Specific to Bob:
1. Art kit (she bought for $10 at Big L*ts)
2. Summer homework
Specific to Kitty:
1. Walk in the backyard (waaay too hot to do this one right now)
2. Stretches (she learned these from her skills trainer. She's supposed to do them daily).
Specific to Ponito:
1. soccer
2. practice flute
Specific to Bear:
1. skate
2. play guitar
The criteria were it couldn't cost anything/ or at least not much and they had to be able to do it at home/Grandma's house. They were also very aware that if they say they're "bored," I have the right to choose any of these for them! *evil laugh*
Yes, I called them on the fact that some of these are really the same thing:
- Garden
- bake
- sew
- read a book
- make a fort
- paint
- color a picture
- swing
- play with the dogs
- take a nap
- exercise
- finger paint
- slide down the stairs (on a mat, lid, mattress...)
- learn how to play a musical instrument
- play a board game
- watch a movie
- play on the computer
- call a friend
- take a walk
- ride a bike
- write a story
- go outside
- draw
- dress up
- write/direct a play
- sock puppets
- gymnastics
- make jewelry
- puzzles
- play with playdoh
- journal
- pool table
- play with cats
- jump on mini tramp
- PS2
- mess with mom (when I protested this they added, "nicely")
- tickle fight
- pillow fight
- pick a flower or 2
- make a smoothie
- make some Popsicles
- write a song
- write a poem
- look for buried treasure (yes, I warned them I better not find holes all over the yard!)
- homework
- make jello
- seed spitting contest (I bought a watermelon for this one)
- paper airplanes
- make a movie
- community service - do things for neighbors
- take pictures
- use pots as a drum set
- plant a tree
- plant fruit
find the abominable snowmanlearn 10 foreign words- hang out with friends
- go to the duck pond
- volunteer
- go scuba diving/learn to scuba dive (some know how to, some don't - Hubby is a scuba instructor)
- take a shower
- paint fingernails
- make weird concoctions
- play in the rain
- clean
- redecorate room
- play in room
- try on clothes/ see what fits
- have a fashion show
- make a lemonade stand
- pen pal
- time capsule
- make a wish list
- have a water fight (under front trees - where all our grass is dead -we're under drought water restriction so this isn't going to happen)
- plan a Letter Party (these are fun! Everything starts with one letter. Ex. Pizza (Pepperoni and Plain cheese) Picnic in our PJs watching a pirate movie.)
- have a garage sale
- make a boat (I think they were talking about having bathtub races)
- organize garage
paperboat races- make a kite
- kite races
- plan a murder/ solve
- puppet show (technically a variation/repeat!)
- go to park/playground
- play a sport
- go swimming
- pretend to be an airplane
- make a comic book
- climb a tree
- play darts
- make a cardboard box house (or make a blanket or sofa cushion fort)
- play with chalk
- origami
- try to make a bomb (later added: water or origami)
- Papier Mâché
- hide-n-seek
- duck, duck, goose
- teach dogs a new trick
- plant grass (cause ours is all dead and the neighborhood association is writing nasty letters)
- drop paint on paper
- jello mosaic
I've added - Go to the pool
- Make a fairy house
- Play with dolls
- Play pretend games - school, cafe, baby, teenagers, superheroes, princess, circus, veterinarian...
- Recital or talent show - gymnastics, singing, dance...
- Set up a scavenger hunt
- Set up an obstacle course
- Make crafts using recycled items
- Clean/organize room or playroom
My grandmother used to say, "Hi, Bored. I can fix that for you." Then she would list off some chores we could do. We rarely said we were bored within hearing distance of our grandmother!
Some other posts with ideas:
Attachment Challenge - Things you can do with your bored child
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