A Little Bored: Unschooling and Boredom Complaints
This was our first day of unschooling where we really had nothing planned. They floundered a bit here and there. We played a lot of games and I heard a lot of "can I play DS? Can I watch TV?, etc." But I held firm and they eventually found something to do. All in all I think it went really well though. We're happy, settled, and calm so that's a great start. I know there will be times when they are bored but I do think it's good for them to be bored now and then. Often that boredom sparks a bout of creativity. However I do have a few ideas on hand to offer as suggestions for them when they start to complain. Suggestions like: Read a book Use a crafting kit Tackle a science experiment or kit Build something using the may different types of building blocks we have Put together a puzzle Play with character or animal toys Go outside Color or write a story Play with play dough or make some sensory dough ...