My DS Isaac is in grade 2 and will be 7 in October. He is pretty easy to entertain, being an only child for so long I guess he had to learn! I totally agree about the art supplies, Isaac loves those cheap wooden dinosaurs that you get at the markets and have to assemble yourself, and they keep him busy for ages. Also, I put things (plastic dinosaurs etc)in a plaster 'rock' and he uses his archeologist tools to dig out his find, messy but fun. We like to cook togetehr, he helps make dinner and on weekends we make biscuits or little quiches or something, which is fun. When all else fails, he loves his xbox and computer, but I try keep that to a minimum. My DH at the moment has decided he can have his own computer, but only if he puts it together himself to prove he can look after it. Obviously DH helps, but Isaac really enjoys it, and he is learning something too.