28 Tips For a Successful Screen-Free Week

We had a wonderful Screen-Free Week Kickoff Event here at Green Meadow Waldorf School last Saturday, April 28. About 50 people joined us for crafts and music-making, a kids' cooking class with Chef Anthony from Threefold Cafe, and a nature walk with Ed Bieber from the Nature Place Day Camp. Our Early Childhood Teachers even made jump-ropes with many children, which was a big hit!

Here are 28 tips from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) to inspire you this Screen-Free Week, which runs though this coming Sunday, May 6.

1. Listen to the radio.

2. Write an article or story.

3. Paint a picture, a mural or
a room.

4. Write to the President, your Representative, or Senators.

5. Read a book. Read to someone else.

6. Learn to change the oil or tire on a car. Fix something.

7. Write a letter to a friend or relative.

8. Make cookies, bread or jam and share with a neighbor.

9. Read magazines or newspapers. Swap them with friends.

10. Go through your closets and donate items to Goodwill, the Salvation Army, or a local rummage sale. Have a garage sale.

11. Start a diary/journal.

12. Play cards.

13. Make crafts to give as gifts. Try a new craft.

14. Do a crossword puzzle or play Sudoku.

15. Save money: cancel your cable TV!

16. Learn about a different culture. Have an international dinner.

17. Teach a child some of your favorite childhood games.

18. Study sign language.

19. Write a letter to your favorite author.

20. Cook dinner with friends or family.

21. Make cards for holidays or birthdays.

22. Play chess, bridge, or checkers.

23. Play charades.

24. Have a cup of coffee and a conversation.

25. Repair or refinish a piece of furniture.

26. Make a wooden flower box.

27. Wake up early and make pancakes.

28. Read a favorite poem.