Fresh ideas to break boredom in a kid

Kids get bored easily; the reasons could be many with some being lack of interest in doing something because it is too easy or challenging. Also some kids say they are bored because they just want to attract attention. Parents, babysitters as well as nannies are puzzled about how to help children overcome boredom; it means brainstorming activities with the right level of difficulty.  

Keep kids occupied and happy with some of these fresh ideas:

• Exercise those finger-painting skills by engaging kids in finger painting.

• Teach and practice kids to say the 50 states in alphabetical order.

• Teach and let kids bake cookies for family and friends.

• Let your kids go green by planting a tree.

• Younger kids could build an indoor tent or fort with couches and some bed sheets.

• You could head to a local library and get the kids some interesting and informative books to read.

• Children who are fond of acting can act out their favorite book.

• You could take children for a nature walk especially in summer to explore nature or go Geo-caching.

• Children could learn a lot if taken for a visit to interactive museums being a part of it.

•  Children could dress up in the previous year’s Halloween costumes and have a costume parade.

• Plan a scavenger hunt outdoors.

•  Children could play DIY bowling pins with a soccer ball as a bowling ball.

• Parents/nannies could host a picnic lunch, indoors in winter or outdoors in summer.

• Parents could host a movie night, planning for it by drawing tickets, making popcorn and setting up the room like a theater.

• Kids could turn on the radio or stereo and dance to the tune. They could also choreograph a dance routine. This would encourage physical and mental activity and could also act as a stress buster.

• Kids could pull out a dress box, dress in funny clothes and have a photo shoot.  

• Kids could head outdoors in summer for bird watching.

• Children could head outdoors to play Frisbee or balloon volleyball or have a potato sack race.

• Children could spin in a circle by turn and count how many times one can spin in a circle without getting dizzy.

• Children could do experiments with science; they could make a paper Mache volcano and mix baking soda and vinegar for an explosive reaction!

• Children could get creative by create paper Mache, stringing together macaroni for jewelry or learn how to tie-dye T-shirts.

• Children could play lily-pad leap with small rugs and towels strategically placed throughout the playroom or living room. They could construct an indoor obstacle course.

These are some of the activities that children can engage in when they are bored. Do add some of your fresh ideas.