It can be hard to figure out what to do in quarantine when it seems like there’s nothing left to fill your boredom. After exhausting most of human culture and art in about a week, being productive and finding a way to pass the time is really hard when nothing is left on Netflix. But, with everything going on, we have to start getting creative if we’re going to survive. To do our part, the Hill News has compiled a list of six outside-the-box activities for you to do to keep things fresh as society slowly comes to a screeching halt outside.

1. Learn how to cook, and then challenge the parent in your household who makes food for total domestic control. In a time of stress such as this, it’s probably one of the only things they enjoy doing anymore to relax— this means the tension to compete in a cooking battle against their child is a real threat, as their way of life is encroached upon, and should be a fun way to spend an afternoon.
2. Find a guitar, and “try and learn to play it” for around two weeks. You’re only a beginner, so don’t tune your guitar before you play it— that’s too hard. Science says that music is relaxing, so only learn three chords and then play in a wide open area like your living room or kitchen for approximately four hours a day. This is soothing for everyone involved.
3. While it certainly seems like the apocalypse these days, it doesn’t really look the part just yet. Help provide to the aesthetic of the end of the world by impulse buying entire grocery stores whole. You haven’t bought enough until your local K-Mart looks like it only sells empty shelves to new K-Marts. Don’t let other people judge you — you need those 56 packs of bottled water. You might get thirsty or something, and then what?
4. Even though finding Purell in a store is like being a prospector in 1860s San Francisco, you’re not gonna let that stop you from being clean. Make your own hand sanitizer by putting a bar of soap, lemon juice, an egg with the shell on, snake oil, a healing crystal, and the contents of a mercury thermometer into a blender. Your friends may call you a psychopath, but they’re just saying homeopath wrong. Adapt, overcome, and survive.
5. Take up painting, and then get really sad because painting is hard and art isn’t subjective enough for what you just made to look good. Throw out the $300 of art supplies you bought, and hang up your dream of becoming a famous artist… maybe you can do an easier thing tomorrow, like carving a sculpture out of marble or something.
6. You always thought that your house had a secret passageway that led to Hogwarts when you were younger, so why not take the time and really set that thought to rest. Look through everything in your house, including everyone else’s belongings. If your house is big enough, leave a trail of breadcrumbs to know where you’ve been. If you don’t have bread, pour flour on the floor to find your way back. Disregard people’s personal space, and if they get angry, press them— they probably know something about the secret door that you don’t. 

From everyone at Hill News, we hope you stay safe, healthy, and entertained with these six creative ways to spend your Quarancation!