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March 31, 2020 by: DudeMom

50 Boredom Busters for Kids

While we’re all stuck at home social distancing thanks to Coronavirus, boredom busters for kids are truly coming in handy.

The funny thing about school is that, though your kids are at it for six hours each day, a lot of their time spent there is NOT spent actively learning – they spend time moving from place to place, socializing, eating, and engaging in various classroom management and busy work activities.

Of course you can fill your child’s day with word searches and other activities that I, as a former teacher, felt were largely a waste of time educationally, if you need them quiet and still so you can get through a work meeting, but at the end of the day, you’ll also want to have some activities they can do that are stimulating, engaging, and fun to them too.

After combing through my house and gift guides of the past, I’ve put together this list of products I’ve used over the years that are surefire boredom busters for kids.

50 Boredom Busters for Kids of All Ages

Indoor Boredom Busters for Kids

Boredom Busters for Kids: Board Games for Kids

Games and Puzzles for Kids

Exploding Kittens. The perfect card game for adults, teens and kids who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats.

Kanoodle 3D Puzzle Game. Brain teasing, puzzle game for ages 7 and up.

Bears vs Babies. Super fun competitive card game.

Spot it. One of our all time favorite games.

Snap CircuitsĀ 

Gemstone Dig Kit

Boredom Busters for Kids: Books for Kids

Books and Educational Items

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Illustrated Harry Potter Series

The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs

Boredom Busters for Kids: Websites for Kids

Educational Websites for Kids

Highlights for Kids – we love the daily schedule for kids they have set up.

BrainPOP – this awesome website is offering free access during school closures.

ABCYA

Fun Brain

Cool Math

Time for Kids – great content for kids to read about current events.

How Stuff Works

BBC for Kids – we like the history section.

Online Courses for Kids

Learn to decorate cakes and cookies. Brit + Co is offering their course for free right now (use code SELFCARE). Some of them are perfect for kids like cookie decorating, cake decorating, and a number of cool watercolor courses. You can see them all here: Brit + Co Classes

Outschool. They offer over 10,000 courses on hundreds of topics. A couple that stood out: Video Game Design, Beginning Reading: From Phonics to Fluency, and American Sign Language

Tynker. It’s a site that teaches kids about coding and it’s free for kids now while school closures are happening.

Boredom Busters for Kids: Virtual Tours

Virtual Tours to try.

San Diego Zoo. Tons of webcams, videos, activities, games, and more.

The Nature Conservancy. Take a virtual field trip or learn about nature via their curriculum.

Smithsonian National History Museum. This is one of our favorite places to visit and they have great virtual experiences as well.

Boredom Busters for Kids: Activities for kids

Fun activities your kids will love.

Watergun Painting from Somewhat Simple

Paper Bag Ice Cream from TeachMama

DIY Moon Sand from Happiness is Homemade

Homemade Floam from Growing a Jeweled Rose

Homemade Gak from Lil Luna

Make Your Own Bouncy Balls from Life’s Carousel

Painted Salt Sculptures from Having Fun with Kids at Home

Boredom Busters for Kids: Things to do inside

Things to do around the house.

Bake something.

Reorganize your room.

Make a blanket fort.

Build an obstacle course.

Perform a skit.

Write a story.

Help with household chores.

Color. We have one of these extra large posters so we can stop by and color any time we want.

Make your own slime. Here’s our YouTube tutorial showing you how easy it is:

Learn a new dance. Head to TikTok for some ideas.

Outdoor Boredom Busters for Kids

Boredom Busters for Kids: Things to do outside

Become a ninja warrior. You can set up your own ninja warrior course in your yard.

Start a garden. Be sure you add some things your kids might like to eat so they can enjoy the fruits of their labor in the near future.

Go treasure hunting. This affordable metal detector will help you make some cool discoveries.

Try geocaching. It’s known as the world’s largest treasure hunt! You can learn more about it here: Try GeocachingĀ 

Paint bird houses. And hang them in your yard.

Go stargazing. This stargazing app makes it easy.

Pitch a tent. And sleep in your backyard. This two man tent is perfect forĀ  a yard over nighter.

Boredom Busters for Kids: Outdoor Games

Outdoor games and toys we love.

Hoverboard

Stomp Rocket

Cornhole. Or horse shoes, or whatever yard game you and your family enjoy.

Spikeball

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