My grandkids acted shocked when I said we had no video games and only 3 channels on TV. They asked "were you bored?" I said, "no I was too busy to be bored". I would find a baseball game and play all day or until we didn't have enough people. If my friends weren't around I would nerd-up and ride my bike 3 miles to the library and hang out reading while enjoying the AC (attic fan at home). I'd check out 2-4 books, read them in a week, and take them back. All that was at 8 - 9 years old. As I got older I expanded the bicycling range to include the river and swamps 5 miles away.
Bored? Hell no. Something new to learn or do every day.