The purpose of this blog is to provide ideas of things to do for when you are bored or just have some extra free time.


Friday, February 5, 2016

Go To Bed

Or, just go to bed. Sleep is good for you and will make the next day exponentially better.

Wood Carving

Carve your initials with those of someone you love and give it as a gift or make a toy, decoration, or tool such as a wooden spoon.

Knit, Sew, Crochet, Embroider

If it's your first time, sewing a pillow is a good place to start!

Plant a Garden

Plant some seeds, and spend time weeding it and watering your plants. This will get you outside in the sunshine and will provide you with delicious fresh food or beautiful flowers!

Make Shaved Ice Out of Snow

Buy some flavor, pack a couple of cups, find some thick and undisturbed snow, and make some shaved ice! Use it as a treat for the end of a hike or just use your own backyard!

Learn to Cook Something New

Try your hand at some foreign dishes, or just trying making something from scratch that you've never tried before, such as bread, pizza, or mashed potatoes.

Bake Some Cookies

Dip them in milk, take them on a picnic, give them to your friends, or just eat them!

Have a Photo Shoot

Get a friend to pose for you, take a walk outside, or travel to somewhere cool nearby such as a bridge with sweet graffiti or a giant river to take some sweet pics.

Find the Highest Point

Go on a hike or on a walk around your area and find the highest rock or hill or highest floor of a tall building and look out. Continue until you cannot see anything higher in the horizon. Than sing, "I'm on top of the world," meditate, do yoga, journal, play a game, or have a picnic.

Sports!

Basketball, soccer, baseball, racquetball, volleyball, footsall, cricket, football, calvinball, grab a sibling or roommate and play your childhood favorites or learn a new sport! Google all the different sports and pick one!

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Write a Story or Poem

Try your hand at writing a children's story or novel, write a poem about something hard or lovely in your life.

Make a Craft!

Color a picture in a coloring book, try your hand at oragami, create something you can use in your home, make a craft!

Write a Letter

Or a text, Facebook message, or email telling someone you care about or just look up to from afar and tell them how grateful you are for them, how much you admire them, and how much you love them.

Tackle Philosophical Questions With Friends

1. Is it worse to fail at something or never attempt it in the first place?
2. If you could choose just one thing to change about the world, what would it be?
3. To what extent do you shape your own destiny, and how much is down to fate?
4. Does nature shape our personalities more than nurture?
5. Should people care more about doing the right thing, or doing things right?
6. What one piece of advice would you offer to a newborn infant?
7. Where is the line between insanity and creativity?
8. What is true happiness?
9. What things hold you back from doing the things that you really want to?
10. What makes you, you?
To see 55 more questions, see:

Make a Song

Write a song on Garage Band and share it with friends!

Finger Paint

Buy some cheap paint and use your fingers to paint a masterpiece!

Yoga 30 Day Challenge

Buy a yoga mat and challenge yourself with some tough but relaxing yoga! I suggest Do You Yoga.

Volunteer at an Animal Shelter

If you consistently have free time, why not volunteer doing something you enjoy?

Go For a Trail Ride

Plan a trip to the nearest state park and take your horses with!

Trip to the Dunes or Beach!

Have a bonfire, swim in the nearby lake, play marco polo, talk a walk, build sand castles, or go sledding in the winter. Or just sit and enjoy the wet sand between your toes and the sound of the waves sliding onto the shore.

Go to the Zoo!

Zoos aren't just for kids! Visit your local petting zoo or city zoo and enjoy the diversity and beauty of the animals.

Go On a Date

Hold hands and take a walk. Find a rock by a lake somewhere and watch the sunset as a storm blows in. Leave your cell phone at home, and just talk.

Learn How to Dance

Learn to dance a waltz, swing, foxtrot, or to do fancy spins!

Plan For and Save Up for A Trip

Make a budget, a goal for when you'll save up enough money, and plan a vacation!

Go To the Park

Lava tag, throw a ball around, ride a bike, have a water balloon fight, film a video. Have fun at the park!

Take a Hike!

"R" Moutain, Mesa Falls, the Tetons, Shades State Park, Turkey Run. Look up what's in your area.

Research a Potential Future Career

For example,

https://www.ncfr.org/content-areas/family-law-and-public-policy


Book to Read

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Book to Read

My Name Used to Be Mohammed by Jeff Benedict