Deborah Shelton
deborah@fiveminuteparent.com

The Five Minute Parent
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Summer Anti-Boredom List
By Deborah Shelton

Before summer vacation turns into a boredom fest, sit down
as a family and make a summer anti-boredom list. Write down
a mixture of long overdue chores that you’ve been meaning
to get done, along with goals and dreams that you’ve always
wanted to accomplish. Don’t leave out the fantastic! If
you’ve always wanted to ride on a unicorn, even though
there is no such animal, write it down. You may read the
list one day when you’re bored, see the unicorn wish, and
decide to take horseback riding lessons.

With an anti-boredom list displayed prominently on the
refrigerator, fun is just around the corner. Take a look at
my family’s summer anti-boredom list to get an idea. By the
way, can you tell which entries belong to our five-year-old
son?

* Learn karate.
* Order room service.
* Become one with a hammock.
* Start a worm farm.
* Write a new short story.
* Start a snail farm.
* Have snail races!
* Repaint the fence.
* Let’s go swimming with dolphins.
* Go fishing with Pappa.
* Actually paint pictures every week instead of just
watching lessons on Channel 8.
* Landscape the backyard to resemble a jungle.
* Swing through the trees like Tarzan.
* Organize the boxes of family photos.
* Read an entire novel in one sitting.
* Decorate Mom’s car with candy and marbles and toys and
broken clocks. Let me glue everything on.
* Create an entry for the Art Car Parade.
* Write an entire novel in one sitting.
* Go to Disney Land!
* Challenge Tiger Woods to a one-hole-winner-take-all match.
* Go to Disney Land!
* Open the first coffee shop/cool bookstore in the
neighborhood.
* Go to Disney Land!

About the Author:
Deborah Shelton is a mother, freelance writer, and author
of the brand new book, "The Five Minute Parent: Fun & Fast
Activities for You and Your Little Ones." Visit Deborah's
website for more family-friendly ideas:
http://www.fiveminuteparent.com