Sure there are some fun websites and apps to go on when you're bored, like Instagram and TikTok, but you can only scroll for so long before things start to get repetitive and a little dull. You can ...

“So this is the tale of how Tyngauld the rake acquired his beloved mustache-sword. No, it isn’t a sword for trimming mustaches, it’s a sword hilt with a mustache sticking out of it where the blade ...

Draw a fish is a fun, interactive website. The concept is simple. Draw a fish and then release it into the stream of fish drawn by other users. Once you release your fish, you'll see it in a yellow ...

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Ambient Chaos is less of a traditional game and more of a fun tool to mess around with, especially if you’re into sound mixing. It features 30 unique sounds that you can toggle at will, and even ...

Chalk is fun to draw with, and some people even get really good at using it to make art on the sidewalk. If you don’t like tediously developing such skills, though, you could go another route.

Ms. Bennett is a contributing editor in Opinion who writes on gender, politics and culture. I did something called survival camp as a teenager, an entirely voluntary activity, ostensibly for fun.