13 relaxing screen-free activities to try


Editors’ Picks • July 15, 2026

With what feels like a million apps competing for our time, it’s all too easy to spend our leisure hours staring at a screen. But the ways we relaxed in the analog era are still available to us, and many offer benefits for the body and mind. We put together a list of screen-free activities to help you unwind, including some beginners tutorials and links to all the supplies you’ll need. (Being a team full of bakers, we’re all particularly interested in trying out No. 6.)


Ally Mauch

Associate Editor

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