Summertime Blues - Bored with Vacation

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Illusions This one is really fun. [Link recovered 7/11/11]

Funology -- The Science of Having Fun! Funology.com is the best place on the Web to find things to do. Not just while you’re sitting at the computer, but anywhere. Things to do by yourself or with your friends, your parents, your pets, anyone. We’ll teach you a million and one ways to make things, explore the world, and discover skills you never knew you had. It’s one place where you’ll never be bored!

CRAFTS - Games & Toys - Summer Art Projects for Bored Kids - DIY Many of the following activities are geared to elementary school children, but even ultra-bored young teens may get interested for an hour or so. To make projects easier on parent and child, keep an art-craft box stocked. Many items may be left over from school projects but perhaps not in one spot. For what's missing, make a quick trip to a discount department or craft supply store.

Show Me - listings of events and children's activities in museums and galleries around the country - find out what fun stuff is happening at a museum near you. The Show Me website is updated weekly, and is linked to the National Curriculum so could help with homework as well!!

HomeEnvy - Homemade lava lamps keep bored kids busy This ersatz lava lamp is one of the highlights of my youth and I decided to try it out on three young friends to see if it still worked as an anti-boredom device. The experiment kept Avalon, Sydney and Madeleine Lepard fascinated for over an hour before I had to send them outside.

20 Fun, Indoor Activities for Bored Kids - KinderArt - K12 When it's raining, snowing, or just plain too cold to play outside, your household can fall victim to the "I'm Bored Blues". With a little creativity and imagination, you can turn the tables and find fun things to do without running to the store or turning on the television. Keep this list of ideas handy, or write each idea on a slip of paper and put them in a hat. The next time the kids are bored, let them draw a slip of paper from a hat to decide which activity to do first!

Bubbles - kids love bubbles - bubble solution recipes and ideas

Kites - make a kite and then go fly a kite

Team games - relays, balloons and treasure hunts

Outdoor games - huge site for skipping, team and ball games

UncleFred.com - learn to draw with Uncle Fred also free printables

Color by Numbers - print out and follow the numbers to create masterpieces

Connect the Dots - mainly for little 'uns, connect then color

Calendars - get the kids to make the calendars - fabulous choice

Door Knob Hangers - kids love these - huge choice

Paper Snowflakes - start practicing for the Christmas decorations

Toy Theatre - full instructions on how to make your own toy theatre

Paper Airplanes - Alex's Paper Airplanes - amazing how kids still love these

Origami - Tammy Yee's paper folding activities for kids - extensive site

Magic Tricks - free magic trick instructions for new magicians

Bordedombusters.co.uk - lots of ideas (inc. cleaning your room!!!)

Bored Kids Web site - recipes, things to do, places to go

More rainy day ideas - from the folk at iVillage

Paper Mache - perennial favorite - its messy and its fun - recipe's and ideas

Cool Science - explore biology, science for cool kids

Family Fun Recipes - plenty of recipes for face paint, play dough

Lego - get out the old lego and check this site for new ideas

String Figures - teach the kids the ancient art of the 'cats cradle' & lots more

AdoptMe.com - Adopt a virtual pet online: dogs, cats, horses, snakes, turtles, & more. Feed it, take it for walks, groom it, & make it do tricks.

Nick.com - The home page of the Nickelodeon Television network.

Bonus.com - Hundreds of games, puzzles and other activities.

SIKids.com - The children's version of the popular sports magazine.

Disney: Kids Island - Disney Cartoons, Radio Disney, Disney TV and Movies, and Disney Games.

ColoringSite.com - Color hundreds of fun pictures.

Do you use AIM? - Over 25,000 icons and away messages for AOL Instant Messenger.

TypeMirror.com - Want to annoy your friends? Baffle your enemies? This free collection of text tools will help you do just that!

NiceSmilies.com - Hundreds of free smilies and emoticons for you to use, with no spyware, adware and viruses. Download them to use on forums, chatrooms, or chat programs such as AIM or MSN, or link directly to them on the NiceSmilies.com server with no download needed.

Yahooligans - A search engine for kids.

MyScene.com - Go on a virtual shopping spree with your best friend.

The Willy Wonka Candy Factory - Fun games, from Nestle (the candy company).

Playkidsgames.com - Games for kids.

Homeworkspot.com - Information to help you with your homework.

Funbrain.com - Educational games.

The Cartoon Network - Cartoon related games and TV shows.

Dollzmania.com - Make your own dolls online.

Scatty.com - Lots of funny jokes.

Discovery Kids - Fun and games from the TV channel.

Kaboose.com - Hundreds of games and other activities for kids.

The Exploratorium - Fun science.

Seussville.com - Dr. Seuss.

Kidscom.com - Fun stuff for kids.

Space.com - Learn about outer space.

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