100 Things to do in Lockdown
- Alex
- May 18, 2020
- 4 min read
Updated: May 22, 2020
Back on Monday 23rd March, when Prime Minister, Boris Johnson made his announcement about the future plans to control the spread of the Coronavirus in the UK, seems like a lifetime ago now but as we see ourselves heading into our 9th week of lockdown, it seems many of us are well and truly running out of things to do at home. With some restrictions relaxed in certain regions, life is very, very slowly, beginning to emerge as we knew if before the lockdown.
Here are 100 things you could try whilst we continue our lives in lockdown. You could also use it as a checklist for a fun activity of things you have already done whilst being stuck at home.
Let’s go:
1. Make a to-do list of DIY jobs that needs attention (it’s up to you whether you actually take action on that to-do list or not!)
2. Bake something other than a banana bread.
Alex, our founder, has been trying to bake something new every weekend. Last week she made a carrot cake - something she hadn't made in years! Try the recipe yourself here 👇https://www.cakebakerecipes.com/carrot-cake-by-the-hummingbird-bakery/
3. Make a cup of tea, or a hot beverage of your choice.
4. Escape in your favourite playlist
5. Re-read an entire collection of books, here at Smile we've been revisiting out childhood with the Harry Potter series
6. Watch your favourite film - could be a Harry Potter one?!
7. Start a new series on Netflix. You could even try and finish it all in one day – why not?
8. Have a pamper night with a facemask on in the bath, you could even make your own if you forgot to pick one up at the supermarket on your last trip 👇
9. Give yourself a manicure and pedicure ready for your next trip out to the supermarket
10. Get crafty!
11. Don’t get crafty!
12. Tidy the entire house from top to bottom, or just one room
13. Listen to a new podcast - Smile recommends Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place
14. Bake another banana bread!
15. Make another cup of tea
16. Take a new route on your walk
17. Learn a dance routine. We have been loving Strictly Professional Dianne Buswell's routines on both her Instagram and her Youtube channel 👇
18. Get all dressed up with nowhere to go!
19. Play a boardgame you haven’t played in months.
20. Have a themed virtual quiz with all your friends
21. Take part in an online course – learn something totally new!
22. Watch some TedTalks about happiness to inspire your mind - https://www.ted.com/talks?sort=relevance&q=happiness
23. Phone a family member for a chat
24. Send some flowers to a friend. Bloom & Wild have a beautiful selection and have 40% for key workers too 👇
25. Organise your wardrobe
26. Organise your cupboards
27. Organise anything or everything!
28. Draw something that you can see in front of you
29. Start a diary of your lockdown experiences
30. List 10 things that you don’t miss from before lockdown
31. List 10 things you will take forward from lockdown
32. List 10 things that you have enjoyed during lockdown
33. Make your shopping list for your next supermarket trip
34. Hug a pet (your own preferably)
35. Re-watch that Netflix series you started
36. Bake a beast of cake!
37. Make another cup of tea. Sick of tea? Why not try British Heart Foundation's alternative recommendations? 👇
38. Cut your hair or your partner’s (with their permission of course!)
39. Have a nap
40. Pop into the Tate Museum in London (virtually of course!) https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/tate-britain?hl=en
41. Try a fitness challenge
42. Sit and do nothing
43. Cook something new
44. Learn a language
45. Go travelling from the comfort of your sofa https://www.timeout.com/travel/14-world-famous-city-views-you-can-see-from-your-sofa
46. Start a blog
47. Learn first aid
48. Discover your roots and explore your family history tree
49. Look out your window onto your garden or onto your street and write down 49 things you can see
50. Having a birthday in lockdown? Throw yourself the ultimate party!
51. Start a scrapbook
52. Learn sign language
53. Update your CV, portfolio or professional accounts
54. Wash your makeup brushes – a classic but yet so satisfying!
55. Download Disney+ and lose yourself in yet more films
56. Make a banana bread – it’s been at least a week since your last right?
57. Make another cup of tea
58. Recreate your favourite restaurant’s food at home
59. Make some ice whipped coffee
60. Or just make a cup of tea
61. Clear out your emails
62. Clear out your receipts
63. Visit London Zoo https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/virtual-london-zoo?gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ij2BRBdEiwA0Frc9YLahd4uaeH30zyx5Dkhto2I3W_0aVkEzu-Q_2Mli20az8Uc4UZmdBoC6MkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
64. Bake a loaf of bread (no bananas in this one!)
65. Make your own mini-gold course in your home
66. Host your own ‘Come Dine With Me’ with people in your household
67. Play virtual bingo with family
68. Take a virtual tour of Buckingham Palace https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-buckingham-palace
69. Donate to your local food bank
70. Say thank you to all our amazing NHS staff https://thanksamillionnhs.co.uk/
71. Watch the Northern Lights https://explore.org/livecams/aurora-borealis-northern-lights/northern-lights-cam
72. Do a jigsaw
73. Send postcards. You could even send one of Smile's postcards which are being released very soon!
74. Run 5K
75. Clean the windows
76. Clean the floors
77. Clean the car
78. Bake some flapjacks. Here's the recipe we've been loving and it couldn't be easier 👇
79. Make another cup of tea
80. Share your #littlesmileoftoday
81. Join ‘The 30 Day Craft Project’ https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/c/article/30-day-project
82. Try a new hairstyle
83. Experiment with your makeup
84. Wear something you haven’t worn in ages
85. Do a paint-by-numbers
86. Pick some flowers on your walk and bring them home
87. Have a day without your phone at all
88. Sign up to be one of the first people to receive our first subscription box!
89. Join SmileHub to connect with others in your community
90. Make yourself a cup of coffee
91. Mix up your breakfast
92. Make the ultimate toastie for lunch
93. Change your bedding
94. Write some poetry
95. Watch your favourite film again.
96. Send a surprise gift to a friend
97. Get green fingered in your garden
98. Plan your reunion with a friend
99. Bake another banana bread
100. Make yourself another well earned cup of tea!
And there you have it! 100 things you can try or may have already tried whilst in lockdown. Let us know how you’ve been keeping yourself busy in the comments below with any other activities we haven’t mentioned.
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