Category: Activities for kids

  • Blast away Boredom with Board Games

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Board Games What game does your child enjoy the most? Make time to play that game today with your child… alone,…

  • Blast away Boredom with Television (Yes, it is okay.)

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Scheduled/  intentional television Television can be a mind-numbing escape route or a well-used tool. Find shows your family enjoys and schedule…

  • Blast away Boredom with a Fruit of the Spirit Tree

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Fruit of the Spirit Tree A very clever friend of mine from church suggested this fun craft project that leads to…

  • Blast away Boredom with Scheduled Playdates

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Scheduled Playdates So often I intend to schedule playdates with friends, but the time flies by and I forget. Last Spring…

  • Blast away Boredom with water, soap and rags…

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Wash the car, wagon and play cars. Write your names or make shapes on the driveway  or sidewalk in water. When…

  • Blast away Boredom on the Internet

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Go ahead… let your kids surf the ‘net! I know that I learn a lot and enjoy surfing the ‘net so…

  • Blast away Boredom with a Museum Membership

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Museum membership and lots of visits! If you aren’t a member of any museums in your area, consider looking into it.…

  • Blast away Boredom in Houston at Moody Gardens

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Yes, Houstonians, you might already know about Moody Gardens, but did you know how much it really has to offer? This…

  • Blast away Boredom with a Color Walk

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Pick a color of the rainbow and go on a color walk (indoors or out), collecting things of only one color.…

  • Blast Away Boredom in Houston: The Children’s Museum of Houston

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. On Mondays and Wednesdays I will offer ideas for anyone, almost anywhere. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for Houston-area fun. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… The…

  • Blast away Boredom with a library card… and not just for books!

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Library Card.. and not just for books! Libraries, like the rest of the world, have really expanded lately. With a…

  • Blast away boredom in Houston: Discovery Green

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Discovery Green, downtown Houston’s newest park Our family LOVES Discovery Green! It is a perfect place for frolicking on a truly…

  • Blast away Boredom with a daily schedule

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Daily Schedule Relaxing and living the carefree, unscheduled days of…

  • Blast away Boredom in Houston with a LEGO event

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Help build an 8-foot pirate entirely out of Legos Houston’s LEGO…

  • Blasting away Boredom with a reading chain

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Reading Chain Make a chain ‘link’ from construction paper for each…