62 things to do while stuck inside due to a pandemic

As concerts are postponed, sporting events are canceled, schools are closed and tourist hot spots are shut down, experts recommend that even those who show no sign of illness stay home during this time of global pandemic. 

That's right: It's advised that you self-quarantine.

Although remaining inside is a good way to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus, and is an important measure to help "flatten the curve" of daily cases that put pressure on our health care system, it could lead to a lesser evil: boredom and stir craziness. 

What's there to do while stuck indoors? We've compiled 100 suggestions to help make your time quarantined as interesting – and perhaps even as productive – as possible.

1. Complete a puzzle: The more pieces the better! Feeling extra saucy? Take on a Rubik's Cube. More of a word person? Crossword puzzle! 

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2. Start a journal or blog. Sure, it can be about the coronavirus, but it could also be about a specific interest from chess to cheese. 
3. Write poetry. Perhaps you can craft a haiku for Mother's Day, or something without a specific structure. Just try it!
4. Download Duolingo, or a similar app, and teach yourself a foreign language.
5. Meditate. Try lying down with your eyes closed, palms up and while focusing on your breath. Or spend 20 minutes sitting crosslegged and repeat a soothing word to yourself in your head. (The latter is more like transcendental meditation.) Related Products : 
6. 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. Related Products : 
7. Put together the most attractive charcuterie board possible, but you can only use foods you already have in your fridge and cupboard.
8. 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.
9. Learn calligraphy. YouTube can help.
10. Finally read the rules to those long and intense board games you've never played with the family. Encourage the family to play. Related Products 
11. Put on a soap opera. Mute the sound. Create your own dialogue.
12. Have a space in your home where all of the tupperware goes? Organize it and actually match lids to containers.
13. Have a roommate meeting about how to be more considerate of one other, especially while you will likely be spending more time together. Bring baked goods.
14. Read all the New Yorker issues piled on your desk.
15. Knit or crochet.
16. Use Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts or Marco Polo to video chat with your long-distance friends.
17. Try out at-home aerobics or yoga videos. Consider downloading a fitness app with curated workout playlists. Related Products 
18. Look at yourself in the mirror. Attempt a self portrait with pencil and paper.
19. Coloring books: They’re not just for kids.Related Products 
20. Take time to reflect: What have you accomplished in the last year? What goals are you setting for yourself in the next year?
21. Write a short story or get started on that novel.
22. Actually try to reproduce something you see on Pinterest. Probably fail. Try again.
23. Clear out the family room and camp indoors with all blankets, popcorn and scary movies.
24. Finally get around to fixing that broken door knob and loose tile or cleaning scuffed up walls. 
25. Pretend you're 13 years old and fold a square piece of paper into a fortune teller you put your thumbs and pointer fingers into. Proceed to tell fortunes. 
26. Learn how to braid (fishtail, French, etc.) via YouTube tutorial..
27. Throw out all your too-old makeup and products. (Tip: most liquid products have a small symbol on them noting expirations, usually six months to a year. This includes sunscreen!) Related Products 
28. Interview your grandparents (over the phone, of course) and save the audio. Can you create an audio story or book with that file?
29. Go through your camera roll, pick your favorite pics from the past year and make a photo book or order framed versions online. 
30. Go on a health kick and learn how to cook new recipes with ingredients you may not be using already, from miso to tahini.
31. Make a list of things for which you are grateful. 
32. Work on your financial planning, such as exploring whether to refinance your loan or ways to save more money. 
33. Make coffee, but this time study how many beans you use, which types, how hot the water is, how long it brews and whether any of that makes a difference.  Related Products  
34. Write a book with your family. Pick a character and each member writes a chapter about their adventures. Read aloud to each other. 
35. Indoor scavenger hunt.
36. Alternate reading the Harry Potter series with your kids and cap each one off with the movie.
37. Dye your hair a new color. No one else needs to see it if you don't like it.
38. Write a play starring your loved ones. Perform it via a video call app. 
39. Go viral in the good way by making a quarantine-themed TikTok.
40. Rearrange your sock drawer. Really. Related Products 
41. Stop procrastinating and do your income taxes.
42. Rearrange your furniture to make it seem like your home is a totally different space. 
43. Organize your spice rack alphabetically or get crazy and do it by cuisine. Related Products 
44. Teach your dog to shake. Hand sanitizer optional. Related Products 
45. Memorize the periodic table. You never know when that will come in handy.
46. Apply for a new job. You have remote work experience now. 
47. Learn a new style of dance via YouTube, from bellydancing to breaking.
48. Update or write your will and organize your affairs. Yes, it sounds melodramatic and morbid but let’s face it: This is a task many of us avoid because we never have the time. Now we do.
49. Bring out the Legos. Build your house inside of your house. Related Products 
50. Been meaning to get some new glasses? Try on new frames virtually Related Products 
51. Attempt things with your non-dominant hand, from writing to brushing your teeth. Prepare to be frustrated. Related Products 
52. How many words per minute can you type? See if you can get speedier by taking a typing course.
53. Stretch. Work on your flexibility. It's possible to get the splits back, right?
54. Talk to your plants. How are they doing? Make sure they are getting the amount of sunlight they should be. Check their soil. Water if necessary.
55. Deep condition your hair and put paraffin wax on your hands. Enjoy your soft hair and nails.
56. Consider donating money to food banks to help families struggling to get meals.
57. Study the art of beatboxing.
58. Try moving in super-slow motion. It's OK to laugh at regular speed.
59. Learn Old English words. Pepper them into your conversation. Wherefore not?
60. Try on a new shade of lipstick. See how long it takes your partner to notice it.
61. Take deep breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth.
62. Sleep. Get lots of it.