What is a 'boredom bag'?

What is a 'boredom bag'?

A boredom bag is what happens when the kids didn't pack the right things to bring in the car, so you pull out something new, something that will keep their interest. Maybe it is something they wanted all along - maybe it's a book, maybe it's a coloring book, maybe it's a video game, a hand-held video game - there are lots of things that kids want. It doesn't have to be expensive - for 79 cents you can get some of those little things that you draw on, that we drew on when we were kids, like the Magna-Doodle has a little travel Magna-Doodle, or a small Etch-A-Sketch. There are lots of little things you can get. But a boredom bag is for when the kids didnt bring the right things, and they really are bored, and you don't want to have to entertain them. You want them to entertain themselves a little bit, and so you bring them out something new.