"Bored" Jar Ideas - For those times you dont know what to do!

Ever finsihed your to-do list? (HAHA yea right) Couldnt come up with something fun to do on a lazy day? Kids literally say the words "I'm Bored!"? Here is a fun and easy solution that can be used for so many different uses! Make multiple jars, make color coded ones, make one for each season. Whatever you want! Here is a list of 100 random activities for the whole family! Have smaller kids? Add more activites like: "Make a leaf pile and jump in it!", "Make a lego castle", "Make a like of all you are grateful for" etc. etc.

All you need is a Mason Jar, some colorful paper, and tons of ideas! You can of course get creative and decorate, make the ideas on popsicle sticks instead, use a bucket and not a jar, the possibilites are endless and so are the ideas and fun that will come out of it!

I love this idea! Make it vibrant and fun and not an eye-sore for guests! Click to her blog showing how she made her "Bored" Jar!

I love this idea! Make it vibrant and fun and not an eye-sore for guests! Click to her blog showing how she made her "Bored" Jar!

  1. Go apple picking
  2. Borrow a book from the library
  3. Make fruit leather
  4. Bake an apple pie
  5. Carve your own pumpkin
  6. Make toffee apples 
  7. Set up a scavenger hunt
  8. Re-watch your favorite scary movie on Halloween
  9. Throw a Halloween party
  10. Make jam
  11. Learn to knit
  12. Make a halloween indoor obstacle course 
  13. Attend harvest  festival
  14. Go on an Autumn Nature walk
  15. Build a scarecrow
  16. Go stargazing
  17. Make and fly a kite
  18. Make jam tarts
  19. Dry orange slices
  20. Roast pumpkin seeds
  21. Paint pumpkins
  22. Make paper lanterns
  23. Make Halloween cakes and biscuits
  24. Make popcorn
  25. Decorate an umbrella
  26. Make a raincatcher
  27. Build an indoor fort
  28. Go on a number nature hunt
  29. Help clear leaves from the lawn
  30. Make a fall wreath
  31. Make a harvest cake
  32. Customise a Tshirt for halloween
  33. Have a tea Party
  34. Cut out paper snowflakes
  35. Make a short Film
  36. Make a crazy workout circut
  37. Make Lunch and go for a picnic
  38. Scrapbook 3 pages
  39. Go to a Museum
  40. Go Bowling
  41. Make Ice Cream
  42. Go for a hike
  43. GeoCaching
  44. Cupcake Decorating Contest
  45. Start a Garden
  46. Attend a local Soccer Game
  47. Visit a Flea Market
  48. Takeout and Bored Game
  49. Paint a Picture
  50. Youtube Dance Lessons
  51. Put together a puzzle
  52. Make blue print for dream house
  53. Bury an time capsule
  54. Make a Dream Catcher
  55. Make a gingerbread house
  56. Make a paper mache mask 
  57. make a tie dye tshirt
  58. Explore the neighborhood by bike
  59. Take a cooking class
  60. Try a new Recipe
  61. Fold Origami
  62. Create your Family Flag
  63. Photograph the Alphabet hidden in your city
  64. Make homemade playdough
  65. Have a spa day
  66. Color in a coloring book (no matter your age!)
  67. Make a comic strip about your family
  68. Make banana bread
  69. Come up with 25 new “Bored” Jar ideas
  70. Make a pizza
  71. Make a Dream Board
  72. Make a present for someone
  73. Put together a Family Newsletter
  74. Send Snail Mail
  75. Organize the Pantry
  76. Make a Bird Feeder
  77. Organize your closet by color
  78. Start an new craft
  79. Sew an Article of Clothing
  80. Make a Tshirt Quilt
  81. Rearrange the livingroom
  82. Make a Journal
  83. Plan your next vacation
  84. Make a Bucket List
  85. Donate a box full of stuff to charity
  86. Make a custom map of your city with only your favorite places
  87. Read a book
  88. Play Tennis or Racketball
  89. Learn a new card game
  90. Make a country themed Dinner night - Dress up and Decorate too!(Indian? Japanese? American?)
  91. Go Camping
  92. Movie Marathon (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc etc)
  93. Go on a tour of your city - Might learn something new!
  94. Go swimming
  95. Try to break a world record (try being the key word)
  96. Make a new board game
  97. Take a pottery class
  98. Get all dressed up and have a funny family photoshoot
  99. Go to a local Fair or Festival
  100. Learn a new language

 

 

 

Have any fun ones you added to your Jar? Let me know! I am always looking for more to add!