Summer Boredom Buster Idea
We are only a couple of weeks into summer break and if I hear “I am bored!” one more time I am going to go crazy! I have one child that is the biggest user of the word, but all of my kids have claimed to be bored more than once. For the sake of my sanity, and my children not being sent away to boarding school I came up with this idea. I had seen it a few years back via pinterest, but couldn’t find it again to save my life! Oh well, I just made my own version.
The idea is that the child must have done everything on the list before he/she can claim to be bored. I made it easy to read and will hang it on my fridge so no one can claim to forget. This week will be the test to see if it actually helps. I know that not all of the items on my list are pertinent to everyone, but it is a good starting point to help you brainstorm some ideas of your own. Good luck! If you try it, let us know how it works out for your family!
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I love it! I have heard I’m bored over these past 2 weeks also. I keep giving them ideas of things to do, but this is great – I would just have to direct them to the sign. Thanks for the idea.
LaDonna Cooper