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Things to Do Instead of Being On Your Phone: Offline Activities
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items Spending time away from screens is absolutely essential. Numerous studies show that screentime may not be good for us. Here's ideas of what to do offline. Most of these ideas are free, cheap, and inexpensive.
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Places to Explore
Experiences
Entertain Yourself
Places to Explore
The world is a big place. There's plenty of places to enjoy some offline time to learn new things and make memories.
Explore a park! Wander. Take in all the nature smells and scenery. Feel the wind. Touch grass, rocks, and leaves.
Hike at a Local Park
Visit a town you've never been to and walk around. Every town - even smaller towns - have a lot of unique characteristics on what makes them special.
Explore a Random Small Town
Wander around a local mall! You don't have to buy anything. It's fun to just look, explore and people watch.
Walk Around a Mall
Take your time looking through your local thrift stores! This is one of my favorite places to explore. You never know what random thing you will come across and perhaps you'll even walk away with something that was a spectacular deal you couldn't pas...
Find Unique Items in a Thrift Store
Experiences
There are many things to do off-screen. Here's a few examples of things to experience.
Volunteer somewhere! It feels so good to give a little but of your time to help someone.
Volunteer
Instead of just exploring your favorite places, maybe get a part-time job or volunteer there for fun! Places may work with individuals to hire them to work one shift a week. This will keep you off screens and interact with others.
Visit a Zoo
Plan out a full day trip adventure! Plan to get up early and plan your route for the day. Be a tourist in neighboring cities. I was surprised how many things there are to do within 100 miles of where I live! Be a tourist and explore the areas somewha...
Make a Random Day Trip
Your local library is a hidden gem of off-screen things to do. There's so much more beyond books to read! They likely have groups/activities planned, some libraries have fun cake pans to checkout, they may have audio books to check out (through an ap...
See What's at the Library
Plan something fun. Work hard off-screen to save up for your experience or vacation. Don't take on credit card debt to do this - that will keep you worried during and after the trip. When you know it's already paid in full, you can enjoy it so much m...
Plan a New Experience or Vacation
Entertain Yourself
When stuck inside, here's some activities, hobbys to take up, or other things to do versus go on a screen.
Exercise- indoor or outside! Start small, have fun with it and see how much more fit you can become. A lot can happen in just a few weeks of consistent exercise...even if its just walking. Look for free local group exercise opportunities.
Find Ways to Get Exercise that is FUN for You
Activity books like find the cat/dog are fun to do. They are filled with beautiful images and a cat/dog is hidden in each one to find. I would do 3-4 of these each day as I went through the boon.
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Activity Books
Find a topic and research it offline! For instance, you're here researching things to do that do not involve a screen. Well, there's a book for that! This book has simple ideas anyone could do.
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Research a New Topic
Discover a new hobby that does not break the bank. Do something just for fun, like learning origami, coloring, nail art, bird watching, etc. There's so many things to do on the cheap that are way better for you than scrolling!
Discover a Cheap and Fun Hobby
Cook and bake! Try a new recipe or learn to absolutely perfect one. Example: Cheesecakes are not easy to perfect. They crack. They get a little too dark. So, take time to perfect your recipe! Over the course of the next year, bake a cheesecake for ev...
Perfect a Recipe
Research conversation starters and use them! As an introvert, I tend to feel awkward in social situations. However, I've learned a trick. Have 3 topics in your back pocket to use to keep the conversation going. One of them can be something interestin...
Learn How to Keep Conversations Going
I love this Family Feud word search book! Normal word searches seem too easy, but this one has such a fun twist. Bonus points for doing thus away from screens while sitting outdoors.
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Do Word Searches
I always pick up Spot the Difference books in dollar stores or add to my Amazon cart to get to free shipping. These are such great non-screen activities. Not only do you get to study great photos, but you are actively looking for differences. It can ...
Spot the Difference Puzzles