Even
though we’re bookies, we’re also moms.
Most of the time spent not reading, is spent with our families. So I know we are not the ONLY ones who
constantly hear the dreaded phrase “I’m bored” from our kids.
Working in the public school system,
allows me to stay at home during the summer with my two daughters (ages 7 and 3.5). I LOVE the time I get to spend at home with
them and wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world, but I am constantly
trying to find new activities to keep them busy and entertained. So, I
decided to list a few of them here for you.
All of these are super easy activities and are cheap to do. I’ve tried out all of this with my kiddos and
they are 100% kid approved. Enjoy and I
hope it provides you and your kids with countless hours of entertainment!
A Water Blob!
I have seen these online for a while
and they are kinda expensive if you buy them straight out, so I was SUPER
excited when I found this tutorial on how to make your own! I bought the giant roll of painter’s plastic
from Walmart (I think it was a 10x25ft roll, I would recommend going a little
smaller since it took FOREVER to fill up with water) and the parchment paper
for about a total of $10. My girls
ABSOUTELY loved it and I must say I enjoyed it too!
Your
very own lightning bugs!
I can
remember countless summer evenings spent outside after dark chasing lightning
bugs, catching them, and putting them in jars!
They are one of my absolute favorite things about summer. My girls love being able to go outside and
watch them and were thrilled when we made their very own lighting bugs that
they keep in their room. We made 2 and
the only thing we had to buy was the battery tea lights and they come 2 to a pack
at the dollar tree. So this fun little
craft comes in at a grand total of $1.
“Frozen”
themed
slime!
Let’s be honest, what kid is not
completely infatuated with the movie Frozen?!?! I know my girls are. So when I saw this, I knew we just had to
make it. They absolutely LOVED it and
the awesome thing is, it keeps, so just put it in a Ziplock bag and they can
play with it again and again. This craft
cost only about $5.
Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint
My girls absolutely LOVE to get outside
during the summer and play with sidewalk chalk.
Our driveway is constantly their giant canvas filled with colorful
flowers, hearts, and squiggles. They absolutely
LOVED being able to make their own paint for this activity and then being able
to “paint” the driveway outside was SO much
fun. All this activity calls for is
cornstarch ($1 a box), food coloring ($3), and paint brushes (which we already
had). So this is another awesome
activity for under $5.
I’m Bored Bucket
I know I am not the only one who has
heard this countless times (usually multiple times in the same minute). I came across this little gem while browsing
Pinterest and decided to give it a go.
Let me just tell you, it has possibly saved my sanity (or what’s left of
it anyway). Making the I’m Bored Bucket
and writing out a list of activities that the kiddos can do without my help was
even a wonderful boredom buster. They
LOVED making this and I must say, I LOVE the fact that they aren’t running to
me every 5 minutes wanting something to do.
And I’ll go ahead and admit, I’m guilty of slipping in a few chores
(sweep the kitchen, vacuum the living room, fold up clothes, 5-minute tidy,
etc.) to keep them on their toes. To
keep them from running through all of the activities in 1 day, we made a rule
that they are only allowed to draw from the I’m Bored Bucket 5 times during the
day, and whatever they get, they HAVE to do, no skipping.
I hope you have enjoyed some of these ideas
and it helps to keep the kids happy and occupied so you have more free time for
reading!
~*~ Lauren ~*~
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