10 Lockdown Activities to Inspire Creativity

The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely changed the entire world, with many people forced to stay at home and find fun things to do without getting out. A lot are getting bored with doing endless movie marathons or browsing the internet for exciting videos to watch.

If you’re at wits end over what you can do with so much time in your hands amid this pandemic, here are 10 lockdown activities to inspire creativity. Try these out and do something productive at home. Not only will you have a good time, you can also update the look of your home or do even earn from some of these activities!

Go on a Virtual Art Gallery Tour

One way to activate those creative juices is to let your brain see beautiful art pieces so you can find inspiration. These days, there are actually plenty of museums, art galleries, and even tourist spots that launched websites to let people visit them online.

With many establishments temporarily closed, virtual tours are becoming so popular. Check out a nearby art gallery or even others around the world. You’ll be amazed at the many stuff you’ll discover at these galleries.

Create Your Own Art Gallery

Now that you’ve seen samples of art pieces from all over the world, you can apply what you learned by creating your own art gallery at home. It doesn’t have to be big, of course. It doesn’t even have to fill one room. You can simply allocate a spot in your room, hallway, or any part of your house where you can set up your art gallery.

What’s amazing these days is that there are actually lots of video tutorials on how you can paint or create impressive art work at home, with just a few simple tricks.

Visit Deserted Tourist Spots

If you’re not satisfied with virtual tours, you can visit deserted tourist spots. Just make sure that there are no travel restrictions to these areas and you’re not violating local laws. In going to these deserted tourist spots, you can actually learn new insights that you might miss when visiting the place with a large crowd.

Master Typography

Planning on simply staying at home? There are new skills that you can develop with just some paper and pens. You can try to master typography. If you’re still getting started, you can find lots of resources online such as a graffiti font collection that you can use to create templates. This would also be useful for your mini art gallery at home.

Create Your Own Cards

While it is easy to simply pick virtual cards and send them to friends via social media, why not surprise your family and friends with real cards? Better yet, instead of buying these cards, you can make your own using the skills you learned from doing typography.

Start Writing

If you think that doing art is not your thing, how about you try writing? If you are not sure where or how to start, you can simply type out random things that come to mind. You might soon realize that you could become a writer. Your work might even get published!

Take Some Pictures

In the past, you would need a DSLR camera to take stunning photos. But these days, many smartphones have the capabilities of a DSLR camera! Many of these phones are also easy on the wallet and are so easy to use.

You can find lots of tutorials on how you can use a smartphone to create great photos – and there are also lots of filters you can download.

Decorate Your Room

It’s high time you upgrade the look of your room. You’ll be surprised how a room can look so elegant with just a few changes. You can rearrange the layout and set up your art gallery at one wall. This will also be a great spot for your graffiti font collection. The ceilings could also use some artwork, if you can try getting some of the stuff you created safely placed there.

Learn to Play an Instrument

The lockdown has also made people discover they have some talent in music. You can opt to buy a new instrument or find a second-hand one you can use for practicing. Again, there are lots of videos you can find for tutorials on how you can play these musical instruments.

Popular options are the ukulele, guitar, piano, and drums.

Try Baking

Baking is a fun lockdown activity that you can do to prepare your own food and even earn money from. As you master your craft, you might discover your talent in decorating cakes, cookies, pies, and other delicious treats that you can also sell online.

So, which of these 10 lockdown activities to inspire creativity will you try first? I’d definitely go with baking!