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🏺 100 Ideas for Your Bored Jar

Print this, cut them into strips, and put them in a jar. If they say "I'm Bored", they have to pick one and DO it.

Activity Guide ✂️ Print & Cut

🎨 Create (1-20)

  1. Draw a self-portrait blindfolded.
  2. Make a card for a grandparent.
  3. Invent a new superhero.
  4. Draw a map of a treasure island.
  5. Make a paper hat.
  6. Trace your hand and turn it into a turkey.
  7. Rub a coin under paper with pencil.
  8. Make a collage from old magazines.
  9. Draw a comic strip.
  10. Paint a rock.
  11. Make a bracelet from string.
  12. Draw your dream house.
  13. Make a sock puppet.
  14. Design a new flag for a made-up country.
  15. Draw 5 different types of flowers.
  16. Make a bookmark.
  17. Fold a paper fortune teller.
  18. Draw a monster using only triangles.
  19. Trace leaves.
  20. Make "food" out of playdough.

🏗️ Build (21-40)

  1. Build a Lego tower taller than you.
  2. Make a fort under the table.
  3. Build a bridge between two chairs.
  4. Stack plastic cups into a pyramid.
  5. Make a boat out of foil (does it float?).
  6. Build a house of cards.
  7. Set up a domino run.
  8. Make a marble run with toilet rolls.
  9. Create a "trap" for a stuffed animal.
  10. Build a reading nook with pillows.
  11. Make a tunnel with couch cushions.
  12. Construct a robot from recycling (cereal boxes).
  13. Build a "nest" for a toy bird.
  14. Stack all your books by size.
  15. Make a paper chain.
  16. Build a ramp for toy cars.
  17. Make a fan out of paper.
  18. Create a "laser maze" with yarn.
  19. Build a mini city with boxes.
  20. Make a drum set from pots.

🕺 Move (41-60)

  1. Do 10 jumping jacks.
  2. Run in place for 1 minute.
  3. Try to do a cartwheel.
  4. Balance on one foot for 30 seconds.
  5. Do a "crab walk" across the room.
  6. Touch your toes 10 times.
  7. Dance to your favorite song.
  8. See how far you can jump.
  9. Do a somersault (safely!).
  10. Walk backward from room to room.
  11. Play "The Floor is Lava".
  12. Have a staring contest with a mirror.
  13. Try to juggle 2 socks.
  14. Do 5 push-ups.
  15. Spin around 5 times (don't fall!).
  16. Hop on one leg 20 times.
  17. Stretch like a cat.
  18. Crawl under a row of chairs.
  19. March like a soldier.
  20. Play "Simon Says" by yourself (is that possible?).

🧹 Help & Sort (61-80)

  1. Organize your bookshelf by color.
  2. Find 3 toys to donate.
  3. Match all the socks in the laundry.
  4. Wipe the baseboards (fun with a wipe!).
  5. Arrange your shoes neatly.
  6. Sharpen all the pencils.
  7. Water the plants.
  8. Dust the TV stand.
  9. Sort your Lego by color.
  10. Make your bed perfectly.
  11. Clean your mirror.
  12. Organize your marker drawer.
  13. Find 5 things that are blue and put them together.
  14. Sweep the kitchen floor.
  15. Fold 5 towels.
  16. Check under the couch for lost toys.
  17. Wipe down your tablet screen.
  18. Sort coins from a jar.
  19. Put all loose papers in a stack.
  20. Teach the dog a trick.

🤪 Silly & Learn (81-100)

  1. Learn to say "Hello" in 3 languages.
  2. Memorize a short poem.
  3. Try to lick your elbow.
  4. Make a funny face in the mirror for 1 minute.
  5. Read a book upside down.
  6. Write a letter to your future self.
  7. Count how many windows are in the house.
  8. Measure the room using your feet.
  9. List 10 things you are grateful for.
  10. Look for shapes in the clouds (out window).
  11. Practice signing your autograph.
  12. Make up a secret code.
  13. Read a recipe (just read it).
  14. Listen to a song and draw the music.
  15. Write a list of names for a pet dragon.
  16. Pretend to be a statue for 2 minutes.
  17. Try to snap your fingers.
  18. Whistle a tune.
  19. Count to 100 as fast as you can.
  20. Hug a parent (This one is the best).

Tip: Print single-sided, slice with scissors!

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