Things to Do When Bored

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1.Star gaze in your backyard2.Look at old photographs (you were so cute what happened?!)3.Make a collage/poster out of your old photos4.Rearrange the furniture in your room (ask for permission first!)5.Paint/draw a picture6.Write a thank-you note to someone important in your life7.Teach your pet a new trick (be patient!)8.Write a poem9.Plant something (in a pot or outside if its warm enough!)10.Climb a tree11.Throw out stuff you dont need (donate old clothes!)12.Make a CD or playlist of your favorite songs or as a gift for

someone13.Learn words in a foreign language14.Talk to your parents about your ancestors (believe me its

cooler than it sounds!)

15.Ride your bike16.Learn to do a sudoku in the newspaper17.Go jogging, bike riding, roller skating, etc18.Call up neighborhood friends and play soccer, baseball,

basketball, tennis, Frisbee, etc19.Teach yourself sign language (use youtube.com or google.com

to find info on it!)20.Reread your favorite childhood book21.Bake cookies22.Lie out on the grass and decide what the clouds in the sky look

like

23.Call someone you havent talked to in a REALLY long time24.Take a bubble bath25.Make a movie/documentary26.Write in a journal27.Cut out cool newspaper/magazine pictures and make a new

wallpaper (ask for permission!)28.Mow the lawn (your parents will LOVE you!)29.Set up a tent in your backyard and go camping30.Go sledding!31.Learn to cook something new (pasta is an easy starting point)32.Make a video on your computer (see if you have the right

program first)33.Invite everyone you know and have a snow war make teams,

forts, and snowballs!34.Make someone a card just because35.Learn origami36.Ask your dad for some scraps of wood, nails, and a hammer

see what you can make!37.Play a board game you think youre too old for


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38.Learn a card trick39.Read a joke book40.Play Wallyball! Look up rules at: http://www.wallyball.com/41.Plan a fun outing for another day42.Learn how to do a French braid on someone elses hair then

try your own!43.Put together a puzzle44.Rake and then play in the leaves45.Have a squirt gun or water balloon fight46.Play 20 questions47.Invent a new game maybe even make your own board game

with pieces and all!48.Learn to juggle49.Pick a bouquet of flowers and put them on the table as a nice

surprise50.Have a car wash or lemonade stand51.Invent a secret code52.Hide a treasure and make a scavenger hunt for your friends53.Start your own blog54.Play a nice, funny prank on someone55.Make a time capsule56.Karaoke57.Learn some big words to impress (or confuse!) others with58.Go exploring! There are probably tons of things you forgot you

had at home59.Have a picnic in your backyard60.Watch TV on mute and make up the dialogue61.Think of nicknames for everyone you know62.Start collecting something63.Start a nature scrapbook64.Sidewalk chalk!65.Make goop! (Mix 2 cups water, a few drops of food coloring, and

6 cups cornstarch/cornflour.)66.String beads or macaroni on some dental floss to make a cool

necklace or bracelet67.Make a smoothie68.Make birthday cards for all your friends and family so theyre

ready for the year

69.Put on a play70.Collect canned goods for a soup kitchen71.Use fabric paints to decorate a shirt72.Make your own list of things to do when youre bored!Our favorite suggestions from YOUR comments:
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73. Choreograph a dance to one of your favorite songs (thanks,Oddish!)

74. Google yourself (thanks, TO+!)

75. Make your own calendargreat for the new year (thanks, Shelly!)

Our newest ideas:

76. Do the Daft!

77. FreeRice
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