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With events all over the country being canceled and schools being closed for the near future, you and your kids may be feeling a little stir crazy. You may already be looking for things to do when you're bored. My kids were on spring break this week and we decided to stay local rather than take some of the trips that we had talked about. I've been trying to keep them entertained with new recipes and fun family time. While I feel like we're off to a great start, I have a feeling it won't be long before unplanned days off lead to whining and complaints of “I'm bored”. A few years ago, I made a list of things to do when you're bored and I thought I'd update it and share it with you all. I hope you'll enjoy these boredom busters. If you have ideas to add to the list, leave me a comment\!   I even created a Things To Do When You Are Bored printable so you can print it off for your kids. That way they know exactly what to do when bored. ## Things To Do When You Are Bored 1. Read a book 2. Do a puzzle 3. Draw a picture 4. Write a letter to a friend 5. Color {Check out all these [FREE coloring pages](https://colorandplan.com/collections/coloring-pages)} 6. Make [sand pudding](http://funhappyhome.com/sand-pudding-in-a-magic-bucket/) 7. [Learn to crochet](https://amzn.to/2KVChRd) 8. Play a board game 9. Watch a movie 10. Work on math facts 11. Search for fun rocks 12. Paint your fun rocks 13. Make playdough {This Peeps Playdough is the best} 14. Make cookies 15. Make a chalk art project 16. Play hopscotch 17. Build a fort 18. Have a picnic 19. Clean your room 20. Call your grandparents 21. Take a bubble bath 22. Go for a walk 23. Go on a bike ride 24. Make your bed 25. Jump rope 26. Make S'mores in the microwave 27. Vacuum your room 28. Play balloon volleyball 29. Listen to music 30. Create a dance routine 31. Make up a song 32. Run through the sprinkler 33. Do a workout 34. Make a time capsule 35. Create a vision board 36. Learn the states and capitals 37. Have a tea party 38. Make paper bag puppets 39. Do the dishes 40. Do a load of laundry 41. Clean out your drawers 42. Hula Hoop 43. Do a sudoku puzzle 44. Play with legos 45. Find toys you don't play with to donate 46. Find clothes that don't fit to donate 47. Look through old pictures 48. Do a [word search puzzle](https://amzn.to/3rVxlxz) 49. [Make a paper airplane](https://shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantid=29190&userid=413706&productid=1075515420&afftrack=) 50. Make an [origami creation](https://amzn.to/2IK9WdI) 51. Have a staring contest 52. Make someone else's bed 53. Write a story 54. [Make a friendship bracelet](https://amzn.to/2KVChRd) 55. Play a card game 56. Make a [perler bead](https://amzn.to/2L0mbWk) creation 57. Go swimming 58. [Fly a kite](https://amzn.to/2znoWfM) 59. Clean the backyard 60. Sweep the front porch 61. Water the plants 62. Take the trash out 63. [Fold laundry](https://amzn.to/2NIckTB) 64. [Learn a new language](https://amzn.to/2znoWfM) 65. 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Life is strange and unpredictable and this week has certainly proven that. With events all over the country being canceled and schools being closed for the near future, you and your kids may be feeling a little stir crazy. You may already be looking for things to do when you're bored. My kids were on spring break this week and we decided to stay local rather than take some of the trips that we had talked about. I've been trying to keep them entertained with new recipes and fun family time. While I feel like we're off to a great start, I have a feeling it won't be long before unplanned days off lead to whining and complaints of “I'm bored”. A few years ago, I made a list of things to do when you're bored and I thought I'd update it and share it with you all. I hope you'll enjoy these boredom busters. If you have ideas to add to the list, leave me a comment\!  I even created a Things To Do When You Are Bored printable so you can print it off for your kids. That way they know exactly what to do when bored. ## Things To Do When You Are Bored 1. Read a book 2. Do a puzzle 3. Draw a picture 4. Write a letter to a friend 5. Color {Check out all these [FREE coloring pages](https://colorandplan.com/collections/coloring-pages)} 6. Make [sand pudding](http://funhappyhome.com/sand-pudding-in-a-magic-bucket/) 7. [Learn to crochet](https://amzn.to/2KVChRd) 8. Play a board game 9. Watch a movie 10. Work on math facts 11. Search for fun rocks 12. Paint your fun rocks 13. Make playdough {This Peeps Playdough is the best} 14. Make cookies 15. Make a chalk art project 16. Play hopscotch 17. Build a fort 18. Have a picnic 19. Clean your room 20. Call your grandparents 21. Take a bubble bath 22. Go for a walk 23. Go on a bike ride 24. Make your bed 25. Jump rope 26. Make S'mores in the microwave 27. Vacuum your room 28. Play balloon volleyball 29. Listen to music 30. Create a dance routine 31. Make up a song 32. Run through the sprinkler 33. Do a workout 34. Make a time capsule 35. Create a vision board 36. Learn the states and capitals 37. Have a tea party 38. Make paper bag puppets 39. Do the dishes 40. Do a load of laundry 41. Clean out your drawers 42. Hula Hoop 43. Do a sudoku puzzle 44. Play with legos 45. Find toys you don't play with to donate 46. Find clothes that don't fit to donate 47. Look through old pictures 48. Do a [word search puzzle](https://amzn.to/3rVxlxz) 49. [Make a paper airplane](https://shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantid=29190&userid=413706&productid=1075515420&afftrack=) 50. Make an [origami creation](https://amzn.to/2IK9WdI) 51. Have a staring contest 52. Make someone else's bed 53. Write a story 54. [Make a friendship bracelet](https://amzn.to/2KVChRd) 55. Play a card game 56. Make a [perler bead](https://amzn.to/2L0mbWk) creation 57. Go swimming 58. [Fly a kite](https://amzn.to/2znoWfM) 59. Clean the backyard 60. Sweep the front porch 61. Water the plants 62. Take the trash out 63. [Fold laundry](https://amzn.to/2NIckTB) 64. [Learn a new language](https://amzn.to/2znoWfM) 65. Blow bubbles When I created this printable for my kids, they came up with a whole lot of other ideas, so I added them to the list above. If you have more suggestions, leave a comment. ## Download Your [Things To Do When You Are Bored printable](http://funhappyhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Things-Do-When-You-Bored-FunHappyHome.com_.pdf) now\! [](https://funhappyhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Boredom-Busters-Things-To-Do-When-Youre-Bored-from-FunHappyHome.com_.pdf) ## Pin This To Save Your Sanity\!  Also, make sure to subscribe to my list as I regularly send fun printables like this to my list\!