17. Create.
18. Play tennis
19. Start a business (dog walking, lawn mowing, babysitting, etc). This is a great way to earn money for other hobbies and interests.
20. Turn up the music and dance.
21. Go bowling.
22. Visit a museum. Not all museums are boring. Research the museums in your area and see what exhibits are happening right now. Look for museum that showcase your interests.
23. Jump rope, hula hoop, skip
24. Go to the library.
25. Attend a summer festival. From small towns to big cities, festivals can be found everywhere. Be sure to go with a group of friends (with parental permission, of course) or take the family with you.
10 BOREDOM BUSTER BONUS IDEAS
1. Paint and hide rocks, it’s all the rage.
2. Tumble in the yard
3. Dance
4. Journal–I use Sharpie markers to make things more colorful
5. Go swimming–be sure to use the buddy system. NEVER go alone.
6. Create a scavenger hunt for you and your friends. Use the new Polaroid SnapTouch for instant fun pics.
7. Relax in a hammock
8. Build a rope swing
9. Learn how to skateboard
10. Learn to braid bracelets
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Love the start a business! Make them earn some money. 😉
Great suggestions. So much better than ‘the mall’ and video games 🙂
26. Play Minecraft
Tumble in the yard.
Journal
Dance
Go Swimming
Gather Idea’s and Run With Them! 🙂
Enjoy the Beautiful Day!
Relax/Tan
Go find a cool place to cliff jump.
build a rope swing.
learn how to skateboard. never enough girls at the park to show up the boys (:
volunteer.
learn to brade bracelets.
#2 is my all time FAVORITE one 🙂 I love tacky old scary movies 🙂 Great list!
1) get on facebook
2) find a local library(or other local business of your choosing) and volunteer/ apply for a job
3)find a really cool tree and climb it
4) hang out with friends
5) go to Taekwondo 🙂 best place in the world
but i like #2 also, tacky scary movies are the best
Or you could combine baking cookies with mowing the grass and stargazing… 🙂
I’ve done almost all of these this summer. All except start a business. Time to make some money I guess..
Thanks for all the great idea’s!
A girlfriend is the best way to make the time go by.
I AGREE! TAE KWON DO IS HE BEST THING ON EARTH
New One to add to the list:
Rage over the local new/national new/international news
No teenager i know would rather do 4,5,6,7,11,16, or 23 than just get out of thier house. Most of my school just wants to be away from thier parents, for as long as possible. (if we get tan in the process, even. better.)