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Best Boredom Busters
Keep away the nothing-to-do blues with these activities, crafts, and games. We've collected our best bets for babies, preschoolers, and big kids, all designed to keep their brains and bodies busy — and banish "I'm bored!" from their vocabulary. Here's a month of ideas to start with, plus dozens more ideas just a click away below.
Articles
Quick Click: 11 Ways to Entertain a Baby and a Preschooler
Scholastic Parents |
June23,2006
Babies are eager to learn, and preschoolers are full of knowledge they're eager to share. Put the two together, introduce these activities, and watch what happens!
Quick Click: 12 Ways to Entertain a Preschooler and an Older Child
Scholastic Parents |
June23,2006
Try these activities when little ones and slightly older ones play together. You make the suggestions and help assemble the materials; the kids create the fun.
Quick Click: 10 Ways to Entertain a Group of Kids
Scholastic Parents |
June23,2006
When kids of various ages get together, there are plenty of possibilities for fun. Put the big kids in charge and the little ones will look up to them for direction; a mutual admiration society will form in no time!
Out-of-the-Box Fun
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child |
Boxes are the raw materials of creative thinking! Try these activities to get imaginative play underway.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | Playing with colors offers a brilliant blend of science, language, and art learning.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | September,2007
There's more to crayons than just coloring. Check out these imaginative (and educational) tricks with the sticks.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | 5 ideas for making homemade books with your child. Includes instructions for each project idea. Also provides general helpful hints.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | Kids love to play with paper and explore its many uses. This article presents fun and surprising ways that kids can play with paper. Includes arts and crafts and building activities that teach problem-solving, language, math, and science skills.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | October,2007
Finders, keepers: Everything your child needs for art and science projects is at his fingertips.
Water Works
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child |
An everyday element that kids can't resist, water provides exciting learning opportunities and extended investigations.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | Good for cooking, eating, craft projects, games, and more, apples offer the possibility for fun and delicious learning.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | Use snacks and mealtime to teach colors, shape, and size. Make meals containing items that are all one color or shape. Compare sizes of cookies.
by Ellen Booth Church
Parent & Child | Sponges offer great opportunities to learn about math and science concepts. This article provides fun activities that use sponges to teach texture, shape, size, weight, and absorbency. Kids also find out that sponges make great art tools.
by Heidi Sivers Boyce PhD
Parent & Child | October,2007
Spice up learning (and your family meals!) by inviting your child to cook with you.
Into the Wild
by Rick Van Noy
Parent & Child |
June,2008
Outdoor play unleashes your child's imagination, strengthens her body, and fosters a love of nature.
