Learn about rainbows, then make your own!
https://www.science-sparks.com/how-to-make-a-rainbow/
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Rainbow
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Category Archives: Boredom Busters
Audio storytelling: The Apple Seed podcast
“Join The Apple Seed just about every day, for two hours filled with stories for you and your family. You’ll enjoy tall tales, fairy tales, folk tales, personal tales, historical tales, and more, hosted by storyteller Sam Payne.” (BYU radio, Brigham Young University)
https://www.byuradio.org/show/be57d05d-de36-4170-8ae8-5b56c227ff86/the-apple-seed
Soothing craft projects
During distressing times, it can be challenging to restrain worry and rumination. When our problems seem out of our control, sometimes it’s helpful to step away and task ourselves with something distracting. So what’s one to do? Many crafters agree that DIY projects are mentally soothing for one reason or another. Here are 15 craft projects that are mentially soothing! https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/mentally-soothing-diys-4799755
Coloring pages for all ages
Free museum coloring pages to download! http://www.openculture.com/2019/02/download-free-coloring-books-from-113-museums.html
Do-it-yourself tutorials for teens & tweens
More than a dozen cool do-it-yourself projects! https://library.biblioboard.com/anthology-collection/4e818aa2-0370-415f-b98c-f7da622bb0d9/e5bb4849-48fc-4c07-ab7f-f8e6e63b013a
Set Up Simple Play Centers That Keep Kids Engaged
Three play centers – mud kitchen, water playground and art center – can turn an ordinary corner of your home or yard into a unique space designed to inspire and make open-ended play possible. Once the centers are set up, kids can play independently without any effort or even involvement from you!
https://tinkergarten.com/blog/how-to-set-up-simple-play-centers-that-keep-kids-engaged-all-summer-long
==> Tinkergarten also offers these short videos and other related resources at https://pages.tinkergarten.com/grownups/
Creating A Play Space To Get Back Hours of Free Time
How to Invite and Inspire Kids to Play on their Own
Make Scratch Art Portholes for your room
Create a sea-inspired masterpiece using materials you can find at home! The portholes transform your wall into a window into the sea. Make a bunch of portholes and hang them up so that your room looks like a submarine!
https://www.kiwico.com/diy/Arts-and-Crafts-Ideas/1/project/Porthole-Scratch-Art/2599
Catch the wind
Help your child make a wind flag, and see the pure joy that even the most reserved kids openly feel as they run wild with the wind, twirling and whirling their flags!
https://tinkergarten.com/activities/hunt-the-wind
Perseid Meteor Shower
Make a nature curtain
String up a long stretch of twine between two trees, then give each kid their own piece of twine and a variety of nature treasures (e.g. sticks, flowers, greens, rocks, etc) to create the curtain. Fun for kids of all ages!
https://tinkergarten.com/activities/nature-curtain
