How to Cure Your Boredom (for Kids)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make homemade Play-Doh.

   Use some Play-Doh to make a mountain or a statue or something.
   
   Make a DIY thing, not a thing you copied from some website.
   
   In a saucepan, add 2 cups water, 4 teaspoons oil, and food coloring (optional).
   
   In the same saucepan, add 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, and 2 teaspoons alum.
   
   Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until non-sticky.
   
   Let it cool on wax paper, then store it in a ziplock baggie in the fridge until you're ready to use it.
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   Step 2: Make your own newspaper.

   Write out a fake newspaper with events that happened in your family, and hand it out to all your family members.
   
   You can also show your newspaper to relatives and/or friends. , Using an empty 2 liter (0.5 US gal) plastic soda bottle, cut a large hole in the center (it should be big enough for a bird to enter).
   
   Make a small hole beneath the opening and push a stick through so the birds can perch on it.
   
   Fill the bottle with a little bit of birdseed, and tie a string around the neck of the bottle so you can hang it.
   
   If you have a bird feeder hanger with hooks to attach bird feeders to it, use that outside, or you can use a coat hanger.
   
   If you don't have either of those, hang your bird feeder from a tree branch. , The fun part is that you get to decorate it with construction paper, pom-poms, yarn, glitter, markers, and so on.
   
   You have the freedom to create anything! , Get a glass jar and use a circle of fabric with breathing holes in it for a lid.
   
   When you're using the jar, use a rubber band to attach the lid.
   
   Study ladybugs, ants, and all the crawly creatures of your backyard.
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   Step 3: Make a bird feeder.

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   Step 4: Create an art box to hold your artwork.

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   Step 5: Make a bug keeping jar.

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