Printable board | How NOT to be Bored (english)

How NOT to Be Bored — Printable Holiday Choice Board for Children

When the school routine disappears, even the most imaginative child can end up staring at the wall, thinking “I have no idea what to do next.” How NOT to Be Bored is a printable, fillable holiday activity board that hands your child a ready-made menu of ideas — so they can choose their own next step instead of waiting to be entertained.

Written directly for children and designed with neurodivergent kids in mind — including children with ADHD, autism or anxiety who find unstructured time tricky — this screen-free boredom buster gently turns “I’m bored” into calm, self-directed play.

What’s inside: 

• Four illustrated activity worlds: Games, Create, Move, and Rest & Help — each packed with ready-to-pick ideas
• Blank fillable spaces so your child can add their own unique ideas as they discover them
• A dedicated “Note for Grown-Ups” with the thinking behind each activity type, plus simple phrases to use when a moment gets tricky
• Instant digital download — fill it in on screen, or print it out and hang it somewhere your child can always find

Created by The Feelings Teacher and grounded in Emotion Coaching principles, each section quietly supports a different need: movement to release big energy, quiet activities to help an overstimulated child settle, and hands-on projects that build a satisfying sense of independence. It’s the perfect calm-down and cheer-up tool for the school holidays, half-term, weekends and rainy days.

Give your child the gift of being the chief scientist of their own house — and reach for it every time boredom strikes.