Sometimes, you just gotta stay at home.
Sometimes, that's a welcome change to the hustle and bustle of daily life. But sometimes, it's not. Sometimes, you feel like you might just lose your mind if the kids tell you they're bored ONE. MORE. TIME.
Never fear, Macaroni Families: We GOT you.
We've assembled the best darn list of things to do on the planet. I'm just sayin'. Here it is in list form, & click HERE for our Self-Distancing Boredom-Buster Pinboard!
ENJOY!
| ๐ CRAFTS FOR DAYS |
- Make a bird feeder
- Create your own instruments and put on a concert
- Make a sock puppet
- Make a lunch sack puppet
- Paint something
- Design a diorama
- Make bean bags from old socks
- Create a scrapbook
- String beads
- Finger paint
- Design with duct tape
- Paper plate crafts
- Family Art Night
- Try origami
- Paint rocks
- Fingerprint art
- Make a sun catcher from contact paper and tissue paper scraps
- Make a fire breathing dragon with a toilet paper tube
- Try finger knitting
- Make a kite
- Make soap
| ๐ NO MORE I'M BOREDS! |
- Build a blanket fort
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Take a bubble bath
- Camp in the living room
- Have a movie night
- Try a science experiment
- Family board games!
- Card games
- Cozy up with a good book (or five)
- Put on a fashion show
- Listen to an audio book
- Discover new podcasts (more here!)
- Write a snail mail letter (and mail it!)
- Draw a picture and leave it on your neighbor's door
- Put on a puppet show
- Play the Yes or No game
- Do a puzzle as a family
- Challenge someone to Minute to Win It games
- Fly paper airplanes
- Build with marshmallows and toothpicks
- Create your own circus
- Take selfies with public art around town!
- Create a race car track with painters' tape
- Play Mirror, Mirror (stand face to face and mimic each other)
- Have a paint chip hunt - find the closest thing to the paint chip color
- Math magic
- Play BINGO!
- Indoor games
- Take a nap (amiright????)
| ๐ GET THOSE WIGGLES OUT |
- Paint the back porch with water
- Create an indoor obstacle course
- Have a dance party
- Exercise in place
- Play with a balloon
- Outdoor games
- Start a pillow fight
- Go bowling with empty plastic bottles
- The floor is lava!
- Play follow the leader
- Jumping jacks for the win!
- Ice skate using dryer sheets on a wood floor
- DIY Laser Maze using streamers
- Jumping games
- nerf-gun battles
- Play pokemon-go in your community
- Play Harry Potter Wizards Unite in your community
- Play Jurassic World Alive in your community
| ๐ IN THE KITCHEN |
- Bake a cake (Or muffins. Or cookies.)
- Plan an easy meal and prepare it
- Create a menu for an imaginary restaurant
- Have an indoor picnic
- Make your own playdough (another playdough idea here)
- Homemade slime
- Make microwave S'mores
- DIY pizza party
- Make a fun snack
| ๐ WAIT.... I'M THE TEACHER NOW? |
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| ๐ INDOOR CRAFTS |
- Give Old Crayons New Life as Play Dough
- Create a Fall Tree Sun Catcher
- Make a Kazoo for National Kazoo Day
- Make a Leavings Doll (no sew!)
- May The Fourth Be With You
- Water Bottle Wind Twirlers
- Make Your Own Marbled Paper With Shaving Cream
- Crystal Shapes
- Easy Glitter Slime Recipe
- Cookie Cutter Bird Feeders
- Quick Kitchen Science - Bouncy Egg Experiment
- Super Easy Fluffy Slime
- Repurposed Diaper Boxes
- Fall Clothespin Fairies
- 5 Minute Science: Create a Cloud in a Jar
- DIY Sponge Grass Garden
| ๐ OUTDOOR CRAFTS |
- DIY Chalk Paint: A Mess-Free Alternative
- Make an Easy Pool Noodle Sprinkler
- Macaroni Made โ DIY Terra Cotta Wind Chimes
- Simple Mosaic Sun Catchers
- Summer Boredom Buster Series: #2 Bead Sun Catchers
- Giant Bubble Wand and Giant Bubble Solution
- Summer Boredom Buster Series: #3: Sock Bubbles
- Ice Cream Paintings
- DIY Indoor/Outdoor Tent
- Explode Soda with Mentos - Summer Science Bordem Buster
- DIY Vacation Souvenir Frame
- Easy Tie Dyed Shoes
- Worm Composting Station
- Easy DIY Mud Kitchen
- How to Build a Drip Sandcastle
- 3 Easy Steps to Create a Fairy Garden
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