Anonymous wrote:Silly Putty and a newspaper

What is this thing you call a “newspaper?” Will silly putty work on a tablet screen?

bubbles

Sidewalk chalk
Cardboard box to draw on or use as a boat
Plastic solo cups for water play
Tops of pouches for littler kids- give them two narrow cups to transfer them back and forth
Printouts of coloring pages from online

Mini etch a sketch from Dollar Tree

Silly Putty and a newspaper

Also bottleflipping...

My kids have been living doing "trick shots" with bouncy balls or ping pong balls into tupperware containers. They're pretty much playing beer pong, but it keeps them very entertained!

They also love their stomp rockets and filling up a big bucket of water and using those squirter things.

Seconding sidewalk chalk. Hours of fun.

Box of chalk. Make rainbows on the driveway brighten up the neighborhood

Awesome.

Cardboard box

Pillow fort

Story telling

Got my 9yo a $1.50 jump rope and he's nonstop jumping around the house -- it is awesome. Other cheap but fun, long-lasting fun ideas?