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Have you heard the “bored” word yet from the kids? Here are some low cost ideas you could keep handy for those times you just cannot think of suggestions for your own kids or maybe even a plan for a group event.

• Visit the animal shelter

• Visit a fire station

• Have cooking lessons at home (bake bread, make homemade ice cream, grandma’s cookies)

• Take a drive to the local historical roadside sites

• Learn to knit or do needlework

• Get a giant piece of paper and colored pencils and draw your dream house interior view with all the details

• Participate in free summer reading programs and story times offered by your local library

• Have paper airplane or paper boat races or try making and flying your own kites

• Put on a theatrical performance, a puppet show or a talent contest

• Write and illustrate a story

• Plant a small garden or container garden and watch it grow

• Have sack, peanut or egg races

• Plan a picnic as an activity

• Take your kids on a tour of family history and photos

• Play board games on rainy days

• Walk, hike, and enjoy nature

• Go camping in the backyard

Please contact Janell at the Chouteau County Extension Office at 622-3036, janellb@montana.edu or in the Chouteau County Courthouse at 1308 Franklin St in Fort Benton with any questions or for more information.

Montana State University, US Department of Agriculture and Montana Counties Cooperating. MSU Extension is an equal opportunity/affirmative action provider of educational outreach.