If we have learned anything in the past couple of years — apart from the fact that we need to wash our hands frequently — it’s that we need to find ways to entertain ourselves at home with something besides binge-watching TV shows and occasionally reading a book.
Many people rely on either outdoor or social activities when it comes to having fun. And that’s fine, but sometimes, for whatever reason, it can be unattainable. Even though, hopefully, we will never have to live through another pandemic, finding things to do when you are at home and bored can be an important life skill.
Those of you who usually do fun stuff outside of the home will be surprised by the variety of creative things you can actually do at home. From more conventional things, like trying new recipes, to more advanced things, like building a castle for your pet or learning a new language from scratch, activities to do at home can be as fun as going out with your friends and sometimes even have additional educational or practical value.
For this article, we have collected a long list of stuff to do when you’re bored and at home. How many of these have you already tried? We recommend giving all of them a shot and finding the ones you enjoy the most. How do you usually entertain yourself when you have to stay in? Share your recommended fun things to do in the comments!
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Read A Book
Teach Your Pet Some New Tricks
I'd like to teach my cat to levitate while sleeping on my lap, so that I can occasionally get up to pee.
Foster A Pet
Have A Wine And Cheese Night
Make A Bird Feeder
Do An At-Home Facial
Learn A New Language
Take A Virtual Museum Tour
These are amazing. And there are international ones available too. Like tours of temples in India, of archaeological sites, etc.
Bake Or Cook Something Special
Perfect Your Home Coffee Game
Call A Friend
Play Some Brain-Teaser Games
Learn To Meditate
Make Your Own Music
Play A Board Game
Make Homemade Greeting Cards
Learn How To Do Origami
Shake Up A Cocktail
Try Living Room Yoga
Them: Try living room yoga! Me: Try living in this position for the rest of your days.
Start A Garden
My dogs saw it as a free salad bar and even trampled down the fence to eat all the tomatoes and cucumbers.
Try A New Craft
Decorate The House
Make Fresh Pasta
Dance It Out
Take An Online Class
I’m already zooming for class for 3 whole year u expect me to do that
Have A BBQ
Have A Pizza Party
Watch A Sports Game
Play An Old-School Video Game
Yes!! My brother and I busted out the old GameCube and have been playing Tony Hawk and Mario like when we qere kids.... SO fun!
Listen To Podcasts
Organize Your Wardrobe
Declutter The House
Have A Home Spa Night
Or take it up a notch and make it 'cat spa day'. Have you seen this yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uovSGpHZS7M.
Make Candles
Start Your Side Hustle
Watch Online Concerts
Definitely enjoyable especially when you don't have enough money for all the concerts you would like to attend.
Carve Pumpkins
Make Playlists For Every Mood
Start Scrapbooking
Master The Online Game Arena
Play Badminton
Print Out Photos And Frame Them
Learn A How To Do New Hairstyle
Have Breakfast In Bed
Learn To Use Chopsticks
I try but I never do so I sold them online and pretended they were ancient and sold them for 96 bucks
Color In A Coloring Book
I have a coloring book that I got last year that has a bunch of holiday themed dogs... I'm still working on it!
Set Up An Instagram For Your Pet
Do An Online Workout Class
Keep A Journal
Learn To Play Guitar
Have A Bonfire
Up here in the Poconos, I do frostbite BBQs. Snowing like hell and out grilling with friends! (Eat inside tho...)
Make A Vision Board
Sleep Somewhere New
Become An Expert At Painting Your Nails
Make A Macrame Plant Holder
Go Camping At Home
Make A Family Tree
Go For A Walk In A New Neighborhood
Tie-Dye Old Clothing
Please be sure to use non toxic dyes and be careful to not inhale the shirt and don’t drink the used dye water.
Paint And Sip
Go Through Old Family Albums
Build A Gingerbread House
Move Your Furniture Around
Learn To Juggle
Propagate Your Plants
Write Letters To Family And Friends
Participate In A Virtual Writing Circle
Watch A Broadway Show
Have A Netflix Party
Organize A Puzzle Swap
Wash Your Car
Have A Picnic In Your Backyard
Have A Fun Family Meeting
Decorate Cupcakes
Make Pottery
Attend An Online Karaoke Party
When I sing, I sound like 3 cats having sex on a rusty old car hood on a summer night. I'll spare the world the agony!
Practice Your Photography Skills
Start A Blog
Host A Cooking Challenge Via Video Chat
Start A Podcast
Learn To Cross Stitch
Have A Karaoke Night
Play Charades
Learn Calligraphy
Make Homemade Ice Cream
Order Some Takeout
That guy is looking at that bottle like it is full of Liquid Green Death.
Have An At-Home Film Festival
Start Teletherapy
Do A Hair Mask
Hair mask? Are we just lumping random adjectives with random nouns now?
Organize A Virtual Book Club
Become A Youtube Or Tiktok Star
Then watch them plot their revenge. Mine would do that.
Load More Replies...Oh man, I miss being bored. Adulting sucks. Everything on this list sounds amazing and like a dream. I especially miss having time to garden. Maybe next year.
I’m a GODAMN CHILD I CANT DO ANY OF THESE IM SO BORED HELP ME HELP ME PLEASE IN THIS LIFE CYCLE I need HELP PEOPLE IM SO BORED HELP ME HELP ME PORQUE MI DIOS PORQUE?!?!
Then watch them plot their revenge. Mine would do that.
Load More Replies...Oh man, I miss being bored. Adulting sucks. Everything on this list sounds amazing and like a dream. I especially miss having time to garden. Maybe next year.
I’m a GODAMN CHILD I CANT DO ANY OF THESE IM SO BORED HELP ME HELP ME PLEASE IN THIS LIFE CYCLE I need HELP PEOPLE IM SO BORED HELP ME HELP ME PORQUE MI DIOS PORQUE?!?!