[Idiom] occupied with nothing

[Ashiuhto]

Are the following sentences acceptable?

1. Being occupied with nothing, we children felt bored.
2. Therefore, we decided to think of something funny to do.
3. One of my cousins, Frank, suggested playing hide-and-seek.
4. Then we began to play the amusing game.

 

[bhaisahab]

Are the following sentences acceptable?

1. Having nothing to occupy us, we children felt bored.
2. Therefore, we decided to think of something funny to do.
3. One of my cousins, Frank, suggested playing hide-and-seek.
4. Then we began to play the amusing game.

Bhai.

 

[SoothingDave]

Something "fun" to do, not "funny."

 

[Tullia]

Something "fun" to do, not "funny."

"Funny" could work in some contexts, if the children were planning a prank for example. However I agree here it sounds odd, when what they came up with was a game. "Fun" would be better, you're right.