Nothing comes to mind at the moment, but I can give a suggestion here. Go to the library and get a book by Shel Silverstein. He recently passed away, but his works are legendary! I bought each of my kids one of his books one summer, and they were hooked. I couldn't get them out of their rooms because they wanted to read. An example of a short bit of "prose" by Mr. Silverstein:
"I gave you a chance to water the plants; I didn't mean that way, now zip up your pants". His works are very subtle, but funny and just grab kids' attention. He also wrote the words to the song "A Boy Named Sue", sung by Johnny Cash.

Lol i laughed when i read this because my boys were never allowed to say that****** .
Why ????cause i always had a list of things on my refrigerator that needed done and some were great jobs for boys like burning the grass,wash the car .
Anyways*** the older they got the less my list got cause often times they would go look and do some of those things just to please me .
One day i came home and they were waiting for me to show me the list was empty lol
Now both men are clean freaks who can clean and cook as good as their wives .(sorry if i sound like i am bragging)
Oh for the good old days.Also if they were broke or saving for something we would come up with a price to do things that were very hard .Hugs and thanks for my trip back down memory lane Carolyn

Well after raising 4 girls, and then along came the grand kids, I like a list of things to do and the reward system, lots of times the reward consisted of a multi-pieced puzzle or a good book for their age. these things seem to intrigue them. Anyway now there are 2 Librarians in the family a daughter and a Grand daughter./Lillian

Sorry I can t help, I was brought up with the saying that only boring people get bored.

Shel Silverstein entertained my sisters and me for hours when we were young. We particularly loved his poem "Nothing to Do." Here's the link:

You don't say how old your grandkids are and this may be a little harsh for the young ones but it still good advice.

I found this by googling.

I Don't Know What to Do Today
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups

I don't know what to do today.
Perhaps I'll go outside and play,
or stay indoors and watch TV,
or take a bath, or climb a tree.

Or maybe I'll go ride my bike,
or pick my nose, or take a hike,
or jump a rope, or scratch my head,
or play a game, or stay in bed,
or dance a jig, or pet the cat,
or drink some milk, or buy a hat,
or sing a song, or read a book,
or change my socks, or learn to cook,
or dig a hole, or eat a pear,
or call my friends, or brush my hair,
or hold my breath, or have a race,
or stand around and slap my face.

I'm so confused, and bored, and blue,
to not know what I ought to do.
I guess that I should just ask you.
So, what do you think I should do?

--Kenn Nesbitt

Oh what a cute question and the answers are even better! (love the poem, by the way).. I am with Carolyn (Noah). If any of my four kids said they were bored - I gave them a chore to do! It was something I simply didn't like to hear - there was always tons of things to do around our house. Needless to say - rarely did anyone say it twice!! Hugs to you, Laura*