98 Ways to Entertain Yourself without Smartphones or Social Media
Updated: Jun 27, 2021
Ian Siegel, a LOG OFF Guest Writer, offers 101 ideas for unplugging while simultaneously proving the ease in living life off screens.
1) Read a book! It can be any book, based on any genre...I myself keep a few sci-fi and biography books in the house, and I'm also thinking of getting into comics.
2). Get into tabletop and board games
3). People watch (this you need to be discreet about though)
4). Get into puzzles
5). Write poetry or prose
6). Go out and hike
7). Shoot hoops
8). Go out and socialize (this may look differently due to COVID-19 )
9). Play with any of your pets
10). Paint
11). Experiment with new recipes
12). Go shopping at a physical store
13). Get into collecting
14) Birdwatch
15). Practice Yoga
16). Volunteer at a local organization
17). Play paintball or Nerf
18) Learn how to play an instrument
19). Clean out your closet and bedroom
20) Go swimming at your local pool
21) Paint your nails
22). Bake something, it can be cookies, cakes, bread, etc.
23) Learn how to skateboard or surf
24) Cosplay at a local comic or anime convention
25) Plan a vacation
26) Get into photography
27) Write your feelings in a journal
28) Plant a garden
29) Go through your old photo albums
30) Look through a magazine
31) Redecorate your room
32) Take a nap
33) Learn how to style your hair
34) Learn how to juggle.
35) Make home movies using an actual camera
36) Knit
37) Draw using pen and paper
38) Crochet
39). Make 3D models
40) Color something
41) Explore your town
42) Make homemade ice cream
43) Volunteer at a soup kitchen
44) String lights up in your room
45) Ride a bike
46) Design a family crest
47) Go sledding when it snows
48) Make a collage
49) Play Jenga
50) Organize your room
51) Practice makeup
52) Make a bucket list
53) Get involved politically by joining a local movement
54) Volunteer at an animal shelter
55) Take up Martial Arts
56) Go fishing
57) Practice soccer
58) Throw a football through tires or a hoop
59) Volunteer at an animal shelter
60) Check out your local library
61) Take a bath
62) Make origami
63) Play frisbee
64) Make a bracelet
65) Make a scrapbook
66) Learn how to write your name in cursive
67) Create an obstacle course
68) Go for a run or walk
69) Follow a local sports team by watching games either on ESPN+ or attending them in person
70) If it's snowing, build a snowman
71) Make a bucket list
72) Experiment with new outfits
80). Go to the zoo
81). Join a rec league
82). Go bowling
83). Meditate
84). Build something out of LEGO
85). Build a house of cards
86). Play handball
87). Go to a movie theater (assuming they're open and you have the money)
88). Go canoeing/kayaking
89). Sunbathe (if you live in a warm climate)
90). Visit friends or family mothers
91). Light candles
92). Relax at a local Cafè or Bistro
93). Pick flowers
94). Visit a museum
95). Learn a language
96). Visit your local Farmer's market
97). Check out a local restaurant
98). Go rock climbing
99). Learn how to snowboard
100). Learn how to dance
101). Enjoy real life
Covert Art by Becca Tapert from Unsplash