Whether you have kids home on vacation or visiting kids in your household, you’re gonna have to counter the I’m bored with something to do. Here’s our best no-electronic-screen-involved ideas from the HowToConsign Pinterest Boards:

(They’ll especially love unrolling all the paper towels to get at the cardboard roll.)

Budding chemists and budding gourmets alike will enjoy this:

Use up all the empty gift boxes making collage dioramas.

Learning by licking, a sure-fire success.

And of course, there’s always the old standby, sock puppets!