Being on lockdown has allowed many people to tap into their cooking skills. With most restaurants closed and with limited delivery services, people are more likely to be in the kitchen to whip up their own meals. You might miss eating out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spice up your food life during this time. Be bold and learn new recipes online or try your hand at baking and learn to make your own bread and other delicious pastries.

It’s important to keep yourself healthy during this time and staying indoors can easily make you feel lethargic if you don’t get much physical activity throughout the day. Doing cardio raises your heart rate and makes your muscles stronger. You can make your workouts more fun by doing dance routines to your favorite songs online or taking part in workout challenges that you have to complete within a certain period of time. Yoga can also be a great way to get that flexibility back and can be a form of meditation. You can find videos online for yoga routines to fit your daily schedule.

Gardening is said to reduce stress levels and is a great way to make any home brighter and more beautiful. Tend to indoor plants or plant a small garden on your front porch or backyard. Spending a few minutes a day with your hands in the soil, surrounded by vegetation and flowers is a great mood booster and can make you feel refreshed afterward.

Not only do we need physical movement, but exercises for the mind as well. A great way to keep our brains active is by reading books.If there's a book that you haven’t found the time to start or finish before, now is the time to do so. Let yourself escape the bounds of your home through the pages of a good story.

With today’s technological advancements, the classroom can be everywhere. Encourage yourself to continuously learn and challenge yourself to reach your full potential by enrolling in classes and courses available online. There’s a wide variety of classes that you can take, from educational courses to lessons on the arts.

Combine physical and mental activity by engaging in arts and crafts that can definitely steer you away from boredom. Look up some DIY craft videos and create something new or useful to add to your home collection.

As the famous organizing consultant and TV personality, Marie Kondo said: “The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t.” This quarantine period can be a great time to tidy up a bit and discard things that we no longer need.Decluttering can also be a really fun experience as you get to find items you haven’t seen or used in a while that may have some memories attached to it. Talk about #ThrowbackHour.If you’ve been putting off decluttering and organizing your belongings due to your hectic schedule, now’s your chance! Dig into your closet and drawers and bring your space—and eventually your life—back in order.

Planning to go on a trip to another country? Been wanting to watch K-dramas without subtitles? Being able to understand a language apart from your own is definitely impressive and can be useful in several circumstances such as travel and work opportunities. There are several ways in which you can learn a new language: from watching online videos to enrolling in online courses on the language of your choice.

With practically everyone in the world staying at home, many museums, learning establishments, theme parks, and even theater companies have been providing virtual tours and free live streams of various shows. Take the time to explore museums you’ve been wanting to visit with an e-museum tour or catch some of the live shows online, like stage musicals and concerts.

Being locked indoors has somehow made us feel isolated from the world. But with today’s advanced tech, you should know that reaching a friend in another place is never impossible—no matter how far. This period has truly proven that human communication and interaction are needed in order to keep sane, so why not call up your loved ones via video call or chat? You can even take it up a notch by organizing a watch party with your friends so you can enjoy a movie or show together, virtually.

Going out with your friends to the cinema may be one of the things you miss right now, but with online streaming, movies are easily accessible with a tap or click. Create a makeshift cinema in your living room and put on your favorite flicks or shows you have missed. If available, you can even make popcorn or prepare your favorite snacks. Don’t feel guilty about binge-watching that series or going on full movie marathon mode. Do what makes you happy at this time.

Writing is a form of therapy and can really be good for your mental and emotional health, especially during this time when human interaction is limited. Writing your daily experiences in quarantine or random ideas onto paper can be a great way to pass the time while keeping things fun. You can even make your journals extra awesome by adding art into it.

Miss going to karaoke bars with your friends? Let the music take over and belt out your favorite tunes at home. There are several karaoke instrumentals available online that you can watch and sing along to. By the end of this quarantine, you’ll be singing like a pro!

Pet owners are having the time of their lives right now as they are able to spend more one-on-one bonding time than usual with their fur babies. While playing with your pets at home, why not teach them a few tricks? Not only will it be fun for your pets, but it can also help improve their behavior and increase their mental capacity.

With all the activities you can try that we’ve mentioned above, why not share the experience with others online? Starting a blog or vlog may sound daunting, but it’s actually a great way to share your experiences and connect with people, virtually. Cooking a new dish? Share your recipe on a food blog. Love photography? Post your photos on Instagram! Getting down and dirty with gardening or taking on workout challenges? Share your progress and start inspiring others today!

Try these amazing activities and make the most of this lockdown period. Keep on following the quarantine rules and safety precautions and let’s help the world recover from this pandemic. We can’t wait for you to plan more activities on Traveloka Xperience soon.