Boredom Busters: 110 Fun At-Home Activities for Families & Kids

Our list of Boredom Busters includes over 100 fun (and mostly free) activities that you and your kids can enjoy at home. This handy list can easily be printed and placed on the refrigerator – a great way to have instant “ideas” when boredom strikes!

Challenge YOUR kids to do one activity every day all summer long. It’s a great way to learn a few new games and activities, while filling those “I’m bored!” moments.

1. Obstacle Course

2. Scavenger Hunt

3. Water Balloons

4. Collect Bugs

5. Study a spider web

6. 3-legged races

7. Wash the dog

8. Wash the car

9. Paint outdoors

10. Stargazing

11. Plant a garden

12. Camp in the backyard

13. Eat watermelon in big wedges

14. Look for 4-leaf clovers

15. Splash in puddles

16. Build a bird house or feeder

17. Make a paper hat

18. Make a paper boat and see if it floats

19. Decorate a T-shirt

20. Send postcards to family & friends

21. Finger painting

22. Make your own Play-doh

23. Make a necklace out of beads or pasta

24. Write an autobiography

25. Have a fashion show

26. Bubbles

27. Hula Hoops

28. Jump Ropes

29. Rearrange your bedroom

30. Have a PJ Party

31. Watch the clouds

32. Create a movie or play

33. Make up a story; Illustrate it

34. Have a talent show in your backyard

35. Learn a Line Dance

36. Practice tongue twisters

37. Learn to juggle

38. Create a house of cards

39. Have paper airplane races

40. Bob for apples

41. Make a Rope Swing

42. Hopscotch

43. Freeze Tag

44. Hide and Seek

45. Red Light Green Light

46. Dodge Ball

47. Learn a YoYo trick

48. Play H-O-R-S-E

49. Egg Toss

50. Make shadow puppets

51. Line up dominoes and watch them drop

52. Play with Shaving Cream & food coloring

53. Create a musical instrument out of recyclables

54. Make a box town out of old boxes

55. Research careers (Interview locals such as a firefighter, dentist, hairdresser, or lifeguard)

56. Learn string games like Cats in the Cradle

57. Have a picnic on the living room floor

58. Learn clapping games like Miss Mary Mack

59. Play cards (Crazy 8s, War, Rummy)

60. Family game night

61. Watch old home movies or look at old pictures

62. Have a watermelon seed spitting contest

63. Build a fort

64. Fly a Kite

65. Play capture the flag

66. Play Freeze Tag

67. Tell scary stories in the dark

68. Go for a hike

69. Learn sign language

70. Learn Morse Code

71. Build a toothpick bridge or building

72. Walk the dog

73. Bake some treats for your neighbors

74. Play chess or checkers

75. Play charades

76. Have a bubble-blowing contest

77. Climb a tree

78. Do blind taste tests with various drinks and food

79. Solve a crossword or word search puzzle

80. Make butterflies from coffee filters

81. Play hangman or tic-tac-toe

82. Dance to 50s music (or any era)

83. Invite neighbors for a family potluck dinner

84. Play free online games

85. Make a Diet Coke and Mentos eruption

86. Jump rope Try double dutch

87. Make a time capsule

88. Learn how to read a map

89. Play hot potato

90. Have breakfast for dinner

91. Make homemade pizza

92. Have thumb wars

93. Arm wrestle

94. Give each other crazy or fancy hair dos

95. Draw a letter, word, or picture on your friend’s back and have them guess what you’ve drawn

96. Have a relay race

97. Color “Easter Eggs” any time

98. Make your own pet rock

99. Play “I Spy”

100. Put together a puzzle

101. Play “20 questions”

102. Make a fort or car out of a large appliance box

103. Try to make each other laugh

104. Create something with beads

105. Write a secret message in “mirror image”

106. Have a staring contest

107. Speak Pig Latin

108. Play Truth or Dare

109. Create a secret code Send each other messages

110. Play Simon Says

111. Play Ping Pong

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