Boredom Buster Jar

This is my take on a boredom buster jar.

Inside it there are 30 wooden sticks, both coloured and plain wood, and on each side they have an exciting job/game/thing to do.

Here are some of the ideas that I have used for my jars:

1- Clear up the toys

2- Give some toys a 'bath' in the basin (or the bath!)

3- Have a splash in the sprinklers

4- Bug hunt in the garden

5- Have a picnic/floor picnic (weather dependant)

6- Do your homework

7- Have a toys picnic

8- Watch a DVD

9- Go for a bike ride

10- Read a book

11- learn a poem by heart

12- Build a fort

13- Make your bed

14- Tidy your room...properly

15- find 5 things to give away

16- play a board game

17- design your own board game!

18- Play some party games- who needs an excuse??

19- Play balloon tennis

20- Make a treasure hunt

21- plan the meals for the next day/week

22- write a shopping list

23- Go to look at the animals in the pet shop

24- Go to visit the garden center

25- Make a minature garden

26-Hoover the stair

27- Bake some biscuits

28- Build a car out of lego and see if ir can go downstairs without breaking!

29- Make a toy zipwire

30- Go swimming

31- Do the washing up

32- Do some colouring

33- Take lots of photos around the home

34- Help with the laundry

35- Have a bath

36- Have a shower

37- Paint some stones

38- Cook some pasta for supper

39- Make some jelly

40- Play with foam (shaving foam)

41- Wash the car

42- Get the paddling pool out and have fun

43- Make some paper plate monster masks

44- Make a lovely cardboard/paper crown

45- Make things out of recycled junk

46- Have a race

47- Visit a neighbour

48- Go to the library

49- Make some cards

50- Design your own treasure map

51-Design a magical castle

52- Draw a robot and label it 

53- Make a robot out of junk/lego

54- Play in the tent

55- Bake a cake

56- Go to the park

57- Plant some seeds and keep a record

58- Write down 10 things you love about each person in your family

59- Write a list of 10 things you like to do

60- Do a jigsaw

61- Go for a walk

62- Ask friends to play at yours

63- Play with the toy cars

64- Pretend you are the king/princess for the day

65- clean the kitchen cupboard doors

66- clean your shoes

67- Make some pizza

68- paint on an old glass jar to make a pencil holder

69- Write a letter to someone and post it

70- Do some plant printing

71- Draw a picture of your house

72- Design your dream home!

73- Draw a map of the way to school

74- Play on your scooter

75- Write a story starting ' It was very dark in the wood...'

76- Have a tea party with your friends

77- Make some finger puppets

78- Draw a maze

79- Do some crosswords

80- Write a diary of the last week

81- Play dress up!!!

82- Put on a show with your friends and invite mums and dads!

83- Put the music on loud and DANCE!

84- Do painting with toothpicks!

85- Make playdough

86-Go on a scavenger hunt

87-play tag with glow sticks

88-Make some music- use anything!

89- Run around the block

90- Do a survey of front door colours in your road

91- Paint splodge monsters

92- Design your own alien

93- Make a scrapbook of your holiday

94-Go for a bus/train ride somewhere

95-Blow lots of bubbles

96-Make some paper chains

97-Play DIY bowling

98-Make fruit kabobs

99- Make your own movie

100-Make a family tree

well...thats a few to stop the kids moaning...I NEVER want to hear 'I'm bored!' again!!!