Creative indoor activities adults can do during cold days in winter. As we all know that we are in the winter season. And today I want to share something new.
This is one of the self-development posts. Something last minute got into my mind. But it is very important for people that canโt go outside.
There will be some explanation as to why this is important in the post as well. It could also depend based on the weather and the place.
This is something I never thought I would post, to be honest. But Iโve got some interesting things for you.
Also, Iโm going to share some important points as well. Which can help you to get the most out of these things. Understand more about why we need to have these activities as well.
I would appreciate it a lot if you can share this post with others. If you find it helpful, maybe someone else could get something like this, you know.
Creative indoor activities adults can do during cold days in winter
Before I jump to the creative activities and mention more details about each. I want to talk about winter and staying at home.
Well, since itโs very cold and some places are freezing. It would unlikely you spend more hours outside unless you are adventurous and donโt care.
Either way, you will be spending most of your day at home inside. While you do that, I donโt recommend you waste your time watching videos all the time.
Donโt get me wrong, itโs okay to watch videos, but you need some creativity in your day. You wonโt spend minutes at home inside and you canโt go out in the freezing or cold weather.
Some people donโt have the chance to go out a lot for the bad weather which is way below zero. So, being creative will be a good to use our time.
And make sure we donโt spend it on something not going to help us at all.
Q: Why do you need to have creative things when staying at home?
- Developing new things that can help you in life
- Make sure to use time wisely to get things done
- Get some memories with loved ones
- Improve some things during this time to do other things later
Especially, if you have more responsibilities and things to do. Keep reading to know how you can be creative and do things to stay busy and keep moving even when you are inside the house.
Iโm sure you heard a lot of ideas to do inside. But there is a low chance you found these on any other blogs.
You can add these to the list, which can have a purpose. Itโs just randomly keeping you busy inside, but also developing creativity as well.
Something we need to have in our everyday life. Well, there will be more to add to this list, but for now, Iโm going to mention some of the great things you can do to keep yourself busy and be more creative.
Q: How important to do these creative things?
Indoor activities mean something you do inside. And Iโm talking about inside the house. It is great for people that donโt work from home.
Because if you are working from home, you will have a lot of things to keep you busy. However, you still can do this if you have more time.
FYI
One thing you can do is be a VA which can help you to earn some money while you stay inside the house.
1. Organize your laptop, files, and pictures
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Alright, the first one would be for those who have a laptop. Assuming a lot of people do have a laptop, you can also use your phone.
Organize your files and pictures. There are a lot of pictures you donโt want because itโs unnecessary or looks bad.
Maybe you have more than one copy of the same pictures. It can be a good time for you to do this and keep your laptop the phone well organized.
When you have a lot of files on your laptop, it gets messy and you donโt have time to keep organizing things.
Iโm saying this because it happened to me. So, if this is you, make sure to spend time organizing your files as well.
Something to keep you busy and is also a productive thing. People who are working from home can understand this and maybe some people can relate to a messy laptop with a lot of files haha.
You could have physical files and pictures. Which means you can touch and hold them. And I assume so many people have this as well.
Make sure to take your time to organize them, It could be fun to go through old memories while organizing them.
Also, itโs considered one of the indoor activities adults can do. Papers and files you have in the house are also another way to stay busy to organize them.
Declutter whatever you donโt need anymore from your home office.
2. Meal prep virtual cooking with your friends or partner
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Next, something fun and creative as well. And that would be having a meal prep virtual cooking with your friends or partner.
If you have a long-distance relationship like me. Iโm sure your partner would love to have this with you.
But the purpose of this is to prepare meals in advance. Some people like to prepare meals due to being so busy with work or other matters in life.ย However, you can do it for fun and make sure to avoid cooking when itโs time for your meal.
Things you need to do this:
- Recipes for you and the other person
- Video calling app to do it with your friend or whoever will be
- Clean kitchen to cook
- A good stand for the phone or laptop while cooking
Itโs all about being busy with cooking and doing something that will help you. Also, you can get more creative with whoever will join you to cook.
Having someone else will make it more fun and itโs one of the indoor activities adults can do.
Create memories with someone you love to remember in the future. And it doesnโt matter where is that person. Because everything will be virtual you will need internet and video call to be able to do this.
This is something on my list but since my partner is very busy with university. Itโs not easy to do this. However, we hang out together and sometimes study together (Iโm just helping her).
You can do this with any person in your family or even your friendsโ list. Which is something cool to give you a variety of options to choose from.
3. Spend time Planning things ahead of time
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Itโs one of my favorites and love to do it even when I have slow days. Every time I got nothing to do. This would be my first thing to do haha.
And that is spending time planning things ahead. Notice I said things and not one thing.
Because you can plan anything you want or need. You would have something different than me and it is still good to plan it.
Whether itโs the next thing to do or the goals you need to do. Even planning a vacation is good and a lot of people already mentioned it on the list of indoor activities adults can do.
My main idea of this is planning what you going to do next. Either your next day or if you work from home, planning the next blog post or marketing plan.
Since we are in the holiday season, planning your holiday shopping and decoration can be good as well.
So many things that we can plan during this time. This is why I mentioned planning things and not a specific thing. For me, itโs so much fun to do this instead of watching videos for no reason.
Donโt forget to write them down. You can pen and paper for this if you want. That would make it fun, but you can use your phone or laptop.
Whatever you do, donโt do everything just in your mind. Because you will forget about them the next minute you get busy with other things.
4. Practice making things out of paper
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Okay, this is also another one of my favorites. I used to craft and do a lot of DIY projects (Which I will come back to soon) and thatโs why I love doing this being at home.
If you think this is for kids, you havenโt seen a lot of things made of paper.
Q: What are some examples of DIY paper projects?
- Paper plane
- Flowers made out of paper
- Theย Geometric Bowls are made using paper
- You can makeย Butterflies out of paper as well
You can watch tutorials on YouTube and you will find a lot of complicated ones that are not for kids. This is something I love to do for my projects before if you remember any project I shared on my blog.
When I say practice, it means even if you donโt have any talents or skills. It can be easy to do them and practice. Well, it will help you to develop new talents.
And whatever idea you will make, use it as decoration. So, doing this will be good for both using the time to do something creative while being at home.
Also, developing new talents and skills. Therefore, itโs one of the best ideas for adults.
5. Editing pictures and creating graphics
Another fun thing to do at home. Something you do and can help to develop a new skill and talent. That would be editing photos and creating graphics.
These are two separate, but it is possible to do both if you want. However, itโs not possible doing them at the same time.
Itโs one of the things that is considered a practice because not everyone knows how to do it well. There are more things to learn and practice.
Q: Do I need the skills/talents to create graphics?
Also, you can do it even if you donโt have a laptop. By using a phone such as Galaxy, iPhone, or other advanced phones.
You can download free apps to do this. Donโt need to spend money on it. There are a lot of free versions and since you are not going to use it a lot of times.
conclusion of creative indoor activities adults can do during cold days in winter
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Thank you for reading until this point. I appreciate you taking the time and hopefully, you found these ideas helpful in some way or another.
Since we are in the winter season, these will be great if you canโt go out to spend time doing outdoor activities. I will be adding more to this as well.
What is one of your favorite activities like to do indoors? Do you have something that is not on the list above? Let us know and it could benefit other people who read the comments below.
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These are some really great tips for enjoying indoor activities as adults. I'm really a summer person, and struggle through the long, Ohio winters. This is some great ideas to make the looooonnnggg winter months go by a little faster!
I really liked the option of organizing things on your laptop! I definitely never find time for that one thing, yet, so often I think that it would be nice to do. Thank you for the list!
These are all wonderful ideas to keep us productive and engaged during the colder months Fransic. I do feel like this is a good time to clear out everything I no longer need or use. Thanks for sharing!
One thing my partner and I will be doing indoors that's creative, is working on my tattoo design and a family crest we're creating
I would definitely need to spend some time on organising my laptop files and pictures ๐. Something I can start at the next cold day!
I enjoyed the breakdown of this post! I'm definitely going to make time to organize my files this winter ๐
These are some really good ideas to keep adults busy especially when it is cold. Keeping busy is so important especially to keep you warm too. Thank you for sharing.
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That awesome idea. I hope you will enjoy your time together.
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That's awesome, it's fun to do it as well. Going through old stuff
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These are such great ideas โ it's so important to challenge our brains and be creative! Thanks you!
Some amazing tips. Thanks for sharing !
A couple things stand out here. I learned to cook a few Indian and Thai dishes virtually during winter. Also, I tend to be more productive blogging during the colder months.
Oh goodness, organizing my Laptop files is a need. Thanks so much for the reminder.
Great ideas! I'm naturally a creative person so I'm always on the look out for things to do in the comfort of my own home!
I love the creativity here. DIY projects are so much fun and a great substitute to outdoor.
winter here is just too cold and we are sometime lazy to go out. Thank you for these suggestions!
Really enjoyed your article! These are really good ideas. Last year I learned to make origami, it kept me quite busy and then served as an ornament for the Christmas tree.
Love these ideas. Winter is so hard here!
Agree that being indoors during the winter can be so great for planning ahead of time and staying on schedule. thanks for sharing your thoughts on what to do while staying indoors! โ N
This is so interesting! I loved all the ideas that make for constructive use of our time. Great post!
This is great! Iโm the winter when Iโm not working I get bored super easy since I hate going outside when it freezing. But these r actually super easy and will actually keep me entertained! Thanks so much!
-Whitney Stewart
These are great suggestions! It just really cold here and this is exactly the list I needed this week! I need to do some organization and also make some graphics this is a really great reminder. Thanks for this great post! ๐
This is a great post!! I really need to work on my laptop files!! Thank you for wonderful suggestions
I'm a big fan of meal prepping. I do it regularly. These are great ideas.
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Yeah, we need to do something since we will be stuck.
Please stay safe and keep being warm. Thank you for reading!
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Yeah, it's time to get cozey. Thank you for reading!
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very cute ideas! I love organizing and cataloging things, it's a lot of fun to me! Virtual meal prep is new to me, I definitely want to try it soon. Thank you for paper craft reminder: I used to do it often but haven't practiced it for awhile. Lyosha
This is a very helpful post. Lots of good and useful advise that is very constructive.( Nayna)
Love these ideas, so creative!
I love these ideas. Cooking Virtually with friend and family sounds like something i will be doing.
I love to organize my photos and either create scrapbooks or photo books online. It's keeps me busy when it's cold outside and it lets me be creative.
Useful advice to help you keep busy during cold times. I like any chance to get organised. JamieAdStories
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Great tips for the slow days in winter. Thanks!
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your post reminds me that I need to organize my pictures ๐ so many and they are all over the place..
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What a great list of ideas that are both practical and creative! Thanks for sharing!
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Great ideas for cold days. Honestly I implement many of these throughout the year though. Organizing seems to be a constant task. ๐ Thank you for sharing.
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