Make pancakes, French toast, eggs Benedict, or your favorite breakfast food that you don’t have time to make before work or school. Binge-watch a TV series. [2] X Expert Source Carolyn Rubenstein, PhDLicensed Clinical Psychologist Expert Interview. 9 September 2021. Read the newspaper from front to back. Re-read your favorite book or a book you’ve been meaning to read. Get all your food delivered. Play video games. Go for a relaxing walk in the park. [3] X Expert Source Carolyn Rubenstein, PhDLicensed Clinical Psychologist Expert Interview. 9 September 2021.
Take a bubble bath. Give yourself a facial. Give yourself a mani-pedi. Get a massage. Practice restorative yoga. Deep condition your hair.
Take a flying lesson. Learn to breathe fire. Learn how to quickly solve a Rubik’s cube. Teach yourself a new cooking technique or learn to bake something (like macarons) that will be your signature dish Learn to code and make your own game or app. Teach yourself to whistle with your fingers. Perfect your cat eye. Learn to throw a punch in case you ever need to defend yourself. Pick something you’ve always wondered about (like why we have allergies or how airplanes do sky writing) and research it in-depth. Learn to knit, crochet, or embroider. Learn to mix cocktails or make one complicated drink (like a mojito or an Old Fashioned) to impress your friends.
Volunteer at a local pet shelter. They may have you walk and exercise dogs, cuddle with kitties, or make improvements to the shelter so the animals have a better experience. Go to a nearby park or beach and clean up all the trash you can find. Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Volunteer to help at a nearby farm or animal sanctuary. Write a wikiHow article and teach people all over the world how to do something you excel at.
Make a hanging planter or a vertical garden. Make a quilt. Build a table. Sew a simple skirt. Build a fire pit. Make a No Sew Fleece Pillow Make candles out of crayons. Make a bowl out of an old record. Learn to whittle wood. Make origami.
Sign up for an improv comedy class. Go tandem skydiving. Go bungee jumping. Learn parkour. Go kayaking.
Check out any minor-league or semi-pro teams that might be playing in your area. It’s cheaper than going to major sporting event and is just as much fun. Visit a zoo or aquarium to see critters from all over the world. Look for weird roadside attractions in your area. A quick internet search can tell you how to find the Neon Museum in Las Vegas (a graveyard of massive neon signs), the giant Cabazon Dinosaurs in California (seen in the movie Pee Wee’s Big Adventure), or the Big Banana in New South Wales, Australia.
Go bowling. Play darts. Play horseshoes. Ride a mechanical bull. Play disc golf.
If you can’t find a class that meets that day, search for videos online and teach yourself to dance at home.
Take advantage of your friends’ presence and try on your “new” clothes so they can give you the thumbs up or down on how they look. Gather the remaining clothes and donate them.
Choose a painting and have everyone try to duplicate it. Paint flower pots and give your friends flowers or succulents to put in their pots. Make ornaments for the upcoming holidays.
Organize a game of laser tag or paintball.
See if there are any historic or scenic drives in your area.
You don’t need to go on an epic hike–just strolling around a small, local park can be a gratifying encounter with nature.
Beach comb and look for sea glass and shells and use them in an art project later.
Try ice skating. Initiate a snowball fight.
Check with your local library for free museum pass. Some libraries have single-day passes to museums and other attractions in your area that can be used any day of the week (you may have to reserve them in advance).
Set up a backyard film festival. Hang a white sheet in your back yard, borrow a projector, and cover the ground with blankets so you can watch movies under the stars. Ask your friends to contribute by bringing some snacks and sodas. Hosting pot-luck style will keep you from spending lots of money on food and drinks.
Do a search for all the quirky little museums in your area and visit as many as you can in one day. Go on a photo-walk and see your city in a new way. Go to a new neighborhood and document your day with your camera. Share the photos online. Find out if there are any walking tours in your city. There may be a history tour, an architecture walk, or even a ghost walk led by someone well-versed in these areas. Hop on a bus and ride it to the end of the line. See where you end up.
Make sure you always put the cache back so other people can enjoy the hunt. Make your own version of this for your friends, hiding something nearby and giving them a map or clues to help them find it.
Check the local library for readings and lectures. Check any colleges in your area for film screenings, lectures, plays, dance performances, and other events. Find out if there’s an open mic night in your area and go perform that song or poem you’ve been working on.
