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9 Quarantine Activities That Will Make You Forget You Have To Stay Inside

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Madeline Lay

Apr 02, 2020

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9 Quarantine Activities That Will Make You Forget You Have To Stay Inside

Madeline Lay

Who said being in quarantine had to be boring? Here are 9 activities to do in quarantine that will have you saying, "Quarantine who," in no time.

Redecorate your room

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Now that you are home a lot more than usual, you are spending much more time within your own four walls. Use this time to give yourself a bit of a change of scenery. Hang up those fairy lights that have been sitting in the corner of your room, brush off the dust on your old books, and take down the magazine posters with their corners curling up. Creating new wall decor or ordering some online is easy and can be done right from the comfort of your own room. Then light a candle and sit down with a good book to enjoy your brand new space.

Have themed family dinners

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Starting to feel like all of the days in quarantine are blending together? Give you and your family something to look forward to by scheduling themed dinners. Pick a theme, such as having a fiesta or a late St. Patrick's day party, and let your creativity run wild. Cook foods that match your theme, make some DIY decorations, play some themed music, and then dress up for the occasion!

Create a family playlist

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Instead of hiding in your room with your headphones' volume all the way up, get your family together and create a collaborative playlist of music that everyone will enjoy. Then you can play the music as loud as you want, and everyone in the house will enjoy it too.

Make a scrapbook

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Feeling nostalgic? Highlight some of your favorite memories from recently and put them all together in a scrapbook. Print out happy pictures, get out all of those ticket stubs that you have kept as mementos, and add lots of color for a sweet project that you will be able to look back on for years to come.

Throw a Zoom party

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Being away from your friends for this long is hard. Keep in touch by having a Zoom party, but give your party a fun twist. Tell your friends a date and time for your Zoom party and then add a silly theme that everyone can take part in. For example, you can have a bring your dog to Zoom party or an ice cream eating zoom party. Start booking your calendar. Social distancing does not mean you can't still be social!

Make a time capsule

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One day the coronavirus will be a chapter in history textbooks. Start collecting things from your experience in quarantine and place them all in a shoebox or any other type of container. You can add pictures, journal entries, newspaper clippings, and anything else you can find. Who knows? Maybe you will show your grandkids one day.

Learn a new recipe

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You know all of those Pinterest recipes you always save but never have time to try? Well now is the perfect time to give them a try! Offer to make dinner for the family one night or bake a special dessert. We may be stuck in the house, but that doesn't mean we can't eat well!

Get a virtual book club together

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Being in the house leaves plenty of time to read. Make your books even more enjoyable by choosing books with your friends, so that you can all read them at the same time. Then, after you have all finished a book, you can meet on Zoom and have a book club meeting.

Reinstate family game night

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Maybe your family has gotten so busy lately that the old board games you used to play all the time have gotten pushed to the side. Take those games off the shelves, and reinstate family game night. You'd be surprised how much fun some of those games, that you have forgotten all about, really are.

Gone are the long days of being bored in quarantine. Try some of these quarantine activities and share with your family and friends. Soon you will forget why you are inside in the first place.

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9 Quarantine Activities That Will Make You Forget You Have To Stay Inside

Quarantine who? I don't know her.

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Have themed family dinners

Create a family playlist

Make a scrapbook

Throw a Zoom party

Make a time capsule

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Get a virtual book club together

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

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11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

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Email the professor

Attend the first class

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Remember that everything works out at the end

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