20 budget BOREDOM BUSTERS

1 CREATE A HANGING MOBILE

Get your kids to draw some small pictures (four or six should fit on a side of A4) with brightly coloured pens, then cut them out, punch a hole in each and thread them onto a piece of string. Tie each end to a coat hanger. If you want to get more inventive, hang three more hangers from the first one and then fix three additional ones to each of those.

2 HOMEMADE PLAY-DOH

Mix flour, salt and water with a splash of food colouring and heat in a large pan over