Whether your state has ordered a mandatory "safer at home" order or you’re just being responsible and socially distancing, long-term life indoors with kids can mess with a person's head. While I try to lead the charge on keeping our spirits up, I’ve realized the best way to do that is to distract my kids from solely thinking about the doom and gloom of what's going on right now. Here’s what we’re doing to keep the walls from creeping in. 1.