i'm bored board

I hate the words, "I'm bored." 


I remember saying it myself when I was little and what I've gleaned is that it doesn't really mean "there's nothing to do" - it means, "I don't know what to do." 


With a lot of downtime this summer, I anticipated that these words would be uttered more than once, so in a preemptive strike, I cobbled together a Bored Board - a list of various activities the kids could do when they mentioned the dreaded "b" word. 


So here's my master list. I've divided them into arts and crafts / outings / cooking and baking / and activities. I've starred the ones we've completed so far. Feel free to add to it in the comments section!

Every Day:

*- read aloud

*- practice piano

*-write in summer journal or letters to friends

Art/ Craft  Projects:

-Popsicle stick bracelets

-bookmarks

-summer journal

-summer treasure box

Outings:

**-join library reading program

-photo walk

-nature walk

**-Farmer's Market

-Underwood Farms

-Aquarium

-Aaron Brothers

**-Library

-Light saber class

-Bus to Hammer

**-Bookstore

-Second hand store

-fly kite 

**-Kidspace Pasadena

Cooking / Baking

fruit roll ups

cinnamon pull apart bread

**basic bread

baked doughnuts

make jam

**make Popsicles

Activities

**play hopscotch

**swim

outside tent

marshmallow tooth pick fun

bubble fun

pegboard and yarn

jet pack

bird feeders

**lemonade stand

summer poetry

memorize a poem and say it to 3 people

**picnic

**walk dog

organize a movie night

highlights hidden pictures

**guitar sing along

**out to movie

handball

**bike ride

**audio book

**garden

make a pool boat

make summer photo book

make a kite

**make play-doh

make a treasure hunt for brother

**origami