100 things to do during the COVID-19 lockdown

1. Catch up on sleep
2. Organise your almirah
3. Write a diary
4. Pursue an old lost hobby
5. Finish unfinished tasks
6. Video-chat with your loved ones
7. Read a self-help book
8. Cook a new recipe
9. Learn a new skill
10. Meditate
11. Compose a song
12. Declutter your room
13. Choreograph a parody
14. Create a new drawing/painting
15. Sew your favourite old torn clothes
16. Have a look at the old photographs
17. Organise your transcripts/documents
18. Watch a movie
19. Make a greeting card for a friend
20. Explore a new hobby
21. Play video games
22. Create a scrapbook for a loved one
23. Watch old videos
24. Build a picture collage for a family member
25. Sing along with karaoke
26. Play with active sand
27. Try an energising activity such as Zumba or power yoga
28. Join an online course
29. Dance on your favourite song
30. Talk to an old friend who has lost contact with you
31. Do charity
32. Make a To Do List for after the lockdown period
33. Shop online
34. Mould some clay
35. Plan your next holiday
36. Play with beads
37. Handcraft junk jewellery
38. Play board games
39. Play UNO
40. Write a letter to a loved one
41. Bake a cake
42. Exercise
43. Listen to music
44. Plan your finances
45. Paint a flower pot
46. Write a poem
47. Try knitting/embroidery/crochet
48. Explore your future holiday destinations
49. Water the plants
50. Learn a magic trick
51. Wash your dirty clothes
52. Do gardening
53. Learn about computers
54. Socialise on WhatsApp/Facebook/Twitter/Instagram
55. Click a lot of selfies
56. Recite your favourite prayer
57. Try Origami
58. Read a biography of an inspiring personality
59. Laugh out aloud
60. Try some new make-up tricks
61. Manicure and Pedicure with your favourite scrub and lotion
62. Give yourself a cool haircut
63. Try Nail Art
64. Browse all about outer Space – galaxies, black holes, newly discovered planets etc
65. Write gratitude emails to your old teachers/professors/bosses
66. Re-organise your kitchen
67. Decorate your living room/bedroom/bathroom
68. Play your favourite childhood playlist on YouTube
69. Stitch new clothes for yourself
70. Call a child and tell her a story
71. Update your general knowledge
72. Read about extinct animals
73. Learn five new words daily
74. Play a musical instrument
75. Clean the fans and the lampshades in your house
76. Learn a card trick
77. Make paper bags from old newspapers
78. Learn a new language
79. Try calligraphy
80. Read an encyclopaedia
81. Start a virtual online club with your friends – Book club, Sports Club, Movie Club etc
82. Mend your broken shoes
83. Author a story
84. Make a soft toy
85. Weave a dreamcatcher
86. Re-organise the furniture in your house
87. Create your own Blog
88. Start your own YouTube Channel
89. Do the Rubik’s cube
90. Solve Jigsaw puzzles
91. Play Hopscotch in the balcony
92. Juggle as many balls as you can
93. Blow up balloons
94. Play with a yoyo
95. Make a giant floor maze
96. Create a pinball set up and role a ball into it
97. Lay a Domino pattern and set them off into a falling chain
98. Create a terrarium in a big jar
99. Thank God that you are alive!
100. Be grateful to Almighty that you have the opportunity to read this post!

Wishing you the best of mental health today and always!

Dr Apala