Daylight savings time is giving us an extra hour this
weekend and we’re not about to waste it! So set your clocks and get ready to
fall back with some extra fun. Need a little help making the most of your time?
We’ve got 60 ideas that are sure to turn your extra hour into time well spent.
Shoot a music video. All you need is a video camera, your
crew and your fave tune.
Spread a blanket and invite your BFF over for an indoor
picnic. You won’t miss those pesky ants.
Are you an artist? Draw a portrait for mom and dad.
Plan a neighborhood scavenger hunt. Don’t forget to take
your camera! The first team to snap a pic of everything on their list wins!
Bust out your fave videogame and finally beat that level!
De-stress with a pet.
Visit a chic café with a friend or make it a date and invite
your crush.
Write a love note…to yourself! List 101 things you LOVE about
Y-O-U.
Take a walk to a creek and practice your rock skipping
technique.
Make a slideshow of your fave pics and share it with your
friends.
Keep your pics and to do lists under control by crafting
this too-cute ribbon board.
Check out how
here.
Start an impromptu band with everyday instruments you find
around the house. Spoons, Tupperware and rubber bands? Go for it!
Channel your inner kid with finger painting. Super messy but
super fun!
Make cupcakes to decorate with your leftover Halloween
candy.
Feeling competitive? Take it outside for a game of
H-O-R-S-E.
Visit a relative; they’ll be glad to see you.
Hit the mall with your BFF to try on crazy outfits. Who
knows, you might even find something unexpectedly fab.
Get chatty with your crush. New beau alert? Here’s how to
talk to your crush.
Bursting with lyrical talent? Write a new song to perform in
front of you fam.
Make sugar cookies.
Cut out the dough into leaf shapes and decorate with your fave fall colors.
Get in the groove with some new dance moves. Already a
Gangnam Style master? Perfect your own signature steps.
Get the how-tos here.
Host a silly photo
shoot. Search your house for props or make your own: Halloween costumes,
paper mustaches, chalkboards and sunglasses are perf.
Create a journal that’s all you. Start with a plain notebook
and get crafty with stickers, glitter, markers and magazine clippings.
Explore the library for great new books, CDs or movies.
Get the neighborhood kids together for a game of Frisbee
football.
Invite your besties
to
a tea party. Plan a menu of triangle sandwiches and pastries or cookies for
dessert.
Get started on your holiday shopping. It’s never too early
to get into the holiday spirit!
Collect some leaves for leaf etching. Frame your art for fab fall room décor.
Try out your
fave
smoothie recipes and invite your fam to be taste testers. Vanilla
strawberry banana? Delish!
Break out the classic board games for some old-school fun.
Phone a friend or family member you haven’t talked to in a
while. You’re sure to have tons to talk about.
Are you a fashionista? Start a blog of beauty tips and
outfit advice.
Organize your backpack, folders and binders. Bye-bye, schoolwork
clutter.
Grab some colored pencils and a coloring book. Who says
you’re too old for this?
Organize a nightfall treasure hunt. Glow sticks required.
Visit an exotic pet shop to check out all the reptiles and
tropical fish.
Sharpen your baseball skills with a trip to the batting
cages.
Catch up on your
beauty sleep and feel extra refreshed in the morning. Zzz!
What are you doing
with your extra hour? Blog about it, babes!
BY LAUREN IZQUIERDO ON 11/3/2012 11:12:00 AM
POSTED IN fun stuff, boredom buster, fall fun