Entertainment
Something to watch, read, play, make or do: shows, albums, books, cars, music practice, party themes, hobbies and building blocks for stories and tabletop games. Titles are plain text with a year and a line we wrote ourselves, never artwork.
437 pages
Collections 11
- Band Name Generators by Style Each page here makes up band names for one style of music, for a story, a school show, a game or a new group looking for ideas. 1
- Bucket List Ideas, by Who the List Is For Each page here is a bucket list written for one kind of person, because a list that fits everyone fits nobody. 13
- City and Town Name Generators Each page here makes names for one kind of town: the towns of a language, of a fantasy people or of a setting. 18
- Clan and Tribe Name Generators Each page here names a group that people are born into: a tribe, a clan, a kin. 4
- Name Generators for Made-Up Shops and Cafes Each page here names one kind of place on a made-up main street, for a story, a town-building game or a map. 3
- Random Music Generators for Practice and Songwriting Scales, chords, notes, instruments, lyric words and song topics to draw. 11
- Random Shows, Albums, Musicals, Genres and Characters Each page here shuffles a checked list of real titles or characters and hands you a few at a time: films, animated films, Christmas films, TV shows. 27
- Random Things To Do: Themes, Plans, Hobbies and Projects Each page here is one written list and answers one question: what theme, what to do for a birthday (one page for adults, one for ages 13 to 17). 22
- Wedding Colors by Color, Pair, Month and Look Each page here takes one color, one pair of colors, one month or one look and lists the wedding color schemes that hold it. 43
- What to Do When You Are Bored, by Place Each page here answers the question for one place, because what works on a couch does not work at a desk. 2
- World-Building Generators for Stories, Games and Improv These pages deal out the building blocks of a story, one block at a time: a scene to play, a setting to describe. 211
B–F 7
- Board Game Name Generator A made-up title for a tabletop game, with a real kind of board or card game and a number of players.
- Boat Name Generator Boat names sorted by style, kind of boat and hull color.
- Bring a Random Object to Work Ideas Harmless objects to carry in to work, each with a line to say about it.
- Chess Randomizer: Chess960 Start Positions One of the 960 Chess960 start positions, in letters and pieces, with its number.
- Circus Name Generator A made-up circus or carnival for a story: a name, a headline act that is a real circus skill, and a winter home.
- Fantasy Cat Names Cats of myth with where each comes from, and made-up cat names sorted by coat.
- Fantasy Horse Names Invented names for a mount, by the medieval kind of horse.
H–R 16
- Halloween Color Palette Generator A named Halloween palette of five colors, from orange and black to pastel ghosts, with hex codes.
- Invention Idea Generator An invention brief in one sentence: a person, an everyday problem, household things to build from and a limit.
- Pastel Color Palette Generator A named palette of five pastel colors, shown as a swatch with hex codes to copy.
- Playlist Name Generator Playlist names by mood and by sound, each with a line on what to put on it.
- Random Book Generator 846 real books: five prize lists, classics and 277 free ebooks.
- Random Button One button for the whole site: an animal, an object, a food, a city, a job, a fact, a joke or something to do.
- Random Car Generator With the Years Each Car Was Built 382 real cars from 99 makes, with type and years built.
- Random Car Part Generator A real car part, from the camshaft to the charge port, with its system and what it does.
- Random Chord Progression Generator 56 progressions in 12 keys, from pop loops to the 12-bar blues. Lock the key and re-roll the pattern.
- Random Dragon Name Generator Invented dragon names sorted by color, screened against famous dragons from books, films and games.
- Random Exercise Generator An exercise, with what the movement is and which muscles it works.
- Random Game Idea Generator A one-sentence game pitch: a kind of game, a setting, a core action and a twist.
- Random Gift Generator A gift idea for a swap, a co-worker, a teacher or a host, from a kazoo to a jar of local honey.
- Random Rhythm Generator A bar of 4/4 and a bar of 6/8 from 29 one-beat cells. Lock a beat and re-roll the rest.
- Random Toy Generator A real toy under its plain name, from the yo-yo to the zoetrope, with how you play with it.
- Roller Coaster Name Generator A made-up roller coaster for a park-building game or a drawing: a name, a real type of coaster and a real track element.
S–W 59
- Skeleton Name Generator Names for a skeleton, many of them real bones with where the bone is.
- Surfboard Name Generator A name for a surfboard: a real surfing word with its meaning, or a name to suit a longboard, a fish, a shortboard or a foam board.
- Wedding Color Scheme Generator A wedding color scheme of three to five colors, shown as a swatch with hex codes to copy.
- What Bracelet Should I Make Next A bracelet to make next, from a candy stripe to a bead loom band, with the knot or weave it uses.
- What Dance Should I Learn A dance style to learn, from waltz and salsa to tap and Bharatanatyam, with where it comes from.
- What Habits Should I Have One small daily habit to take up, from making your bed to shopping from a list, with when to do it.
- What Instrument Should I Learn An instrument to learn, with how it is played and whether it suits a band or an orchestra.
- What Kind of Bachelorette Party Should I Have A kind of bachelorette party to consider, from a slumber party to a cabin weekend, with what the group does.
- What Kind of Horse Riding Should I Do A riding discipline to try, from dressage to barrel racing, with what horse and rider do in it.
- What Kind of Photography Should I Do A kind of photography to try, from portraits and landscapes to star trails, with what it shoots.
- What Kind of Vacation Should I Take A kind of vacation to take, from a road trip to a houseboat or a farm stay, with who it suits.
- What Kind of Yoga Should I Do A style of yoga to try, from gentle hatha to energetic Ashtanga, with what happens in a class.
- What Kung Fu Style Should I Learn A style of kung fu to look into, from Wing Chun to Baguazhang, with what it is known for.
- What Martial Art Should I Learn A martial art to try, with its home country and what a class trains.
- What Playlists Should I Have Playlists worth making, from a wake-up list to one song for every year of your life, each with the rule that fills it.
- What Should I 3D Print A 3D print to try next, from a calibration cube to a chess set, with a printing tip.
- What Should I Bring on a Fishing Charter What to bring on a fishing charter, from a hat with a cord to a cooler for the catch.
- What Should I Bring to a District Swim Meet What to pack for a district swim meet, from spare goggles to a parka, with a line on why.
- What Should I Bring to a Flea Market What to bring to a flea market as a buyer, from small bills to a magnet, with a line on why.
- What Should I Bring to a Football Game What to pack for a football game, from a seat cushion to hand warmers, with a line on why.
- What Should I Bring to a Sleepover What to pack for a sleepover, from a toothbrush to glow sticks, with a line on why.
- What Should I Bring to Church Camp What to pack for church camp, from a Bible to shower shoes, with a line on why.
- What Should I Carve on My Pumpkin A design to carve on a pumpkin, from a one-tooth grin to a haunted house, with how hard the cut is.
- What Should I Crochet Next A crochet project to start next, from a dishcloth to a cardigan, with what it teaches.
- What Should I Do This Summer Something to do this summer, from tide pools to a meteor shower, with a tip.
- What Should I Get for My Dad for Christmas A Christmas present idea for your dad, from a sharpening day to an afternoon of his stories.
- What Should I Get for My Mom for Christmas A Christmas present idea for your mom, from a family keepsake to a day out with you.
- What Should I Get My Best Friend for Christmas A Christmas present idea for a best friend, from matching pajamas to a star map of the night you met.
- What Should I Get My Boyfriend for Christmas A Christmas present idea for your boyfriend, from a skillet to a night away, with a personal touch.
- What Should I Get My Brother for His Birthday A birthday gift idea for a brother, from a booked court to the game you two fought over.
- What Should I Get My Coworkers A small, neutral gift idea for a coworker, a whole team or a manager, sorted by occasion.
- What Should I Get My Crush for Valentine's Day A small Valentine's idea for someone you like, from an origami heart to a spare seat at lunch.
- What Should I Get My Girlfriend for Our One Year Anniversary A one year anniversary gift idea for your girlfriend, from the paper tradition to your first date again.
- What Should I Get My Girlfriend for Valentines Day A Valentine’s Day gift or date idea for a girlfriend, from roses to a stargazing drive.
- What Should I Get My Mom for Mother's Day A Mother's Day idea for your mom, from breakfast on a tray to one long call with everyone on it.
- What Should I Get My Parents for Their Anniversary An anniversary gift idea for your parents, from a restored wedding photo to the traditional gift of their year.
- What Should I Get My Sister for Her Birthday A birthday present idea for a sister, from a sleep bonnet to a recreated family photo.
- What Should I Get My Wife for Christmas A Christmas present idea for your wife, from a keepsake to a day off, with how to give it.
- What Should I Give as a Wedding Gift A wedding gift idea for a guest, sorted by how close you are to the couple.
- What Should I Give Up for Lent Something to give up for Lent, or take up, with a way to keep it for 40 days.
- What Should I Knit A knitting project to cast on next, from a dishcloth to a steeked cardigan, with its technique.
- What Should I Make Out of Cardboard One thing to build from a cardboard box, from a marble run to a cat castle, with what you need.
- What Should I Make Out of Paper One thing to make from paper, from a crane to a newspaper den, with what you need and the trick to it.
- What Should I Name My Rap Playlist A name for a rap playlist, with what to put on it.
- What Should I Name My Robot Vacuum A name for a robot vacuum, from Dustin to Chief Crumb Officer, with the joke behind it.
- What Should I Name My Teddy Bear A name for a teddy bear or soft toy, from Pumpernickel to Lord Threadbare, with why it suits.
- What Should I Name My Wifi A name for your home Wi-Fi network, from puns to notes for the neighbors.
- What Should I Post Something to post today, from a close-up people have to guess to a tiny story in three sentences.
- What Should I Put on My Christmas List An idea for your own Christmas list, from walkie-talkies to a language course.
- What Should I Sew A sewing project for your next free evening, from napkins to a shirt, with what it teaches.
- What Should I Take to a Concert What to take to a concert, from ear plugs to a portable charger, and a row of what to leave at home.
- What Skateboard Trick Should I Learn Next A skateboard trick to learn next, from the ollie to the 360 flip, with the kind of trick it is.
- What Type of Bike Should I Get A kind of bicycle to look into, with what it is built for.
- What Type of Fitness Class Should I Take A kind of group fitness class to try, from indoor cycling to water aerobics, with what happens in a session.
- What Type of Motorcycle Should I Get A kind of motorcycle to read up on, with what it is built for.
- What Type of Wedding Should I Have A type of wedding to consider, from an elopement to a weekend wedding, with who is there and how the day runs.
- Where Should I Go Tonight A kind of place to go tonight, today or this weekend, with what to do in your first ten minutes there.
- Which Style of Guitar Should I Learn First A guitar playing style to start on, from open-chord strumming to slide and flamenco, with the music it belongs to.
- Winter Color Palette Generator A named winter palette of five colors, from icy blues to deep jewel tones, with hex codes.