... you can't afford fall decorations, find scraps around the house and use those,

... your top loading washer won't drain or hit the spin cycle, try putting 40 lbs. of weights on it until the broken part comes in,

... your son gets bored in the shower, get his dad to hold him up so he can use the curtain rod as a road for his trucks,

... your kids are bored and it's pouring out, grab construction paper, scrapbooking scissors and glue sticks and let them have at it.