Hi everyone~ So, as you can see from the title, I'll be blogging about what to do when you're bored! I have a little cup with Lolly Sticks inside, those lolly sticks have words written on them, each with a different ideas of what I can do when I'm bored. So here's a
little blog post with my ideas on them! So you can make a bored cup as well!
Do It Yourself
Make some DIY's! Here are a few of my favorites:
Slime
So, I just can't seem to make slime using detergent so I'll share with you a different recipe, I can't tell you the exact measurements because I always just eyeball it.
Thing's you'll need:
PVA glue (It MUST be PVA glue)
Baking Soda (This is different from Baking Powder, It HAS to be baking Soda)
Contact lens solution Or Eyedrops (This entirely depnds on what you have)
Paint (Food Coloring will stain your hands if you use too much so It's a better idea to use paint)
Glitter (Optional)
Any Kind of Scents you have lying around, in my case it would food flavoring (Optional)
First! mix 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda with the glue, until they are completely combined
Second, This is optional but add Paint, Glitter and a drop of Food Flavoring into the mix
Lastly, Slowly add eyedrops or contact lens solution until you get the perfect consistency. Remember that you'll need to go in with your hands when it's still a bit sticky because if you keep playing with it, it'll eventually become perfect.
Playdough
This is my absolute favorite recipe, it's easy and so soft! Not to mention you only need 3 ingredients
Thing's you'll need:
1 cup of Corn Starch
1/2 cup of Conditioner
A few drops of paint (As I mentioned before, too much food coloring will stain your hands so it's safer to use paint)
First Add a few drops of paint into your conditioner (This is optional of course)
Second, Slowly add the conditioner to the cornstarch, keep mixing, you might not need all the conditioner or you might need more, this all depends on how you like it. Now you're done! Enjoy your super soft playdough
Perler Beads
This is quite self explanatory but just go onto the internet and find a perler bead design, grab yours beads, tweezers and a perler bead board. Copy the pattern down onto the board, get some wax paper, heat up your iron. Put the wax paper over you design and put your iron on top, leaving it there for an even distribution of heat. Take the iron off and put some heavy items on top so your design doesn't curl up, now leave it to cool down before peeling the wax off, Now you can do whatever you want with your design, I usually use it as a coaster or a key chain. If you're too lazy to make it a pattern just make a perler bead bowl, here's how. Get a heat safe bowl or aluminum foil, cut a piece of wax paper and cover the bowl the add a generous amount of oil all around, Put perler beads in the bowl, evenly distributing them all around the bowl,The oil should hold the beads on the sides of the bowl. Throw it into the oven, I put mine at 190 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes. Then take it out of the oven and leave it to cool down before removing it from the bowl and peeling off the wax paper. Get some oil absorption tissue and start absorbing the oil from the perler bead bowl, now you're ready to use it!
Lipbalm
This is super easy so I'll just get straight into it. I'll be showing you how to make a Mocha scented one, if you want a different scent then just change the coffee and cocoa powder to something else, but remember that if you use honey it usually goes all the way down to bottom.
Thing's you'll need:
Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly)
Olive oil/Coconut oil (If you have any other oils that isn't normal vegetable oil you can use that as well)
Cocoa Powder
Coffee Powder
First Put as much Vaseline as you want and add a bit of your oil then throw it into the microwave for 10 seconds then mix it all together
Secondly Add your scents in this case i'll be making a mocha scent so I added cocoa powder and mocha and mixed it in. If your Vaseline starts to form again just out it in the microwave some more
Lastly Pour your mixture into a container, now it's ready to be used!
If you'd like it to be Lipstick, instead of using natural ingredients for scents, use essential oils or extracts instead. For color, use an old eye shadow/blush or a melted crayon or if you're really lazy just get an old lipstick and chop a bit off of it.
Corner Bookmarks
As the name suggests, it's a bookmark but it's a unique kind! Why? because these bookmarks stay at the corner of your page and if you make an animal one you'd see little ears popping out of the book, it's absolutely adorable and easy to do. So let's get straight into it!
Thing's you'll need:
Cardstock
Ruler
Glue or Double sided tape
Pencil
Colored Pencils
Pens
Markers
Hole Puncher
Scissors
Cutter
First, Draw out the template of the corner bookmark which are 2 rows of 2 squares directly on top of each other so that makes 4 squares, draw the squares the way you would draw a very simple window, like when you were back in kindergarten. I usually make the size of the squares 5 x 5 cm, then draw a line diagonally down to the right of the top right square and the same line going diagonally to the right of the bottom left square. Now cut out the whole big square, then cut off the square on the top left and the triangles that are facing outwards from the square with lines through them. You should now have a fox like shape, that is your template.
Now, with you cutter use the dull end and out line the square, that will help you fold down the triangles.
Then, fold down the triangles and glue one triangle on the other, now that is your finished bookmark!
Finally, decorate the bookmarks however you want, use cardstock for the extra pieces of your bookmark, like for the ears, eyes and hands. Use a hole puncher for easy circular eyes, you can use colored papered for colors but I like to use brush pens and markers for this.
Of course there are many more DIY's you can do but these are just some of my favorites, they are also the easiest to do!
Nail Art
Do some nail art! Here are some easy tips I use for nail art hacks!
Stamping Plate
This is the easiest hack, just get a stamping plate. How do you use a stamping plate? Simple. Get an opaque color (Meaning NO GLITTER, just a plain color) and cover your design, grab your scraper and scrap the excess nail polish off then grab your stamper and transfer the design from you plate to the stamper by rolling the stamper over your design (Don't forget to press down on to the design with your stamper while rolling) Paint your nail any color you want and wait for it to dry, Then do the same rolling technique but this time on your nail. Now you're done! You just got an awesome design on your nail. How do we clean up? Use nail polish remover or acetone. It's that simple!
Tape
I don't have any liquid latex or striping tape, so I use just plain sellotape instead, it's pain when covering but it's so fun to peel off! It's also very easy to find. If you want a thin strip then just grab a pair of scissors and cut it down to make it smaller.
Toothpick
I don't have a dotting tool or a nail art brush so I just use a toothpick instead! It makes cute tiny dots and is very convenient for making tiny cute designs on your nail. It;s also very cheap and easy to find
Hairpin
You can use a hairpin for a dotting tool as well! It makes a bigger dot than a toothpick but you'll need to use the hairpins with a little ball on the tip. If you use the ones without it, it'll just be a dot as small as a toothpick.
Sponge
To make a gradient you can use a sponge! You don't need those makeup sponges, a normal sponge works perfectly fine because I've tried and I didn't see any problem with it! You can also use a sponge to make most of your glitter polishes!
Steam
If you want a matte finish to your nails, you don't actually need a matte top coat, just put your nails (make sure they are completely dry) and put it over a boiling pot of water, the nails will catch the steam and it'll give you a matte effect!
I hope you guys find these little tips useful and if you have any more, feel free to leave them down below in the comments, it'd be very helpful!
Cooking
So when I get bored I like to make little desserts! Although I never eat them, I just force my mother, dad or sister to eat them instead. So here are some of my favorite and easy recipes!
No Bake Choco Bites
So this is a no bake
recipe, all you need is a microwave or a stove (depends on what you prefer and honestly, I find the microwave a lot easier to use) You only need a few ingredients to make this delicious snack
Things you'll need
White Chocolate
Dark or Milk Chocolate (Depends on what you prefer)
Chocolate Chips
Cookies of your choice
Cornflakes (Optional but I like to add these just for a little surprise)
Now let's get on with the cooking shall we?
First, Put your dark or milk chocolate into the microwave, in this case I'll be using dark chocolate, microwave it for a minute then stir it to prevent it from burning. Put it back into the microwave for 30 second bursts (meaning that you bring it out and stir every time the 30 seconds are up) until the chocolate is completely melted.
Secondly, Bring out a small mold (like an ice cube tray size) and pour the chocolate about 3/4's way full. Add a few chocolate chips for a bit of a surprise inside the bites, use a spoon to help even out the surface of the chocolate if needed. Then put it into the fridge to chill and harden.
Thirdly, Put your cookies and cornflakes into a zip lock bag, then beat the crap out of them until they are very fine crumbs. Melt your white chocolate in the microwave the same you did with the dark chocolate and combine it with the cookies. How much chocolate you put in entirely depends on how you like it. I usually add just enough chocolate to make the cookies stick together but not to make them completely watery and covered in chocolate
Lastly, Pour the white chocolate and cookie mixture on top the dark chocolate then put it into the fridge to set. To serve it, just pop them out of the mold, the two chocolate layers should stick together and there you have it! Choco bites! (I usually make mine bite sized so that's why they're called choco bites)
No Bake Cookies n Cream Fudge Cake
Here's another no bake recipe! This is a family favorite, not to mention I love making this as well
Things you'll need
90 grams of White Chocolate
80 grams of Sweetened Condensed Milk
3 Oreos
3 Mini Oreos
1/2 tablespoon of butter (I never really measure it but it's about this much)
Wafers Biscuits
Chocolate
First, Beat the crap out of your oreos until it becomes fine crumbs, which you can do by putting the oreos into a food processor or putting it into a zip lock bag then beating them with a rolling pin Then melt your butter and add it to oreos, mixing it throughly. You don't want the oreos to become ma watery mixture but you don't want to be too dry either, you want them to still be crumbs but a bit mushy and starting to stick together. Then put this mixture into a mold and press it together to form a cookie crumb base then put it in the fridge to set.
Secondly, Melt your white chocolate in the microwave for 1 minute followed by 30 second bursts then add in your sweetened condensed milk and mix them thoroughly. It should become a lot stickier and kind of like sticky pudding. Then break up your mini oreos into chunks and add it to the mix, then pour this cookies n cream fudge mix onto the oreo base we made earlier
Thirdly, Bring out your wafer biscuits and just lay them all across your cake to make a crunchy top layer. Melt some chocolate of your choice and completely cover the top of the wafers with it to help glue to wafers to each other, don't forget to push the wafers down into the fudge but not to hard until it reaches the base.
Lastly, Put everything into the fridge and once the chocolate on top is completely set the entire cake should be too, you cake cut it up and serve it right away!
Smores Cupcake
Finally, some actual baking, this requires an oven but trust me, this recipe is easy! I promise you wont mess up, it's literally just a recipe that uses left over stuff in the fridge, lol
Things you'll need
Cookies (Oreos, Graham Crackers, Chips Ahoy, Homemade Cookies, Wafers, it doesn't matter as long as it's something you like)
Nuts (Almonds are a personal favorite of mine)
Chocolate bars (Snickers, Bueno, Mars bars, Beng Beng, Twix, Penut Butter Cup, Cadbury, Even Ikea Chocolate works)
Chocolate Chips (Milk, Dark,White, Anything you like!)
Sprinkles (optional, Just for decoration)
Marshmallows
First, Chop up your cookies, nuts, chocolate bars into smaller pieces then put them into a cupcake liner with the cookies at the bottom, the chocolate bar in the middle and nuts on top.
Secondly, Add in your chocolate chips or some extra cookie crumbs if you'd like, then top it off with a layer of marshmallows. If you have a big marshmallow then just cut it in half and cover the top with it, but if you have smaller marshmallows just put it all over the top until you can't see the chocolate anymore
Thirdly, place your cupcakes into the oven and bake it at 160 Degrees Celsius for about 3 - 5 minutes, depending on how cooked you like your marshmallows.
Lastly, Bring it out to cool for a bit, add sprinkles or chocolate chips (this is optional) and serve them with a small spoon, it really easy and quick, not to mention it's delicious as well!
Microwave Molten Lava Cake
Ever wanted to make those cakes that splurge out chocolate when you cut into them but you're too lazy and/or don't have the skills to do so? Well here is a solution for you! This is an easy recipe for you to make delicious lava cakes and you don't actually need to use on oven, so that's a plus.
Thing's you'll need:
1 tbsp of Chocolate (White, Dark or Milk, entirely depends on you)
3 Oreos (You can use any flavor of oreos you like, it doesn't actually need to be Oreos as long as it's a biscuit that's similar to an oreo)
1 tsp of Powdered Sugar
A pinch of baking powder
1 1/2 - 2 tbsp of Milk
First, Grab a blender or food processor (if you don't have one you can just do this by hand) and blend your oreos to tiny crumbs.
Secondly, add your baking powder and powdered sugar into the oreo crumbs and blend until they are wel combined.
Thirdly, add in your milk, sometimes I don't actually use oreos but I use biscuits that are similar to it, some are smaller so they might need more milk. So just add in about 1 1/2 tbsp of milk in and blend it with the oreo crumbs. You want the mix to be like a paste, not to watery but not to crumbly either, kind of like mushy, wet cookies.
Lastly, in a cupcake liner put in a tbsp of your batter then put in about 1 tbsp of chocolate (that will be your lava, you can put in more or less depending on how much lava you want) and cover it the rest of your batter. Put it into the microwave for 1 minute or until your batter turn into a cakey batter and is firm. Wait for your cake to cool a bit before tipping it over and peeling it out of the cupcake liner. Sprinkle some powdered sugar over the top if you like and it's ready to serve!
As you can already tell, I really like no bake recipes (because I keep burning myself and the snacks, lol) They're also really easy and delicious, it makes use of left over stuff in your fridge as well, which I find to be an awesome bonus! Tell me down in the comments if you want any more recipes, i'll make seperate blog post for it! Anyway. let's get onto the next topic.
Read a Book
This is a classic thing to do but it's really fun to do, so here a few of my favorite books i'd recommend. I also have a few recommendations from my sister as well, let's get straight on with the recommendations.
The Princess Diaries
I know this is quite an old series but I absolutely love it! I only have 4 of the books because I couldn't find the rest but, it's just so addicting to read. You might've seen the movie but trust me, it's different from the movie, but i'd say both the movie and the book are interesting. Anyway, about the book, the story is written in the form a girl's diary, the girl in question is Mia Thermopolis, one day her life gets turned upside down because she finds out that her father is actually the king of Genovia and that she is the only princess, the heir to Genovia's throne! So she needs to go on princess training to become the perfect royal princess, worthy of being the heir to the throne. Of course, there are the typical problems of normal teenagers, like love and friendship but with a princessy twist to it! I definitely recommend it.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
I cannot deny it, I love stories that are written like a diary and this, along with princess diaries, are my favourites! It never gets old and I just can't stop reading it. Diary of a wimpy kid, like the name suggests, is a diary, well actually more like a journal of a wimpy kid called Greg Heffley, he does many weird and funny things but there are also a lot of relatable things as well, so all in all it's an absolutely funny and relatable story that you'd just get addicted to and never stop reading.
I feel like this post is getting too long so I'll make a Part 2, someday, haha.
I hope that this post has given you at least some ideas! Tune in for the 2nd part~
Original Post Was Written in 2016, Once again, I forgot to post it. Whoops!
- Jenny