When you hear the dreaded phrase, don’t panic. Instead, deploy the Boredom Jar. Grab an old jar, write down simple activities on slips of paper, and pull one out. Ideas include: “draw a picture of a dinosaur eating ice cream,” “build a tower from playing cards,” or “rearrange your sock drawer by colour.”
October Half Term Activities - River & Rowing Museum
This shifts the responsibility back to them. Suddenly, “I’m bored” becomes a risk they don’t want to take, because they might have to do something as silly as organise socks. I’ve used this trick three times, and it worked twice. The third time, my kid just looked at me and said, “Nice try, Mum.”
