16 Alexa Skills To Try While You’re Home

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In recent weeks, many people have found themselves at home more often, searching for new ways to manage the household with everyone at home. Thankfully, smart speakers like the Amazon Echo can provide lots of engaging interactive activities for all ages. Here are 16 Alexa skills from Matchbox.io that can help make your day a little easier, and a lot more fun.

  • DAILY STRETCH: Whether it’s during a break while working from home, or unwinding before going to bed, use these easy stretches to gently work different parts of your body. “Alexa, open Daily Stretch.”
  • MY POEMS: Sit back with a relaxing cup of tea, and choose from more than 150 poems read by professional actors. You can even save your favorites to listen to again later. “Alexa, open My Poems.”
  • EASY YOGA: For those who already have some experience with yoga, Easy Yoga guides you through 10–15 minute audio yoga routines. Choose from a morning yoga routine, an evening yoga routine, or an energizing yoga flow. “Alexa, open Easy Yoga.”
  • EASY MEDITATION: Melt away anxiety and stress! Easy Meditation guides you through a 10-minute meditation from an experienced yoga teacher and nutritionist. Choose from meditations for anxiety, confidence, and stress. “Alexa, open Easy Meditation.”
  • FIND MY PHONE: Easily call your lost phone from Alexa, without syncing all of your contacts. Pro tip: set up Find My Phone *before* you lose your phone. “Alexa, find my phone.”
  • SOUND MACHINE: Got noisy neighbors? Sound Machine is perfect for sleeping, relaxing, meditating, studying, or setting an atmosphere. Choose from dozens of high quality sounds, all within one skill that remembers your preferences. “Alexa, open Sound Machine.”
  • HOUSE TRACKER: Keep track of who is doing which chores, while family members win points by logging their tasks. A leaderboard shows who has earned the most points by doing the most chores. “Alexa, open House Tracker.”
  • EASY TUNER: Have a guitar player in your life? Easy Tuner makes it easy to tune your guitar, using either Standard tuning or Drop D tuning. “Alexa, open Easy Tuner.”
  • QUESTION OF THE DAY: With millions of fans around the world, Alexa’s Question of the Day poses a new trivia question each day, from arts and entertainment to literature and science. Earn bonus questions, collect points, compete against other fans, and learn something new everyday. “Alexa, what’s the Question of the Day?”
  • RIDDLE OF THE DAY: See if you can solve the daily riddle before 4pm when we reveal the answer! Everyday brings a new riddle for the entire family to enjoy. “Alexa, open Riddle of the Day.”
  • GUESS MY NAME: The fun guessing game for solo play or with friends and family. Pick from over a dozen categories, hear a series of clues, and guess the answer. But be quick: the score drops with every new clue! “Alexa, open Guess My Name.”
  • THREE QUESTIONS: Thousands of trivia questions, asked three at a time. Earn badges and points by answering as many as you can. “Alexa, open Three Questions.”
  • ANIMAL OF THE DAY: Listen carefully to the clues and see if you can guess the Animal of the Day! You’ll also hear an interesting fact about the animal, so you can learn something new each day. Perfect for family time! “Alexa, open Animal of the Day.”
  • GUESS THE ANIMAL: Fun for one, or for all the family, you’ll hear a series of clues in the animal category. Your job is to guess who you think it may be, but you’ll have to be quick, if you want to score highly! “Alexa, open Guess the Animal.”
  • KIDS QUIZ: As seen in USA TODAY! Kids Quiz poses fun new questions everyday for children ages 5–12, from animals and science to brain teasers and fun facts. Kids Quiz is a great way for children to reinforce their learning and discover new things about the world. “Alexa, open Kids Quiz.”
  • ANIMAL RESCUE: With multiple interactive stories to choose from, Animal Rescue offers engaging hour-long adventures for ages five and older. Children and families first select an animal to rescue, including a panda, tiger, and turtle, and then the journey begins! “Alexa, open Animal Rescue.”