35 Things To Do While Stuck At Home
Getting Bored? Here’s a list of fun things to do while you are stuck at home.
As someone who is immunocompromised, I’ve had some practice with self isolating and social distancing. I created a list of 35 ways to keep busy while stuck at home.
And remember that you don’t need to be entertained or doing something all the time. Take advantage of this time to be still. To slow down.
1. Spa Night
Give yourself a manicure or do a face mask treatment. Play relaxing spa music and decompress.
2. Challenge Your Brain
Finish puzzles, sudoku, word searches, or crossword puzzles.
3. Get Crafty
Make decor for your room or house. Complete holiday crafts that you can use to decorate for holidays later in the year.
4. Dream Board
Use old magazines or print images off the internet to create a dream board of all the goals you hope to achieve and all the dreams you have for this life.
5. Gift Preparation
Get ahead with gift preparation for birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day. Shop online or make your own gifts.
6. Check Your Local Library
Many local libraries are offering digital downloads and other resources in this unique time.
7. Call a Family Member
Take advantage of this time to connect with family members. Have meaningful conversations.
8. Movie Night
Pop some popcorn and watch a favorite movie, a classic, or something you haven’t seen before!
9. Board Games
Break out the board games. You might even have time to finish a whole game of monopoly.
10. Foster an Animal
Check with your local animal shelter and see if they are needing people to help foster.
11. Decorate a Cake
Have some fun decorating a cake or cupcakes. Then have fun eating some of them too!
12. Create your own Board Game
Get creative and design your own board game.
13. Choreograph a Dance
Turn on some tunes and create your own steps. It’s great indoor exercise too.
14. Check on Your Friends
Check in on your friends. Especially your extroverted friends!
15. Study Your Scriptures
Take time to really study your scriptures. To ponder them. To journal about them.
16. Pray
Say a prayer without rushing. Really connect and be thoughtful with your prayer.
17. Spend Time in Nature
Find quiet spaces to be alone and enjoy the natural environment.
18. Read a Book
If you’re anything like me, you have a stack of book to read that you’ve been too busy to tackle. Now is the time! If you don’t have a stack, order a book off of Amazon. Check out my poetry book The Revival of a Soul.
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19. Get Organized
Clean and organize your house… the Marie Kondo way. Do a deep dive into those closets.
20. Try a new recipe
Get creative in the kitchen and try to cook something new.
21. Quality Time
Spend quality time with (someone you live with) without distractions.
22. Go For a Walk
Go for a walk while social distancing.
23. Exercise Indoors
Try out an indoor exercise program like pilates, yoga, dance, or other home workout. You can even break out your Just Dance game.
24. Count Your Crunches
Count how many push-ups, crunches, or other workout you can do. Keep practicing and see if you can do more by the time things return to normal.
25. Fall In love with learning again
Fall in love with learning again. If you are completing online work for school, you might have more time or energy to really learn the information. If something interests you, take the time to learn a little more about it, even if it is not going to be on a test or quiz.
26. Learn Healthy Coping Skills
Improve your mental health and learn healthy coping skills like “how to reframe thoughts” or “how to use positive self-talk.” Practice now, so you’ll have them down when things get busy again.
27. Meditate
Take time to meditate. Learn to meditate if you don’t know how. Practice breathing techniques.
28. Write
Write a poem, play, or a book.
29. Embrace The Artist In You
Draw, paint, sidewalk chalk art, adult coloring pages, origami, sew, crochet, knit, latch-hook…The options are endless.
30. Work on your Goals
Remember the goals you set at the start of the year? Now might be a perfect time to start working on them. Didn’t set any goals? Set some that you can accomplish in your home.
31. Post Something Uplifting
Post or share something uplifting on social media.
32. Duolingo
Try out the free version of Duolingo to start learning a new language.
33. Scrapbook
Get all those photos off your phone and create a scrapbook.
34. Journal
Get a notebook or start a journal on your computer.
35. Write a Letter
Go old school and bring back letter writing. Send a letter to someone to let them know you are thinking of them.
If you don’t know how to do something, use Google or YouTube to find tutorials. There are so many resources to learn things like origami, crochet, and meditation online. So be sure to take advantage of them. Most of these things you can do with supplies you have at home. But if you don’t, don’t go out and purchase them. Choose something else. Stay home. Stay safe.
I also recommend setting social media limits for yourself. Right now social media is filled with posts that can contribute to anxiety and stress. It’s important to stay informed and know what is going on, but I recommend setting limits so you don’t waste your whole day scrolling away.