There's not much worse than hearing "I'm bored!" chants for the 100th time that morning, and it is only amplified by the summer holidays. When school is away, the children must play... at all hours of the day.
Here are 50 ideas to cure boredom in your children so that you can get some peace (hopefully?).
1. Fly a kite
2. Go on an adventure!
3. Try birdwatching
4. Bake a cake
5. Go camping in your garden
6. Find a new place you've never explored before
7. Make jewellery
8. Hide toys in jelly and let your children dig them out
9. Explore a museum
10. Makeovers!
11. Go to lunch and try something new off the menu
12. Watch a movie marathon
13. Have a sleepover party
14. Visit a park
15. Read a new book
16. Create a scrapbook
17. Build a fort
18. Go swimming
19. Find the local fun fair
20. Have a BBQ
21. Watch the local fireworks display
22. Play board games
23. Go on a picnic
24. Try horse riding
25. Go to the cinema
26. Have a playdate
27. Create a bucket list
28. Make a treasure hunt
29. Go to the zoo
30. Play hide-and-seek
31. Have a water fight
32. Go to the seaside
33. Have a road trip
34. Go to a music concert
35. Make a scavenger hunt
36. Go rock climbing
37. Have a bonfire
38. Bake cookies together
39. Go bowling
40. Put on a talent show
41. Have a dance party
42. Visit family
43. Build your own garden
44. Put on a play
45. Have a spa day
46. Have a tea party
47. Relax with mindfulness
48. Have a photoshoot
49. Cook a new recipe together
50. Make ice lollies!