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1. A shape-shifting fidget cube that'll keep those paws busy while you focus on that latest cheesy romantic holiday movie. Each cube can turn into 70+ different shapes, and if you so desire, the magnets in them will let you attach cubes to each other to create larger, more inventive shapes.
2. A Nightmare Before Christmas mini cross-stitch kit if you're super crafty but haven't quite struck into cross-stitching yet. (It's super fun!)
3. A Jeopardy trivia book to pay respects to Alex Trebek while you work on your own skills. I can't wait to tune into your game show debut.
4. or a Jeopardy 2022 daily calendar (RIP Alex Trebek) for testing your knowledge in smaller doses.
5. The Omsom Bundle, which is really just fancy talk for flavorful Asian dish starters (aka, the sauces, aromatics, and seasonings) to keep stashed in your pantry for heavy lifting. Each comes with recipes you can easily follow along. Just add protein and veggies! Turns out that cooking is a delicious way to kill some boredom (and hanger).
6. A pick-and-peel stone as a physical outlet for boredom or anxiety instead of picking at your skin or other things.
7. Hand Lettering 101 if your penmanship has been compared to that of a doctor's or a chicken's, and you were so rudely reminded of it when filling out holiday cards for people on your list. Recipients won't even know what's coming the next time you send out a card.
8. An adorable bookmark book tracker to keep track of all those tomes you're about to blaze through now that it's nippier outdoors.
9. Or a mini reading journal full of fun prompts that'll be a step up from the note you've been keeping on your phone.
10. A mini karaoke microphone because the whole world is a stage and you know ALL the words to "Weird Science," as you should! (I do. It's a very fun karaoke song, FYI.)
11. A 20-pack of nature illustration postcards as a delightful stationery solution for sending all your pals some snail mail. Getting a postcard is always so much fun!
12. Or a wax seal stamp kit in case you'd like to feel like you're in a period piece when sending your pals some snail mail. The kit has all the supplies you'll need to get started!
13. A Wreck This Journal if you could use some fun inspiration but haven't been able to find that in regular old journals.
14. An actually cool group travel trip you can book now and look forward to for months to come. It'll give you a chance to have someone do a chunk of the planning for you and meet like-minded people who wanna explore without waiting on flaky friends or partners who keep putting off that bucket-list trip.
15. And a Rosetta Stone subscription so you can actually ACTUALLY learn Italian for that upcoming trip you just booked.
16. *Plus* an Airbnb experience to book for some IRL fun later or virtual fun tomorrow night.
17. An unofficial Disney Parks cookbook and drink recipe book to help whip up some Disney treats of your own. Yep, you can make your OWN Dole whip.
18. Or a copy of The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook will help you practice some other kind of magic.
19. A spiral-bound collection of the best New York Times crosswords, which is chock full of the easiest puzzles of the week. I'm sure you'll find some use for this!
20. A KLUTZ Lego Make Your Own Movie Activity Kit with everything you need to make your own Lego Movie! Feel free to pull in your kid (or a kid you know to help)...or keep this a strictly adults-only activity!
21. A sugar-free alcohol infusion kit to really jazz up those cocktails you're making yourself to sip on when you're catching up on your stories. It includes a combo of dehydrated orange rind, dehydrated organic lemons, cinnamon, dehydrated ginger, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg to infuse bourbon, whiskey, or cider.
22. A 52-week gratitude journal with prompts you can answer to help count your blessings on the reg...and then look back on it later for years to come!
23. An exotic veggie grow kit that'll give you bragging rights and, well, some tastier meals! It has everything you need to start, except the water.
24. A subscription to Book of the Month in case you feel like you spend about as much time figuring out what to read as you spend reading an actual book. This'll take some of the guesswork out of it for ya!
25. Or a waterproof Kindle Paperwhite in case you have a huge list of books to read and seem to zip through 'em pretty quickly. One of these GOT me through months of quarantine last year when I couldn't pick up books from the library but still managed to read dozens of books thanks to this puppy.
26. Mario Party Superstars that'll let you play five classic boards from the Nintendo 64 Mario Party games solo or in multiplayer mode with up to three other friends.
27. And classic PlayStation console comes pre-loaded with 20 games, two wired controllers, a virtual memory card, and the HDMI cable you probably need — which'll keep you busy for HOURS upon HOURS. Like, maybe set a timer so you don't stay up all night?
28. A portable mini projector with LED lights that'll deliver 1080p full HD so you can rewatch all the Scream movies before you watch the new one.
29. A copy of Drinking Animals Coloring Book you can work on with a drink in hand (or not!). Plus! It has some easy cocktail recipes.
30. A copy of Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors and a US National Parks Scratch Off Poster to help you plan your visits to America's most treasured parks and the upcoming rebuttals you'd have for the ill-informed folks who rewarded them with those horrible reviews.
31. A Dungeons & Dragons starter set so you can dip your toes into the popular game and see what all the fuss is about.
32. A hot sauce-making kit that'll pump up your love of all things spicy to a whole other level that'll make you and your fam sweat.
33. A National Geographic geode-breaking kit that, tbh, would be fantastic for anyone, but especially those whose interests include smashing things and sparkly stuff.
34. A pair of 1,000-piece murder mystery puzzles can not only help you pass the time with a good ole puzzle, but give you something to ~puzzle over~ once it's complete and time to solve the mystery.
35. A dip powder kit to try your hand (lol) at the salon service that seems to seriously eat into your budget. You've got the time to give it a go, might as well! P.S. Reviewers say the color stays chip-free for weeks.
36. A 100 Things To Do scratch-off bucket list for helping fill out your schedule of stuff to do besides rewatch The Office.
37. And, well, a Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K can give ya thousands of streaming channels, movies, and shows, as well as live TV, news, and sports. That means no more excuses that "there's nothing good to watch." Surely you can find something with this.
38. A punch needle art workshop that comes with a box of materials and a tutorial from artist Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou.
39. A kimchi fried rice recipe kit so you can whip up your fave takeout dish yourself. I can't even imagine the emotional and physical satisfaction this is going to give ya.
40. A rainbow dot afghan blanket PDF pattern if you're feeling super ambitious (I believe in you!) and wanna wrap yourself up in something you made with your own hands. The concept! Can you believe?!
41. An entry-level wall hanging weaving kit to try your hand at some wall art that isn't another framed photo. I used this kit and was able to make two gorgeous pieces as a first-time weaver!
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