This is screen free week. Here are some fun activities to do instead of being on phones, ipads, tvs, and computers! Give a few a try! For more information visit https://www.screenfree.org/

SOME ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

  1. Volunteer in a school to teach reading, math, computer skills.
  2. Learn to play the guitar or other musical instrument.
  3. Attend community concerts.
  4. Organize a community clean-up.
  5. Put together a puzzle.
  6. Visit the library. Borrow a book. Attend library activities.
  7. Go ice skating or roller skating.
  8. Listen to the radio.
  9. Visit the zoo.
  10. Paint a picture, a mural or a room.
  11. Attend a high school sporting event.
  12. Find out about your area’s community center or park’s activities.
  13. Go swimming. Join a community swim team.
  14. Read a book aloud to your younger sister/brother.
  15. Plan a picnic or barbecue.
  16. Go bird watching.
  17. Volunteer for a community organization or charity.
  18. Play with your pet.
  19. Go dancing.
  20. Write a letter to a friend or relative.
  21. Learn to cook.
  22. Plant a flower, vegetable or herb garden.
  23. Read magazines or newspapers.
  24. Plan a slumber party.
  25. Start a neighborhood basketball, soccer, or kickball game.
  26. Go camping (even if it’s just in the backyard!).
  27. Join a choir.
  28. Go through your closets and clothes. Donate surplus items to Goodwill, the Salvation Army or a local rummage sale.
  29. Start a diary/journal.
  30. Go to a museum.
  31. Take a nature hike. Collect seeds and leaves. Make a collage with the materials you collected and post it on the refrigerator.
  32. Play cards.
  33. Start a community exercise group that power walks, runs, or bikes.
  34. Read a story to your younger brother or sister.
  35. Get out the family photo album. Research your family history.
  36. Go listen to a local band.
  37. Make crafts to give as gifts.
  38. Make up a story and write it down.
  39. Learn to say simple phrases in a few different languages.
  40. Ask an older family member to tell you a story about his or her childhood. Write about it.
  41. Learn some new riddles or jokes.
  42. Bake two batches of cookies; one for your family and one for a neighbor.
  43. Watch the night sky through binoculars; identify the different constellations. Observe the moon.
  44. Visit a local bookstore.
  45. Go to a movie with your family or friends.
  46. Walk to work or school.
  47. Start a kids bowling league.
  48. Train for a 5K race.
  49. Teach a neighbor about a computer program.
  50. Go fishing.
  51. Begin a family project.
  52. HAVE A PARTY TO CELEBRATE A TV-FREE WEEK.