Easy & Cheap Things to do When You’re Bored for Kids and Families!
When summer hits and you’re kids start saying “I’m bored,” this list of 60 things to do when you’re bored will bail you out! Print off the list, hand it over to the bored kids, and let them get playing and creative this summer. Heck, many of these ideas are great for bored adults, too, so don’t be afraid to poke around the list yourself, too.
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60 Things to do When You’re Bored
Let’s get started with this fun and engaging video to kick off our boredom busters list!
- Fly a kite.
- Go for a walk.
- Write a letter to a friend.
- Make a scavenger hunt.
- Practice an instrument.
- Ride a bike.
- Visit the Elderly
- Try card making.
- Look for 4 leaf clovers.
- Clean your bedroom.
- Give Yoga a try.
- Take a bubble bath.
- Race your friends.
- Map a town and play cars.
- Plant a garden.
- Go swim at the pool.
- Take a class.
- Listen to an audio book.
- Collect interesting rocks.
- Take care of your pets.
- Try to knit a washcloth.
- Make homemade slime.
- Play hopscotch.
- Read a book.
- Play with Legos.
- Try a new recipe.
- Put together a puzzle.
- Make Friendship Bracelets.
- Go hiking.
- Make your own comics.
- Create art using stencils.
- Go fishing.
- Look for neighborhood jobs.
- Explore in the woods.
- Play catch.
- Play four square.
- Make a new friend.
- Study a topic of interest.
- Visit the Library.
- Play a card game.
- Pick weeds.
- Roll down a grassy hill.
- Play basketball.
- Play with playdoh.
- Write in your journal.
- Braid someone’s hair.
- Create an obstacle course.
- Design your own game.
- Find shapes in the clouds.
- Play at the lake.
- Climb a tree.
- Play teacher & student.
- Pick berries at a farm.
- Look for unique bugs.
- Do math worksheets.
- Jump rope.
- Try leaf and flower etchings.
- Put on a play.
- Collect the mail.
- Learn a new song.
What to do When You’re Bored
There are so many fun things you can do, both inside and out. We love being outdoors whenever the weather is nice like going on a hike with the kids or riding bikes together as a family. There are so many things to do when you’re bored that are completely free!
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We often think of all the list of places we can go to seek out entertainment like bowling alleys and arcades, but you can get away with free and fun family activities. When you’re wondering what to do when you’re bored, just turn to our printable list and you’ll have lots of ideas!
Print the Things to do When You’re Bored Printable List!
The list is great, but a printable version is even better. Just print out this list of things to do when you’re bored and hang it somewhere the kids can easily find and you can point them to the list whenever it’s needed.
We’ve saved our summer boredom busters as a formatted PDF to make it easier to print and use all summer long. Just click on the image or link below to grab your copy!
Click on this link to download —–> Printable Boredom Activities List
Our “Things to do When You’re Bored” printable is free for your own personal use. It cannot be copied or duplicated. If you know someone who would love this list, just send them the link and they can grab their own free copy.
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Have more great ideas of things to do when you’re bored? Share them in the comments to add to this list!
This is so useful for hyper-energetic kids who get bored really easy, but also for adults in their relaxing moments. I especially love numbers 8, 21, 22, 31, 48. I love using my brain and hands to put things together.
And I would especially recommend nr. 22, making the slime. It is fun and enjoyable for the kids, as well for the adults and this way you help them boost their creativity and yours, too!
Congrats, really great list!
So many great creative ideas. We especially like #8. This list is Bot on! – ❤️ Pon and Marcy
I just printed the list. No more boredom for my kids this summer. Love #10 clean your room. lol
This is such a great list. It never fails each summer that the kids get bored.
This list is brilliant! I am seriously printing it out for my children this summer!
This is a really complete list! I found several things that I want to do this week to beat the boredom.
My daughter is already bored.lol I love this list . We will have to use these ideas.
And now I shall print all the things, and post them all the places. The funny thing is, my younger kids don’t say they are bored very often. My teenager does and it always produces a staring match for us both. LOL!
I need to print this list off for my kids. They are always saying they are bored now I can say go check something off the list.
This is a great list of things to do when you are bored. I will have to print it off and keep it on the fridge.
I can only imagine the look on my kids’ faces if I told them to go pick weeds!
I am so due for a fishing trip with my family. We have never been fishing but I really want to get my kids into the sport.
I love all of these ideas. I recently did a post like this as well. It’s great for kids to have a list of fun things to do. They can get bored pretty easily.
I need to print this and put it on the fridge- then I can point to it when I hear ‘but I’m bored’ the next time! We use batteries to make mini robots in the Summer!
What a fun post! I hate the words “I’m bored”. I don’t have kids, but have done a lot of childcare over the years. One of my favorite boredom busters is a surprise box/bag/tote/etc. Basically you buy a few items that the child doesn’t have/is new to them and you tuck it away. Then when they come up with the I’m bored, and you suggest things and they say they’ve done everything, you have something new to pull out.
Such an amazing list of things to get out and do. I know with all the extra time in the summer brings a lot of moments to do extras.
This is such an awesome post! I hate hearing that “Im bored!” saying come out of kids mouths.
This is such a great post! Only boring people are bored. It’s a saying that’s so true. LOVE it!
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This is a great list that I think it will definitely print off. It will give me and my son and my husband something to do on days when we can’t think of something creative to do.
You have so many great ideas here. I am going to buy some puzzles for this summer!
My child very much enjoys this. She appreciates this list.