02/16/2022
March Boredom Buster Challenge
Submit a collage that includes all of the Boredom Buster Activities that you completed in March by March 31st at 10 AM. The collage can be of pictures, drawings, or a combination of both.
April Book Worm
Submit a list of the books you enjoyed in the month of April and a short paragraph about why you enjoy reading by April 30th 10 AM
Activity Submissions to be made via email as listed below:
Kellom Properties and Margaret- [email protected]
Ville De Sante Properties and Laurel Hill- [email protected]
Prairie Spring- [email protected]
Aspen Grove & Hillside Rows- [email protected]
** Tenants at sites with weekly activities may also make their submissions during the scheduled weekly activity. **
Boredom Buster Activities
• Make shadow puppets • Line up dominoes and watch them drop
• Play with Shaving Cream & food coloring
• Create a musical instrument out of recyclables
• Make a box town out of old boxes
• Research careers (Interview locals such as a firefighter, dentist, hairdresser, or lifeguard) • Learn string games like Cats in the Cradle
• Have a picnic on the living room floor • Learn clapping games like Miss Mary Mack
• Play cards (Crazy 8s, War, Rummy) • Family game night
• Watch old home movies or look at old pictures
• Have a watermelon seed spitting contest
• Build a fort
• Play capture the flag
• Play Freeze Tag • Tell scary stories in the dark • Go for a hike • Learn sign language • Learn Morse Code
• Build a toothpick bridge or building
• Bake some treats for your neighbors
• Play chess or checkers • Play charades
• Have a bubble-blowing contest
• Do blind taste tests with various drinks and food
• Solve a crossword or word search puzzle
• Make butterflies from coffee filters
• Play hangman or tic-tac-toe
• Dance to 50s music (or any era)
• Invite neighbors for a family potluck dinner
• Play free online games
• Make a Diet Coke and Mentos eruption
• Jump rope
• Make a time capsule
• Learn how to read a map
• Play hot potato
• Have breakfast for dinner
• Make homemade pizza
• Have thumb wars
• Arm wrestle • Give each other crazy or fancy hair dos
• Color “Easter Eggs” any time
• Study a spider web
• 3-legged races
• Wash the car
• Paint outdoors • Stargazing • Plant a garden (start seeds)
• Eat watermelon in big wedges • Splash in puddles • Build a bird house or feeder
• Make a paper hat • Make a paper boat and see if it floats
• Decorate a T-shirt • Send postcards to family & friends • Finger painting • Make your own Play-doh
• Make a necklace out of beads or pasta
• Write an autobiography • Have a fashion show • Bubbles • Hula Hoops
• Jump Ropes
• Rearrange your bedroom
• Have a PJ Party
• Watch the clouds
• Create a movie or play
• Make up a story; Illustrate it • Have a talent show in your backyard
• Learn a Line Dance
• Practice tongue twisters
• Learn to juggle
• Create a house of cards • Have paper airplane races
• Hopscotch
• Freeze Tag
• Hide and Seek
• Scavenger Hunt
