Coronavirus Lockdown Survival Guide: 14 Fun Adult Activities To Do At Home
As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 coronavirus, many of us who are stuck at home are now finding ways to survive -- and enjoy -- life under community lockdown orders. Of course, it goes without saying that binge-watching TV shows and movies all day does not count. These "ways," in this case, come in the form of fun activities that engage you and any adult whom you will be stuck with for weeks (if not months) to come.
From coloring books to puzzles, the following items are sure to engage adults like you while on home quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic:
The Adult Activity Book will make you "put down your phone and entertain your brain" with 136 pages of mazes, quizzes, dot-to-dot puzzles and other fun adult activities. These activities not only promote relaxation, but also improve critical thinking and exercise your mind and can even be done with a friend.
Holy Mother Forking Shirtballs by Honey Badger Coloring is sure to make you "laugh your butt off!" Featuring a silky matte finish cover design, this "irreverent" coloring book is full of words that nearly sound like actual swear words and is perfect for all color and paint mediums.
399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young by Nancy Linde is sure to boost your brain power. Organized on an increasing scale of difficulty, these puzzles target key cognitive functions such as long-term memory, working memory and attention to detail.
Pranks, humor, sarcasm and craziness abound in Brave Or Drunk. Featuring 220 cards with unpredictable content, the game sees players choosing between doing a certain task to gain points and drinking. Once the task is complete, they will then have to pick a card with benefits that can be used anytime within the game's duration.
The Big Activity Book for Anxious People is for the most anxious person in the house. Available in paperback and spiral-bound formats, this sharp and relatable activity book features anxiety-themed activities such as "Fun Facts about Aging," "Public Speaking: A Diagram," and "Soothing Facts about Hand Sanitizer."
Mandala Daydream by Karen Sue Chen is guaranteed to unleash your creativity and inner artist. The coloring book features 37 original illustrations by the artist herself, all of which draw inspiration from patterns found in nature. All of the pages are printed on a single side so there is no bleed-through that can stain the other page.
With HIIT The Game by Stack 52, you do not have to worry about your overall health while under quarantine. Featuring two decks of exercise cards, each containing 26 different bodyweight exercises, the game utilizes the concept of High Interval Intensity Training or HIIT, described by Self magazine as having "short bursts of very hard work."
Currently available in paperback format on Amazon, the Coffee Animals Coloring Book by Caffeinestar Press has original high-resolution artist designs that make it a cute and lighthearted way for coffee and animal lovers to spend their time indoors.
Kanoodle by Educational Insights is "a caboodle of brain-teasing puzzles!" Now updated with 200 new puzzles, all of which come in 2D and 3D forms with varying difficulty levels, it is a brain-twisting way to enhance your problem solving, critical thinking and strategic thinking skills.
Wanderlust: A Traveler's Guide To The Globe is a handy reference if you are planning a post-quarantine trip around the world. Featuring inspiring lists of mythic locations and ancient cities spanning all the four corners, this stunning, hardcover book is packed with full-color photos, well-drawn illustrations and fascinating overviews of each destination.
Earth And Space Coloring Book is sure to capture your imagination if you are into science, astronomy and space exploration through more than 35 magnificent pages of outer space from NASA. Available in paperback format on Amazon, each spread has a full-color photograph from NASA's archives to inspire coloring on the adjacent page.
This classic collection of brain teasers is guaranteed to put your mind to the test. Available in four formats, The 125 Best Brain Teasers Of All Time features 125 puzzles that require no special skills to solve, along with fun facts and background information about each puzzle.
The first of a two-book series, Easy Origami by John Montroll is a collection of 32 simple projects of varying difficulty levels for those who have yet to master an "art that is as old as the invention of paper itself." The book is available in Kindle, library binding and paperback formats.
Cook like a G with Snoop Dogg's From Crook To Cook. The cookbook features 50 recipes straight from the 17-time Grammy nominee's own collection along with a foreword from Martha Stewart -- who is also Snoop's co-host in VH1's Emmy-nominated show Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party.
