Kids Stuck Inside? Check Out Our FREE Boredom Busters!

Mom…I’m bored!

When you’re stuck inside with your kids—especially for an extended period of time—you probably look for activities that help combat boredom AND provide educational value at the same time. We can help! (You don’t have to use All About Reading or All About Spelling to reap the benefits of the resources featured below.)

Check Out Our Boredom Busters!

Being stuck inside might even seem fun when you start using the ideas compiled in the infographic below. In fact, if you don’t tell your child he’s learning, he might not even notice!

infographic with summer slide activities

More FREE Teaching and Learning Resources

In addition to the ideas included on the infographic, we have LOTS of ready-to-print games and activities for you to download right now! We’ve also listed some helpful articles for teaching language arts skills and concepts. So grab a few of these resources and let the learning (and fun) begin!

Reading Resources

Get kids interested in reading with magazines!
Read some great books! (Picture Books | Chapter Books)
Let us help as you motivate your kids to read.
There’s no better time to start reading aloud to your kids.
Create a bit of extra motivation with a cozy reading nook.

Skills Review for Reading and Spelling

Build language skills with fun games like Boggle, Headbanz, Apples to Apples Junior, and more!
Celebrate the seasons with stories and activities from All About Reading Levels 1-4 in our winter, spring, summer, and fall reading bundles.
Explore even more reading review activities from All About Reading Levels 1-4 with our Reading Activity Bundle.
“Eat” some Banana Splits: a game with compound words.
Have a Popcorn Party! with this fun spelling review game.
Practice three-letter prefixes, simple CVC words, and more with Word Flippers.
Practice reading and spelling words with our Drag Race Review Game.
Check out this treasure trove of pirate-themed reading and spelling activities. Arrrr!
Try these 19 Activities for Kinesthetic Learning for learning that sticks!
Create some kinesthetic writing practice with these DIY Salt Trays.
Practice the letters and letter combinations (phonograms) that make up the English language with these review games and activities: Try Not to Moo!, Swatting Phonograms, Phonogram Jungle Bingo, and Fun with Phonograms. Check out our free Phonogram Sounds App!

Vocabulary-Building Resources

Match up the Baby Animal Names with this matching activity.
Reinforce spelling and vocabulary skills using Word Trees.
Build your child’s vocabulary with these awesome ideas.
Play with portmanteaus and build your child’s vocabulary all at the same time!

Preschool Resources

Review the alphabet and make some great snacks with our ABC Snacks Cookbooks.
Practice letter recognition with this series of hands-on activities.
Explore the alphabet with this series of easy-to-assemble letter crafts. (Uppercase Letters | Lowercase Letters)
Our free Letter Sounds A to Z App is a great way to teach and reinforce the correct pronunciation of the letter sounds.

Reading and Spelling Teaching Tips

Please note that some of the activities listed above may need to be adapted for use with your child’s reading or spelling program.

How do you handle being stuck inside with your kids? Share in the comments below!

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December 21, 2022 at 6:08 am

Excellent

Robin

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December 21, 2022 at 8:00 am

Thank you, Wada!

Amanda Nkamwesiga

June 29, 2020 at 6:06 am

Great ideas! Thank you!?

Robin E.

June 29, 2020 at 11:45 am

You’re welcome, Amanda! ?

Roxanna

June 17, 2020 at 2:04 pm

Thank you for all of the great tips & resources!

June 17, 2020 at 5:45 pm

You’re welcome, Roxanna! Let me know if you need anything.

Abimbola

June 14, 2020 at 1:38 pm

The materials available for download are really helpful for me as a teach. Thank you.

Merry

June 15, 2020 at 3:15 pm

You’re welcome, Abimbola!

Martha

May 15, 2020 at 7:38 am

This program teaches reading in such a logical and easy to follow manner! We’ve had great success using both All About Reading and All About Spelling! I also love the structure and progression of the lessons! Easy to use and my kids love the magnets and stories!

May 15, 2020 at 4:48 pm

Thank you, Martha! It’s great to hear that All About Reading and All About Spelling have worked so well for your family. ?

Bonita

May 14, 2020 at 9:03 pm

I have been playing more board games since we’ve been stuck inside. It gets my child thinking, reading, and not asking for a screen all day! It also makes such a bonding moment between us.

May 15, 2020 at 4:42 pm

Bonita,
Yes! Board games are so wonderful for practicing skills while having family fun. ?

Christina

May 14, 2020 at 10:47 am

Thanks for all the links. These are great resources!

May 14, 2020 at 11:27 am

You’re welcome, Christina! Let me know if you need anything or have questions.

Cassandra M

May 9, 2020 at 3:51 pm

Thank you for all the informative posts and links!

May 11, 2020 at 9:43 am

You’re welcome, Cassandra! ?

Lisa

April 30, 2020 at 12:09 pm

Thank you for sharing all the great ideas and resources.

Natalie L

April 30, 2020 at 10:39 am

Great ideas and resources. It’s nice to be reminded of all the things we can do when we’re stuck in a rut.

April 30, 2020 at 7:26 pm

What a great way to put it, Natalie! Yes, there are lots of ways to change things up.

Casey Gernon

April 29, 2020 at 9:33 am

Thank you for the resources

Jill Barton

April 21, 2020 at 7:48 am

I love being able to suggest some of these activities for my families to try for enriching Speech and Language skills during this time of the school year to get ready for carryover therapy during the summer.

April 21, 2020 at 9:37 pm

Glad this is helpful for you and your families, Jill!

Sarah

April 19, 2020 at 9:48 pm

Thanks! These are such helpful resources

April 20, 2020 at 10:09 am

You’re so welcome, Sarah! Let me know if you need anything or have questions.

Kim

April 17, 2020 at 9:25 pm

Thanks. These are great.

Natalie

April 16, 2020 at 7:57 pm

Thank you for all of the extra materials. I just discovered them tonight. We love the All About Spelling program. This is our first year homeschooling and our first year with this program – I can’t wait to start it with our upcoming kindergarten student!

Eden Stubing

April 16, 2020 at 4:42 pm

Great tips! Especially while we are working remotely.

Christa B

April 15, 2020 at 8:23 pm

Thank you for all of the wonderful resources!

Sam

April 15, 2020 at 6:18 pm

All my kids ever say is “Mom i’m bored!”.. thank you for these great helpful ideas! =]

April 17, 2020 at 8:53 am

You’re welcome, Sam. I hope you find lots to bust the boredom!

Christy Mosher

April 15, 2020 at 5:23 am

Super helpful blog article! Thank you! I have 2 bored kids right now and need all the help I can get!

April 16, 2020 at 11:11 am

Glad this is helpful for you, Christy!

Sarah B R

April 10, 2020 at 8:16 pm

I am so lucky my 10 yo only child never says she’s bored. Today she produced, staged, and performed a puppet show. ? And yes, reading is the cure to any boredom.

April 13, 2020 at 11:04 am

Sarah,
Yes, you are lucky, and it’s probably because your child has learned how to not be bored. So many kids today are accustomed to having their time scheduled for them that they don’t know what to do with unscheduled time. Your daughter’s puppet show sounds like an amazing use of unscheduled time! ?