In an effort to combat the perennial "I'm bored" complaint by children and the bane of modern parents everywhere o much screen time me 100 ideas to get kids off the couch, moving outside, engaging with others, or using their creativity. The activities are divided into three main areas: those for indoor, rainy, and extreme-temperature days; outdoors; and traveling. Related activities, such as making Parachute Pals out of recycled grocery bags and a Stuffed Animal Zip Line out of rope and paper clips, are folded into these groupings. Accompanied by simple directions, helpful hints, and energetic illustrations that combine cartoon drawings of children and color photographs of finished products, the activities require only basic household items or simply one's imagination. Some are classic (leaf rubbings), while others are variations (water balloon piñatas). Even more ideas, such as making "painted toast" with "milk paint," may be new to both caregivers and children. Long summers, breaks, and vacations will never be the same with this resourceful activity book. And the table of contents makes a great checklist!

This handbook offers 100 straightforward screen-free projects for readers to undertake when bored. These include indoor activities such as yoga, painting, making a fingerprint kit, and concocting silly slime, as well as outdoor projects such as planting an herb garden, making a slip and slide, and leaf jumping. Ways to avoid the -are we there yet?- question while traveling include making a travel scrapbook, creating a group story sentence-by-sentence, and dream interpretation: -Share your wackiest dreams with your journey-mates, then ask them to take turns explaining what they think they mean.- Paganelli illustrates with color-accented line drawings and photo details, creating a lively presentation that invites casual perusing. Without proselytizing, Hirschmann gently urges readers to unplug (-Put that device down and get creative. Pick a page and try something new!-), while the loosely structured activities provide leeway for readers to come up with their own screen-free fun. Ages 7-10. (Mar.)