5 Ways to Beat Boredom
Want to fill your free time with fun and creative activities? Get inspiration by checking out videos, made by teens, showcasing their interesting hobbies.
1. Channel Your Inner Artist
Starting a work of art can be daunting, but giving yourself opportunities to be creative can help stimulate your mind and contribute to your intellectual wellness. If you need help fueling your motivation, watch the videos below and check out the We Think Twice Inspiration Gallery to see artwork from other teens.
Digital Art
Photography/Filmmaking
2. Pursue Your Creative Passions
Creativity is often associated with conventional visual arts, but creative passions can extend to so many other hobbies, goals, and skills too. Whether it be creative writing or video editing, finding an outlet to express yourself and your ideas is time well spent. Watch the videos below and use our Goal-Setting Planner to help make your dreams a reality.
Writing
Video Editing
3. Learn a New Skill
Learning a new skill can take time and patience, but overcoming these challenges is a crucial step to achieving your goals — both big and small. Watch the videos below to get some fun ideas for learning new skills. For more inspiration, check out the Our Goals, Our Lives videos, featuring teens who have overcome adversity to pursue their goals.
Juggling
Cooking
4. Stay Active
Whether it’s going on a walk with a friend, dancing, doing yoga, or playing an organized sport, staying active is an important part of taking care of your overall health and wellbeing. Get creative with how you practice fitness and find activities that you enjoy. Watch the videos below for some ideas on how to get started or find your local YMCA to connect with youth sports and other activities near you.
Figure Skating
Dancing
5. Get Crafty with DIY Projects
Doing crafts and DIY projects are another fun outlet for expressing your creativity in a more unconventional way! Check out the videos below to get inspiration for your next crafty project.
Needle Felting
Ice-Dye Shirts
Carving Out Time for Hobbies and Learning New Skills
Need help finding time to follow your passions or learn a new skill? Explore our resources on goal-setting to help get you on the pathway to success!
- Your Goals, Your Future, We Think Twice
- Goal-Setting Planner, We Think Twice
Finding Support and Guidance
Support from your friends and family can be crucial to fostering creativity. Check out our resources on finding the right type of mentor to fit you and your goals.
- Find Your Mentors, We Think Twice
- Resource Guide for a Safe & Positive Mentorship, We Think Twice
Finding Community
Need a safe space to explore your passions and have your voice heard? Look no further! Getting involved with We Think Twice or a local organization is a great way to find community and express yourself.
- Get Involved, We Think Twice
- Americans for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Find Your Y, YMCA
- Find a Club Near You, Boys & Girls Club of America
- Find Your Local 4-H, 4-H