It’s so important to get the kids as well as yourself away from the use of technology! I’ll just come out and say it, the mismanagement of technology in our homes are damaging our kids. Here is some help to take a stand and turn off the tv, tablet or cellphone. 50 Screen-Free Spring Activities For Kids is sure to have your kids laughing and you too!
A new report from Common Sense Media found that children 8 and younger now spend more time on mobile screens — around 48 minutes a day — than they do reading or being read to, which on average is about 30 minutes a day.
Almost all children 8 and younger, 98%, live in a home with some type of mobile device and the same percentage have a TV in the home, according to the report.
Nearly half of children 8 and younger, 49%, watch TV or play video games in the hour before bedtime and 42% of parents say the TV is on “always” or “most of the time” in the home, according to the report.
Let’s take a critical look at our own homes and see exactly how many hours our children are spending in front of a screen. Just this one step could transform your home!
50 Screen-Free Spring Activities For Kids
fly a kite
build a fort
build a log cabin village out of twigs and sticks
play baseball or a game of croquet
take a rainy day walk with an umbrella and boots!
read in a hammock
plant seeds in a flowerpot
play hopscotch
nature scavenger hunt (FREE printable)
go to a butterfly conservatory
break rocks with a hammer (with adult supervision)
sidewalk chalk
grow a vegetable garden
have a family bake-off
make homemade ice cream
have a “kid craft” a day
pick wildflowers
jump rope
explore your town on a bike ride
visit a petting zoo
play dress up in a particular time period
have a board game tournament with your family
read a book together and then have the kids make a puppet show of the book
make juice popsicles
go to a farmers market
blow bubbles
go fishing
learn how to build a birdhouse
play hide and seek
play marbles in the dirt
make family t-shirts
string beads to make a Mother’s Day present
start a nature collection
listen to books online
see the cherry blossoms!
have a tea party
act out a play
stay up late to stargaze
work together on a puzzle
have a scavenger hunt
feed the ducks
play in the rain
make mud pies
build a fort
have a picnic
bake a cake for your neighbor
go to a local museum
facepaint
break out the binoculars and make a list of the birds you see in your yard
write or tell a story
Your Turn…
What’s your favorite Spring activity?
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