- While being engaged in fun activities, your children will be practicing important age-appropriate skills such as visual discrimination, sequencing, small muscle coordination, following directions, and critical and creative thinking. Every parent knows what it"s like when the kids are bored and nothing seems to strike their fancy. In those moments, count on The Never-Bored Kid Book series to come to the rescue. These books contain hours of constructive fun! All you need are a few simple supplies such as scissors, glue, tape, crayons, or marking pens.