Mentally Stimulating

• craft something with fabric / yarn
• craft something with metal / small parts & pieces
• craft something with paper / scrap materials
• design avatars/dolls
• find video essays or ted talks on topics you wonder about
• fix something that needs repair
• journal
• learn a skill from a free course or a tutorial
• learn a spell, sigil, folk practice, etc.
• make a moodboard
• organize supplies/materials, browser bookmarks, files, mail, etc.
• plan a gift or hangout for someone
• plan a trip to somewhere you want to go
• play a video game
• re-visit a special interest / hyperfixation
• read (books, articles, fan fictions, blogs, poetry, etc.
• sort stones/beads/figurines
• watch a show or documentary
• watch videos you've been saving
• work on a playlist
• write a story/narrative
• write down all the prominent thoughts going through your head

Spiritually Stimulating

• cleanse a space
• create/develop characters
• develop a magickal skill such as visualization
• do a ritual
• draw or write about something that sparks passion in you
• examine plants
• explore fantasies or suppressed desires
• explore the waterfront
• explore the woods
• listen to favorite music
• listen to insects, birds, waves, fire, or rain
• look at art / find beauty
• make a sculpture (clay, carving, assemblage, etc.)
• open a window or play a soundscape
• plant a seed
• play with an animal or watch birds, squirrels, etc.
• put a bright light behind you and move the shadow of your figure on the wall
• read poetry
• read tarot/oracle cards
• reflect on something meaningful to you
• ride bike or roller skate
• savor a food you enjoy
• sing
• sit under a tree
• smell candles, incense, herbs, plants, etc.
• transform the ambiance of a space
• vestibular stimming (riding bike, roller skating, ice skating, swinging, spinning, gymnastics, etc.)
• watch a sunrise/sunset or a flame
• write secret notes

Emotionally Stimulating

• engage with slam/spoken word poetry
• listen to a playlist
• play a narrative game
• re-visit fond memories
• read fiction
• read tarot/oracle cards to reflect your feelings
• spend time with an animal
• vent in journal
• watch a movie
• watch a show
• watch comedy
• watch cute animal videos

Socially Stimulating

• ask to visit someone
• attend a community program / activity
• attend a discussion circle
• attend a support group
• be around other people
• check on how someone is doing
• invite someone over
• listen to a podcast
• message a friend
• plan a trip/outing with someone
• re-visit fond memories
• show something interesting or funny to a friend
• write about someone
• write to someone

Physically Stimulating

• bake something
• bite something
• clean a room
• dance
• do laundry / wash dishes / get groceries
• draw on yourself / trace veins
• eat/drink something that makes you feel revitalized
• exercise muscles
• get fresh air
• lie on the ground
• massage
• ride bike / roller skate
• sew something
• squeeze something
• stim with a chain / string / cord
• stretch
• suspend your body from something
• take a shower
• throw and catch a ball
• tumble & roll
• walk on toes
• walk somewhere