While staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be running out of ideas of things to do. Don’t feel trapped inside your house. We have put together a list of 50 interesting things to do while in the safety of your “home sweet home”:

1. Test your trivia knowledge with Sporcle.
2. Rearrange furniture.
3. Call a relative or friend. Someone will want to hear your voice and be cheered up!
4. Tour museums online. Go here and here.
5. Take an online course, watch a Ted Talk or learn something new on YouTube. (EdX offers some free classes. Class Central also has free classes.)
6. Leave a positive review on Yelp or Amazon.
7. Clean that junk drawer.
8. Create Spotify music lists for all your moods.
9. Solve a puzzle. If you’re up to the challenge – Amazon has all-white (as well as other color) versions.
10. Create a bucket list.
11. Prepare a new recipe.
12. Toss out expired products in your kitchen pantry and bath medicine cabinet.
13. Clean all mirrors and windows.
14. Clean out your car.
15. Organize a closet.
16. Make an emergency kit.
17. Have a spa day: face mask, mani/pedi, etc… See ideas here.
18. Learn a new card game, such as bridge.
19. Have a picnic in your backyard.
20. Listen to a podcast.
21. Tour the sky online
22. Draw, paint, color or do a craft.
23. Write a song.
24. Write a letter.
25. Research your family tree.
26. Organize old photos. Scan important ones.
27. Plan/plant your garden.
28. Spring clean. Try a room a day.
29. Organize storage containers in your kitchen
30. Have a “Chopped” contest based the TV show. See who comes up with the best recipe using ingredients from your pantry.
31. Build a blanket fort.
32. Learn how to juggle.
33. Learn how to remember names.
34. Sort your paperwork (old files, receipts, etc…)
35. Clean your garage.
36. Tackle that “honey do” list.
37. Teach your dog a new trick.
38. Make a time capsule.
39. Plan a future party or vacation.
40. Share stories (especially family history) from the past.
41. Have a dance party or talent show.
42. Clean out your email box.
43. Try something you’ve seen on Pinterest. Will it be a success or a fail?
44. Make a list of things for which you are grateful.
45. Sort your sock drawer.
46. Learn origami.
47. Take a virtual world tour.
48. Stretch with yoga.
49. Listen to Dolly Parton read a children’s book every Thursday.
50. Put your mouse ears on and explore a Disney Theme Park.

Have an idea you would like to contribute? Email sknabe@sibcycline.com!