Just before summer break this year I followed a tutorial here that included easy printables for an "I'm Bored" jar. It has slips of paper that include some fun (and not so fun) activities for kids to do. A fun one like "watch a movie and have popcorn" my kids are enjoying while I write this post. I also customized quite a few to our particular set up, like "climb the wall" in our playroom and "look through photo books" since we make many that just sit on the shelves. Some not so fun ones like, "do a chore of mom's choice" and "organize your toys" are in there too. The trick is they HAVE to do whatever is on the paper. Sometimes that is great break for mom, sometimes I have to pull a craft project out of nowhere. With many no-school days coming up this is a perfect time to pull this project back out again. Especially if you're elbow deep in a turkey about now!
