Photo by Ali Kaukas
Play isn’t just for kids. Running, dancing, meditating, practicing: It’s how we harness our inner spirit and feed our imagination. #OmOutAndPlay with us at a Wanderlust 108 event or festival this season!
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- Be a tourist in your own city… Take a Time Out and explore!
- Color Playful Nature: Coloring for the Here and Now—Wanderlust Media’s first-ever coloring book.
- Belt out your favorite tunes in the shower.
- Dance while cleaning your apartment.
- Give an intramural sports team a shot.
- Play with your food! Try new recipes and have a potluck with friends.
- Make time for introspective moments—pick up a journal.
- Take a personal day from work, but don’t make plans—go wherever your heart tells you.
- Try fancy food at a restaurant you’d normally not go to or try on clothing at a store from which you’d normally not buy.
- Charity Miles—get psyched for a Wanderlust 108 by moving to support a cause closest to your heart.
- Get out of your comfort zone—try a new workshop or class in your city.
- Have a picnic in the park.
- Print out pictures and revamp your decorations.
- Pamper yourself—indulge in some self-love.
- Plan a staycation.
- Attend a Mudderella event near you and get dirty.
- Take a new route to work to get out of your usual routine.
- Read a book.
- Make a fort and have a movie night in it.
- Get out in nature and enjoy a hike.
- Unplug for a Saturday. Yes, for the whole day.
- Plant some seeds from a fruit you ate and watch them grow. (Tomatoes are the easiest and take up the least amount of space).
- Use a glass cup for your coffee and pour in some cream, but don’t stir! Watch the beautiful patterns it creates as it swirls around.
- Send homemade cards in the mail to people you love (or even a handwritten note).
- While you wait in line, make up funny stories about the other people in line.
- Volunteer for a cause you’re passionate about.
- Make time to watch the sunrise or sunset and go to the highest place available to take it in.
- Roll down a hill.
- Have a clothing swap with friends.
- Daydream for five minutes in the middle of the day.
- Rearrange your space to make it feel exciting and fresh.