New Things To Do When Your Bored
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Being bored seems to make your day stretch way out into infinity, and the time just drags, and sometimes even finding things to do when your bored is a drag, so the answer to this is gather up some ideas and keep them handy, and of course we have made it even easier, because we have put the choices together, and all you have to do is print them off and have fun. The first of these ideas is enjoyable and fun if you like photography, and will get you out of the house if thats what you need, but you can also do this while you are inside. The idea is this. Get your camera and start walking around the house, or garden and start taking pictures. Now this may sound a little strange or even boring, but just think of the creative side of photography and get started. There are so many things that we walk past in our house or our garden every single day, and we don’t even see them there, because we were not looking for them at the time. It is really great to take photos that are a little different and keep them in a separate album to look at, and show others, believe me, you can gain a lot of pleasure from trying this. The things to look for are varied and many, like in your kitchen for instance, your kettle may be boiling, just look at it, steam coming out of the spout and heading towards the ceiling, a cupboard not shut properly, the suns rays coming through the blinds and hitting something else that glows, just look, there are lots of things to see, and they look amazing when you capture them. You can do all the same stuff outside you just need to look through different eyes.
Another idea when you are trying to find things to do when your bored, is to make a terrarium. Find a good size glass bottle about eleven or twelve inches, and with a wide neck if possible. If you don’t have a large bottle, then a tall glass container of some sort will do. Next get some wet pea rock or similar, but make sure it’s wet, you need enough to ¼ fill the jar or bottle. The reason you use wet rock is because it contains just enough moisture to start off your terrarium. Now on top of the rocks put a small layer of dry sphagnum moss, the reason for this, is that it stops the soil from falling down in between the rocks. When you put the moss into the container, fold all the stray bits under first, then make a shape that will fit over the rocks and will sort of fit your container, then put it in on top of your rocks. Next add potting soil, you will need about an inch of this. Now you can add your green moss. Keep about ¾ of an inch of the original dirt attached to the bottom of the chunk of moss, if you see any other little bits of plant life growing in the moss, don’t pull them off just leave them and see what happens. Now drop this moss into the jar or container on top of the potting soil, once you have done this, get a chopstick and gently push it down into the soil. If you want to add some small bits of broken mirror, or colored beads, or anything that you think would look pretty sitting on the top of the moss and soil, then drop them in now. Marbles look great and are a perfect thing to put in, also bits of broken terracotta pots give a great effect. Put in a couple of tiny cuttings, or seeds, cover the terrarium and put in a bright place but not in direct sunlight. In about a day or a little more, your terrarium will appear like its about to rain, just start watching it now to see if it adjusts its moisture content naturally, if it still looks too wet after about five days then take the top off for a few hours and then put it back on. Most terrariums regulate themselves and are enjoyable to watch grow.
These terrariums are really fun to make, and to watch grow, plus they make the perfect gift for that person that has everything, and that you can never find something different for. You can get really creative with them too. Try making colored ones by adding colored rock, and using colored glass and beads for decoration, and if these are going to be gifts, you can make them in tones that will blend into your friends home, or workplace.
So there you are, two very different things, but both fun and rewarding, and when you are looking for things to do when your bored, isn’t that just what you want.
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Things To Do When Your Bored For Kids
Things To Do When Your Bored For Kids
It is either a weekend, or school holidays, or you are home sick, but for whatever reason you have come here to find some things to do when your bored, I am glad you did. We have heaps of fun stuff that you will enjoy doing and there is something for everyone. My first one is cool. Have you ever tried to fry marbles? Well now you can have a go, but some of you that do not get to use the cooker in the kitchen, will have to get an adult to help you, but I promise, it is cool.
Here is a list of things you will need.
1 Bag of glass marbles that you can see through. (don’t get dark colors but any size is ok)
A frying pan
A wooden Spoon
A large pot
An oven mitt
A jug of cold water
Some ice cubes. The amount of ice cubes depends on how many marbles you have. You need about 2 ice cubes for each marble.
Now here is what you do.
- Put on the oven mitt
- Put the marbles in the pan and turn the heat to high.
- Heat up the marbles and stir them all the time with the wooden spoon.
- Fill the large pot with cold water and add the ice to this.
- When the marbles are really hot, tip them into the icy water.
- Let them cool off in the water.
- When the marbles are cold, take them out and dry them on a towel.
This is what will happen: The glass inside the marble will shatter, and the marble will look like a big glowing crystal.
How does this happen: When glass goes from an extreme heat, to an extreme cold, it shatters from the inside out.
This is heaps of fun so give it a try. Now when you are looking for things to do when your bored you can make these fried marbles. Make some for mum as a gift for Christmas, or her birthday. They look really good in a vase of flowers, she will love them.
Another fun thing you can do is send a message in a bottle to anyone in the world, and then wait for a reply. Click on the link on this page where it says things to do when your bored, you must click on the one that is in blue, and it will take you there. This is a great way to make friends in other countries, or you can message a friend by just adding their email, try it, you just click on a bottle, write your message, throw it into the sea, and wait for your reply, its fun.
There is something else you could do that is a little more personal, but feels really good when its done, and that is to do something nice for someone. Honestly it is not a big bore, its great. Maybe you have an elderly neighbor next door, or an aunt, or grandma, that you can do something for. It doesn’t need to be much, but to some people what you think is not much, will mean a whole lot. Think about people around you, there is always something like pulling weeds from the garden, or sweeping the path, or if it has snowed where you are, you could clear a driveway. Inside there are dishes, or dusting, maybe even going to the store for something someone needs, really the list is endless, so if that is for you then try that, good deeds meet needs, and you can help.
This next one is really good if you are home sick, or are in hospital, you could even try this if you are on holiday and it won’t stop raining.
You will need:
- Some craft glue,
- Some old photos that nobody wants
- Some magazines with good large headlines
- A good pair of paper scissors
- A large tray or similar to work on. This also keeps everything together.
Now you need to write a story, or should I say, tell a story, using all of the things that you have got. So cut out letters to make words, and then use the photographs when you are talking about that person. Your story might be just about the day you are having right now, or it can be about some time you spent together that you enjoyed. If you are in hospital you could do a page each day and tell a story about yourself, and being where you are. Whatever subject you choose, this is a cool thing to do, and it makes the time pass very quickly.
I hope those few things have been some help to you. I know there is nothing worse than being bored, and it seems that when you are in this state of mind, you just can not think of anything that would help, but the good thing is, you were smart and came to this site looking for things to do when your bored, and we had some answers, so now you can go and have a try at one of these things here and see what you think, and just have fun.
Things To Do When Your Bored For Teenagers
Things To Do When Your Bored For Teenagers.
For whatever reason you have found yourself looking for things to do when your bored, here you are. Things today are a lot different to twenty or thirty years ago, when only well off people had a computer, and games were mostly played on the floor, or at the table, on a board, with a dice and a cup, and for some reason, that seemed to be enough. Well not any more. You kids of today have a huge amount of things that you can play or do, but because there are so many, and the choices are so varied, you find yourself bored with those too. In a way, the simple things that you could create to amuse yourself, have been replaced by sophisticated video games and on line social networking sites like facebook, or twitter. These things are great at first, but then they too become boring and monotonous, because they are always there, and always the same. Sometimes I think that we have done a great injustice to you teenagers out there by providing all these things for you, and taking away your ability to entertain yourselves. However, here you are looking for some things to do when your bored, and I thought it might be fun, and a bit of a challenge, if you’re up for it, to have a go at something that is very fashionable, looks awesome, and is a great idea for future gifts, but will at the same time, teach you a new skill. Although you may think this is not what you are into, I think that you will be pleasantly surprised at how cool it is.
The idea I have for you is wrist bands, or friendship bands, or bracelets. Now before you say, “hey I’m a guy and thats weird”, think about this. How many of you, or your friends, wear a cool string band around your wrist, you see them everywhere, and they are in all sorts of colors. A lot of the ones you can buy at a store, are done in the distinctive colors of Bob Marley, which are Red, Gold, and Green, but you can do them in any color you want. Colors like black and white, or just plain hemp, are very popular, and if you are a girl, then the sky is the limit, you can have one to go with every top, or outfit, that you have. These wrist bands make awesome gifts, and when you are a student money is a little hard to come by, but you can make these for next to nothing, and the person you give them to will think it’s amazing. Honestly, don’t knock it until you try it, you never know, you may end up making them for the whole family as birthday or Christmas presents.
First you need to gather up all the materials that you will require for your task of braiding hemp. Get a roll of hemp rope (easily available at any Walmart outlet or even your local craft store), a measuring tape, a pair of scissors, a key ring or a pencil and lastly, any kind or number of beads that you wish to entwine on your wrist band, remember these are optional, as you may want to just make a wrist band that is braided only, this looks great too.
- Measure the length you need, and add 2 inches extra, then cut four lengths that size, this is for the purpose of tying. Now, cut out one strand twice the length of the others, and then another one twice the size of that one. So just to go over that, you have: 4 x the first length. Then 1 x twice as long as one of the first four. Then 1 x more but this will be twice the length of the last one.
- Now you need to tie a larks head knot on the key ring. To do this you fold the length of hemp in half at the center. Do this over a doweling, take this fold and slide it over the doweling to pull it down a bit so you can see the loop below the doweling, then take the two ends of the hemp and pass them through the loop made in the earlier step and pull it tightly, this will make the larkshead knot, and you are on your way to knowing how to braid hemp.
- Now keep the two shorter strands in the middle and the two longer strands on the outside and you can begin the task of braiding hemp. Take the left sided longer strand and place it loosely over the two shorter strands. The right sided longer strand goes below the middle strands and through the loop formed by the other longer strand. Secure the two longer strands and continue this process, till you wish to attach beads to it. This knot is called a square knot
- After equal intervals of space, add a bead if you wish. Simply run the two short strands through the bead and continue to tie your square knots after that. Ensure that you secure the beads firmly.
- Now you can continue to knot the rest of the strands in a similar way. Make sure you maintain the level of symmetry, so place the beads at the same amount of intervals as the other side. You have now successfully learnt how to braid hemp.
- Now, you can unfasten the larks head knot you had tied earlier and check if the length of your wrist band is correct. Secure the top ends to each other firmly and your hemp wrist band is ready for wear. Cut off the extra edges on top, if they are excessively trailing.
There you are. I really hope that you will try this and find out for yourself, that making wrist bands is something that you can do at any time, on your own, or with friends. When you have got the hang of the braiding, you will be able to make all sorts of different wrist bands, using lots of different materials, and next time you are looking for things to do when your bored, you can go to the craft cupboard, or closest craft shop, and buy yourself some hemp, or cotton, and start braiding.
