Survive and thrive at home

These games can introduce kids to new genres, help them build skills, and offer provocative and age-appropriate challenges, engaging themes, and distinctive designs.

After surveying professionals and tossing their recommendations around ourselves, we chose the GameChanger Steady 2.0 Cornhole Bags for our own backyard games.

Skip the cinema this summer and enjoy a movie night in your backyard.

Make the most of your chill time at home with Wirecutter-approved games, Lego sets, puzzles, and more—for kids and grown-ups.

Halloween can be any time of the year when you’re playing our favorite spooky games.

Wearable sleeping bags are the perfect way to keep your arms free and your core warm while hanging outside or even working a desk job in an underheated room.

Being on the inside looking out is definitely and happily for the birds.

We asked seven chefs, ramen reviewers, cookbook authors, and noodle makers to tell us their favorite instant noodles, and then conducted our own taste test.

If winter weather has you stuck indoors, here are some ideas to keep your entire family entertained.

A few simple steps can help you get out of a productivity slump.

Wild mushrooms are delicious, and probably grow close to where you live. Here’s how to find, pick, and preserve them—and avoid eating the wrong kind.

With the right tools and equipment, it’s easy to convert a stock tank into a pool that will keep you cool at home for less than the cost of a single vacation.

There are a million and one ways to homebrew. Here’s the (relatively) simple kit that one obsessive brewer has developed over four years of trial and error.

Old-school games from the sidewalks of New York are still surprisingly fun—and require not much more than chalk.

We’ve found that these projects and activities can (with a little luck!) keep kids engaged, with minimal parental assistance.

Here are the tools and cooking projects that Wirecutter staffers are using to get our kids involved in the kitchen.

Social distancing may thwart your preferred exercise plans. Here are 22 apps, YouTube channels, and streaming services offering no-cost workouts.

Free online exercise videos can help everyone from toddlers to teenagers stay active and calm during a coronavirus self-quarantine. These are our favorites.