You guys. I can't even believe how much that post on 50 things to do (other than watching movies) [2] totally blew up on Pinterest. If you missed it, it's a post with 50 ideas for things that you can do with your spouse/significant other/roommate/friends instead of turning on the TV. I guess it was a relief to know that I'm not the only one who defaults to Amazon Prime on a typical evening.

So I figured - why not add to the list? Surely there are even more fun things to do together out there.

Without further ado, I present to you:

 

1. Raid your refrigerator and pantry, and do a television-style food competition (think "Chopped" or "Iron Chef").
2. Pick something seasonal to do - like apple-picking, ice-skating, swimming.
3. Take a walk around your neighborhood.
4. Go star-gazing, even if it means taking a drive out of town.
5. Do random acts of kindness all over town - buy someone's coffee for them, leave kind notes, etc.
6. Start a memory book or photo album together.
7. Arrange some kind of swap with friends - cookies, recipes, clothes, shoes, etc.
8. Re-live recess and go play at a playground.
9. Do a workout video together - my roomies and I did a Bollywood dance video once and had so much fun!
10. Cross a quick house project off your checklist: hang a string of white lights somewhere, put up pictures, make a home command center. Do the things you "never have time for" - chances are, some of them take only a few minutes.
11. Run an errand you have to do anyway together, like grocery shopping - it makes it half as boring as it would have been : )
12. Dream up a future event or goal together, and make plans to take action! It could be your wedding, a marathon, your own business…
13. Teach your spouse/other half/friend/roomie one of your talents, and have them teach you one of theirs! Invite others over for a talent night.
14. Take an evening or weekend college class or recreation course together.
15. Pick a room or piece of furniture to paint and go find some paint samples. Benjamin Moore [3] has a great color-matching app! If you're more ambitious, start painting.
16. Babysit for friends so they can have a date night - they will love you for it!
17. Build a fort.
18. Make a fire in the fireplace, make hot cocoa, and settle in for a cozy night.
19. Do some yard work or plant a garden.
20. Take each other on in some kind of challenge - an eating contest, beat each other's score at a video game, run a race.
21. Play a game of touch football or rugby. Invite friends to play.
22. Have a "fix it" night - tackle the "Honey Do" lists together. My husband is the handy one; I'm more of the mending kind.
23. Yard sales! My hubby wasn't really super excited about me dragging him to a yard sale - until he scored a great deal. Now he's the one taking me : )
24. Eat appetizers for dinner. Lay out a blanket and have an indoor picnic.
25. Start a new tradition. (Who needs an occasion?)
26. Geocache [4].
27. Play bartender and make a popular (or newly invented) mixed drink.
28. Go to the zoo.
29. Have a lip sync battle [5] a la Jimmy Fallon : )
30. Scare or prank a friend (not someone you don't know).
31. Write something together - a letter, a poem, a story…
32. Paint a picture - with paintbrushes or finger paint!
33. Climb a tree.
34. Play games at an arcade. Or even the prize machine at Walmart.
35. Get a Mad Gab book and have fun filling it out.
36. See a play or musical together.
37. Have a progressive dinner with friends. Stop at a different location for each part of the meal (and then you only have to make one part).
38. Go out and treat yo selves [6] to something special for each one of you, no judgement. Even if it's at the Dollar Store.
39. Clean out your closets (and/or rooms) and make a donation pile. It'll be fun digging through memories.
40. Come up with a list of questions you've always wanted to ask the other person. Or look up some questions [7] that can make for interesting answers.
41. Wash your car(s) together!
42. Go camping.
43. Test drive a new car.
44. Play charades.
45. Find all your unused gift cards and use them up! It's like Christmas!
46. Come up with a way to fundraise for your favorite charity and do it together.
47. Create a scavenger hunt of favorite places in your town, and then invite friends to take the challenge.
48. Rearrange or reorganize a part or room of your house.
49. Take a simple recipe - grilled cheese, pizza, sandwich - and embellish it to make it your own, then try each other's.
50. Do something out of your comfort zone - like rock climbing, for me.