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 farmer’s 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
- silent reading
- 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?
Blessings,
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