50 Things to Do on a Sabbath Afternoon

* If you have other ideas, please add them as comments!

1. Go hiking / walking / exploring - spend time in nature
2. Read Church magazines from cover to cover or online:
   • http://www.adventistreview.org
   • http://www.adventistworld.org
   • http://www.signstimes.com
   • http://www.libertymagazine.org
   • http://www.messagemagazine.org
   • http://www.vibrantlife.com
   • http://www.renewedandready.com
   • http://www.womenofspirit.com
3. Watch the Hope Chanel: http://www.hopetv.org
4. Study next week's Sabbath School lesson: http://www.ssnet.org
5. Listen to the Bible online: http://www.audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
6. Listen to online Christian radio stations 
7. Cook a new recipe / collect recipes from friends/online
8. Invite someone who may not be able to cook for themselves such as an elderly person, shut-in, college student, etc. to share dinner with you
9. Make a list of members who may need a ride to your next church event.  Invite them to ride with you
10. Surprise someone in need with a visit 
11. Find a unique way to fellowship with families who are not as active in the church
12. Have a Bible study / prepare a Bible study
13. Memorize Bible verses with your family/friends/etc.
14. Go prayer-walking or have a prayer meeting
15. Visit neighbors & get to know them better
16. Visit a nursing home and read or sing to the elderly; help them do tasks they cannot do on their own, such as writing letters to their loved ones, decorating their rooms, etc.
17. Discuss with your family what each member learned at church in the morning.
18. Listen to sermons online
19. Read good books 
20. Call someone on your cell phone contact list you haven't talked to in a long time
21. Play Bible Scattegories, Bible Trivia, Bible Charades, or other Bible games.
22. Play games with children
23. Feed the homeless 
24. Learn about one important Adventist from history or living today - read about their lives, impact, etc. 
25. Make special "welcome" cards/gifts for church visitors for next Sabbath.
26. Visit a local park, garden, etc.
27. Adopt a pet for the day
28. Visit someone who wasn't at church and tell them about the sermon (or take them a recorded copy)
29. Write thank-you cards, get-well cards, thinking-of-you cards, birthday cards, etc. in advance.
30. Update your blog / submit articles for the English Compass 
31. Label and catalogue the family album, reflecting and sharing the memories with each other
32. Sing praise/hymns together, learning parts or instruments
33. Tell children stories about your childhood - or listen to each other's favorite memories
34. Make a Book of Remembrance recording how God has blessed you
35. Decorate special jars for tithing and mission funds
36. Take a walk as a family
37. Decorate a Sabbath "Things to Do" box and fill it with ideas. Draw one out on each Sabbath to do
38. Plan and rehearse a family musical - perform it next week at a nursing home or children's hospital
39. Make shadow portraits or silhouettes of family members or church members.  Include them in a scrap book and decorate
40. Make a care package for a missionary or loved one far away.
41. Call or write to special friends and let them know you're thinking of them.
42. Set goals for how you want to pursue excellence: spiritually, physically, mentally, etc.
43. Compose an original song
44. Listen to good music
45. Make a gift for a friend 
46. Construct a Praise Banner to hang in children's rooms that says, "I'm thankful for..."
47. Write a poem
48. make puzzles from pictures in old Church magazines
49. Plan a family service project.
50. Each Sabbath, feature a different family member in a "Why I Love You" spotlight.