| If children are on a break from school, they get bored. | | | | your children and how important down time is. If you |
| They might be on a two week winter holiday break, | | | | have a variety of fun hands-on activities available that |
| spring break, a long weekend, the long summer | | | | your kids know are there, and they had fun with in the |
| vacation, or even a weekend for that matter, but | | | | past, then they will naturally, even without you making |
| when they do not have that time at school where | | | | the suggestion, look to this sort of project to cure the |
| other people keep them occupied all day, they can get | | | | boredom blues. |
| bored easily when they are away from it! Reading is a | | | | It is easy to get these habits going. Find a digital |
| super boredom fighter that hopefully all kids use, but | | | | download product that was written by teachers and |
| even that can get old after awhile. Having something | | | | follow the basic steps of the scientific method. Then |
| different like cool one day science fair projects for | | | | you can be pretty sure it is quality stuff the kids will like. |
| them to do will help put some variety into those | | | | From the time they hit kindergarten, have things ready |
| vacation days, while keeping those brain cells active. | | | | for them to do over the long weekends or vacations. |
| Families that get in the habit early of doing hands on | | | | Not everyday, but at some point have a hands on |
| projects with their children during free time, will be so | | | | project ready that they will enjoy. One of these |
| glad that it became part of their routine. Later on | | | | options can be your one day science fair projects. As |
| helping guide the children into fun, constructive activities | | | | they grow older, you will keep making sure you have |
| to do when they are bored will not seem like a | | | | the projects available, but let them choose which one |
| punishment, or parents pushing more school down their | | | | they feel like doing that day. Gradually, you back off, |
| throats. These sorts of things will be the norm, part of | | | | and as long as you have a variety of projects there, |
| their routine. There are plenty of one day science fair | | | | they will gravitate towards them when boredom sets |
| projects for kids of all ages that are kid tested, and | | | | in. |
| pass the cool factor. | | | | Vacation is vacation, and the brain needs a break too. |
| You will find all kinds of studies that tell you the best | | | | If it did not need a break, then we would not have to |
| thing your child can say to you is, "I am bored," and the | | | | sleep every night. When we come back to school or |
| best thing you can answer is "Too bad, I an sure you | | | | work rejuvenated after a break, it is usually because |
| will think of something." There are also plenty of | | | | the brain has had a rest. That does not mean it has to |
| studies and talk shows that warn about over booking | | | | become a brain couch potato! |