Kids Bored? Free Activities Inside and Out that Will Keep the Kids Busy

Are your kids bored? Well here are some ideas for you to encourage children and their friends to do. What do you do when the question you hear a hundred times gets repeated out of your child's mouth...."I'm bored, what can I do?" Well my kids sat down with me and we came up with a list of activities to do when their bored. Here are a few ideas you can suggest to your kids when they get BORED! Print this list up and tape it to your fridge and instead of wishing and hoping you had an idea all you have to say is "look on the fridge!"

Swimming
Playing outside
Going to a friends house
Having a friend spend the night
Plant flowers
Have a garage sale
Have a lemonade stand
Sidewalk chalk
Play in the sprinkler
Jump on a trampoline
Take a walk
Read a book
Write a story
Call a friend
Go to an amusement park
Go to the library
Have a scavenger hunt
Make a menu and create a meal for the family dinner table
Color
Make a surprise dessert for grandma
Dress up
Watch a movie
Play a board game
Write to a pen pal
Make an invention
Do chores to earn money
Sew a blanket with the help of mom
Jump rope
Break a world record
Write a song
Borrow a camera and take pictures of things around the house and make a collage at the end of the day
Go through all your toys and get rid of the ones you never play with then take them to salvation army
Clean your room!
Catch lightning bugs at night
Make a phone call to everyone you know telling them to have a great day(it will put a smile on someones face)
Surprise mom or dad and take their lunch to them at work
See how many friends you can get together and clean up the park
Build a bookshelf with the help of dad
Take your coins to the bank
Clean the house for mom and dad without asking
Create your own cookie recipe
Make a movie with the the permission of mom and dads video camera
Learn a new language
Visit your grandparents
Go to your neighbors house and offer to clean their garage, mow their yard or just sit and talk with them
Plan a vacation trip and present to your parents(you never know?)

Have fun!