A list of 50 activities you can do while social distancing that use minimal or no screen time, from an introverted extrovert with lots of experience with small children and cabin fever. Most are child friendly.
- Read a book.
- Listen to an audio book.
- Read a book out loud—you don’t have to read TO anyone. Just read to yourself or a pet. Exercise your voice.
- Play a board game.
- Play a card game.
- Do a coloring page.
- Make a drawing.
- Make a painting—don’t underestimate children’s watercolor palettes.
- Write a letter.
- Start a journal.
- Do a jigsaw puzzle.
- Study maps.
- Learn to crochet.
- Learn to knit.
- Learn to weave.
- Learn knot tying.
- Learn to eat with chopsticks.
- Sing—it can be terrible.
- Go for a walk.
- Wave at someone.
- Start a garden.
- Start a mini garden.
- Start a single plant pot on a sunny windowsill.
- Practice calligraphy.
- Doodle.
- Learn Cat’s Cradle.
- Practice jumproping.
- Try yoga or pilates.
- Bake bread. If it fails, try again.
- Wash the windows so you can see outside clearly.
- Make candles.
- Hug a pillow or a stuffed animal.
- Build a blanket fort.
- Build a city out of legos, duplos, or building blocks.
- Play an instrument—it can sound terrible, just try.
- Write a bucket list.
- Write a poem.
- Trace the alphabet in a thin layer of cornmeal or sand on a cookie sheet.
- Bake some cookies.
- Make Playdough.
- Make slime.
- Make cornstarch gak.
- Roll a single dice and record the number of each roll—enjoy the randomness.
- Play Solitaire.
- Learn to swing dance.
- Try meditation.
- Make bath bombs.
- Take a bubble bath.
- DIY facials and manicures.
- Call a relative or neighbor or friend, and chat.
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