1. go to the library and read their newspapers
2. Check out sites like FilmFirst.com which offer free film screenings (in your area) if you register
3. fly a kite
4. jigsaws, cards, board games
5. make a scrapbook for a friend
6. put together a collage of old photos
7. look at your community website/notice-board for events
8. download some podcasts (I’m a sucker for Radio 4 – Rock n’Roll, eh?)
9. have a tea party
10. make a list of goals. Maybe even do a few of them…
11. have a film festival – pick a theme and get friends to bring food or stuff to watch
12. learn a new language (get tapes from library or download lessons for free)
13. camp indoors
14.write to someone you love and tell them why
15. research your family tree (e.g; at geanealogy.com)
16. make Christmas presents or cards
17. start a diary
18. volunteer at your local charity shop. Babysit a friend’s child or pet.
19. join or start a book group
20. organise a clothes swap with friends
21. clean out something you’ve been putting off
22. check out new music at a site like lastfm.com
23. research a topic you’ve always wanted to know more about. (My mum is currently learning French and doing a course in stocks and shares!)
24. have a picnic (indoors or outdoors)
25. look at the stars
26. have a cupboard dinner. (Invent something from whatever you/your friends need to use up)
27. watch a sunset
28. go to a park and play on the swings (with or without kids)
29. start a compost heap or a worm farm (why not?)
30. have a lights out night. Turn out the lights, light candles or use torches and tell stories
31. collect unusual stones or shells or leaves
32. make fudge
33. go foraging
34. volunteer as a hair model
35. learn a bit of the Bible
36. browse a book or music store
37. grow an indoor garden
38. write and illustrate a book
39. twister
40. download a film from somewhere like bbciplayer
Thanks for sharing, I’ll be using some for sure :-)
:-) – feel free to add any I’ve missed