Amy Birch

Do Try This at Home

80 Activities to Get Creative, Unwind and Keep You Entertained Indoors

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 27/05/2021

ISBN: 9781789293265

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Activity & Puzzles

Binding: Paperback

Size: 234 x 153 mm

Extent: 176 pages

Illustration: line drawings

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

Staying at home doesn’t mean that you have be stuck in front of the TV. This is the ultimate companion to help you beat boredom and to embrace your time indoors.

Organized by mood, this book is packed with ideas on how to energize yourself, find your purpose, relax and reflect, get creative and connect with the world around you. Whether it’s for a rainy day or a weekend indoors, there are over 80 ideas to keep busy and to challenge your mind.

Staying at home can be a challenge and this clever book will offer ways to keep you happy and healthy, from putting together a homemade exercise routine using everyday household items to creating your own home silent disco as well as ideas to help you discover a new hobby, such as learning a language or upcycling furniture.

There are also tasks to keep you feeling engaged and proactive, with tips on lowering your plastic pollution and ways you can volunteer from the comfort of your home, as well as practical ways to help you stay connected with nature, from making your own bird feeder to star gazing from your window, and creative activities to help reduce stress and worry, such as journaling, colouring and crafting.

Staying in is the new going out, and it’s so much more fun when you have ideas to keep you busy and entertained. These simple activities are full of tips and tricks to make your time at home as enjoyable as possible. You’ll never wonder what you can do with your spare time ever again!

Sales points:

  • With a growing number of people wishing to remain at home, this will be an incredibly useful companion to keep them entertained and inspired

  • Written by Fiona Slater, a mental health practitioner, this book will show you to stay healthy and happy at home

  • This is the perfect book people wishing to embrace their creative sides but don’t know where to start, or for anyone who has always wanted to make more of their time at home but hasn’t known where to start

  • With a very eclectic list of activities, there is no limit to who this will appeal to: men, women, young and older alike

About the Author:

Amy Birch

Amy Birch studied at the University of Cambridge before pursuing careers in publishing and psychotherapy. She is a professional counsellor and member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She enjoys gardening and crafts in her spare time. She is also the author of Your 5-Minute Journal: Find Gratitude and De-stress with Simple Daily Exercises and The Wellbeing Activity Book: Self-care Activities Through the Seasons.

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