So how many days did you make it into summer break before your child said “I’m bored!”? Did you make it more than one day? Celebrate! This year I am hanging a list up on our kitchen wall with activities so that when my children say “I’m bored….”, I can just say “go find something on the list.” You can print this list out for yourself at the bottom of this post. They are divided between activities that can be done alone and activities that require some level of adult supervision, depending on the age of your children and how tolerant you are of messes!
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Supplies and Resources
It is helpful to also arm yourself with some supplies and resources. Here are some items you may want to have on hand and links to ideas for those of us that are creatively challenged at times.
Kid’s Cookbooks
You may want to check our posts about cooking with kids:
Six Skills Children Learn When Cooking
Eight Stress-Reducing Tips for Cooking with Kids
Science Experiments
Or check out our post:
Games
Our current favorites:
If you need to strengthen a particular skill area, check out these game posts:
Art Supplies
Our current favorites:
Here is a large list of other supplies you might want to have: Art For Kids Hub (This site is also has lots of art tutorial videos your child can watch.)
Craft Ideas
DIY Personal Care Products
Puzzle Books
Some of Our Favorites:
Lego Challenges
From Educating Young Engineers
Or print a Lego Challenge Calendar
Obstacle Courses
25 Super Easy Obstacle Courses
Coding
It is nice for children to do something else on the computer besides play games and watch videos! We like to work on our coding skills on Code.org and it is FREE so check it out!
Download the Printable
This could be a fun activity for your children to do with an adult, too!
