Cures For Quarantine Boredom
by Chloe Zheng, Olivia Zheng, and Kairi Rojas, Reporters
Advice
Are you bored out of your mind? Have you been thinking about activities to do but just can’t come up with any? Well, no need to stress — we got you covered! Here are some cool ideas to try out to cure your boredom in quarantine.
Make a 2021 playlist
Write down your dreams
Try different styles of art
Learn to cook new recipes (or recreate your favorite restaurant meal)
Make a list of movies you plan to watch
Send a handwritten note to somebody
Blind pick a book and read it
Make a bucket list
Go out and have a picnic (safely, of course)
Take a walk on a beach while social distancing
Organize your room (your mom has been asking for a while now)
Exercise
Do your homework (we know you haven’t)
Watch new TV shows
Find a podcast you like
Organize the apps on your phone
Pick up new hobbies
Call a relative you haven’t seen in awhile
Play board games with your family and loved ones
Have a Zoom party with your friends
Finger paint like the good old days
Write a letter to your future self
Make new goals for the new year
Do an at-home photoshoot of recreating pictures of your parents in the past
Make a self-portrait
Read that book you’ve been meaning to read
Take your dogs on a walk (they’ve been begging you)
Paint your nails!
Write down your favorite memory
Create a board game
Take nature photography
Have a tea party with your stuffed animals (don’t lie — we know you still have them)
Compliment someone (you can do it over social media)
Try baking cookies
Make something with papier-mâché
Figure out if Santa Claus is real
Make spaghetti tacos while watching iCarly
Have dinner with your pet and/or your imaginary friends
Remember, this is not forever, even if it feels like it. If you need anyone, you always have us, your friends, and your teachers! We all love you, and we’ll see you soon or over Zoom. :)
Your gals,
OCK
DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the various authors in this paper do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of Kamiak High School or The Gauntlet.