By this time in the year, I usually have our summer pretty well planned. But this year, I’m going with a theme. So, it seemed sort of silly to write LAZY DAY on every day of the calendar!
I’m sure after 19 straight days of staying in our pajamas, I’ll be digging up this post! We will probably do a summer book club, swim a lot, church camp and VBS. But that’s why this is one of my all time favorite WFMW for all those in between days of “Mom, I’m Bored!”
My tip: Create a HUGE fort out of sheets, blankets, even bungee cords and leave it up for a week. Encourage reading in the tent, writing letters, snacks optional. Stick a movie in the laptop under the fabric house, tell secrets, let the kids sleep in it over night!
I also thought I’d share the last TWO YEARS of “Mom, I’m Bored” links!!
So, with this linky today and the links for the past two years, clearly boredom is a thing of the past.
You can read the WFMW guidelines here and grab your own button!
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Last year we made a Big List on poster board of lots of fun things to do. Even though my youngest will be 13 later this month, he says he still wants to do it again.
Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
Are you saying spending everyday in pajamas is WRONG?!?
This is a fabulous resource. Thanks for the links to previous years. My kids aren’t school-age yet, so this is a great list for anytime of the year for me.
great linky! can’t wait to use these ideas!
Better yet, let dad and the kids camp out in the backyard!! That’s been a fun summer activity for the last 2 years. And, this mom, just takes a wonderful bubble bath inside the house.
Wow…a lot of these links have NOTHING to do with summer boredom. Can you be a bit more strict with the rules? I was excited to see these, but really have to waft through them to find the summer boredom tips.
Hi Jen,
The theme is just a suggestion. I don’t want this to be so rigid with a lot of rules. I realize not everyone even has children and I certainly don’t want to forbid them from participating. The themes are really for frequent participants who run out of ideas.
My kids love fort building, so I am in 100% agreement with your tip.
By the way, your button did not seem to work today when I cut and pasted it. Not sure why. It has in the past. Maybe a glitch on this end, but I wanted you to know…
Last year we spent A LOT of time at the beach and zoo. I have a feeling this summer is going to be more of the same. Luckily, my son is a toddler, and only has 2 weeks of vacation every summer!
Just want to send you THE BIGGEST THANK YOU for facilitating this resource
I will definitely be using it this summer!
Wow, what a fun link up! Wish I could join in but I think I’ll be too busy reading everyone elses wonderful ideas to have time to create my own list.
Thanks so much for hosting! I just love your blog!!
~Morgan
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I am not sure if you are aware that your ad network is running an ad at the top of your page for women’s lingerie. The model is posed somewhat suggestively and given your frequent discussions about the dangers of pornography and our culture’s oversexualization of women, it seems a bit off. I just thought you should know, in case you did not see it before the ads rotated.
Thanks, Sally, for telling me. I emailed my ad network to opt out of this ad.
Yeah, I saw the same ad Sally mentioned. It sure is hard sometimes when you can’t control the ad content as much as you would like.
I was curious… the first of the month is supposed to be on a theme, but most of the posts have nothing to do with “Mom, I’m Bored” ideas. I had a hard time finding those in the middle of all the other things. I only discovered WFMW a few weeks ago, so this is my first theme day. Just wondering if it’s always like this.
I must say, though, it’s been really great finding other people’s ideas. I’ve bookmarked a few for use later on.
And this post too! 
Thanks for doing this service!
Hi Lisa,
The theme is a suggestion. I realize not everyone even has children and I certainly don’t want to forbid them from participating on a theme like this one. The themes are really for frequent participants who run out of ideas and this is to help maybe trigger an idea they hadn’t thought of. Glad you’re finding it helpful though.
You really can’t beat a good sheet/blanket fort! =)
My 2 year old daughter LOVES (and I don’t think I can say that with enough enthusiasm!) forts! We started building sheet forts with her when she was about 1.5 yrs, and the joys of hiding out, reading a book, playing puzzles, listening to music, and all kinds of fun activities still hasn’t wained. Though we still make sheet forts, we’re now onto box forts, furniture forts, tree forts, and pretty much any nook or cranny that can be made into a fort! Oh the joys of imagination and discovery!
Thanks for all of your ideas!