Being in quarantine has given us a lot of free time, more than we know what to do with! So, we’ve created a list of 50 things you can do with this new extra time we have.
- Create a movie and tv show watchlist.
- Make a vision board, mood board, or collage (digital or physical).
- Watch artists perform on IG Live, kind of like your own personal concert!
- Watch POV videos on Youtube or livestreams to feel like you’re on an amusement park ride, at the beach, or watching the northern lights!
- Go on a virtual tour.
- Google Earth- https://www.google.com/earth/
- Google Arts and Culture (tour famous sites and landmarks)- https://artsandculture.google.com/project/street-view
- the Louvre- https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
- The Vatican Museum-http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
- San Diego Zoo- https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/
- Have a picnic in your backyard.
- Create a virtual book club with your friends.
- Practice or learn a new instrument.
- Watch educational shows and videos from childhood (The Magic School Bus, Brain Pop, and Bill Nye the Science Guy).
- Watch childhood shows and cartoons.
- Try to make slime, you know you’ve always wanted to!
- Paint! Follow a Bob Ross tutorial or do your own thing!
- Dust off that old system (Nintendo DS, Gamecube, Playstation 2, Wii, Sega) and power it up!
- Clean your laptop/computer, you know it needs it…
- Download throwback games like Temple Run or Trivia Crack.
- Do a puzzle.
- Play some brain games like sudoku, word search, or crossword puzzles.
- Learn how to play chess.
- Clean out your closet.
- Re-organize your closet.
- Have a fashion show.
- Find creative ways to take selfies! For example, take a mirror into your backyard for a mirror selfie with a cool background!
- Create outfits based off of your favorite celebrities, characters, books, albums, movies, etc.
- Open a google doc and share it with friends (create lists, share ideas, or just thoughts).
- Enter a competition.
- Don’t forget to practice self care!
- Work your way through a cookbook (Julie & Julia style, perhaps a movie to add to your movie watchlist?)
- Have a Chopped competition.
- Try 3 ingredient recipes.
- DIY charcuterie board with whatever you have on hand (make a competition out of it!)
- Learn a new language.
- Clean out your Instagram saved.
- Clean out your Twitter bookmarks.
- Take some Buzzfeed quizzes, that’s about 5 hours gone.
- Exercise! Tons of free apps to lead you through at home workouts.
- Make a list of places you want to go and things you want to do when this is all over.
- Make a list of outfits you would wear to those places.
- Journal your thoughts.
- Write something, whether it be a poem, script, short story, or novel.
- Go outside and ride a bike, a skateboard, or go rollerskating.
- Start a blog.
- Start a Youtube channel.
- Figure out what your top 5 movies, tv shows, albums, and books are (takes a lot longer than you think).
- Bother your friends and family until they finally play that iMessage game you sent them.
- Build a fort and watch a movie inside it.
- Karaoke at home.
- Play some music! Find new music, make a collaborative Spotify playlist with friends or family, or follow us on Spotify @untunion!
- Create your own movie theatre at home. Make it a real theatre experience by creating tickets and setting up a concession stand. Go all out!
- Try out some DIYs!
- Tie dye- https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/how-to-tie-dye-a-sweatshirt-47375866
- Make your own graphic tee- https://www.tiktok.com/@jakepolino/video/6807204001923239173
- TikTok clothing trends- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNWgI_QegsI
- Check out our other blog posts!
- Learn how to stay connected- https://untunion.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/staying-connected/
- Take a look at March releases- https://untunion.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/monthly-media-roundup-march-2/
- Check out movies and shows set in college- https://untunion.wordpress.com/2020/02/03/6-movies-and-shows-set-in-college-to-stream/
From the 50 things we’ve listed we hope you found something you’d like to do! Leave a comment or message us on social media @untunion and let us know if you try out any of the things from our list! We hope you’re all doing well, we miss you!