Wild Bore
I think my kids are addicted to adrenaline. School's out, the stress of finals are over, today is the first real Monday of Summer, and I've already heard it: I'm bored. You know you're going to hear it too. Maybe we can get a collection of activities started, like a big yummy idea pool in which we can dip for responses to the dreadful phrase.
I'll start with Zoo Bingo: Last year I made my own bingo cards for our trip to the zoo. The little one got to check off gorillas and giraffes and the older ones got to check off fanny packs and piles of poop. The prize at the end was cotton candy, winner picks the color.
Come on, what else?
1. Go outside, I have a headache. (Works on husbands, too.)
2. Take the dog for a walk. I don't think he's seen Utah yet.
3. Read a book. War and Peace is really good.
4. Clean your room. You'll be amazed at what you will find there.
And, only if you can stand it...
5. Use the tennis racquet and hit a ball off the garage door. Don't stop until you get to 1000 without missing.
Could you band together with some other families near you to keep the kids in a group? Summers are dead boring when there aren't other kids around, and I don't know what kind of superparent one would have to be to fill 16 hours with activities.
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