivered directly to your lockdown postcodes, and after you’ve printed out the recipe, Angie will guide you step-by-step through the process of making dumpling dough, filling, pinching and finally how to preserve your dumplings so they stay delicious, for longer! One of the best things to do at home, crafting your own dumplings is a tasty way to pass the time if you’re in one of the Melbourne postcodes in lockdown that’s been forced inside. Angie also offers an exquisite Spring Onion Pancakes Class, if you’re looking to master the famous Asian entree for your rainy day activities.

Alternatively, our Sourdough Bread Making For Beginners will show you the fundamentals of making beautiful, fresh bread during the Melbourne city lockdown. One of the most traditional rainy day activities, making sourdough combines chemistry with cooking and is a delicious hands-on experience. You will have to BYO everything, however (including the sourdough starter), so definitely confirm you can access all the ingredients during the Melbourne COVID lockdown before booking. 

One of the best things about our live stream workshops is that you can even enjoy them with friends and family who are in other states! If your Queensland buddies aren’t too busy enjoying live sport, inviting them to participate in a virtual cooking class is a wonderful way to keep yourself busy and your brain occupied, during the second Melbourne COVID lockdown. 

For any Sydneysiders reading this, here's a list of fun things to do with friends this weekend.

Things to do at home in Melbourne without the Internet

Our new LiveBox feature doesn’t just offer some of the best live streaming experiences during the Melbourne city lockdown, but we also have craft boxes that require no streaming at all! Perfect if you’re stuck in one of the Melbourne COVID hotspots and looking to disconnect a little, our craft boxes are a fully contained class in one box, delivered straight to you! Whether you’re looking at mastering your slow cooker or discovering your inner pottery whiz, we have self-contained craft classes that make for ideal rainy day activities and require no internet connection to enjoy!

If you’re in one of the Melbourne COVID hotspots and looking for a highly immersive experience, our DIY Entomology Guide Volume 1 will bring out your inner scientist faster than you can say “Charles Darwin’s Galapagos expedition.” Although this workshop isn’t for everyone, it’s one of the most unique experiences Melbourne has to offer, and worth the time and the money if you’ve ever been curious about the natural world and how to preserve and display it.