Ways to use this list
- Group chat stalemate: tap With friends, press 🔗 Share so everyone has the same list, then spin together on a call and go with the first idea nobody vetoes.
- Long school holidays: spin With kids each morning with No repeats until everyone is picked on, and write the day's activity on the kitchen calendar.
- Youth groups and clubs: spin at the end of each meeting for the next session, so leaders have a week to gather the cardboard, kites or quiz questions.
- Work social committee: put four shortlisted ideas on the big screen at lunch, run a 🏆 Tournament, and book the winner for the end of the month.
- Solo afternoon: tap On your own for ideas that are fun without company, such as birdwatching, a photo walk or cooking a dish from another country.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (34 entries)
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Have a board game tournament
- Have a talent show
- Play charades
- Have a water balloon fight
- Make a short film on a phone
- Have a themed dinner
- Have a backyard camp-out
- Write and perform a song
- Have a cook-off
- Hold a mini sports day
- Have a quiz night
- Learn a dance routine
- Throw a flying disc
- Have a picnic
- Go swimming
- Build something from cardboard
- Make friendship bracelets
- Bake and decorate cookies
- Do a science experiment
- Fly a kite
- Go fruit picking
- Go rock pooling
- Take photos on a walk
- Go geocaching
- Visit a new park
- Go for a bike ride
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Cook a meal from another country
- Go to a free museum
- Volunteer for an hour
- Go birdwatching
- Try a new sport
- Go stargazing
📖 Related guide: Who goes first? 12 fair ways to decide
Questions people ask
Is there a version for when I'm on my own?
Tap On your own above the picker for 13 solo ideas. For things to do inside, try the what to do when bored wheel: learning a card trick, starting a journal or trying origami, and none of them needs a group.
Can a group vote first?
Put only the shortlisted activities in the list and spin, or run a 🏆 Tournament so the activity has to win its heat and the final.
Can I save my activity list?
Yes. Trim it to what your group enjoys, add local spots like your nearest pool or climbing wall, then press 💾 Save. It stays on this device, and 🔗 Share sends the same list to friends as a link.
How do you run a quiz night with friends?
Split into teams of three or four and plan five rounds of ten questions, such as general knowledge, music, pictures, food and a round about the people in the room. Mark each round as you go, keep a scoreboard everyone can see, and have one tie-break question ready.
What is a cook-off?
A friendly cooking contest. Everyone makes the same kind of dish, such as chilli, soup or cupcakes, and the guests taste each one without knowing who cooked it, then vote. Small prizes for best flavour, best looking and most creative keep it fun.
How do you hold a mini sports day?
Choose four to six quick events that need little kit: an egg and spoon race, a sack race with old pillowcases, a three-legged race, a beanbag throw and a relay. Give points for first, second and third, and finish with a tug of war.