25 Activities For Screen-Free Week
May 1-7 is Screen-Free Week, and as we finally emerge from a long winter and the gloominess of a mixed up spring, I have to admit the kid’s tablet time has been on the rise lately. With extended screen time comes moody kids and sleep issues. It’s time to detox for a week and get things back on track.
Working from home and being with the girls all day everyday means I tend to use screen time as crutch to get caught up on work or a bit of quiet time to recharge and get through the day. So I have to be prepared this week with activities to do together and ones they can do on their own to fill the time. Here’s a list of activities to get us through the week.
- Coloring
- Biking
- Yoga
- Nature Walks
- Beauty and the Beast with SCA Fine Arts
- Painting
- Lego
- Gardening
- Library Visits
- Crafts
- Canadian Road Trip at the Winspear
- Discover a New Playground
- Reading Aloud
- Crystals Growing Kit
- Skating
- Puzzles
- Rollerblading
- Visit a Recreation Centre
- Poetry Tea Time
- Pretend Play
- Baking Together
- Spring Cleanup of a Green Space
- Board Games
- Meditation and Breathing Exercises
- Dance Parties
There may be the occasional tv show or hockey game watched (go Oilers!) but hopefully we will be able to put the tablets away and reconnect more. Do you plan on taking part in screen free week? What activities do you have planned?
3 Comments
Camie
We need to do this, but I want to make it the first week after my son’s online classes end which I think is in two weeks. We are going to participate in a city clean up day this weekend and get outside more as the weather improves. I love your list! We have a little zoo here that only costs a few dollars and I want to get more hiking in.
Pitter Patter and Constant Chatter
Thanks!Our weather has been hit or miss the last few weeks, with a few late snowfalls. The sun looks like it will be shining for a while and we have lots of outdoor activities planned, with our fist camping trip coming up in 2 weeks!
Camie
Camping, how fun! Our weather has been the same. We had snow last week. I just want temps to warm up and the sun to come out! It’s beautiful here today so I hope we’ll start drying out. Enjoy your week unplugged.