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Create a joke jar
Write jokes on slips of paper and keep them in a jar to pull out when you need a good laugh.
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![Play the HA HA game](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fad5327048f2f6bde04867b/1662493402393-2UZRY1P39UPJ6OLYNROL/NDU+search+photos+%285%29.png)
Play the HA HA game
Lay your head on each other’s bellies and laugh out loud. Laughter is the best medicine!
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Play charades
Play a game of charades. We found a good list of 150 charades ideas for kids and adults.
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Put on a puppet show
Writing the story, making the puppet stage and creating sock puppets, you can fill hours of time away from screens and make good use of those lone socks that have lost their pair.
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Host a Spa Night
See if a spa near you would give a discount to a group coming in for an unplugged night or create a spa night at your house. Check out 25 more ideas for R & R.
![Cook a Themed Meal for your Family or Housemates](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fad5327048f2f6bde04867b/1662493415046-VXP1VVQMRJFTHX3EZDV8/unsplash-image-n4ymhyyFY7A.jpg)
Cook a Themed Meal for your Family or Housemates
Here are some ideas for simple recipes that will get you cooking in no time.
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Bake Something Yummy
A sure fire way to keep little hands busy is to get them cooking in the kitchen and nothing is quite as much fun as baking.
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Camp Out or Go Off the Grid
Find locations where you can disconnect to reconnect. A lot of camping locations don’t have wifi and some businesses are starting to advertise this as a perk.
![Get your Green Thumb On](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fad5327048f2f6bde04867b/1662493422123-0JH5LDJ33W339YVULO3O/unsplash-image-T9SwaYf6g40.jpg)
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Fort Night Friday
Try a campout where you never even leave the house. Build a fort with big boxes or the living room furniture.
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Set Up a Wishing Tree
Decorate a Wishing Tree (can be any type of tree) and leave out plain cards or recycled greeting cards so people can write well wishes, a poem or a drawing and hang them on the tree.
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Crochet for a Cause
Whether you know how to crochet or you’re just learning, this is an EASY project to keep your hands busy and create something fun and meaningful.
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Slip and Slide Anytime
Who needs sledding when you have Ice Blocking. It’s like sledding without the snow or sled.
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Immortalize some Memories
Create a plaster keepsake vase with sea shells, coins and small mementos from your trips.
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Create some Ephemeral Art
Grab a couple of artistic friends and create an ephemeral art project on the beach or somewhere out in nature. These works of art are created with a rake, nature and imagination.
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Find your Balance
This project costs nothing but time and definitely helps to develop patience and bring out the Zen a little more in all of us.
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Fun with Origami
Try creating this lotus candle holder which you can then light with a votive (or battery operated version) when you kick off your NDU practice.