When the weather isn’t great or you’re just feeling low on energy, it’s easy to sit and scroll on your phone.
We totally understand why you might do this – but it can sometimes mean spending 2,4 or even 4 hours straight staring at a screen.
So, here’s some (not boring) inspiration for things to do without your phone that you might not have thought of before.
1. Make a version/manifestation board
You might have heard of manifestation before – it’s basically the power of positive thinking. While there’s no scientific evidence to say this works for real, it’s super motivating and fun! You can use this idea to create a physical version board that’s meaningful to you.
While you’re creating your vision board, start deciding on what clear goals you want to set for it, e.g. school, relationships, health,or style ( you can make more than one). Then, gather supplies like old magazines, scissors, glue, and marker pens. Find images, quotes, and affirmations that fit in with your goals. Organise and attach them to the board ( which can be a sheet of paper).
Once completed, place the board somewhere you’ll see it everyday so you’re reminded of your goals- motivating you to eventually make them happen.
2. Art projects that are actually fun
There’s loads of different art projects you can try out. Here’s two unique ideas that are a bit different than just drawing:
- 52 card artwork: get a pack of standard playing cards and customise each card based on a theme, e.g. ‘52 things i love about you’ for a partner/ family member, ‘ 52 dog breeds’ , or even creating a drawing for each week of your year if you want to make the project longer term .
- Paint your friends: invite your friends to a sleepover where everyone has to draw/ paint the person next to them – you can get creative with the style of art, maybe abstract or pop art.
- Make your own board game: this is a chance to get really creative – pick a board game you really love and create your own version; you can personalise the game based on things in your life e.g. places you love, memories, inside jokes or you can make up a new board game entirely.
3. Build a fort
Ok, you might have built a fort before when you were younger – we get this could sound like an activity for kids and not teens . However it’s actually such a great feeling once you’ve made a fort to grab your favourite snacks and read a book inside it – it’s the perfect way to spend a cosy afternoon and evening at any age.
4. De-stress with meditation
Meditation is literally the opposite of spending all day staring at a screen. It’s proven to boost mental clarity and wellbeing by reducing stress and anxiety, it will hopefully help you feel:
- Relax
- Focused
- Self-aware
- Mindful
You’ll literally only need 5-10 minutes and you can find lots of guides for meditation on sites like YouTube and TikTok.
5. Make a TBR list
TBR means ‘to be read’ , so this list will have all the books you’ve been wanting to read for ages on it. You can write this list in a notebook and you can physically tick it off when you’re reading something, as well you can add a star rating and a little review.
6. Choreograph a new dance
Pick a song you love ( this might involve you being on your phone for a little bit , sorry!) but once you’ve found it , put it on repeat and create your own dance routine! You can then spend time teaching it to your friends or siblings. You can perform it to other family members, like parents, too.
Hopefully this has given you some new ideas to do instead of being on your phone.
By Karis Harwood
