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CastCoverz! creates fun and functional fashions for casts, braces, splints and boots. Our products, our service and our blog helps people feel better so they heal better. We'd love your comments, cast cover stories, broken bones stories and tips!

10 Fun Things to Do While in a Cast (Updated for 2025)

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Ahhhhh, you’re injured and the boredom is starting to creep in.

Being stuck in a cast and sidelined from your usual activities can be incredibly frustrating. Whether you’re recovering from a broken bone, surgery, or another injury, the days can feel long and repetitive—and your patience might be wearing thin.

You may find yourself hobbling around the house, searching for creative ways to stay mentally engaged while your body does the hard work of healing. You’re feeling cooped up, restless, and maybe even a little stir-crazy.

Sound familiar? It’s enough to make anyone irritable. You want to do something—anything—but your options feel so limited.

Hang in there, help is on the way! Here’s a list of activities to help keep your mind active and your spirits up while you rest and recover. These ideas can help distract you from the things you can’t do right now—and remind you of what you still can.

Binge-watch your favorite movies or a childhood TV series from start to finish
Play board games, start a puzzle, blow bubbles, or bust out the Play-Doh…why not?
Sort through old photos and make scrapbooks for your family and friends
Learn something new, like knitting, playing the piano, sofa juggling, or maybe even a new language
Create a free blog, share your experience AND your road to recovery in the midst of a pandemic
Start that bucket list; in fact, make a book with photos to help inspire you during this time (think about who you’ll want to share this experience with years from now!)
Research your next vacation; big or small, near or far…plan something fun
Color…who doesn’t love to color? It actually releases tension, too! For FUN coloring pictures, click HERE
Create a playlist. Add all your favorite songs and jam out while making it. Cheers you up and gives you something you can use forever!
Decorate your cast, boot, or crutch; family stuck at home might also enjoy sharing this project with you! Be sure to check out our 3 part blog series “How to Bling Your Boot, Cast, & Crutches“, too!

Here’s a bonus tip: Do something “old-fashioned”. Write thank you (and catch-up) notes to your friends and family!

We’d love to hear from our readers! Please leave your best family-friendly tips and ideas, below!

Keep Your Walking Boot, Toes, and Cast Warm and Dry This Winter (Updated for 2025)

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Now that the weather is cooling, don’t get caught with your walking boot “knee-deep” in the slush or snow. CastCoverz! BootGuardzXtreme! are weatherproof, water-repellant covers for your orthopedic walking boot, protecting your boot, boot liner, and toes from the rain, snow, and slush. Two years in the making, one year in the testing, BootGuardzXtreme! protects your orthopedic walking boot, boot liner, and toes from EXTREME wind, rain and snow with our made-in-the-USA weather-resistant material. Drawstring closure and tread (sole) of the boot are left exposed for proper footing and safety.

FUN FACT: Just in case you’re heading on a beach vacation this holiday season, our BootGuardz! prevents sand from getting in and on your boot!

If you’re wearing a leg cast, slip on one of our Slickerz! before you go out in the storm. Think of it as a pull-on rain boot! Our full-foot, closed-toe design, and weatherproof fabric will keep your leg cast and toes clean and dry. Not for immersion in water. A drawstring cord gives an added measure of security from rain and snow going down your leg or cast.

Slickerz! shown in Tie Dye and Camo Green

All CastCoverz! products are proudly Made-in-the-USA!

Helpful Products to Keep Your Cast or Boot Protected From The Elements (Updated for 2025)

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In this Facebook Live: All Things Orthopedic, Annette de Lancey (Founder and Owner of CastCoverz!) discusses ways to protect your orthopedic device from the elements (cold weather, rain, wind, snow… ETC) with guest Dr. Scott Hoffinger, Medical Director of OrthoPediatrics, and Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon.

While having a cast may not be ideal, it will NOT prevent kids from trying to participate in normal activities. It is also not surprising that kids will find a way to get a cast wet, get it dirty and get involved. The best thing to do is plan ahead. If your child is going to be doing things that could get their cast wet or dirty, there is a need to protect the cast.

CastCoverz! has many products to keep casts and boots from getting wet from adverse weather conditions, shield from biting wind, and help them to stay dry. For arms we have CastCoverz! Mittz! Cozy and Mittz! Dry, which are designed for convenience as well as function and comfort. This product is weather-resistant but not meant for immersion, and paired together can provide superior protection from wet weather (rain, snow) and biting wind conditions.

Slickerz! which is a similar product for your leg is also weather-resistant and is used to protect your cast and your toes. Our BootGuardzXtreme! is for the orthopedic walking boot. It protects your orthopedic walking boot, boot liner, and toes from wind, rain and snow with our made-in-the-USA weather resistant material.

Keeping your orthopedic device clean and dry can stop infection, and help your injury heal better, so you feel better!

The Weather Outside is Frightful, but Our Cast Covers are Delightful (Updated for 2025)

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The weather outside is unbearably cold and you’re wondering, “How do I keep my fingers or toes warm while wearing a cast or boot?” From our innovative Sleeperz! arm and leg cast covers and Mittz! Cozy cold weather protectors for hands to Sleeping Bagz! for your orthopedic walking boot, these CastCoverz! original inventions (inspired by our customers) have you covered with a multitude of super-soft, oh-so-cozy warm fleece covers.

Sleeperz! for Arms

Sleeperz! fleece cast covers not only keep you warm and cozy, they protect you and those around you from the scratching and snagging that so often occurs while wearing a cast. Sleeperz! cast protectors are available for arm and leg casts, in addition to Tubez! knee and wrist braces. With Sleeperz!, you’ll get a good night’s sleep, which has been proven to aid healing!

Mittz! Cozy cold weather cast protector keeps your hand and fingers warm with it’s mitt-like coziness. The stretchy cuff, or optional side Velcro® closure is designed to make your life easier while wearing a hard cast or stiff brace, yet keeps the wind and cold out and warmth in.

Did your doctor tell you to wear your orthotic walking boot 24/7, even to bed? Yuck! Sleeping Bagz! were created to keep the cooties on the bottom of your walking boot, where they belong. Nobody wants to drag their boot to bed with them, especially with all those germs! Keep your toes warm and boot cooties off your sheets with Sleeping Bagz! Added bonus: Sleeping Bagz! also prevents snagging your sheets or scratching your sleeping buddy, even if it is Lassie!

Sleeping Bagz! in Bright Blooms

Whether you’re wearing a cast, splint, brace, or walking boot, you can stay nice and cozy with CastCoverz! fleece cast protectors. For more tips on keeping your orthopedic walking boot warm and dry, check out our blog post: Keep Your Orthopedic Boot or Cast and Toes Warm and Dry This Winter

Take good and careful care!