Friday, June 1, 2012

Bored Jar



Today we made our summer bored jar. Every time the kids say they are bored they have to pull an activity from the jar. Some are fun like "eat ice cream" and some are chores like "sweep the kitchen floor". It's a gamble so you better entertain yourself.

Here is our list in case you want to do the same idea. Happy Summering

1              Draw a Picture of your family
2              Paint a picture
3              run from fence to fence 10 times
4              straiten the books in the bookshelf
5              read a story
6              feed Hazel
7              Play a board game
8              Play in the back yard for 1 hour
9              have a tea party with Hazel
10           Make sure all the shoes are in the show basket
11           Pick up trash outside
12           clean the kids bathroom
13           sweep the front porch
14           pick up 25 things and put them away
15           do a puzzle
16           make all the beds in the house
17           collect 10 cool things from nature
18           make up a contest for you and your brothers
19           sing a primary song
20           make smoothies
21           write a letter to someone and mail it
22           dance party
23           collect sticks
24           catch bugs and make a habitat
25           play Nintendo DS
26           take out the trash
27           collect 10 different leaves put in order of your favorite
28           Make a mini pond
29           eat popcorn
30           brush your teeth
31           empty the dishwasher
32           put laundry away
33           play hide and seek
34           play don't let the balloon touch the ground
35           clean your room
36           paint sidewalk with water
37           make jewelry
38           alphabet tour with camera
39           make a collage
40           make treat for everyone
41           sweep the floor
42           set the table
43           play Pokémon
44           chore of moms choice
45           make a Christmas ornament
46           make a sock puppet
47           stack all the stackable blocks as high as you can
48           plan our next Family Home Evening
49           do a chalk drawing
50           blow bubbles
51           make Jell-O
52           make a mobile
53           plan a date with mom or dad
54           do a workout 20 jumping jacks, 10 summer saults, 5 pushups
55           do mister potatoes head for 20 minutes
56           make a train track for 20 minutes
57           clean out the car
58           vacuum the car
59           wash the car
60           look through recipe books and make your favorite
61           do star fall online for 30 minutes
62           watch living scripture video
63           watch leap frog video
64           water the plants
65           vacuum the house
66           make a cairn
67           water fight with buckets and cups
68           play with toys upstairs for 30 minutes
69           play with mom's hair (Finn's idea)
70           pick flowers for mom (Finn's idea)
71           make a banner for dad (welcome home)
72           draw a picture of mom
73           earn three terrific tickets
74           eat ice cream
75           watch a movie
76           put on a fake tattoo
77           do a crazy hair style
78           make a magic potion outside
79           invent something
80           make some creatures with glue and things you find outside
81           make a crown
82           play dress up
83           eat a fruit or vegetable
84           make a mini boat and float it in the pond
85           call grandma
86           call a cousin
87           make up a dance
88           make up a secret handshake
89           make a homemade birthday card
90           do a photo shoot of someone
91           make a band with our play instruments and perform for mom
92           play tic tac toe
93           dust
94           chore of moms choice
95           write a letter to someone and mail it
96           dance party
97           chore of moms choice
98           write a letter to someone and mail it
99           chore of moms choice
100         kiss everyone in the family and give them a hug

3 comments:

julieb said...

I love love this idea.
remind me in 2 years so i can use it!!

Just Jaime said...

I love Finn's picture!

SB said...

umm all i can say is thank you! it's always fun to get fresh new ideas and activities! have a fun summer, we're settling in for the cold down here... :(