75 Unique, Indoor Activities That Will Bust Boredom

Liven up a dull day with these unique 75 fun indoor activities guaranteed to provide a good time for everyone. Get ready to bust the boredom blues and have a great time!

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Boredom Busters For Indoor Family Fun

• Have everyone draw a list of five to ten items somewhere in the home (no descriptions allowed, just the drawings). Everyone divides into teams and trades lists so each team member has someone else’s list of items to find. The first team to find all of the correct items wins!

• Another great indoor activity is this game from my childhood.One person hides a small item, such as a golf tee, in plain sight. Then the rest of the family looks for it. Of course, the first person to spot the item becomes the next one to hide it.

• Have a tea party. Everyone dresses up in their finery and uses formal china cups and saucers. Of course, you must practice your best prissy manners!

• Make up a holidaysuch as (your last name) Family Day! (Made-up holidays have become the thing, I hear.) Now, come up with fun ways to celebrate this new holiday.

• Make a scrapbook of your last family vacation.

• Write and produce a family play, complete with costumes. Then, perform it for grandparents, friends, and neighbors.

• Raid each other’s closets and dress up in someone else’s clothes, shoes, and accessories. Moreover, take funny photos of everyone and have a memento you’ll enjoy for years!

• Have a pet show.But ensure every pet wins a category so no furry feelings are wounded. For more fun, the kids can design and create ribbon prizes. Or use cute bandanas for the awards.

• Decorated cookie contest. Everyone must design and create a unique cookie for a family contest. Every family member gets a vote for the most creative, most beautiful, and most unusual cookie.

• Build a stage and create cute puppets. Then, take it a step further and produce a puppet show. The entire family has a role in this unique project. However, don’t forget to send invitations to the unsuspecting victims who will be your audience.

• On movie night, enjoy a picnic on the floor. But first, everyone pitches in to create appetizing charcuterie and dessert trays for the meal.

• Challenge the family to an afternoon of crafting using only supplies found in your home. (Hint – cheating with Pinterest or Etsy is allowed.)

• Everyone writes a bucket list of at least ten items.But don’t put names on them. Shuffle the lists and read them out loud. Next, make a game out of guessing which list belongs to whom.

• Host a fast-paced dance marathon and see who can last the longest. Or teach the kids to dance like pros!

• Build a giant Leggo project. Search the entire house because every last Leggo must be used to complete your massive project!

• If you need a mental health day, declare a pajama day! Cancel all planned activities and wear PJs all day. No one combs their hair or puts on makeup. (But please brush your teeth!) Indeed, the entire day will be devoted to movies, fun, and slumber-party antics.

• Another fun relaxation activity isa spa day. Everybody gets a manicure and a pedicure, even the guys! Self-care is for everyone! In addition, there are bubble baths, hair treatments, and facials, and little girls can learn how to put on make-up (tastefully).

• Next, everyone can join in for art lessons via YouTube Kids. There are multiple free sites where kids (and antique kids) can learn. Check out Art For Kids Hub, which has hundreds of projects kids will love!

• Have a spelling bee. Of course, the winner gets a prize!

• Create art or jewelry from food items,such as dried beans, lentils, rice, macaroni, or hard candies.

• Cover the table with plastic, then spray shaving cream on it. Mix different food dye colors with the cream and let the kids have at it! But be warned! A bath will be needed afterward!

• Let your child pick out some colors and paint their bedroom. Then, rearrange the furniture. Following that, organize the millions of toys intoan efficient system. Do whatever’s needed to improve your children’s space and make them feel special!

• Pick a classic adventure novel and read the entire book together.Everyone can take turns reading aloud.

• Create an obstacle coursewith anything you can find. Toys, chairs. pillows, tables to crawl under, etc. Then get busy!

• And last but not least, another great indoor activity for children is baking and decorating a gingerbread house. Create a cutescene by arranging dollhouse, playdough, or gingerbread furniture inside. But be sure the windows are large enough to see the cozy interior.

Fun Indoor Activities For You And Your Partner

• Play charades and keep score. Best of seven to ten. The loser cooks the winner’s meal of choice.

• Enjoy a candlelight dinner at home, and dress to the nines. Afterward, get into comfy clothes to watch a great movie.

• Give each other massages and a lotion bath. If you warm the lotion bottle in warm (not hot) water, it feels amazing when applied! Be sure to test the temperature of the lotion before using it on your partner.

• Before or after the massage, give each other a pedicure. After this, you’ll be relaxed enough to sleep like a baby!

• Plan a vacation together.And make sure both parties get to choose activities to do while you’re away.

• Play “Spot It,” a fun and inexpensive card game. It makes for barrels of laughter! (And it’s great to play with kids, too.)

• Set up a tent and camp indoors. (This is another good activity to do with the kids.) Feast on hot dogs, baked beans, and camp potatoes with cherry cobbler. Enjoy roasting marshmallows over the stove.

• Have a poker tournament and order pizza. Make it high stakes and the winner gets to choose a special favor from the loser.

• Decorate a new shelf display on a bare wall. Afterward, enjoy how it feels to create a successful project together!

• Do a Tick Tock video together. Maybe you’ll develop a giant following!

• Sing karaoke duets;always a fun-filled activity!

• Have a wine and paint night at home.You could do half of the painting or do your ownseparately. (Also, a great activity to do with girlfriends!)

• Give your dogs a bath and paint their nails!

• Enjoy taking a nap! (A favorite indoor activity of mine!)

• Take turns creatingfunny jokes. See who tells the funniest ones!

• Host an at-home ice cream party for two, complete with multiple flavors and toppings.

• Recreate old family photos using the same poses and facial expressions. Use your ancestors’ photos or your own!

• Try something completely different and make sushi at home. You can find kits at some grocery stores or an Asian market.

• Slow dance to romantic music, ortake an online dance class together!

• Play miniature golf using cans, cups, bottles, etc. Enjoy an 18-hole course in different rooms throughout your home.

• Conduct a private wine tasting. Obviously, several varieties will be needed to determine your favorites.

• Decorate the house with a current seasonal theme, even if it’s not one you usually do, such as the 4th of July, Valentine’s, or President’s Day.

• Prep your home for a garage sale. As a result, you’ll clean out unwanted items while making money!

• Create gifts for each other out of things found around the house. Think outside the box and surprise your mate.

• For your next lunch at home together, shop separately for grocery items. Then, each of you creates a charcuterie board you think the other will like. However, be sure to commend your partner’s effort and creativity!

Enjoyable Indoor Activities Just For You

• Paint and stencil an old piece of furniture and make it come alive again. Or paint a table base and cover the top with granite, Corian, broken china pieces, pennies, marbles, etc.

• Create a cute coffee bar or wine rack in the kitchen or dining area.

• Redo your bedroom and bring it into the modern century. Maybe you could turn your spare bedroom into a she-shed!

• Inspire yourself by starting a journal. Try my fantastic freebie, the Inspirational Journal To Joy(now digital or printable). (Plus, you can enjoy fun and helpful weekly emails.)

• Teach yourself to do yoga. Check out videos on YouTube. It’s excellent for calming and de-stressing while increasing flexibility and coordination.

• Write a poetry book. Even if you don’t like poetry, you may surprise yourself by discovering previously unknown, creative talents.

• Take an entire day to do nothing but read a good novel by the fire.Without guilt. To prevent starvation, order in.

• Branch out and take an online cooking class.

• For a unique look, try painting canvas shoes with fabric paint. Once, for my daughter’s dance, I painted the soles of her high heels to match the sash of her dress. It was a total success!

• Learn the art of meditation and feel your muscles instantly relax. Afterward, take a two-hour bubble bath.

• Do a giant or 3-D puzzle. Out of curiosity, try timing the process to see how long it takes.

• Bake something yummy and take it to a neighbor or friend. It’ll make their day.

• While you’re at it, bake homemade bread and luxuriate in the delicious scent permeating your kitchen.

• Experiment with makeup and try some new looks. But don’t stop there. Play with a new hairstyle, too!

• Take a vicarious vacation online. Make it more interesting by choosing somewhere you’ve never heard of before.

• Go out on a limb and cook a new dish. Make it something you wouldn’t usually cook. Then, go a step further and dig out your mom’s old cookbook to find more unique recipes.

• Grow plants from seed to re-pot later outdoors. Or create an indoormini-fairy garden.

• Buy an adult coloring book at the dollar store and give it a go. But let me warn you, it can be addictive for expressing creativity and stress reduction!

• Next, photograph a loved one and try painting their portrait. Or sketch it using charcoal pencils.

• Build a time capsule and leave instructions for someone to dig it up after a certain amount of time passes.

• Write a song, and it sing to someone special.

• Organize every closet and drawer in one roomof your house. Then make a pact with yourself to keep it that way!

• Teach yourself to play an instrument. Again, YouTube is a very patient instructor.

• Train your dog to perform a new trick. Granted, this may take several days to several weeks. And lots of patience!

• And last, call or Facetime a friend you’ve lost touch with.They’ll be thrilled to hear from you. Plus, you’ll be glad you called.

Enjoy Your Fun Indoor Activities

These 25 fun indoor activities prove we can do many things to stay active and remain creative when it’s impractical to be outside. Furthermore, sharing these unique activities creates closer connections with loved ones. Another great benefit of enjoying unusual activities is the warm and happy memories that will always be treasured.

Therefore, why not make some of these indoor activities part of your weekly routine? Alleviating boredom when you’re stuck inside is easier than you think.

Fun is out there waiting for you. So, don’t let another moment pass without making the best of it!

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