🏠Activity Ideas: At Home
Time at home can sometimes feel a bit quiet or unstructured. Sometimes that’s fine, but it can still help to have a few activity ideas ready.
This page is simply a collection of ideas. Think of it as a menu you can glance at whenever you need a bit of inspiration.
A small note before you begin
These ideas are just prompts.
A nice starting point often begins with what the person enjoys, even if it isn’t on this list.
It can help to keep a few things in mind:
- involve the person in the choice
- build something together rather than doing it for them
- keep the focus on participation, not just filling time
Everyday life
- Cooking something they enjoy, maybe from their culture or even childhood
- Planning meals for the week and choosing together
- Making a shopping list or ordering groceries
- Using money and budgeting, such as counting, paying, or tracking spending
- Writing a message, email, or letter to someone important
- Planning going out or visit someone they want to see
- Doing life admin or a bit of a spring clean
Skills, thinking, and communication
- Reading together or listening to an audiobook or podcast
- Creative writing, journalling, or drawing
- Talking through real-life situations and practising conversations
- Learning to use a phone, apps, or a computer
- Playing video games together and taking turns choosing games
Relaxed but active
- Making playlists or choosing music for different moods
- Painting, drawing, or collage
- Watching something together on TV or netflix
- Board games, cards, or puzzles
- Hanging with a pet if they have one
- A simple exercise or stretching routine
- Breathing exercises, meditation, or quiet relaxation
A few unexpected ideas
- Taste-testing something like chocolate, fruit, or drinks
- Create a “top 10” list together (movies, songs, places they’ve been)
- Recreating a café at home with music and a simple menu
- Hosting something small such as afternoon tea or a movie night
- Teach each other something (a skill they know or something you know)
- Make a short video together (a cooking show, review, or funny clip)
- Trying a themed day like Italian food, beach day, or movie marathon
A quick check
Before settling on an activity, some helpful questions include:
- Did the person choose this, or did I?
- Will they be involved in it?
- Can they help plan, prepare, or set it up?
- Am I doing this with them rather than for them?
Often the best activities are the ones where the person feels most included and engaged.
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