Category Archives: Boredom Busters

Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip with the Smithsonian Museum

Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip with the Smithsonian Museum

The Smithsonian, in collaboration with USA Today, created a free at-home summer learning guide for kids. “Summer Road Trip” is a new 40-page activity guide that takes kids on a “road trip of discovery,” Some of the featured activities include: Construct your own biplane inspired by Bessie Coleman and learn more about her achievements through a National Air…Read More

Here’s How to Make Your Own Tie-Dye With Red Wine

Here’s How to Make Your Own Tie-Dye With Red Wine

If you have a plain sweatshirt and a bottle of wine you can jump on the tie-dye trend thanks to these Tik Tok tutorials. @jnehringWine-dye challenge results. Pt2 ##winedye ##winedyechallenge ##tiedye ##tiedyeshirt ##fyp♬ Buttercup – Jack Stauber To avoid getting stains anywhere other than on your DIY project, try wine tie-dyeing in your bathtub. @jvkefromstatefarmAnother wine…Read More

You Could Win Prizes With These Summer Reading Challenges.

You Could Win Prizes With These Summer Reading Challenges.

Get the whole family reading with these summer reading challenges from local Hampton Roads Public Libraries. Virginia Beach Public Library Summer Reading Challenge 2020 Children and Teens: Each week, readers that complete 3 activities will unlock the activity badge and be entered to win coupons to food venues that offer drive-through or take-out. The coupons…Read More

Download a Free ’90s Country Cross Stitch

Download a Free ’90s Country Cross Stitch

CMT has teamed up with Red Handled Scissors to make a project to help pass the time.  A 90s country cross stitch pattern! Download it along with instructions here. Garth. Reba. Alan. Shania. The gang’s all here for this ’90s country cross stitch! Head here to download the pattern: https://t.co/4Ot5z4CjPl pic.twitter.com/98Tty7AOxA — cmt (@CMT) June 17, 2020Read More

Take Free Art Lessons From a Children’s Book Author

Take Free Art Lessons From a Children’s Book Author

A children’s book author named Rob Biddulph has been offering free art lessons on YouTube during the pandemic.  And he just set a world record for largest online art lesson.  He was trying to get 10,000 people to sign on at once and ended up with over 45,000. Watch this free online lesson. Get more, like…Read More