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

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!

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!

Winter Safety Tips with Crutches (Updated for 2025)

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Helpful information for anyone on crutches this winter season!

Nursing an injury during winter poses many risks and challenges. Any other season seems awkward enough getting around on crutches, but add snow and ice into the mix and disaster awaits. Of course, precautions and steps can be made to reduce the dangers and possibility of further injuries (and without becoming a hermit).

Crutches are going to be dangerous no matter what, but here are 5 safety tips to help you handle the winter months on crutches:

Keep Crutches in Good Working Condition

In order to make sure crutches are as stable as possible, you will want them to be in the best possible working order. Even at the slightest show of wear, get new tips. New tips will help prevent sliding on the snow and ice. Since the tips grip the ground, a little wear can cause an accident. You can also purchase ice grip tips to help get even better traction on snow and ice. Also, make sure the crutches are adjusted to fit you perfectly so you can walk upright as comfortably and slowly as possible.

Use Sand or Salt

Keep some sidewalk salt or sand in your car with you at all times. Whenever you have to get out somewhere that looks slippery spread a little sand or salt right outside your car door so you can get your crutches and steady yourself as safe as possible. You will want to keep your driveway and sidewalks salted as well, but when you have no control over the street conditions, keep that salt and sand handy to do the best at keeping yourself safe.

Alternatives to Crutches

No matter how well you do on crutches, they still pose a risk when used in the winter. The Seated Scooter, for example, is a wheeled device that allows you to sit and scoot yourself from place to place while keeping your bad leg elevated and out of the way. You will remain stable at all times in the seated position and you don’t have to worry about slipping at all. The Knee Scooter works much the same way, only you stand and place the knee of your bad leg on the padded area. You have handlebars to keep you stable and a basket to carry your keys and other items. Even The Hands-Free Crutch is a better option than crutches. This device attaches to your bad leg and allows you to walk much like normal while retaining the use of your hands. Having your hands available to balance you is never a bad thing in the winter.

Ask for Help

Independence is important, but when it comes to your safety, sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Ask friends and family members to run some of your errands for you so you don’t have to venture out into the cold, icy weather. When you do go out, try to have someone meet you at your car to help usher you inside safely. Having one injury is bad enough; you don’t want to add another to it.

Think of Comfort

In order to advance your recovery, you need to think of your comfort, as well as your safety. Things like cold toes can not only be uncomfortable and irritating, but also dangerous in colder temperatures. CastCoverz! Sleeperz! for leg casts (arm casts too!) and Sleeping Bagz! for boots are made from soft fleece to keep your toes warm and cozy, while protecting your sheets from snags and cooties, too! Be sure to check out our Bootz! and BootGuardzXtreme! to keep your toes & boots protected from the elements and clean while wearing a walking boot out in snowy and rainy conditions. Think through other comfort levels and research what you can do to fix them during the winter months.

Safety must be a high priority for you while you recover. And while safety should always be at the forefront, winter creates more obstacles to consider (and are often overlooked). Think ahead and use these tips to get yourself to the other side of the season safely, on crutches.