"I'm Bored" Summer's Magic Idea box

"Oh the magic box"

This is our solution to the lack of activities during those hot summer days.

Most are free and many have lasting memories.

For example here are a few...

Exchange a secret and keep it all day

Create a secrete code word

Play a board game 

Set out a large puzzle on a cardboard leave it out sit down a few times during the week together

Alphabet biscuits

build a fort out of chairs and sheets, spread stuffed animals on blankets

Decorate and parade bike rides

Be a detective solve a mystery

Organize a scavenger hunt

Write a letter to a friend, include at least 3 great things that have happened this summer

Paper plate crafts

Ice cream Sundays

Shaved Ice cups

Watch the stars

Macaroni collage

Water the plants

Feed the wild birds and watch in the cool through the window

Eat watermelon outside , let the juice run all over the place

(MOM) sit outside and drink ice tea

Make sun tea

camp out in a tent in a secured back yard yard

Make fresh lemonade (frozen juice from the winter here)

Catch fireflies (I wish)

Take pictures of the kids having fun

Walk in the grass bare foot

Paint your toenails

Use lotion, soap or shampoo that smells like coconuts

Put on a theatrical performance

write the play, line, costumes

Create food sculptures then eat it
Build a fun house

Make friendship jewelry

Make a pizza

play hide and seek

tour an observatory 

Learn about different religions

try playing gulf

go to a drive in movie

have a block party

visit a clock maker

make cookies

learn about winter wild flowers

discuss marriage

go horseback riding 

start a rock collection

tour a train station

make a homemade musical instrument 

try archery

visit the airport 

climb trees

visit a farm

have a discussion about sexual issues

play kick the can

swing on swings

Have a family talent show and record it

try a walk in the rain get all wet during the monsoon here

Learn about boating

Have a fire drill

paint a picture by numbers, acrylic for kids NO OIL PAINT FOR KIDS

Make a shoebox cinema

visit different parks in town

discuss being an adult

pick your own fruit

take flowers to a friend

visit a senior care facility

Talk about the galaxy

Tour a college campus

go for a train ride or the metro

Study local cacti

pan for gold

Play charades

discuss the effects of alcohol on the body

write a family history

study a culture

make mud pies

visit the fire station

Make a wind chime

attend a city council meeting and discuss

take turns playing favorite CD's

visit a tree farm

try decoupage

visit a museum

Play 20 questions

write a poem 

have a taffy pull

do a soap carving

explore the attic

Let adolescent/teenagers sleep in and play with the little ones

Make paper hats

Plan a surprise birthday party

Paint a mural

play a card game

discuss sexual abuse and what to do

raise money for charity

write a story

go to a high school graduation

visit a mining town

Study dear and visit a forest

make popcorn balls

skip stones on a nearby lake

go jogging  or power walk a mall

flay Frisbee

pick up litter off the streets

clean the closets

learn about adoption

go to an auction

wash the dishes together

make someone breakfast in bed

try sponge painting

read a biblical scripture and discuss

go fishing

play "I see something you don't"

tell each other about school experiences

Learn how to budget money

learn how to get water in the desert

FLAG DAY?MEMORIAL DAY learn about patriotism

Tell stories about your ancestors

start planning a summer vacation or camp trip

prepare a menu together

roast marshmallows

play hopscotch

set up a lemonade stand (remember to stop at one)

build a wooden toy

learn CPR

learn about clan systems

Have a family awards night

bake bread

make up puns

go bowling $$set up in a long hallway with the doors closed

go to the library and check out a book or a film

father's day talk about male role models

visit grandparents

make the grocery list together

spend an afternoon at a local flea or farmers market

work on a crossword puzzle

talk about gun safety

learn about herbs

visit a lake

try canoeing

go wading in a creek

visit a hospital

have a wiener roast in the park

go to a baseball game

play badminton

learn about archaeological history

discuss what it is like to be in the hospital

have a family portrait taken

attend an arts and crafts fair

make a greeting card for a grandparent

design your own wrapping paper

play charades

attend an athletic event

visit the solid waste plant

have a bonfire

visit a neighboring state

make a wind chime

visit a relative

build a house of cards

visit the neighbors

whistle together

learn a new dance or just dance to rock and roll or big band

Watch the full moon come up

tour mom/dad's work place

listen to a radio show (we love prairie home companion)

wash all the windows in the house

visit the snow bowl

exercise or diet together 

find a new recipe and make it

learn how to save energy

find and read a very old newspaper

make and fly paper airplanes

cook a meal and eat by candlelight

play miniature gulf

talk to each other in pig Latin

invite friends over for breakfast/lunch/supper

Watch for meteors

have an indoor picnic

create and tell jokes

learn a new game (check out a trift store watch for all parts to be there)

Have an indoor scavenger hunt

make caramel corn

go to a movie

hug one another

dig out old yearbooks and share experiences

switch roles for the evening

discuss water safety 

hike a canyon

read a book together taking turns out loud

sew a stuffed animal

study the clouds

make your own trail mix

talk about love

have a backgammon or checker tournament

feed some ducks

visit the post office

take pictures

discuss ice safety

discuss the importance of the civil war

read poetry out loud

have a sing a long

watch a TV show and discuss

so many more but I do hope that this is a fun list for you too

enjoy the summer with the children

making memories is a gift that gives for a lifetime

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