85 Activity Ideas for Bored Kids

have the children write a list of things they want to do this summer

oranges to make juice

go on a field trip to a farm

visit the grocery store and let the children use a calculator to keep t of the spending

visit the grocery store and let the children help you pick the best values

give the children water and a paint brush and let them paint the sidewalk

press a flower between paper towels and heavy books

plant a garden

online information the place where you live and have them find interesting facts

cut out articles from a newspaper. have the children create their own madlibs by removing words

lay in the yard and look at the clouds to find interesting shapes

take a penny walk. stop at every corner and flip a penny. if it is turn left. if it is tails

give the children a big word

give the children a of scrap craft supplies and piece of wood

bake cookies

make a picture by gluing different shaped pasta onto a of paper

newspaper and then glue them on a paper to write a “tele ” to someone

paper chain to count down how many days left until school starts. start

make a summer memories paper chain

have the children create their own comic strips

set up a lemonade stand

email back and forth

make a stuffed animal zoo

go on a field trip to a fire station

play water balloon toss

go to the library

help the children to start a collection and make a collection by decorating a shoe box

look through the newspaper

make a reading chart the kids hang up and use to keep track of all the books they read

give every letter of the alphabet a monetary value like a= cent

have a taste test

create an outdoor obstacle course

create an indoor obstacle course

have the children make math flashcards

go on a field trip to a zoo

have children write a pass-along story

have children draw a pass-along picture

find a how-to book and try to teach the children how-to do whatever the book is . better yet

discuss them

visit an airport and watch the planes. try to guess where they are going

have the children make a list of words that describe something

make a collage

talent show

have the children create an art exhibit

have the children put on a carnival

take a walk and then have the children make a map of where you went

have a backwards day

plan

go somewhere and feed the ducks

give the children a word

radio station

have the children make up their own board games

have the children make lists of things

have the children plan a trip to outer space. have them tell what it would be like

make a treasure map

create your own olympic games and medals

friends that are far away

places they make up

take a walk and have the children look

read a book an exciting place to visit. have the children create postcards from that place

have the children make-up names

have the children create their own puzzles

make balloon sculptures

play charades

look up a web site sign language and learn some

have each child keep a daily journal

twigs

have the children write their own jokes

make kites and go fly them

tell the children to draw you a picture of something

hide and seek

who am i

take a walk through the neighborhood and pick up litter

make and blow bubbles

play some jump rope games

make and use sidewalk chalk

get some books poetry from the library and have the children write some poems

check out a book magic tricks and put on a magic show

make puppets and put on a puppet show

make a scrapbook

make some clay sculptures

play in the sprinkler

find places to volunteer in the community

find books birds and do a little birdwatching

go fishing