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100 Things To Do When You're Bored

Whether you're genuinely bored or are just finding ways to procrastinate, here's a lengthy list of things to do.

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It's easy to fall into a slump and, subsequently, get really bored. But boredom is great for creativity! Read this list to find something to do, or use it as inspiration to spark up some new ideas.

1. Download the Duolingo app and learn a new language

2. Read a book

3. Write a review of that book. Did you love it? Hate it? How could you relate to the characters?

3. Write your own story

4. Write a poem or song (if you're not a strong writer, don't worry- the cheesier the better)

5. Paint a painting

6. Go for a long walk (Bonus points if you explore someplace new!)

7. Go for a drive (Bonus points for this one too)

8. Go to the gym

9. Do a jigsaw puzzle

10. Buy a houseplant to take care of

11. Make an altered book

12. Crochet a scarf

13. Bake a cake and decorate it

14. Do yoga

15. Cross-stitch a pattern

16. Plan your Halloween costumes for the next 50 years

17. Color in a coloring book

18. Create a playlist based on a movie or book character

19. Camp out at the library

20. Learn to hand sew

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21. Meal prep dinner for the week

22. Make a friendship bracelet

23. Redecorate your room

24. Practice piano

25. Have a glass of wine and watch your favorite TV show

26. Plan a camping trip

27. Organize the photos on your computer

28. Make some soup

29. Do your laundry

30. Break a hula-hooping record

31. Have a Harry Potter marathon

32. Play Sudoku

33. Do some internet research and learn your local history

34. Create a vision board using pics from old magazines

35. Eat some fast food

36. Go to the movies

37. Go to the zoo

38. Visit a museum and admire the art/artifacts

39. Get a bunch of cute cookie cutters and bake some cookies

40. Go hiking

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41. Call your grandma/grandpa

42. Search the Help Wanted Ads

43. Scroll through Pinterest

44. Drink water

45. Donate your old clothes

46. Volunteer

47. Take a long bubble bath

48. Pick a subject and become an expert on it

49. Clean out your fridge/freezer

50. Personalize your belongings with lots of stickers

51. Make a cozy pillow fort, decorate it with twinkle lights, and curl up inside

52. Wash your car

53. Send Memes to your friends

54. Windy? Fly a kite

55. Get some friends together and play an intense game of Twister

56. Treat yourself to some over-the-top fake nails (and struggle to do anything for the next two weeks)

57. Go stargazing

58. Start a dream journal

59. Practice the splits

60. Watch soap operas to practice your Spanish

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61. Go to a farmer's market

62. Sculpt something out of clay

63. Inhale some helium and make prank calls

64. Make some money by mowing people's lawns

65. Hang out at a coffee shop

66. Find someone you strongly disagree with and have a nice, long, civil debate

67. Recreate old family photos

68. Recreate old photos (historically accurate costumes, sepia tones, the whole nine yards)

69. Catch up on current events

70. Get lost down a Youtube rabbit hole

71. Take lots of embarrassing selfies

72. Go stand outside and get drenched in the rain (provided it's raining, of course)

73. Host a board game night

74. Start a garden

75. Have a Nerf gun battle

76. Buy the weirdest thing you can find at a thrift store

77. Fill someone's room with balloons (alternatively: cover every available surface in sticky notes)

78. Learn the rules to True American and play it

79. Do homework :/

80. Start a journal

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81. Spin around as fast as you can until you fall down

82. Bounce a basketball

83. Teach yourself how to code

84. Buy yourself some flowers and create a pretty arrangement

85. Create a chalk masterpiece on the sidewalk

86. See how many pieces of gum you can chew at once. Try to blow a bubble

87. Mail some letters to your friends

88. Draw someone without looking and admire the results

89. Interview someone who really interests you

90. If it's fireworks season, buy some poppers and put them under people's toilet seats

91. Practice your typing skills (bonus points if it's on a typewriter!)

92. Have a garage sale

93. Decorate a T-shirt with puffy paint

94. Have a tick-tac-toe tournament

95. Climb some tall trees

96. Do Mad Libs

97. Have a picnic

98. Go bird-watching and identify the birds

99. Go shopping

100. Join Odyssey and write your own article!

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