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What to do when bored: 30 ideas and quick games

Things to do when bored at home, alone or with someone, and quick games to pass the time in your browser. Polarzinho, a boredom expert between bamboo snacks, tried them all.

By Polarzinho ·

A bored Polarzinho upside down on the couch, with ideas in bubbles: a book, a controller, a kite and a cooking pot

Boredom is when even the ceiling looks interesting. As a panda, I know it well: between bamboo snacks there is a lot of free time. So I gathered 30 things to do when bored, tested on my couch.

There are ideas for alone, with someone, for free and, at the end, quick games to pass the time right in your browser, with nothing to install.

Play Plop! Fruit Merge Play Lumora Play Pinloop

What to do when bored alone

  1. Tidy one drawer: ten minutes and a huge sense of victory.
  2. Make a new playlist for a specific moment, like doing the dishes.
  3. Draw something, even a stick figure.
  4. Write a list of things you want to do this year.
  5. Learn three words in another language.
  6. Do five minutes of stretching.
  7. Read a chapter of whatever book is nearby.
  8. Try pixel art: an 8 by 8 heart counts.
  9. Sort your phone photos and delete the duplicates.
  10. Write a letter to yourself one year from now.

What to do when bored with someone

  1. Trade riddles: each person asks one.
  2. Try tongue twisters without tripping.
  3. Play Stop on paper or online.
  4. Do a round of truth or dare.
  5. Cook a recipe neither of you has made before.
  6. Do a puzzle or a forgotten board game.
  7. Hold a tic-tac-toe tournament.
  8. Film a funny video imitating a movie scene.
  9. Play a two-player game on the same phone.
  10. Plan a dream trip, even if only on paper.

What to do when bored for free

  1. Take a short walk, even just to the corner.
  2. Take a 20-minute nap. Panda approved.
  3. Call someone you have not talked to in a while.
  4. Watch a documentary about something you know nothing about.
  5. Tidy your room with loud music on.
  6. Write a list of movies to watch.
  7. Learn a card trick.
  8. Fold a simple origami.
  9. Try a recipe with only what is in the fridge.
  10. Play a quick browser game.

Games to pass the time in your browser

When you just want to switch off for a bit, a quick game does it. Three Polar Games titles that open in seconds, with nothing to install:

Plop! Fruit Merge: fruit in a blender

Drop fruits into a blender, merge matching pairs and blend your way to a new high score. Great for short sessions.

Plop! Fruit Merge with smiling fruits in the blender, a Bullseye message, a x2 combo and a score of 532

PolarzinhoI hit a Bullseye and celebrated alone on the couch. Boredom ran away scared.

Plop!: Bullseye, a x2 combo and an almost full blender.

Lumora: words from clues

Follow clues, complete words and explore floating islands. There is a new challenge every day.

Lumora home screen with the floating island, the Play button and the daily challenges

PolarzinhoA word of the day, every day. Now my boredom has a schedule.

Lumora, in Portuguese: daily challenges to beat boredom with your brain.

Pinloop: one tap and one more try

Stick pins into a spinning target without touching the others. Each round lasts seconds, and the next one always looks easier.

FAQ

What should I do when I am bored at home?

Pick a short task with an end, like tidying a drawer, drawing or playing a quick browser game.

What can I do when bored without internet?

Read, draw, fold origami, stretch, or trade riddles and tongue twisters with someone.

Bye, boredom

Pick an idea from the list right now. If it is a game, Plop!, Lumora and Pinloop are below.

Play Plop! Fruit Merge Play Lumora Play Pinloop