Part 3
List of activities that could be fun
Here is a list of activities. Tick the ones you could try. Think of other ones.
It may be something you did before, or you always wanted to try.
What can you do for free, that is easy?
What you can do at home, as well as going out?
| Examples of Fun Activities | Tick | |
|---|---|---|
| At Home Listen to music Read a book Watch TV Kick a ball around the backyard Make a gift for someone Watch a movie Have a bath Read a magazine Play with a pet Draw or paint Play a musical instrument Play a board game Exercise at home e.g., Cosmic Kids Yoga Knit Put on music at home and dance Make some food Shoot balls in the basketball/netball hoop Bounce on a trampoline Do art/crafts Call a relative Text a friend Bake something Make a cubby/fort Outside of Home Spend time outside on a bushwalk Go for a walk Play sport with a friend Join a new club Go to the beach Go for a jog Meet a friend at the park Go skateboarding Go rollerblading Go to the park Go to a friend's house Catch up with a friend at the shops Go to the museum Join a group Go to the movies Go to the zoo Have a picnic Ride your scooter Ride your bike Go swimming Play with friends |
Now that you have thought of some fun activities, plan some this week.
Write down a reminder to do them, including which days of the week.
At the end of the activity, rate:
Then think: what does this say about doing fun activities when I don’t feel like it?
Try and do a fun activity a few times a week.
Try detective work on thoughts that get in the way, like “what’s the point”, or “I won’t feel any different”. For example, Riley thought “there is no point seeing my friends”, but saw a friend and enjoyed it.
Practice answers to thoughts that get in the way. Ask yourself ‘what would I say to a friend who said there is no point doing activities that could be fun?’
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