Coldwell Banker® hopes that you and those you love are staying safe and keeping busy. All over the world, people are finding creative ways to be productive at home – to get things done around the house, delve into those self-betterment activities they always think about but never have a chance to explore, and enjoy some good old-fashioned quality time with the family.
If you’ve already run through your own list of to-dos to keep everybody in your household happy and healthy, we hope you’ll find some renewed inspiration in the project guide we’ve put together.
- Outdoor Projects
- Plant an edible garden
- Build a DIY fire pit
- Propagate a plant
- Set up a portable projector screen
- Create a stone garden path
- Make a DIY compost bin
- Catch up on routine outdoor home maintenance (clean gutters, check downspouts, prep garden, clean air-conditioning coils, clean outdoor furniture)
- Indoor Projects
- Begin an indoor herb garden
- Swap out old doorknobs and drawer handles with newer ones for a fresher look
- Hang new art or curtains
- Reorganize your kitchen spices with a homemade spice rack
- Catch up on routine indoor home maintenance (change home air filter, vacuum refrigerator coils, check washing machine filter, clean dryer vent, check carbon monoxide and smoke detectors)
- Attend an online class
- Learn a new cocktail recipe
- Hone your cooking skills
- Start a 365-day journal
- Take the time to meditate
- Study a new language
- Start a new workout regimen with a free workout app
- Outdoor Fun
- Play hide-and-seek
- Jump rope
- Play hopscotch
- Draw sidewalk chalk art
- Fly a kite
- Take a bike ride
- Go roller skating
- Indoor Activities
- Play a board game
- Complete a jigsaw puzzle
- Set up a treasure hunt
- Build a fort
- Learn magic tricks
- Teach your dog new tricks
- Have a family movie night
- Plan an international dinner night
- Enjoy a home spa day
- Baking and Cooking
- Try some kid-friendly cookie recipes
- Decorate cupcakes
- Assemble and bake easy pita pizzas
- Make indoor s’mores
- Create an ice cream sundae bar
- Arts and Crafts
- Color a coloring page or paint-by-numbers
- Make slime
- Watch an online drawing lesson
- Make origami
- Create a family scrapbook
- Paint kindness rocks and leave them around the neighborhood
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