Boredom Busters! Tech Free ideas for family fun

Make a blanket tent. Make an obstacle course in the house.

Catch an insect in a jar. Play hopscotch on the driveway.

Play yard games – i.e. croquet. Throw a ball in the yard to siblings.

Put a puzzle together. Make a cardboard house & play in it.

Build a house of cards. Set up a tent in the backyard.

Play board games. Wash the car.

Ride your bike. Set up a bike wash.

Sidewalk art – draw a picture for your Use flowers (pick own or from arrangements) neighbors on their driveway. and make a bookmarker.

Read a book. Mark origami art.

Build a city with Legos. Make an enormous block tower.

Have a dance party. Build a fort inside or outside.

Write a funny story or poem and illustrate it. Make homemade board game.

Fly a kite (try making homemade one). Make a necklace out of yarn/beads/macaroni.

Bake cookies. Build with marshmallows & toothpicks.

Make a terrarium inside a jar. Do a math puzzle (create own or find online).

Practice juggling. Write a letter to a friend or relative.

Make a sculpture with clay or playdough. Ask a parent if you can do an extra job for $.

Blow bubbles. Facetime / Skype with grandparents.

Play with family pet Walk in nature and journal what you see.

Do leaf rubbings with crayons & paper. Make a collage from old magazines.

Put on a fashion show. Play “Simon Says” or “Follow the Leader.”

Balloon games. Make salt-dough ornaments.

Make dinner together. Listen to your kids’ suggestions.