25 Screen-Free Ideas for Kiddos
- Visit a free music class (*we go to one at a local church-check websites since registration may be required)
- Make granola! (messy and fun!)
- Go swimming at an indoor pool (we went to the YMCA-it was a little crazy with both kiddos, but so fun!)
- Meet friends at the zoo! (don't forget to pack a lunch!)
- Go on a bug hunt! (pick up rocks and see who lives underneath!)
- Make a collage
- Play with water beads
- Visit your local library (walk if you live close enough!)
- Try story time at your local library
- Take your baby brother on a swing for the first time (baby sisters are invited too!)
- Make popsicles together
- Have a breakfast picnic...in the living room!
- Fill the kitchen sink with bubbles!
- Make (or buy) a cardboard house and decorate it! (Sweet P got hers for her birthday from Auntie Maria and has had a blast all week!)
- Go to a local festival (we went to the Tulip Festival in Pella for the first time...the parade is awesome!)
- Visit the Farmer's Market! (ours started this weekend!)
- Make sensory bottles!
- Read lots and lots and lots of books
- Go to a local sporting event (we went to a soccer game since the Farmer coaches)
- Try a new recipe together (we made overnight oatmeal! YUM!)
- Turn on the stereo and dance!
- Ride a scooter! (don't forget your helmet!)
- Fill a bird feeder and watch the birds!
- Play with colored bubbles!
- Throw water balloons! (Sweet P LOVED this!)
10 Screen Free Ideas For Mamas:
- Read a book! (or two!)
- Catch up on that pile of magazines
- Play a family board game
- Have a date night
- Try a new group fitness class at the gym
- Take a nap (no, really)
- Take a bath!
- Try a local MOPS group
- Try several new recipes (or just one)
- Do a "mom" craft!
Check out these other posts for more Screen-Free ideas!
