When you say "I'm bored"...

When you say "I'm bored" sweet child... take a moment to open your eyes. Let your mind stretch and dream. And your arms and legs and ten little toes, too.  Don't you settle for pixels and images and controllers and screens that flash only a moment and leave no lasting mark.  You were made for so much more. You were designed to enjoy God's good gifts. To fly!
So when you say "I'm bored" around here...I've got a few ideas for you :)  Pick one. Or two. Or maybe you have your own list. Your dad and I...we know how fast these years go. We know you'll have responsibilities that increase with each passing year.  So go ahead! Play! Explore! Swim wild and free in the joy of being a child...His child.

I love you with a crazy kind of mommy love, dear one...

now...off you GO! :)

When you say "I'm bored"...
Do a puzzle
Build a snowman
Build a snow fort
Rake leaves and jump in them
Pick a bouquet of flowers
Play in the sandbox
Swing
Make up an obstacle course
Go on an explore
Play Frisbee golf
Paint a picture
Hammer nails in wood
Draw a portrait
Sculpt with play-doh
Catch bugs and butterflies
Draw with sidewalk chalk
Make up a story
Put on a show
Play restaurant
Race cars on a track
Build with legos
Make a contraption
Feel the wind in your face and listen to the breeze
Run a lap around the cul-de-sac
Practice your sports skills
Blow bubbles
Play a musical instrument
Make up a song
Dress up in a silly costume
Read a book
Flip through a magazine
Look at old pictures
Make someone a gift
Write a letter to someone
Take a nap
Call a friend or family member
Bake cookies
Decorate the house
Plan a party
Sip hot chocolate and snuggle in a blanket
Do a lemonade stand
Raise money for others in need
Write our Compassion sponsored child
Write a letter to a missionary
Pray
Plan a cultural day for our family
Learn words in another language
Exercise for fun
Dance to music
Make up a game
Play cards
Play a board game
Laugh just for fun
Give someone a hug
Ask Mom or Dad how you can help
Serve someone else in need
Memorize a Bible verse
Clean your room to music
Clean the house to music
Wash the car
Practice silly faces in the mirror
Take pictures of everyday life
Make a craft with household items
Look up at the sky and watch the clouds
Build an indoor fort
Make a card for someone you appreciate
Daydream
Play make-believe
Record a video
Build a block city with a train going through it
Have a nerf gun war
Write a poem or your own psalm
Have a Lincoln Log Army fort war
Take a bubble bath
Make up a scavenger hunt
Count your blessings