1. Learn a game for the park. Just going to the park is a really great way to spend your free time but you can enhance it even more by learning a game that you can play yourself. You should be able to find something lying around your house that you can take to the park and play with.
2. Play cards. There are tons of different card games out there that you can play alone, with a partner or with a group of people.
3. Take photographs. Head out to anywhere with your camera and challenge yourself to have a great time noticing the details through the lens of your device.
4. Read something that interests you. Most people find it fun to read something. Whether it’s novels or non-fiction or comic books or just websites, there is probably something that you could sit down and read for hours and not be bored by. Make use of local libraries or bookstores that don’t mind you hanging out for awhile to keep this activity free.
5. Draw / colour/ paint. You don’t have to be “good at art” to have a good time being creative.
6. Check out the free events in your area. There are always free things happening even in the smallest of cities.
7. Host a comedy night at your house. Gather together the bravest group of friends that you’ve got and invite them over to come perform stand-up comedy for each other at your place.
8. Spend time making a wish list. One of the best things that you can do to have fun with yourself is to daydream. The best part about that is that it doesn’t ever cost you anything at all.
9. Go hiking. If you don’t have the right equipment for hiking and you don’t want to spend the money on that equipment, just go for regular walks. There is a lot to see when you get out of your car or off of your bike and just slow down.
10. Dance. Dance at free community dance events. Dance with friends. Dance in the privacy of your own home. You don’t have to have rhythm or special shoes to be able to shake your body and feel good.
11. Make up stories. It is fun to stretch our imaginations by creating stories in our minds. Don’t worry about getting the words exactly right. Instead, get the ideas flowing and enjoy watching your own mind expand with new thoughts.
12. Resume an old sport or hobby that you gave up. You probably already have the equipment lying around your home so it’s not going to cost anything to do this.
13. Count the stars. Find a place where you can see the stars and settle in for a few hours. Do this with someone else and you’ll find yourself remembering old times, talking about big ideas or simply marvelling at the expanse of the sky.
14. Build a sandcastle or a snowman. Put your body to work making something out of the nature that surrounds you.
15. Have long, relaxed conversations. So much of the conversing that we do these days is in the form of short exchanges of information or complaints about our concerns and fears. Take the time to really engage in long conversations about relaxed topics with the people that you enjoy speaking with.
16. Have a picnic in your living room. You can picnic in front of the TV with your loved ones and make a special, fun night out of something pretty normal.
17. Offer to help people with stuff.
18. Make the most of museums and zoos. Many museums and zoos open their doors to you for free on certain days of the week or month.
19. Find free music. There is a lot of great free music at local bars and even at parks near you.
20. Do all the free things that you can only do in the season that you’re in. This means that you should have a snowball fight in the winter, jump into puddles in the rainy season and take advantage of the chance to (safely) suntan when it’s warm outside. Celebrate the seasons without spending lots of money.
21. Play with kids. If you don’t have kids then volunteer to baby sit the kids of someone that you do know. They’ll teach you how to play all sorts of games that don’t cost you any cash.
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