End Summertime Boredom! Over 150 Activities for Kids!

hippychick
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Kids can't wait for summer vacation- and its finally here! Mom, on the other hand, is counting down the days still school starts back! IT wouldn't be so bad if they could just...DO SOMETHING! Stop complaining about being bored, and get away from the TV and video games! Heres some favorites of ours to help end the " Mom! I'm BORED!" yelps!
  1. ride bikes
  2. roller blade
  3. basketball
  4. play board games
  5. make a tent out of blankets
  6. squirt with hoses
  7. run through the sprinkler
  8. jump rope
  9. read books
  10. blow bubbles
  11. make homemade play dough
  12. play with play dough
  13. press flowers
  14. do crafts with pressed flowers
  15. write a letter to a relative, friend or pen pal
  16. make a craft
  17. draw
  18. color
  19. paint
  20. pull weeds
  21. write stories
  22. use binoculars
  23. use magnifying glass
  24. use microscope
  25. bird watching
  26. write a play
  27. act out a play
  28. invent circus acts
  29. perform a circus
  30. play card games
  31. make art on the front walkway with sidewalk chalk
  32. play catch
  33. play baseball
  34. collect rocks
  35. collect leaves
  36. collect feathers
  37. play Frisbee
  38. make Frisbee's out of old plastic lids, decorate with markers
  39. brush the pet
  40. write letters
  41. read a magazine
  42. play dress-up
  43. play Cowboys
  44. pick vegetables
  45. play outside with the pet
  46. build a fort in your rooms
  47. build a fort in the backyard
  48. do a jigsaw puzzle
  49. play on the Geosafari
  50. listen to a story or book on tape
  51. do extra schoolwork to get ahead
  52. do brain teasers (crosswords, word searches, hidden pictures, mazes, etc.)
  53. prepare lunch
  54. surprise a neighbor with a good deed
  55. play store
  56. prepare a "restaurant" lunch with menus
  57. hold a tea party
  58. have a Teddy bear picnic
  59. play with toy cars
  60. play house
  61. chase butterflies
  62. collect caterpillars and bugs
  63. plant a garden or a pot
  64. collect seeds
  65. hunt for four-leaf clovers
  66. learn magic tricks
  67. put on a magic show
  68. plant a container garden
  69. sprout seeds or beans
  70. make sock puppets
  71. put on a puppet show
  72. make Christmas presents
  73. make homemade wrapping paper
  74. make homemade gift cards
  75. make picture frames from twigs glued onto sturdy cardboard
  76. crochet or knit
  77. make doll clothes
  78. sew buttons in designs on old shirts
  79. run relay races
  80. make bookmarks
  81. take a quiet rest time
  82. take a shower or bath
  83. bathe a pet
  84. feed the birds or squirrels
  85. watch the clouds
  86. whittle
  87. whittle bars of soap
  88. practice musical instruments
  89. perform a family concert
  90. teach yourself to play musical instrument (recorder, harmonica, guitar)
  91. wash car
  92. wash bicycles
  93. play in the sandbox
  94. build a sandcastle
  95. work with clay
  96. copy your favorite book illustration
  97. design your own game
  98. build with blocks or Legos
  99. create a design box (copper wire, string, odds-and-ends of things destined for the garbage, pom-poms, thread, yarn, etc.)
  100. plan a neighborhood or family Olympics
  101. have a marble tournament
  102. paint a picture with lemon juice on white paper and hang it in a sunny window and see what happens in a few days
  103. finger paint with pudding
  104. make dessert
  105. make dinner
  106. give your pet a party
  107. paint the sidewalk with water
  108. start a journal of summer fun
  109. start a nature diary
  110. have a read-a-thon with a friend or sibling
  111. have a neighborhood bike wash
  112. play flashlight tag
  113. play Kick the Can
  114. check out a science book and try some experiments
  115. make up a story
  116. arrange photo albums
  117. find bugs and start a collection
  118. do some stargazing
  119. decorate bikes or wagons and have a neighborhood parade
  120. catch butterflies and then let them go
  121. play hide-and-seek
  122. create a symphony with bottles and pans and rubber bands
  123. listen to the birds sing
  124. try to imitate birdcalls
  125. read a story to a younger child
  126. find shapes in the clouds
  127. string dry noodles or O-shaped cereals into a necklace
  128. glue noodles into a design on paper
  129. play hopscotch
  130. play jacks
  131. make up a song
  132. write in your journal
  133. find an ant colony and spill some food and watch what happens
  134. play charades
  135. make up a story by drawing pictures
  136. draw a cartoon strip
  137. make a map of your bedroom, house or neighborhood
  138. call a friend
  139. cut pictures from old magazines and write a story
  140. make a collage using pictures cut from old magazines
  141. do a secret service for a neighbor
  142. plan a treasure hunt
  143. make a treasure map
  144. search your house for items made in other countries and then learn about those countries from the encyclopedia or online
  145. plan an imaginary trip to the moon
  146. plan an imaginary trip around the world, where would you want to go
  147. write a science-fiction story
  148. find a new pen pal
  149. make up a play using old clothes as costumes
  150. make up a game for practicing math facts
  151. have a Spelling Bee
  152. make up a game for practicing spelling
  153. surprise an elderly neighbor or relative by weeding his/her garden
  154. fingerpaint with shaving cream
  155. collect sticks and mud and build a bird's nest
  156. write newspaper articles for a pretend newspaper
  157. put together a family newsletter
  158. write reviews of movies or plays or TV shows or concerts you see during the summer
  159. bake a cake
  160. bake a batch of cookies
  161. decorate a shoe box to hold your summer treasures
  162. make a hideout or clubhouse
  163. make paper airplanes
  164. have paper airplane races
  165. learn origami
  166. make an obstacle course in your backyard
  167. make friendship bracelets for your friends
  168. make a wind chime out of things headed for the garbage
  169. paint your face
  170. play tag
  171. make a sundial
  172. make food sculptures (from pretzels, gumdrops, string licorice, raisins, cream cheese, peanuts, peanut butter, etc.) and then eat it
  173. make a terrarium
  174. start a club
  175. take a nap outside on your lawn
  176. produce a talent show

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  • Daniel 8/18/2007

    Well I guess I'll have to keep this in mind for my brother's kid when he gets old enough.

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