In the cold few months leading up to Spring it may be hard to find things that peak your interest while your cooped up indoors or while it’s a bit too cold to do your normal favourite sports. Struggling for ideas? This articles is here to help with lots of recommendations, from walking with friends to baking your favourite treats.

 

If you like a bit of nature or even just spending time outside, try finding local walks with a quick Google search or take a look in local walking books. Walking books have clear guides of where to go and often mention how long it will take and how far the walk is. Furthermore, if you don’t want to walk alone, you can ask a friend or relative to accompany you or if you have a dog you can take them. Fresh air is good for you and a bit of exercise can increase your levels of serotonin.

 

If it’s a bit too cold outside, relaxing and watching a film is always fun. There are lots and lots of fantastic, new, and older series and films out there for you to find. Ask friends for recommendations or even invite them to watch a film too. Just remember the popcorn!

 

If you have some money to treat yourself, you could take a trip to the theatre, for example The Alhambra and Saint Georges Hall, or the cinema. There are lots of outstanding productions preformed by talented actors, singers dancers and musicians. Many upcoming performances at the Alhambra include: The Bodyguard, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty and Rock of Ages.

 

You could even start a new hobby like baking, cooking, sewing, crochet, music, writing, reading, drawing, video games and many more. Baking and cooking is fun and recipes are easy to find either online or in shops. Many tutorials can be found on YouTube for crafts like sewing, crochet, knitting, origami and drawing, and materials aren’t too hard to find. You can try make new clothes or little animals and flowers out of paper or try drawing a portrait of a friend, relative or pet.

 

There are lots of new and exiting things for you to try as well as classic relaxing activities. On top of that, there are many opportunities for you to spend time with friends, family and the people you love.