Stuck in the house and starting to feel the boredom creeping in? Binging Netflix doesn’t need to be the only way for you to spend your extra free time - from at home wine tasting to family date nights, we’ve got you covered with 10 activities to do with your family, partner or housemates all from the comfort of your own home!
1. Get Artsy With an At Home Arts and Craft Night
If you’re creative by nature, you’ll be well acquainted with the pleasures and fun a good old arts and craft session can bring.
And if not - now is the time to unleash your creative side and get crafting! From scrapbooking to water painting, not only does an arts and craft night make for a fun alternative to a Netflix binge (not that there’s anything wrong with that either - a couple episodes of Friends does wonders for the soul) but you get a masterpiece to keep at the end!
If you’re too lazy to leave the house to stock up on supplies, the beauty that is the internet lets you access multiple free online programs that let you crop photos and text into your own beautiful digital collages - pretty to print out and pretty for the ‘gram.
2. Foodie Date Night
Eating out with your partner may not be on the cards at the moment, but with AmazingCo’s Foodie Date Night experience to the rescue- there’s no need to feel any food related FOMO.
Designed especially for foodies in mind, you and your partner (or housemate!) will spend 4-5 hours taking part in activities including music, food related trivia and cooking and tasting your own delicious meal.
And if you’re looking to make even more of a night out of it, we recommend starting with an aperitif and nibbles to really get the foodie atmosphere and excitement buzzing.
Check out AmazingCo’s Foodie Date Night here!
3. Birthday Party Home Kit
So, it’s your child’s birthday but you’re stuck inside with just the family?
This doesn’t mean you can’t have a party and make the birthday child feel as special as possible! With AmazingCo’s Birthday Party Home Kit, you’ll get everything you need to throw a successful kids party with all the trimmings delivered right to your front door (think balloons, temporary tattoos, materials for challenges) as well as an online party guide complete with instructions and party games!
If you’ve got the time (and ability), make sure to bake a cake and have plenty of nibbles at the ready - the birthday child will be having too much fun to even remember you’ve been inside the house all day!
Check out AmazingCo’s Birthday Party Home Kit here!
4. Board Game Night
If there’s ever a time to dust off the old board games perched neglected at the back of the cupboard, it’s right now. Whether you make a family night out of it, or are keen to start a bit of friendly competition between your partner or flatmates, there’s little that can go wrong with a board game night, making for a night of fun every time.
Old favourites include Pictionary, Scrabble and Monopoly (careful with this one though, you’ll be sitting around the table until the early hours of the morning), and by tallying everyone’s scores and playing multiple rounds (perhaps even opening a bottle of wine) you’ll make a real night of it, putting any signs of boredom to rest.
5. Wine Tasting at Home
As the old saying goes, a wine tasting a day makes the isolation blues go away (or something like that). And while it may not be possible to visit scenic and stunning countryside wineries at the moment, there’s frankly nothing to complain about lounging around with your partner (or flatmates), indulging in fine wines from the comfort of your living room.
You’ll get to do just that with AmazingCo’s Sofa Sommelier (you can thank us later), where you and your partner (or housemates) get to feel super fancy by tasting not only one, but six decadent wines from the comfort of your own home (all delivered directly to your door, naturally).
Alternatively, dress up for the occasion, try your best at making a delicious lunch, and pretend you’re sipping the day away at a sun drenched winery (taking plenty of pictures of course).
Check out AmazingCo’s Birthday Party Home Kit here!
6. Throw a Gourmet Indoor Picnic
With meeting up in a park being off the cards for a while, there’s never been a better time to throw an indoor picnic, which when done right, can be impressive enough to rival even the sunniest and happiest of outdoor picnics.
We suggest gathering your loved ones, multiple blankets (save the scratchy outdoor picnic mat for another day), pillows, music, and of course - a picnic spread to end all other picnic spreads.
The usual culprits (cheese, dips, biscuits and fruit) never fail to disappoint, but use your close proximity to the kitchen to your advantage - pincho and tapas style nibbles will bring your picnic to the next level (bread that remains crusty due to not being exposed to the elements does wonders smothered in freshly diced tomatoes and olive oil!).
7. At Home Date Night
It’s date night and while The Office is still funny the fifth time around, you’re inevitably becoming tired of the typical Netflix binge and dinner on the couch - we hear you.
It’s time to step up your date night game, and with AmazingCo’s Date Night at Home experience, you’ll be able to do just this by getting your pretty little hands on some digital activities, challenges, clues and riddles to solve with your partner.
As well as providing a nifty solution to any boredom that may strike as a result of being confined indoors, the Date Night at Home sparks some friendly competition between you and your partner and keeps you entertained for hours.
Check out AmazingCo’s At Home Date Night here!
8. Go Back to Virtual Uni, Or Skip the Netflix Rom Com For a TED Talk
Feeling the grey cells slowly begin to disintegrate from inactivity brought on by confinement? Back to university you go!
No, really - as education institutions all over the world close their physical gates and transfer their learning content online, many of these organisations (including Harvard University, thank you very much) are providing public and free access to online seminars and lectures.
So if you’ve got nothing to do on a Saturday night, consider swapping out an episode of Tiger King for a lecture in psychology, politics or anthropology (the world is your oyster!).
And if none of these tickle your fancy or the thought of sitting still to learn new information makes your brain want to combust, TED talks (via podcast or video) provide perfect intellectual and entertaining background noise while you’re cooking, doing yoga or pottering around the house.
9. Kids Virtual Classes
It can be hard for kids to stay indoors all day, and you’ve only got so much time on your hands to keep them entertained - trust us, we get it - which is why the kind folks at AmazingCo have created a range of super fun virtual classes for children.
The classes are perfect for kids of any interest (think science, yoga, dance and acting classes as well as storytelling for the little ones) and are completely online so you’ll have them fully immersed and entertained from the comfort of their home while you get to have a breather.
Even better, the classes are designed with different ages in mind, meaning that your child will be able to spend virtual quality time connecting with others their age!
Check out AmazingCo’s Kids Virtual Classes here!
10. Family Date Night at Home
Spending quality time with your family is always important - and if you’re a parent confined at home with the kids, now is the perfect time to strengthen those family bonds. Whether you’ve all got too much free time on your hands, or are getting tired of the typical family movie night in - AmazingCo’s Family Date Night at Home sounds like just what you need.
The experience is completely digital and will have the whole family banding together to solve a number of clues that in turn each reveal a fun challenge you’ll need to complete.
This isn’t all fun and games though - the stakes are high - each member of the family will tally up their results to discover who scored the most points, ultimately winning the game and earning the family’s coveted eternal respect.
Check out AmazingCo’s Family Date Night at Home here!
And there you go -
An extensive list of the very best things to do while cooped up in the house with your loved ones all day.
For those of you living apart from your nearest and dearest, fret not - AmazingCo also has a variety of virtual experiences up on the website (think online Murder Mystery and online Challenge parties) for those wanting to stay in contact with others in different households and on the lookout for fun alternatives to typical video chats.
