Camp Out or Go Off the Grid
Find locations where you can disconnect to reconnect. A lot of camping locations don’t have wifi and some businesses are starting to advertise this as a perk.
Fort Night Friday
Try a campout where you never even leave the house. Build a fort with big boxes or the living room furniture.
Set Up a Wishing Tree
Decorate a Wishing Tree (can be any type of tree) and leave out plain cards or recycled greeting cards so people can write well wishes, a poem or a drawing and hang them on the tree.
Declutter your Pantry
Organize a neighborhood food drive of canned goods. Ask people to bring a pair of warm socks, a coat, blanket or camping goods to be donated to the local shelter.
Crochet for a Cause
Whether you know how to crochet or you’re just learning, this is an EASY project to keep your hands busy and create something fun and meaningful.
Low-Tech Gaming
Paintball or laser tag is always a fun group activity if you like strategy, trying to hit moving targets and especially good for youth who enjoy video games.
Slip and Slide Anytime
Who needs sledding when you have Ice Blocking. It’s like sledding without the snow or sled.
Ride a Bike
Plan a bike parade with your family or a group of friends. Make sure the kids get to do as much of the decorating as possible as that is sometimes the most fun!
Immortalize some Memories
Create a plaster keepsake vase with sea shells, coins and small mementos from your trips.
Create some Ephemeral Art
Grab a couple of artistic friends and create an ephemeral art project on the beach or somewhere out in nature. These works of art are created with a rake, nature and imagination.
Find your Balance
This project costs nothing but time and definitely helps to develop patience and bring out the Zen a little more in all of us.
Fun with Origami
Try creating this lotus candle holder which you can then light with a votive (or battery operated version) when you kick off your NDU practice.
Decorate a Lantern
Decorate on your own or organize a neighborhood gathering to decorate and hang lanterns in the trees for decoration, outside windows or on porches unifying your community!
Have a Board Game Night
Time to dust off Grandma’s board games and roll the dice. Board games are great for strategy and bringing people together.
Set up a Gnome Hunt
Set up a Gnome Hunt: Plant gnomes (or some other creature) in different locations and have people seek out to find all of them.
Create your own Scavenger Hunt
Can’t leave the house or want to do your own? Check out this list from Good Housekeeping for 22 DIY tips to set up your own hunt.