It’s going to rain all day where I am tomorrow. I had plans to go hiking, but that’s not going to happen. I have some video games I’ve meant to start, but I’m trying to think outside of the box. what are your favorite (cheap or free) indoor activities. I’m up for any ideas

  •  Manticore   ( @Manticore@beehaw.org ) English
    6•1 year ago

    Board games! I particularly like ‘party games’ that are almost activities, easier to get other people to try and they support banter/socialising.

    Here are a couple suggestions for playing with friends/family indoors:

    • Banangrams (2+ competitive scrabble race)
    • Codenames (2+ word association, or image association if you get the pictures version)
    • Gloom (2+ card game, good for story-tellers)
    • Dixit (3+ image association)
    • Telestrations (2 or 3+ ‘illustrations’/‘telephone game’ - basically Gartic Phone)
    • Just One (3+ word association)

    But maybe you want something that you can do solo…? I have a few I like doing for that.

    • Illustration. I do it digitally on PC with a drawing tablet, Krita is free art software.
    • Jigsaws. I have a special jigsaw holder I can slide under the bed so I can take as long as I want and not block the dinner table.
    • Sleight of hand. Depends on space. I wouldn’t twirl my staves inside, but things like poi, fans, card magic, yoyo tricks etc will work in a larger room.
    • Origami. I recommend getting dedicated origami paper as its not only prettier, its already perfectly square and its a thinner stock designed for folding.