{"id":294,"date":"2015-07-16T12:28:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T16:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pay4schoolstuff.com\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2015-09-15T19:16:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T23:16:03","slug":"summer-boredom-busters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pay4schoolstuff.com\/blog\/summer-boredom-busters\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Boredom Busters"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some families, summertime means shipping the kids off to summer camp (either sleep away or the day variety), or packing the kids off to a swim club with a babysitter. For others, mom or dad will be staying home with the kids, or they\u2019ll be spending time with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. When they\u2019re older, they might be left to their own devices to while away the hours at home. The point is, there are tons of ways that kids spend their summer vacation, but no matter what the option there\u2019s one thing that\u2019s pretty clear – kids spend a lot more time at home during the summer than they do during the school year. And, for all the excitement about their impending \u201cfreedom\u201d that bubbles up in the last few weeks of school, they get bored\u2026 quickly.<\/p>\n

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Despite your best efforts, your kids will inevitably find themselves home during the day at some point this summer. To help keep the boredom at bay, we\u2019ve rounded up a few activities that will keep the kids entertained – and keep them away from the television and video games!<\/p>\n

Book Club<\/b><\/p>\n

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Okay, so our take on a Book Club doesn\u2019t exactly<\/i> keep kids away from the television, but hear us out! What we propose is that you assign your child and their friends a book to read over a two week period. The reward at the end: a fun-filled movie night where they get to watch the movie adaptation of the book with their friends. If you\u2019re feeling ultra-brave, turn movie night into a sleep over. In either case, ask the kids some questions about the book before <\/i>showing them the movie so you can hear about their favorite characters and favorite parts of the book. Reward them with treats for participating in the discussion (individual candies like Twizzlers or Swedish Fish work wonders, as would \u201chealthy\u201d snacks like Ants on a Log or Apple Nachos<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Wondering how you\u2019re possibly going to pick a book that kids haven\u2019t already seen the movie for? Check out these classic (and not so classic) titles:<\/p>\n