- Sort and clean kitchen cupboards
- Sort out your makeup and nail varnish
- Sort loft/attic/garage
- Pull up weeds in the front garden/driveway
- Paint the fence
- Plan a novel
- Start a blog (I wrote an article all about this for Tech Advisor, read it here but if you need any help with this, just shout!)
- Bake banana bread
- Make a TV Lucky Dip Jar (check out my blog post about Lucky Dip Jars)
- Make a movies Lucky Dip Jar
- Play The Room (if you’ve played The Room before, try these games too)
- Start a journal/bullet journal
- Clean windows
- Do a puzzle
- Draw a still life
- Write a poem
- Touch up paint around the house
- Sort wardrobe
- Sort underwear and socks
- Dust blinds and wash curtains
- Make a Lockdown playlist on Spotify that you can listen to while you clean
- Scrapbooking
- Watch all of the Harry Potter movies
- Watch all of the Lord of the Rings movies
- Play a boardgame (I’ll be sharing a list of my favourites soon, but for now my work buddy has shared some great ideas on Tech Advisor, including some for solo players. And if you want to buy a board game, how about buying it from Nerd Base to help support a small business)
- Read a classic
- Write a list of all of the places you’ve travelled to
- Research your family tree
- Alphabetise your bookshelf
- Alphabetise DVDs
- Alphabetise video games
- Write a bucket list
- Meditate
- Yoga
- Watch the Internatinal Space Station
- Stargaze
- Dig out old family videos and photos
- Learn a dance routine
- Make bunting from old clothes or scraps of fabric
- Play an instrument
- Wash your car
- Clean radiators
- Sort out your Goodreads (or sign up if you haven’t already)
- Write Amazon reviews of things you’ve purchased
- Clean makeup brushes
- Take some arty photos around the house
- Sort PJs
- Flip your mattress
- Practice a glam makeup look
- Use a face mask
- Paint your nails
- Clean out fridge
- Listen to a podcast
- Watch a TED talk
- Read a magazine (if you have Amazon Prime you’ll find free magazines in Prime Reading)
- Play an old console game
- Press flowers
- Watch a scary movie
- Spring clean your computer (Macworld or Tech Advisor can help)
- Wash your cushion covers
- Listen to an audiobook
- Sort through all of your paperwork
- Make something out of your recycling
- Play QuizUp
- Bird watching
- Make a fort
- Come up with a new business idea
- Make or adapt an item of clothing
- Watch a documentary
- Watch a movie or TV show from your childhood
- Draw an animal
- Watch a Disney movie (Disney+ has a free trial!)
- Watch Star Wars (also on Disney+)
- Play Draw Something
- Write a letter to someone you haven’t spoken to for a while
- Rearrange your furniture
- Clean and sort bathroom cabinet
- Clean your shoes
- Hoover under the sofa
- Wash floors
- Make a time capsule
- Bake cookies
- Write a letter to your past self and future self
- Write about your five favourite memories
- Do an IQ test
- Do the Myers Briggs personality test
- Play The Sims (it’s on special offer!)
- Play a card game
- Make a cocktail
- Upcycle an old piece of furniture/decor
- Sort out the ‘Man Drawer’ – you know the one with the batteries in
- Origami
- Watch an old game show on Challenge (Freeview channel 46)
- Dig out your school Year Book and reminisce
- Find something new on YouTube (In this house we watch bullet journalers, vloggers, board gamers, miniature painters and home renovators)
- Sort out wrapping paper/cards/gift tags (you can make gift tags from old cards!)
- Karaoke
- Watch live streams from Zoos (Edinburgh, San Diego, Melbourne)
- Read a comic book (you can find these on Prime Reading too!)
- Make a mood board using old magazines and catalogues
- Read a blog (you’re already doing this one – feel free to explore!)
