A - Z Boredom Busters for Kids
Are you running out of ideas to entertain your tamariki?
We're here to help! Whether its rain and winter bugs or the long stretch of summer holidays that have got your kids stuck at home.
Here's some fun and interesting ideas to help kick boredom out of the door in your household. Bonus: some of these are educational as well!
A
Create some art
Arts and crafts activities for nature enthusiasts
B
Rustle up some baking
Make a bird feeder
Build a website
C
Create a camp in your lounge or garage
Check the couch for loose change
D
Decorate your bedroom, move things around and while you are there check out what is lurking under your bed!
Learn to draw with Captain Underpants
E
Eat a food you have never tried before
F
Hold a paper flying competition
Study free online Teenagers courses and MOOCs from top universities and colleges
G
Play some board games for kids and teens
H
Check out those holidays you have always dreamed about in New Zealand and overseas
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J
Get creative and make some jewellery
K
L
Get your Lego out and create some
mosaics or
models
M
Listen to music and make a playlist of your favourite songs
N
O
Reach out and offer to help someone
P
Take some photos and create a
photo book
Q
Make up a quiz, and test your friends online. Need some help with questions? Ask Jeeves!
R
Take time out to relax and chill
Read or listen to a book
S
Skype with your friends and family
At night, star-gaze find the Southern Star
T
Well you could tidy your bedroom, that would keep your parents happy!
U
Find your Uno set, rack up those points!
V
Visit a virtual museum, art gallery or NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
W
Watch some of your favourite movies again (and again)
Write a letter, poem or song,
Create a website,
Wash a vehicle, that too will keep your parents happy!
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Y
Z
Visit a Zoo:
