Schools, offices, and companies will continue to close if the coronavirus spreads at the rate predicted by specialists. There is a silver lining here. We’ll have more time to spend with one another and with nature. And, so far, nature has always been welcoming. Getting your family outside but at a safe distance from other people can help them become more resilient.

So, here’s a list of things you can do with your family to make the best of a bad situation. All of these activities rely on the availability of outside places, and considering this for all of us highlights the imbalance in park and outdoor space distribution in our area.

• Choose a “sitting spot.” This can help us feel less isolated and lonely as a species. Building a fort, den, or tree house can also aid problem-solving, creativity, planning, and a sense of security and place in children.

• Bring the outside inside. Many of us do not have the opportunity to go trekking or spend time in our yards. “Find a window view or other view that elicits sensations of deep relaxation, awe, and vitality—it will transport you away from your inward-looking world,” says the author. However, if your family is fortunate enough to reside in an area where the stars can be seen, go stargazing in the evening or very early in the morning. Locate a few major constellations with your children and orient them. Cloud spotting, bird watching, and other activities can be done through the world-watch window.

• Take a hike or engage in other outdoor activities. The degree of social separation required by your position will determine where you walk or trek. In the near future, you should probably avoid visiting popular national parks, which see significantly greater people than usual, causing anxiety among employees and health officials. For the time being, parks closer to home or with fewer tourists are more suited. Pick a time for an outdoor stroll or hike when there are less people in the park (if the park is still open) or on the street, keeping both the virus and people in mind.

• Go camping in your backyard, on your roof, or on your deck. Purchase or borrow a tent, or encourage your children to make a teepee out of a blanket, poles, or sticks. Keep it up throughout the summer. Make s’mores, play flashlight tag, and use the tent wall to make shadow puppets. Encourage kids to dash into the home to get supplies from the refrigerator and then dash back out. Cut a small window in the side of the tent that faces a local bird feeder, bat house, or a wildlife-friendly location to turn it into a DIY observation blind.

If you still want to give your family the best adventure as a reward for being obedient through the pandemic, you can go camping in Emu Park, where they have a variety of recreational activities that will ensure that you and your family have the time of your lives.