Pinterest is FULL of brilliant boredom busters that are super simple to make, but I don’t know how many times I’ve decided to try one and then realized I was missing a key ingredient. So I created this list of more than 50 amazing boredom busters that can be made with these 8 household items.
- Borax
- White or Clear School Glue
- Baking Soda
- White Vinegar
- Corn Starch
- Shaving Cream
- Dish Soap
- Food Coloring
As long as you keep these items in stock – you’ll always have a project ready to combat boredom at almost any age!
Dish Soap Silly Putty with corn starch and dish soap
DIY Window Clings with glue, dish soap, and food coloring
Homemade Finger Paint with cornstarch, food coloring, dish soap (and sugar)
Magic Milk Painting with food coloring, dish soap (and milk)
Marbled Paper with food coloring, dish soap (and milk)
Launching Cork Rockets with baking soda and vinegar
Bubble Snakes with dish soap and water
More Advanced Rockets with baking soda and vinegar
Lego Volcanoes with baking soda, vinegar, and dish soap
Make Foam Paint with shaving cream, glue, and food coloring
Shaving Cream Painting & Marbling with shaving cream & food coloring
Make it rain with shaving cream clouds and food coloring
Make Fizzing Cloud Foam with baking soda, shaving cream, and vinegar
Try some glue resist art with glue and food coloring (or watercolors)
Make stained glass with glue and food coloring
Try painting with glue and salt for fun effects
Here’s another fun way to paint with glue and salt
DIY Puffy Paint with glue, shaving cream, and food coloring
Tons of fun ideas for your DIY puffy paint
DIY Gak with borax, food coloring, and glue
Painting on wet glue with food coloring
Melting, fizzing dough with corn starch, baking soda, food coloring and vinegar
Make fizzy mud with baking soda, food coloring, and vinegar
Erupting Paint with baking soda, food coloring, and vinegar
Make a baking soda/vinegar powered boat
Make a tornado in a jar with dish soap and vinegar
Give your toy cars an exploding car wash!
Hatching Dinosaur eggs with baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring
Rainbow Oobleck with corn starch and food coloring
Fizzy Rainbow Slush with corn starch, baking soda, food coloring, and vinegar
How to get the BEST baking soda and vinegar reactions with dish soap
Shaving Cream Writing Practice is a blast for littles learning letters
Make Bath Paints with shaving cream and food coloring
Break Open Fizzing Treasure Chests with baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring
DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint with cornstarch and food coloring
Make your own Bouncy Balls with borax, glue, corn starch, and food coloring
Beautiful pressed flower ornaments with baking soda, corn starch, and glue
Cloud Dough with corn starch and shaving cream
DIY Edible Finger Paints with cornstarch, food coloring (and sugar)
Exploding Sidewalk Chalk Bags with cornstarch, food coloring, baking soda, and vinegar
Dreamy Fairy Dough with corn starch, food coloring (and hair conditioner)
Soapy Sea Foam with dish soap, corn starch, and food coloring
Cornstarch Ornaments with corn starch and baking soda
Modeling Clay with baking soda and corn starch
Frozen Popsicle Chalk with cornstarch and food coloring
Sludge made with corn starch, dish soap, and food coloring
Make pretend melting ice cream with cornstarch
Make clay with glue and cornstarch
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