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Boredom Busters Jar

Add loads of fun ideas to a Boredom Busters Jar so when kids get bored, you can simply tell them to pick an idea! It’s a fun way to give kids something to do and an easy way to access those fun ideas you can never come up with a moment’s notice.

What you will need:

* 1 mason jar
* Boredom Busters printable
* Scissors
* Double-sided tape

Instructions:

1. Print out boredom busters and jar label
2. Write any boredom busters you want on the blank sheets.
3. Cut out the boredom busters and jar label.
4. Tape the label to your jar.
5. Go through the boredom busters you print and cut out and remove any that may not be a good fit for your kids. For instance, if you’re a boy mum like me, a tea party may not be the best fit. Or if you only have one kid and would prefer the boredom busters be something they can do on their own, maybe remove play a board game. If you do leave in the board game one, these board games for kids are ones you (or the kids) can play together without going crazy.
6. Fill the jar up with all of the boredom busters you print, wrote, and cut. You can either fold them so that you can’t see what is in them or if you want to be quicker, just put them in there and have kids close their eyes when picking something out.

Next time kids say they’re bored, tell them to pick something out and do it! Remove the item from the jar, put it in a bag or something in a safe place, and dance, play, sing, or whatever the boredom buster they chose is.

Then when they’ve gone through the entire jar, they can put all the slips back in and start again.

Tips:

Include not so fun options as well to keep kids from constantly saying I’m bored and just wanting to go through all the options in the jar.

Make a rule that they do whatever it is they pull out, unless there is a very good reason why they can’t (e.g., it’s pouring with rain or snowing).

Write specific boredom busters rather than generic ones so that kids know exactly what to do. E.g. Putting in “write a story about dinosaurs” rather than “write a story”.

Supply Notes:

* Boredom Busters – I’ve created two full sheets of printable boredom busters, a blank sheet to add your own and a jar label that should fit pretty much any size mason jar, you can download these by following the instructions below.
* Jar – I just used a mason jar I had sitting around the house but you could do this with any type of empty jar – mason jar, pickle jar, jelly jar, etc. Just remove the label, wash, dry, and you’re good to go!
* Tape – I recommend double-sided tape just so that you don’t see all the tape over the label but you can really use whatever you have.

Get the Printable

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The PDF file will include:

  1. Two sheets of filled in boredom busters
  2. One blank sheet of boredom busters
  3. One jar label

Craft courtesy of Britni Vigil, creator of www.playpartyplan.com, a website dedicated to making life more fun by offering one-stop resources for parties, games, easy recipes, & kid activities!