100 things to do at home!
100 items to do during your time at home!
- Mail letters to a friend.
- Build a fort.
- Draw an underwater scene.
- Build a box tower.
- Take a walk.
- Drive around your town and pray for your friends as you pass their homes.
- Write a note on someone’s driveway with sidewalk chalk.
- Bake a cake.
- Plant seeds for a garden.
- Build a Lego city.
- Bake your own bread.
- Watch a new movie.
- Purge a closet.
- Mail grandma a drawing.
- Hike in the woods.
- Learn yoga.
- Download a new educational app for your kids.
- Read the Gospels.
- Call a friend and talk on the phone.
- Paint a room of your house.
- Memorize scripture.
- Finish your taxes.
- Clean out the junk drawer.
- Learn to cook something new.
- Start a bucket list.
- Put on a bra at least once a week. Maybe do your hair and makeup as well.
- Pretend to take an airplane trip to your dream vacation destination.
- Watch a TV series start to finish.
- Read all the books. Or even just a whole book series.
- Paint the trim in your home.
- Weed the flower beds in preparation for spring.
- Clean the garage.
- Take a donation to the local shelter.
- Try a new workout regime.
- Draw out new landscaping for your house.
- Play a board game.
- Imagine anything with your kiddos.
- Purge and organize your DVDs
- Give up a nasty habit.
- Start running.
- Do a burpee challenge.
- Do a virtual book club.
- Stretch your body every day.
- Have a tea party with little sandwiches and fancy clothes. Action figures and stuffed animals allowed.
- Potty Train your child.
- Organize your pictures. (Digital or physical)
- Share what you are most grateful for each night at dinner.
- Open your windows or doors weekly to air the house out. Even if just a short period.
- Empty your pantry and freezer and see what gems you have to cook with.
- Wash your car.
- Do at least one of the pins on your Pinterest board.
- Smile at everyone you see.
- Mop your floors.
- Try worshipping online with a local church.
- Do a wall sit while you brush your teeth.
- Paint your kitchen cabinets.
- Build something with your kids.
- Play some silly video game your children love.
- Color.
- Reach out virtually or over the phone to someone who may need a kind word.
- Wash your hands.
- Listen to tons of audiobooks.
- Actually dust your home on a weekly basis.
- Put down your phone.
- Rearrange your furniture.
- Seed your yard with grass seed.
- Do an online devotional with other friends.
- Stay in your pajamas all day.
- Plant a flower with your kids and watch it grow in the window.
- Play fetch with your dog.
- Snuggle your loved ones.
- Inventory your medicine cabinet. See if you have too much of something you can donate.
- Make your own hand sanitizer.
- Wash your windows.
- Enjoy your morning coffee outside on the porch.
- Play with playdoh.
- Journal your feels and emotions.
- Do a scavenger hunt.
- Order takeout from a local restaurant.
- Hang Christmas lights in your kid’s room and have a sleepover in their rooms. (Only your family of course)
- Post a picture on social media of something you are grateful for.
- Let your house get totally destroyed and don’t worry about it. Memories are being made.
- Use online platforms to connect with your small group or friends. (Zoom, Marco Polo, or Facetime)
- Do not allow your children to have a recorder for any reason. You will lose your mind.
- Build a bird feeder.
- Have a glow stick dance party.
- Drink a glass of wine and take deep breaths.
- Tell your kids one thing you thought they did awesome that day.
- Puzzles!
- Camp out in your own backyard.
- Watch morning cartoons instead of the news.
- Take a bath.
- Read the bible with your kids.
- Listen to music as loud as you can stand it. Sing, dance and be wild!
- Set timers and make your kids play alone without speaking for 15 minutes. (I may be doing that as I type this) wink wink.
- Take a mid-afternoon nap.
- Send someone a text letting them know you are thinking of them.
- Taste a new fruit you have never had. (wine doesn’t count)
- Try cooking potatoes in seven different ways.
- Count your blessings.
I cannot wait to hear your ideas! Let's celebrate all we get to do rather than focusing on what we aren't able to do.