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15+ Boredom Busting Activities for Kids

15+ Boredom Busting Activities for Kids

Are your kids antsy to have projects and activities? If so, we have plenty of boredom busters for kids. From learning activities to boredom buster printables, we have a variety of projects to keep your kids busy. Keep reading to check them out. Be sure to also check out our At-Home Kits that have all the supplies you need to keep kids busy at home.

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17+ Easy Slime Recipes to Make Now
17+ Easy Slime Recipes to Make Now
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17+ Easy Slime Recipes to Make Now

Are your kids slime fanatics? Well lucky for you, we have 19 different slime recipes just for you! Monster Slime, Unicorn Slime, Shark Slime and so many more, there is sure to be one that is perfect for your kids! Let your kiddos help create the slime, then watch them play for hours stretching, smashing and mushing their slime!

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5 Easy 30 Minute Preschool Crafts
5 Easy 30 Minute Preschool Crafts
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5 Easy 30 Minute Preschool Crafts

A craft that works on fine motor skills and allows creativity is a double win! Rainbow Paper Plates, Cow Craft Rolls and Pom-Pom Monsters are just adorable and your kids will love keeping busy with creating these.

Project by: The Crafting Chicks

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12 Craft Roll Ideas for Kids
12 Craft Roll Ideas for Kids
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12 Craft Roll Ideas for Kids

Are your kids complaining of boredom? Don't worry we have fun, easy and inexpensive crafts like these 12 Craft Roll Ideas. Make Rockets, Butterfly's and Mermaids all out of craft rolls! Each project comes with its very own Free Printable too.

Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn

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6 Easy Button Crafts for Kids
6 Easy Button Crafts for Kids
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6 Easy Button Crafts for Kids

It is always a good idea to have rainy day activities on hand. With buttons, craft sticks, foam sheets and a few other basic crafting supplies, your kids can create all six of these button crafts. The perfect rainy day activities.

Project by: Rachel Nipper of I Heart Crafty Things

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Floral Paper Plate Butterflies Craft
Floral Paper Plate Butterflies Craft
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Floral Paper Plate Butterflies Craft

Work on scissor skills with your kiddos while creating this butterfly craft. This is the perfect project to keep your kids occupied and to serve as the cutest window décor when they are done crafting. The best part, you only need five crafting items.

Project by: Haeley Giambalvo of Design Improvised

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10 Rainbow Crafts for Kids
10 Rainbow Crafts for Kids
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10 Rainbow Crafts for Kids

Buttons, paint and paper straws make the perfect rainbow crafting tools. We have 10 different rainbow crafts to keep the kids occupied this spring and summer. Rainbow Coin Purses and Sunglasses will be the highlight of the summer.

Projects by: Rachel Nipper of I Heart Crafty Things

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How to Make God's Eyes
How to Make God's Eyes
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How to Make God's Eyes

Keep your kids hands and minds engaged by making God's Eyes. It is always good to learn new things too! Use Yarn, Craft Sticks, Pom-Poms and hot glue along with our step by step directions to create the new craft.

Project by: Haeley Giambalvo of Design Improvised

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Word Building Activity Ideas
Word Building Activity Ideas
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Word Building Activity Ideas

These activities are low-prep and versatile! Use a variety of kinesthetic, visual and tactile word building activities. The first activity uses Bright Colored Clothespins and Alphabet Tiles to create clips that the kids can match the letters to. Kinetic sand is mess free and is perfect for drawing and erasing letters in. Check out all the other activity ideas here.

Project by: Ashley Sharp of One Sharp Bunch

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Educational Activities Using Pom Poms
Educational Activities Using Pom Poms
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Educational Activities Using Pom Poms

Use pom poms as learning tools for your kids! The soft feel and bright colors make them extra fun for activities. Download the Free Pom Pom Educational Activity Sheets here. This is a great way to teach letters to your kids in a fun and unique way!

Project by: Shauna Krantz of Ella & Annie

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Steam Egg Drop Challenge
Steam Egg Drop Challenge
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Steam Egg Drop Challenge

The kids will get creative to make sure their egg doesn't splat on the ground, using the DIY STEAM Egg Drop Kit. After they construct the egg kit and drop the egg from a balcony, investigate to see if the eggs landed safely or cracked!

Project by: Haeley Giambalvo of Design Improvised

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Free Girl Birthday Party Coloring Pages
Free Girl Birthday Party Coloring Pages
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Free Girl Birthday Party Coloring Pages

Princesses, super heroes, donuts and more, make up these fun coloring ideas. Coloring is a great way to settle down after outside play or to pass the time as a family. You could even make a "color by number" activity with these free sheets. Set out fun markers, crayons and colored pencils to add to the fun!

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Free Boy Birthday Coloring Pages
Free Boy Birthday Coloring Pages
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Free Boy Birthday Coloring Pages

Coloring pages are a great activity for quiet time. All of these fun coloring pages are free too! Set out some fun crayons, colored pencils and markers for the kids to get creative with their picture.

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Slime Science
Slime Science
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Slime Science

Want to provide a learning opportunity for your kiddos to keep them busy? Slime science to the rescue! Start with the Free Science with Slime Printables here. Then help the kids make the slime, let them play with their creation, use Magnifying Glasses to make observations on your slime booklet, practice the scientific method and finish the activity with a writing project.

Project by: Alisha Peare of The Bubbly Blonde Teacher

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Summer Science Journaling
Summer Science Journaling
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Summer Science Journaling

No school doesn't mean that learning has to stop too. Encourage your kiddos to bust through their boredom with Summer Science Journaling. Use the Free Science Investigation Printable to start the project. Crayons and neon watercolors to get creative and decorate the journal.

Project by: Marcy Grauer of Simply Sprout

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Dinosaur Sensory Play and Learning Bin
Dinosaur Sensory Play and Learning Bin
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Dinosaur Sensory Play and Learning Bin

Don't fear, boredom busters are here with a fun sensory activity. Sensory exploration and learning are a great combination to make a fun afternoon activity. Use kinetic sand, mini dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs, dinosaur fossil stress toys and skeletons. See the other steps to create fun learning activities around the sensory bin.

Project by: Jamie Bare of The Crafting Chicks

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DIY Summer Sensory Bins
DIY Summer Sensory Bins
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DIY Summer Sensory Bins

Create a sensory station for an interactive experience for your kiddos at home. Use sea creatures, clamrose shells, sand dollars and a seashell assortment with sand in a clear tub. Sensory bins stimulate focus, senses and fine motor skills.

Project by: Jamie Bare of The Crafting Chicks

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DIY Alphabet Writing Practice Tray
DIY Alphabet Writing Practice Tray
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DIY Alphabet Writing Practice Tray

There is no better way to keep your child busy and teach them their letters while at home than this DIY Alphabet Writing Practice Tray. Download the Free Alphabet Writing Practice Tray Printable here. Then use a DIY Wood Tray, Craft Sand and Sensory Letters to create the activity.

Project by: Sara and Melissa of Alice & Lois

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Get Ready for Camp Fun
Get Ready for Camp Fun
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Get Ready for Camp Fun

Don't fear boredom, Camp Fun is here for your kiddos. We have 13 themed weeks of fun activities to keep your kiddos busy. Check out Under the Sea Week, Outer Space Week, Dino Week and the rest of the themed weeks.

Projects by: Haeley Giambalvo of Design Improvised

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Sweet Ice Cream Crafts
Sweet Ice Cream Crafts
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Sweet Ice Cream Crafts

Kids all scream for ice cream, and these ice cream themed activities are no different! With 5 fun ideas that use craft supplies like air-dry clay, beaded necklaces and star keychains, these crafts are some of the coolest around. 

Projects by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn

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