Adventurous

Rock climbing Ice climbing Do a twenty-five-mile bike ride Get yourself into a dune buggy Enjoy the awesome power of a big storm Fencing (the sport, not the act of building one) Go four-wheel driving Get a tattoo Do a round of speed golf (golfing as fast as you can) Go hang gliding Heli-hiking, Heli-skiing, Heli-anything Go for that hot-air balloon ride Sea kayaking Land luge Mountain biking Next time it hails, put a bucket over your head and test how big the hailstones are Paintball Paragliding Ski/golf/sail all in one day Skydiving Go to the airport and take a plane to anywhere Practice stilt walking Quit your job Go whitewater rafting Build a raft like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and float down the river Train for and enter a triathlon Build and fly an ultra light Whitewater canoeing Do a fire walk Go to a nude beach Go to your local scuba diving shop and learn how to dive, go for a dive in the first water you can find (Jeff Willms) Go bushwhacking while blindfolded through the forest with a pal. Make sure you don’t bushwhack your pal (Vicki James) Ride a tandem bike, definitely! (Monique Lary) Walk in a small stream and see where it takes you (Ian Newmark) Make a boat and see if it floats with you in it (Ian Newmark) Fly a kite attached to your bike (Ian Newmark) Bike ride down the steepest hill you can find (Ian Newmark) Get a group of fun-loving adventurous girlfriends together and get your body pierced (Sandra Venzke) Die your hair hot pink (alli Marie 8987) Buy a net for your trampoline, stick the hose through one of the holes and turn it on full blast (Cinderla0013) Dodge barbed-wire fences at night. (Cinderla0013) Run a mile (Fairy Girl Dreamer)

Childlike

Blow bubbles with bubble gum Have a water fight with the garden hose Have a pajama party Get a bubble blower and then blow some Learn some magic tricks Get yourself the coolest lunch box money can buy Buy some crazy socks Play with some children’s toys Draw with chalk on the road Put on some big rubber boots and go puddle-jumping Climb a tree Start a pillow fight Buy some comic books Do some crayon art Cut out photos and paste them on popsicle sticks and have a puppet show Experiment with makeup Go buy a whack of firecrackers Flip some coins into a fountain Give balloons to people Wade for minnows Do some hula-hooping Go fly a kite Play kick the can Iddy Biddy Indy (buy some remote-control cars, set up a track, call your friends and have your own darn Indy Race) Play with marbles Paint your car with stripes or polka dots (just make sure you use paint that will wash off) Play-doh Ride a Pogo stick Roll down a hill Get a Slinky and play with it Spin until you’re dizzy Take off your shoes and splash your feet in a fountain Set up a treasure hunt Have a water balloon fight Racing mini motorized boats or planes Partake in some yo-yoing Stand on your head Have a lemonade stand Put a bell on your bicycle Play hide-and-go-seek Get some chalk and play hop-scotch Ride the kiddy rides, especially the ones in the mall Run a model train Ride a tricycle as if you were 4 years old again (Monique Lary) Blow bubbles on a child's belly (Monique Lary) Make a bridge across a stream or river. Be creative. (Ian Newmark) Play Tag (James Meloche) Go to the park and play with the kids (Hannah Farmer) Look for shapes in the clouds (Hannah Farmer) Be the first to jump in the freezing cold swimming pool (Hannah Farmer) Chase the ice cream truck(Hannah Farmer) Learn how to fake an accent (Hannah Farmer) Get another person to help you, a blanket or sheet, and go somewhere you probably won't hurt yourself if you fall. Then have your friend hold one end of the sheet and start spinning so the blanket twists around you, then get your friend to pull his end of the blanket reeeeaally hard and you should spin around till u run out of sheet. (Jeff MacRae)

Creative

Be a weaver and take up basketry Take up calligraphy Play a harmonica Make some candles Build a float for a parade Carve a pumpkin Cut up a magazine and make a collage Sketch or draw a landscape Start a diary full of dreams Make some stained-glass artwork Get your handwriting analyzed Take an improvisation class Learn to play the bagpipes Learn to play the bongos Write some poetry Join a pottery class Refinish an antique Start a photo scrapbook Make a sculpture Start quilting Build a model rocket Make soap Make a trophy or certificate to represent a great feat that you have or have not done Do some woodwork Paint a canvas Go the mall just to admire creativity Learn to play an exotic instrument like the Didgeridoo Paper Mache Have a business card made with your name number and a fake vocation: Like astronaut, race car driver, etc… Learn to knit if only to create the longest scarf you can imagine (Kristia Di Gregorio) Get some glitter glue (Kristia Di Gregorio) Find an 8 year old to write songs with (Kristia Di Gregorio) Learn to play tangos on the accordion to serenade under someone's window. (Kristia Di Gregorio) Find a creative place for a collage. Use things that mean something to you. (I made one on a lamp once) (Becky) Make a flag for your bike (Sugarpeach77) Paint the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet and make a picture or decorate a wall (Hannah Farmer) Write songs and go outside and sing them so everyone can hear (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Make your own clothing line (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Make hand puppets (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Collage your car into like the coolest most outrageous thing on the road (Nans)

Dangerous Fun Things to Do - Absolutely not Recommended

Hop a train - even for just a few blocks (Vicki James) Cook Jiffy Popcorn with the foil ripped off (Dave Norona) Play with fireworks like you're not supposed to. Hold the rockets and shoot them at each other. Wear safety gear if you fear the imminent injury, ya wimp. It's best to play this game, at night, in an empty parkade, away from combustible and explosive objects/gases (unless that's your gig). (Bruce Dean) Jump off the roof with an umbrella or homemade parachute (Ian Newmark) Join a mob or gang then try to run away from them (Ian Newmark) Find a willing person – saran wrap from the neck down – then duct tape them – see how liong it takes for them to get out (Brenda Sander) Find trees that are close together and jump from tree to tree (Kraig Anderson) Climb skinny tress as high as you can (Kraig Anderson) Fry bacon when you are naked! (Lori Bazan) Trim the moldy bottom edge of your shower curtain with a weedwacker (Unknown)

Expensive

Join the mile high club Rent a limo and driver for the day Spent $1000 in a shopping mall in 15 minutes Hire a masseuse or six Go to the most expensive restaurant in town Hire a chef, a motor home and go on a camping trip Fly first class to Tahiti Stay at any Hyatt for a month Go for a helicopter ride Buy a helicopter Go Heli-skiing for a month Invite all your friends and family to Hawaii, your treat Hire a pilot and airplane to take you somewhere exciting Play horse polo Rent a Ferrari for a day Get your pilot’s license Take your lover to stay in the Presidential Suite at the fanciest hotel in town Phone NASA and book a space trip Go on a first class round the world trip Buy a castle Invest in a harem Buy a Picasso Buy a $5000 outfit Gold plate your bathroom Save the world from hunger Buy the bar a round Give $10,000 to Ted Schredd Buy a diamond bra Throw a suitcase full of money off a tall building Catch a flight to the nearest active Volcano Eat a kilogram of Almas Caviar (about $23,000)

Family

Make a documentary video about the family Water Balloon fight Go to a waterslide Go help a charity for the day Dig for fossils (Sorry not at the cemetery) Sail around the world Live in a cabin – with no power or water Hang a bird feeder Have a bonfire and roast marshmallows Play family Twister Take you lawn chairs blankets and junk food to the all night drive in Go for a walk together Attack a household chore as a team then go out and celebrate as a team Go to the playground Act out a play with costumes and make up Go to the local animal or fish jail(I mean zoo or aquarium) Research your family tree Try to get as many family members together in one place Ask each other what your goal in life is Make up some instruments and start a band Make up superhero costumes and characters for everyone

Food

Eat a fruit you have never tried before Go to the Yellow Pages and pick the seventh restaurant – eat the seventh entree and order the seventh dessert Enter a grape stomping contest Have a potluck block party Have an egg toss Whip up some home brew Leave an outrageous tip for your food server Make French toast two inches thick Make wine Make your own banana split Have a picnic with checkered tablecloth and fine wine and yummy cheese Go to a pinball arcade and eat three hot dogs Slurp your spaghetti really loud when you eat it Eat a huge piece of watermelon Throw popcorn at a theatre Start a food fight Make gingerbread men and decorate them Make traditional food the wrong color. i.e. Shepard’s pie with blue mashed potatoes. (Kristia Di Gregorio) Use all four types of food color when making a meal (Tom Cox) Leave copious amounts of jujubes with your tip at an upscale dining establishment (Kristia Di Gregorio) Put your fork aside and eat with your fingers especially if it is spaghetti (Shirley Campbell) Go to a candy store and buy a ton of candy. Eat all day (Ian Newmark) Eat exotic foods (Ian Newmark) Use garnishes when cooking (Becky) Go to "The Chocolate Buffet" (Becky) Decorate an outrageous cake Change sandwich meat with a friend at lunchtime (Paul Garay) Name all your food creations with the terms “World Famous” and add your name too.

Free

Study the stars Sing even if you can’t Believe in magic Have a paper airplane distance contest Ever try bird watching – what about bird listening? Do your own thing all day Dream the afternoon away on a riverbank Enjoy a memory from the past Fall asleep on the lawn Get up early to watch the sunrise Have a picnic with some squirrels Laugh out loud Listen to the language of the frogs or locusts Watch the moonrise Next time you see a rainbow, stop and really admire it Positive daydreaming Get on the radio Say hello to cows Take a ten-minute walk Test drive a really expensive car Watch others play The next time it’s really windy, find a safe place to lean into the wind Set up the tent in the backyard

Friends

Sneak your friends into a drive-in movie Use humor to cheer up a sick friend Write a long letter to an old friend Make friends with a cop Have dinner with the old people you know Shoot a whole roll of film in one day Talk among friends about your favorite childhood injuries Visit someone you haven’t seen in a long time Kidnap some friends/family and go out for breakfast in your pajamas Share a book by reading out loud to one another Buy a kiddy pool for your backyard and invite everyone over for a pool party Taking digital pictures of your friends and adding funny captions to them bring some friends and some life jackets - go out in two canoes on a lake and try to sink each other's canoe Have an armpit fart contest with your friends Make an audio tape letter and send to a friend Make a fun movie with your video camera (make one with your friends too) (Ian Newmark) Get your friends camera and take lots of pictures of people they don’t know (Include a moon shot or two) Replace the meat in your friends sandwich with cardboard (Bob Kobzey) Have a chick flick sleepover party (Jeff MacRae) Have the guys over for Beer and pizza (Jeff MacRae)

General

Get someone to paint your toenails Take one hundred dollars out of the bank and spend it all on yourself Take an acting class Join the ranks of your local garage sale fan club Read a children’s story Dress up and have a play Throw a huge party for no reason at all Put a crazy bumper sticker on your car Put an even crazier bumper sticker on your best friend’s car Coach a community sports team Take a few silly photos and send them to your friends Learn to salsa dance from a boy named Juan or a girl named Passion Go to a disco music night and dance the night away Go to a fashion show Voice your opinion at a city council meeting Become a ham radio operator Go to the highest lookout point and look Join a flying club Juggling Karaoke Get a makeover Go moon dancing Go a whole day without music, TV, newspapers or phone calls Phone your local government rep and see if you can convince him or her tohave lunch with you Host a piñata party Play hooky from work Get a Polaroid camera and a bunch of film and go into a frenzy Listen to some polka music and eat sausages Put on some music and lip sync Go roller skating with a pillow on your butt Slide down a fireman’s pole Buy the craziest, most comfortable slippers you can find Buy a telescope Wash your hair in rainwater Write a rant letter to the paper Laser tag Watch a foreign film Listen to Jimmy Buffet music Love your life and have a great time. Mail an anonymous joke-of–the-week to someone on a regular basis Get into your pajamas and stay up all night playing risk Collecting all bad news from newspapers and making a ritual campfire to burn them Wear loud hats - especially if no one else you know does (Kristia Di Gregorio) Find a laughter club in your area and attend – www.worldlaughtertour.com (Robin Pollard) Keep a journal of the fun things you do from the list (Ian Newmark) Write a movie script or book (Ian Newmark) Try to start a parade (Ian Newmark) Have a scavenger hunt (Becky) Go on a blind date TV Show (ffpunk182) Play Cluedo (Daniel Hardoon)

Good Will

Put coins in expired parking meters Send some flowers anonymously to the grouchiest person you know Smile at someone who never smiles at you Sneak cookies into people’s pockets Become an animal hospital volunteer Send flowers or cards to someone for no special reason Bake something for your neighbors, by way of introduction Pay the toll booth for someone behind you Wink at a stranger Tell someone you don't know, when you really like their hair, clothes, or whatever Throw a surprise birthday party for someone when it's not their birthday Send a get-well package to someone who's ailing, be sure to include crayons and coloring book regardless of age Take a grandparent out dancing Go volunteer at an elementary school class Buy the coffee or meal of someone near you in a cafe. Watch the fun when they go to pay Bring dog treats to the park and meet 25 new dogs Give flowers Give Hershey’s Kisses to people Spend ten minutes holding the door open for people Borrow all the cats in the neighborhood for a catnip party! (Kristia Di Gregorio) Stand at a bus stop and give the bus riders cookies and refreshments for helping save the environment. This can also be done for cyclists and pedestrians. If you get a bad batch of cookies, throw them at cars. (Bruce Dean) Volunteer to read stories at a daycare.---Dress as a character from the book you're about to read (Becky) Make crank calls – but just give compliments Pay for the food of the person behind you in the fast food lane (Hannah Farmer) Give away every lucky penny you find (Hannah Farmer)

Home

Get some pink flamingos for your lawn Plant some tulips Put a rock-climbing wall in your house Sing in the shower with all your might Stay home on New Year’s Eve to be with friends and family Host a yard sale Make an entertaining phone answering-machine message Paint your hardwood floors like a gym floor Ask a grandparent about their wedding day Make a lip sync video Get all the grandchildren to perform a skit at a family gathering Put a pond in your yard – with fish Make Home made ice cream One word: sprinklers (Kristia Di Gregorio) Board games are fun... but board games in foreign languages are funnier! (Kristia Di Gregorio) Nothing beats a Bollywood movie (Kristia Di Gregorio) Dance around your living room naked - no one's watching anyway (Monique Lary) Build a home for you gerbil or small pet (Ian Newmark) Build a tree house (Ian Newmark) Throw a theme party (Becky)

Inside

Invent a new dance Have a carpet picnic Either take lessons or hire a belly dancer for your next party Drink your favorite beverage and play billiards Go shop for a really cool book Go to disco night at your local bowling alley Build a mini weather station at home Build a model car Build a time capsule Buy a tabloid Do crossword puzzles Have a dinner that is focused around laughter Make your absolute favorite dish for dinner tonight Play foosball Board games by a toasty fire Jigsaw puzzles Origami Scrabble Washable crayons are a wonderful invention. Pick a wall and invite friends (Kristia Di Gregorio) Have a limbo contest (Monique Lary) Play video games (Fairy Girl Dreamer)

Love and Dating

Have a chocolate fondue date Drink a bottle of Dom Perignon Go to a movie with the most letters or the least letters Have a candlelit supper under the stars Hide candies and chocolates for lovers and friends Leave secret love notes Kiss someone you really like who doesn’t know it yet Make breakfast in bed for your lover Make love Take a romantic holiday Make love in a barn Take a second honeymoon Wrestling with someone you love Try a dating service Do some Viagra experiments Play adult Twister Go into your partner's closet and hide little notes in the pockets of clothing they don't wear often When your partner's traveling without you, sneak their favorite stuffed animal, picture, candy or childhood book in their suitcase Put your lover on your to do list Send anonymous secret admirer notes to someone Get Married in Vegas Stand about 3 feet apart and try to toss popcorn into your lovers mouth If you're going to get married, make sure there's a tuba player in the wedding band (Kristia Di Gregorio) Have a Lady & the Tramp dinner. Buy super-long spaghetti noodles, set the table with a red-checkered cloth and don't forget the candle in the raffia-wrapped wine bottle. Have the video playing while you eat. (Anne Turgeon) Pretend not to like the person you really like (Scott Nichols) Just have sex (David Arnold) Blindfold yourself then fedd you date messy food like strawberries dipped in chocolate sauce (Amy Lee Have a tickle party only for you and someone "special" (Cinderla0013) Put an olive on every one of your fingers (and/or toes) and have someone else bite them all off (Cinderla0013)

Naughty

Go to a multiplex cinema and see how many movies you can go to on one ticket before you get kicked out Find a natural hot springs and go for a skinny dip Make a humorous crank phone call Play spin the bottle Read a dirty book Pursue a sexual fantasy Shower with a friend Take toilet paper from the pub bathroom and go crazy Hot tub tour (seek out and visit as many hot tubs in your area as you can in one evening) Water balloon or pie someone Break into a friend’s house and clean it Go get some chocolate sauce, pour it on a friend and clean it up according to the relationship you have with the friend. Play knicky knicky nine door (where you knock on someone's door and run away) Moon someone as you drive-by Stick your tongue out at someone Play strip poker Flirt with people Get your num nums rubbed Experience life as a redhead. or at least experience life WITH a redhead sometime! (Kristia Di Gregorio) Write to your high school French teacher and reveal the crush that you once had on them. Remind them that you are now legal (Kristia Di Gregorio) Run through the forest with only your boots on and someone exciting (Vicki James) Go to a cougar bar Sneakily get the eggs from someone's refrigerator and hard-boil them all. Then put them back where you found them. (Anne Turgeon) Place a small washer and nut on top of a door hinge in a high traffic zone in a public building. Watch how different people react when they think they've broken the door. (Bruce Dean) Make prank calls to your friends (Ian Newmark) Rent a car for a day, pay buy cash only and have fun with it. (Ian Newmark) Try to play checkers while having sex (Kevin Thomson) Try reading out loud while having sex (Kevin Thomson) Try to get a cop to handcuff you for no reason (Becky) Write "sexual favors" in the memo space on your checks (Becky) Moon or flash someone Keep a mini water gun with you when you go to the mall. Inconspicuously shoot people as they walk by and watch for their reactions (Dmgroendyk) Put condoms in other peoples' carts and follow them to the checkout and watch their expressions when they discover what was in their cart (Dmgroendyk) Go streaking yelling I love my skin (Suze Dodd) See how many people you can hug or kiss while you are out (Trish) Rearrange the letters on the marquee outside an elementary school so they spell we eat children! (Unknown) Get a Medic Alert bracelet that reads frequently requires oral-genital resuscitation. Then go to a hospital and pass out in front of a cute nurse. (Unknown)

Offbeat

Figure out how to get yourself on TV Take a baseball bat to your alarm clock Feel the wind with a naked bungee jump Canoeing downhill (must be attempted on snow before attempting on dirt, and even then dirt is not really recommended) Buy a Chia Pet and call it Chia Charlie Buffet climbing Color your hair green Take your couch to the beach or park Do a fake fall – falling down is funny Go dumpster diving and see what you can find When a phone solicitor calls, say “I’m on my tractor” or “I wear a helmet” Figure out how to defy gravity Set some lobster traps (even if you live inland) The next time you get fortune cookies – add “in bed” to the end of every fortune Play Frisbee at night Gather a list of people’s ideas of what cheap thrills are Leave your watch at home for a whole week Fiddle around with a Ouija board Visit a palm reader Rock skiing (that’s downhill skiing without snow) Sandboarding (snowboarding on sand) Send a gift in an unused air sickness bag Shave your head Three-legged softball or soccer (players are paired off, then each player has one leg tied to their partner’s) Run frantically down the beach Go out on the town dressed in drag Square dance in water Stuff a phone booth with people Swim in the buff Get your tea leaves read Take your TV outside Have a wheelbarrow race Underwater running (carrying heavy objects underwater so that you can run along the bottom) Voice your opinion where no one can hear you Get some water guns Visit a numerologist Ask a stranger if you can try their ice cream cone When you see someone picking their nose, pick your nose too Make faces at strangers to make them laugh Play underwater hockey Balance something on a cat (not anything heavy or sharp) Take a nap in a stranger's hammock Go to the supermarket and get dehydrated space food (Ian Newmark) Let a helium balloon float up to your ceiling and throw things at it to pop it (Ian Newmark) Find an address to your favorite famous person and write them a letter. See if they write you back (Ian Newmark) Ask for a picture from this person (Ian Newmark) Sneak around on a neighbor’s property and try not to be seen (Ian Newmark) Attach a video camera to a remote control car. Spy around (Ian Newmark) Play scrabble without using real words. All words must sound phonetically and have a meaning (Kevin Thomson) Play a board game backwards (Kevin Thomson) Try to hypnotize someone (Becky) Every time you see an animal, make its noise. (I saw a beaver once, and didn't know what to do!) (Becky) Go to the arrival gate at the airport and watch people being reunited (Becky) Go to an amusement park dressed in costume (Becky) Play “fly on the Wall”. Duct tape contestants to the wall and see who stays up the longest (Lynda Kerr) Put a bunch of Barbie pieces in a tub of water and play “Bobbing for Barbie’s” (Lynda Kerr) Pretend its your birthday, have cake and presents. its up to u to decide whether or not you'll tell your guests that it really isnt your birthday (ffpunk182) Throw around an invisible ball and see if you can get people to join you in a game of catch (Hannah Farmer) Tape your friend up and send them down an elevator (Don Easton) Put on a white smock and find a ruler and a clipboard. Go to a mall and spend the afternoon asking strangers to let you measure parts of them (unknown) Spend 10 minutes talking directly into a corner mailbox. Be sure people hear you apologizing profusely, promising to be good from now on, and calling the box “Babycakes.” (Unknown) Go to the local police station and tell the desk officer that a dog told you bad things were going to happen today and they should be prepared (Unknown)

Party Themes

Wig Party Orange Party or any other color Trailer Trash Party Disco Party Throw a party at someone else’s house (Don Easton) Luau Party Scavenger Hunt Cocktail reception Every body in a red dress Beach Party Block Party Clambake/seafood Party Christmas in July Fondue party Chocolate pot luck Digital Photo party Mexican, Greek, or any other culture Toga Potluck Pasta Hollywood star look alike Mardi Gras Karaoke Alien theme Pirate Party Salsa Night Dog party Brunch Party Harry Potter Cowboys and cowgirls Hat party Casino Night Glow in the dark St. Patrick’s Day Mash Camp out in the backyard Makeover Olympics Pajama Mad Hatters Tea Party Pet birthday party Potluck from around the world Elvis Royalty Wine Tasting Get a bunch of people together have a parade down your block Pool party (Kyle T.) Costume party (Kyle T.) A completely naked party (Kyle T.)

Places to Go

Go to the local fish jail (the aquarium) Go to the flea market Go-karting Visit your local science center Go watch a lacrosse game Have dinner at your local murder mystery theater Go to the observatory on a star-filled night Go see a first-class pyrotechnics show Check out a rock concert Watch a live rugby game Ride your nearest roller coaster Hang out at the local roller rink Go to the symphony Tour a TV studio Visit your closest Aboriginal arts display Visit a beekeeper Go to local children's sporting events and cheer loudly B-I-N-G-O and bingo was the game-o Go to a lecture or panel discussion The library Garage sale and see who can get the best deal for a dollar

Public

Keep a squirt gun in your vehicle and have it loaded at all times Freely distribute mini bottles of blowing bubbles in crowded public places (Kristia Di Gregorio) Have your photo taken with as many strangers as you can possibly befriend in one night just walking down the street (Kristia Di Gregorio) Play word games in drinking establishments. See how many people you can get in on the story (Kristia Di Gregorio) Have your caricature done (Kristia Di Gregorio) Hum the "Mission Impossible" theme loudly in hardware stores (Kristia Di Gregorio) Start your own poll with an unexpected and useless question...Do you think George Bush cleans up if he tinkles on the wall? Send the results to someone in the media (Vicki James) Do the Peewee Herman Dance on a table in public (Vicki James) Take a video camera and dress up in a red t-shirt and khakis. Pretend you work at Target, and ask people if they need help. Video tape everything! (Jenny Hawkins) Play the keyboard at the organ store Order a pizza while you’re at the beach Wear a wig in the most unpredictable circumstance (Monique Lary) Skip to the grocery store from your car, or ride (in) the buggy back (Monique Lary) Spend the day at a fair and street market. (Ian Newmark) Give someone you just met a fake name for yourself like Francesco or Candy (Ian Newmark) Have a sumo wrestling match in the middle of a mall (Bruce Pritchard) On a cold day get a big blanket and walk around an outdoor mall saying to different people "I'm warmer than you!" (Bruce Pritchard) Play flash light tag in a crowded place at night (Bruce Pritchard) Go into a store all dressed up with some friends and say your a movie star(see how many people you can convince) (Bruce Pritchard)

Relax

Find a quiet place for a rocking chair ride Drink coffee in the morning sunshine Feed the ducks at the park Get a blanket and a book and find a place to park it Get a therapeutic massage Give shoulder massages Spend some quality time with a hammock Eat your dinner on the beach or by a lake Hire a foot masseuse Go lounge on the deck Have a mud bath Nap Pick a favorite place to watch the sunset or sunrise and go there often Read the newspaper at a park Rest under your favorite tree Watch the Saturday morning cartoons Read all night and sleep all day Sit and think somewhere Sleep in a treehouse Smell the roses Snuggle with gentle creatures Spend the entire morning in bed Visit a steam room Unplug the phone and take a bubble bath Walk barefoot in the park Watch the clouds drift by Get some flowers for yourself Wear your pajamas all day Go to an old book store, buy a book, and read the whole thing (Ian Newmark) Sleep (Vales and Cats) Go to bed and dream! (Fairy Girl Dreamer)

Specific Days

Celebrate Chinese New Year Go for a fall foliage driving tour Pile leaves into a huge pile and jump into them Watch a meteor shower At Christmas time plan an anonymous gift exchange where everyone pulls a name out of a hat, but only have your name on every piece of paper

Sporty

Organize a flag football game Play hackeysack Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey, Field hockey, Street hockey Skip rope Jog at sunset Join a health club Lawn bowling Take a moonlight bike ride, cross-country ski or walk Go out and get your motorcycle license Paddleball Play indoor golf Hang on your local monkey bars Go to the playground and play on the slides and teeter totter Play ringette Play cricket Racquetball Rowing In-line skating on the freshest piece of pavement in the area Skateboarding Skeet shooting Sleep in a field Soccer Softball Squash Surfing Swing on a swing Play table tennis Tennis Volleyball Wakeboarding Check out the nearest waterslide Waterpolo Water-skiing Weightlifting Windsurfing Yachting Jet ski Dirt bike Make a rope swing Climb a tree Have a picnic on top of a mountain Play a pick up rugby game in the rain, in the mud and in bare feet Go goofy bowling. Each frame try bowling with a different twist; wrong-handed, between your legs backwards, between someone else's legs, on one foot, holding a balloon between your legs, from on your knees, etc (Anne Turgeon)

Summer

Ride every ride at the carnival Go to an outdoor café Start a herb garden Go on a rock find Go to your nearest trampoline and bounce Play croquet with party beverages Play backgammon outdoors somewhere That old favorite – badminton Go to an afternoon baseball game Put up a basketball hoop Go to the beach with sandwiches and a fantastic friend Enter a running race Bike around your local university campus Go boating Dig out an old washtub and fill ’er up on a hot day Bodysurfing Learn to throw a boomerang Canoe at dawn Have a classic movie night outside with friends Play with some children’s toys Go to a classical concert outdoors Cook your breakfast on an outdoor fire Swim at the pool Yee-ha – take a hayride Build a sandcastle Summer snowball fight (if you have an indoor ice arena close by, there should always be a big pile of snow at the side of the building – just take a couple of coolers and fill them up with snow, then go to the beach when it’s 90 degrees and have a snowball fight) Learn a new water dive Float down a slow river on a tube Watch fireflies light their bums up On a super hot day, get a kiddy wading pool – fill it up – then sit in it for most of the afternoon Swim in a lake or a river Celebrate on the beach with an ice cream fight - then dive in with your clothes on (Vicki James)

Travel

Go to Hawaii Go to the Grand Canyon Go prospecting for gold Take a jeep tour in Arizona Just go out the door and start meandering Fill your tank with gas – drive till it’s half gone and come back Take a bus to a small town just to spend a few hours exploring Go explore caves for an entire holiday Go to a cricket match in a country where cricket matters Take a ride on a dinner train Figure how to get your butt to Disneyland in the next six months Swim with dolphins Drive up and down main street blaring your favorite tunes Escape to a Bed & Breakfast Extend your vacation by staying at friends and hostels Visit a farm Find a peaceful countryside and stay there for a while Find some sand dunes to run down Go stream fishing Go for a glass-bottom boat ride Try Alaska during summer solstice Go beachcombing for driftwood and cool stones Take a spontaneous road trip Hike to a waterfall Rent a houseboat for a week Get a hovercraft ride Get a ride in a Hummer Look at your city through tourists’ eyes Take an orienteering class Get a ride on a paddle wheeler Go to your nearest national park Play in the waves Take an RV trip Sailing Take a train ride Go scuba diving in a place where God wanted to show the world just how beautiful it can be Collect some sea shells from the seashore Shower in a waterfall Snorkel Urban exploration – explore your own area Take a weekend trip by yourself Whale watching Next time you go to the airport, take a limo Stay in a hostel When stopped at a red light in your car when the light turns green everyone jump out of the vehicle, run around it, jump back in and take off Visit New Orleans at least once (Kristia Di Gregorio) Take the highway and drive as far as you can. See where you end up (Ian Newmark) Get tickets to a random country like Latvia or Lithuania. Go to that country and find fun (Ian Newmark) Rent a 15 person van, load it up with people and go to your nearest mechanical bull (Curtis Weston) If you're a passenger in a car, put your hands/feet/head out the window on a long deserted stretch of road where you can drive fast! (Hannah Farmer) Spend a night in a themed hotel room with friends (Hannah Farmer)

When Severly Bored

Join in a polar bear swim Make a trash can a basketball hoop and throw crumpled up paper for baskets Patch some clothing Phone somebody and tell them how great they are Pretend there is a power failure so that you can pull out all the candles Put perfume or cologne on your sneakers Raid the refrigerator Play 20 questions Roll your change Really, REALLY dress up when you need to go buy toilet paper (Kristia Di Gregorio) Write five postcards to friends even if you are not on vacation Boil a large pot of water and make sure all the widows are closed, Steam the windows up, just to draw on them with your fingers (Lisa Sharp) Go into your attic. See what you have put up there a long time a go (Ian Newmark) Find a random job (Ian Newmark) Play games so that the winner who loses the most or the best – You are the best loser. Give names to your body parts (Becky) Turn on the T.V., put it on mute and make up dialogue (Becky) Play catch while sitting on an exercise ball Make up a new invisible friend (Brenda Sander) Talk on the phone as long as you can (Brenda Sander) Ask someone what time it is while you are driving by (Kraig Anderson) Flip a coin 500 times to see who wins (Sexy Sue) Slide down the stairs in a sleeping bag (ffpunk182) Make a self centred documentary like the Osbournes (ffpunk182) Hold a trial against your goldfish (ffpunk182) Paint your room a funny color; funny, in the sense that every time you or someone else see it, you laugh because of how stupid it looks (ffpunk182) Go to burger king, stare at the list. point at the top left (or right) corner, and ask for something not on the menu... keep insisting and pointing, this really confuses them. (ffpunk182) Watch 101 Dalmatians and see if they really show 101 Dalmatians (ffpunk182) Have a bubble-popping competition with friends. Each of you has a bottle of bubbles and after you blow a bunch you proceed to pop them all before they hit the ground. For a challenge, try to eat them all before they hit the ground (Hannah Farmer) Smile (Savie Girl) Put your favorite song on and dance to it in front of the mirror (Cinderla0013) Pick out all your outfits for the next two weeks (Cinderla0013) Send a tune with keypad numbers on the phone Look up and point on a busy street corner and see how many people stop to look up (Dmgroendyk) Talk to yourself (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Turn off the lights and take pictures of people (they turn out funny cuz no one will know where to look when your taking the picture) (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Sing to yourself (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Cut things outta mags and then put them everywhere on the walls. Then talk to the pictures on your walls (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Take an egg, poke a hole in the bottom and watch the yoke drip out (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Watch Waynes World (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Make up poems about your boredom (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Look at a picture of Brandon Boyde (or anyother pretty person) (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Eat 6 spoon fulls of suger, a soda, and anyother thing that makes you hyper and then you wont be bored anymore, you will end up finding something to do... trust me (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Experiment with anything and everything (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Pretend you are in a rock band... in other words just start rocking out for no reason... (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Pretend that you are not bored (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Play house with yourself (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Watch tv and pretend you are in the tv and doing what all the people on tv are doing (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Name everything in your room... with name tags (for example the tv's name could be Joel, and the radios name could be Benji, and so on and so on ...) (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Take a picture of your face tape it on a Barbie doll like Sum-41 did... and then make a music video with it .. (Fairy Girl Dreamer) Pop zits and blackheads, clean lint out of belly button, q-tips, and find those hidden treasures of the nose. (John Sheets) Watch cartoons (preferably funny stupid ones) ie. Spongebob Squarepants, Jimmy Neutron, Fairly Odd Parents, Dexter's Laboratory. (Jeff MacRae) Run around the house like a dumb fool! (Shawn Vanderlip) Blow on a beer bottle Blow on a blade of grass Take tv into the yard Get a video camera and microphone and chase a local TV news crew around. Interrupt on-the-scene shots by shouting questions like “Who’s your favorite Beatle?” (Unknown)

Winter

Join in a polar bear swim Have a barbecue in the middle of a snowstorm Bobsledding Cross country ski to work during the next big snowstorm Curling (don’t knock it till you try it) Dog sledding Have a winter hoedown Lie on your back in a snowy field Ice-skate on a lake Winter luge Snow biking Snow skiing Snowboarding Watch the snow fall Make a snowman Make a snow fort Snowmobiling Snowshoeing Go tobogganing Snow tubing Go for a sleigh ride Yodel, especially on the chair lift Snow fort Snow animals or statues Slather on suntan lotion in the middle of winter. the scent will win you friends and admirers (Kristia Di Gregorio) Build snow furniture If you're going to wear a toque, might as well be a toque with ears (not earflaps... ears!) (Kristia Di Gregorio) Make snow angels (Monique Lary) Go Ice camping Have a fire and roast marshmallows Build an igloo (Ian Newmark) Ice blocking (slide down a hill sitting on a block of ice) (Dmgroendyk) Hold a tops Olympics(you know like those spinning top things) but do it on ice (Don Easton)

Work

Play Nerf Frisbee in the office At the office, make your garbage can into your in-tray Have swivel chair races at work (Kristia Di Gregorio) Have fun with a photocopier or scanner (Ian Newmark) When people send you unsolicited faxes – Send them back to them about 600 times Send odd emails from other peoples computers – Pretend you are them (Carolyn Chuka) Bring a different tablecloth and flowers for the lunch room everyday for a week (Tom Cox) Have a contest to see who gets to paint a mural on the elevator doors (Vickie Jackson) Ask a work mate if they need a hand, then give them a photo copy of your hand (Bob Kobzey) Crank up some music (Michael Kerr) Create an official lighten up room with books, posters, videos, etc. (Michael Kerr) Decorate your office with fun posters – add a humor section to the bulletin board (Michael Kerr) Create a hall of fame photo gallery (Michael Kerr) Hold meetings out of the board room – at a park, picnic site or a bowling alley (Michael Kerr) Arm people with water pistols, Nerf balls or paper wads to assail anyone who is blocking creativity (Michael Kerr) Hold an awards ceremony during a particular stressful period (Michael Kerr) Give crazy awards fior the sexiest phone voice, biggest blunder, Most likely to OD on coffee, Largest toe contest or whatever (Michael Kerr) Penalize people who talk about work when they are not at work (Michael Kerr) Grab the whole team when you need to pick someone up at the airport (Michael Kerr) Create the worst case scenario for your project – feel free to exaggerate (Michael Kerr) Show home slides or videos in the office during lunch hour (Michael Kerr)

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