How to have fun while being at home! 

While most of us are having to adapt to isolation in this time. It doesn’t have to be boring! Let’s take a few pointers from “Tangled” star Rapunzel, who has an entire song about how she spends her days alone in a castle. “Ventriloquy, candle-making, papier-mâché and adding a new painting to her gallery.” In case, those aren’t your cup of tea, Here are a few ideas to still have fun while being at home:

 

-Start a journal or blog. 

- Have a Costume Night!

- Read a book

- Workout

-Dust off that old instrument and practice.

-Meditate. Try lying down with your eyes closed, palms up and while focusing on your breath. Or spend 20 minutes sitting cross legged and repeat a soothing word to yourself in your head.

-Face masks, moisturizer, oh my! Treat yourself to a 10-step skin care routine you don’t have time for during a normal work week.

-Look at pictures of puppies.  

-Write actual letters to family and friends. After that? Write thank-you notes to service people who you remember went out of their way for you.

-Learn calligraphy. YouTube can help.

-Have a space in your home where all of the Tupperware goes? Organize it and actually match lids to containers.

-Bake those goods.  - UPDRADE - Film your own cooking show!

-Watch the films that won Oscars for best picture.

-Knit or crochet.

- Throw an indoor picnic.

- Plant some seedlings - Watch them grow!

-Try out at-home aerobics or yoga videos. Consider downloading a fitness app with curated workout playlists.

-Take a bubble bath (bonus: Add a glass of wine).

-Coloring books: They’re not just for kids.

-Take time to reflect: What have you accomplished in the last year? What goals are you setting for yourself in the next year?

-Write a short story or get started on that novel.

-Actually try to reproduce something you see on Pinterest. Probably fail. Try again.

-Clear out the family room and camp indoors with all blankets, popcorn and scary movies.

-Learn how to braid (fishtail, French, etc.) via YouTube tutorial.

-Interview your grandparents (over the phone, of course) and save the audio. Can you create an audio story or book with that file?

-Go through your camera roll, pick your favorite pics from the past year and make a photo book or order framed versions online. 

-Make a list of things for which you are grateful. 

- Wash and wax your car

-Work on your financial planning, such as exploring whether to refinance your loan or ways to save more money. 

-Watch “Frozen 2,’ which went up early on Disney Plus. 

-No March Madness? Have a Scrabble tournament. Or Bananagrams. Pictionary, anyone?

-Indoor scavenger hunt.

-Alternate reading the Harry Potter series with your kids and cap each one off with the movie. 

-Get into comics with digital subscriptions on your tablet, like Marvel Unlimited. 

-Rearrange your furniture to make it seem like your home is a totally different space. 

-Teach your dog to shake. Hand sanitizer optional.

-Order and put together some IKEA furniture.

- Make a Time Capsule

-Watch the "Star Wars" movies in this and only this order: Rogue One-IV-V-II-III-Solo-VI-VII-VIII-IX.

-Stretch. Work on your flexibility.

-Take deep breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Let us know if you have any other great ideas!