I was tired of hearing my kids say, "I'm bored," in hopes I'd let them watch TV. Instead, we created an unbored-board. They gave us suggestions. Now, we just refer to the list in a moment the "B" word might arise.
Our list included: coloring, crafts, reading, games, playing boat or house (imaginary play), puzzles, scooters, bikes, soccer, frisbee, trampoline, writing stories, playing the piano, playing with the babies, and, of course, doing chores or otherwise helping mom (reward follows!).
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I LOVE this idea. I am a big LIST person. Thinking just takes too long sometimes.
ReplyDelete*This idea works well for those days don't know what to make for dinner and don't want to think about it. I have a list of dinner choices made with foods I usually stock up on and have in my home already.