The idea of staying home more may sound a little boring but there are lots of simple things you can do at home to keep busy and look after your physical and mental wellbeing. You might even learn a new skill or find a new hobby!
From exercising to staying in touch and even leisure activities, we’ve created a list of different activities you can do at home. Some can be done with your family or housemates, while others can be done solo.
Choose a new one to do each day and share your home activities photos with us on Facebook and Instagram.
- Listen to a new podcast
- Start a gratitude journal
- Clean out your wardrobe
- Cook a big batch of soup and freeze the extra
- Write an email to a friend or family member
- Have a bubble bath
- Learn a new skill (e.g. crochet, sewing, preserving)
- Learn how to draw
- Watch your favourite childhood movie
- Learn to say hello in 5 different languages
- Write a short story
- Read a book
- Do an online yoga workout
- Do a home workout
- Do some gardening
- Do an eLearning course
- Compile a cookbook of your favourite recipes
- Play a card game
- Phone an elderly relative
- Do some colouring in
- Join a virtual book club
- Organise your favourite songs into playlists
- Play a boardgame
- Build something with Lego
- Turn up your favourite song and dance freely
- Practice handstands
- Grow some potted herbs
- Try a new recipe
- Choose 5 random ingredients and make up a new meal
- Play hide and seek with your kids or housemates
- Do a household star jump competition
- Upcycle old jeans into new shorts
- Sort your digital photos
- Do a puzzle
- Play a backyard ball game
- Try meditation
- Declutter or reorganise a room in your home
- Do a digital detox