Cell phones are a very important part of most people’s lives. But I think we can all relate to the experience of getting sucked down a wormhole of media when we’re bored, and then feeling guilty about it later. To hopefully help combat this, I’ve compiled a list of phone-less activities, categorized for your convenience, to do instead when you’re bored. I understand that sometimes it’s hard to motivate yourself to actually disconnect and do something else, so the list contains activities that require various levels of effort. There are three categories: athletic, crafty, and miscellaneous. YouTube most likely has tutorials for anything on this list that you don’t know how to do. Hopefully, I can inspire you to do something fun!
Athletic
Go for a walk
Go for a jog
Play “Just Dance”
Do some yoga
Stand up and wiggle a little bit
Follow or make up a stretch routine
Stand up and sit back down a few times
Do jumping jacks
Climb a tree
Have a pickup game for a sport you like
Throw a dance party
Try a martial art
Make up a new game
Host a mini-Olympics with your friends/family
Go for a scavenger hunt walk
Go swimming
Crafty
Make a creature out of stuff you find on the ground
Do a coloring page
Draw something
Paint something
Try a new artistic hobby- whittling for example
Bake or cook something pretty
Build a fairy house
Learn to knit or crochet
Write a poem or a story
Write a song
Learn or practice an instrument
Invent a board/card game
Make a poster for your wall
Make stickers
Start a journal or a scrapbook
Make a collage
Miscellaneous
Play a board/card game
Do homework/study
Read a book outside! Or inside
Try something you’ve never done before
Go to the beach
Have a picnic
Prepare a meal for yourself or a friend/family member
Do research on a hobby or interest
Do a puzzle
Do chores or clean
Spend quality time with a pet and/or person
Write someone a letter
Start a pen pal!
Listen to a podcast
Host a game show with people you know
Go out in public and compliment strangers
Research a topic of interest
