At home
- Listen to the radio.
- Write an article or story.
- Paint a picture, a mural or a room.
- Write to the President, your Representative, or Senators.
- Read a book. Read to someone else.
- Learn to change the oil or tire on a car. Fix something.
- Write a letter to a friend or relative.
- Make cookies, bread or jam and share with a neighbor.
- Read magazines or newspapers. Swap them with friends.
- Go through your closets and donate items to
Goodwill, the Salvation Army, or a local rummage sale. Have a garage sale. - Start a diary/journal.
- Play cards.
- Make crafts to give as gifts. Try a new craft.
- Do a crossword puzzle or play Sudoku.
- Save money: cancel your cable TV!
- Learn about a different culture. Have an international dinner.
- Teach a child some of your favorite childhood games.
- Study sign language.
- Write a letter to your favorite author.
- Cook dinner with friends or family.
- Make cards for holidays or birthdays.
- Play chess, bridge, or checkers.
- Play charades.
- Have a cup of coffee and a conversation.
- Repair or refinish a piece of furniture.
- Make a wooden flower box.
- Wake up early and make pancakes.
- Read a favorite poem. Read poems by poets new to you.
Outdoors - Learn about native trees and flowers in your area.
- Plan a picnic or barbecue.
- Go bird watching. Learn the names of local birds.
- Walk the dog. Wash the dog.
- Plant a garden. Work in your garden.
- Take a nature hike.
- Feed fish or birds.
- Watch the night sky through binoculars and identify different constellations.
Observe the moon. - Learn to use a compass.
- Take photographs and then organize them into an album.
- Do yard work.
- Go camping.
- Take an early morning
walk. - Climb a tree.
- Watch a sunset; watch the sunrise with a friend.
Around Town - Attend a community concert. Listen to a local band.
- Visit the library. Borrow some books.
- Visit a local bookstore.
- Visit the zoo.
- Visit the countryside or town. Travel by bus or train.
- Attend a religious service.
- Walk to work or school.
- Attend a live sports event.
- Look for treasures at a yard sale.
- Try out for a play. Attend a play.
- Collect recycling and drop it off at a recycling center.
- Learn to play a musical instrument.
- Go to a museum.
On the Move - Go roller skating or ice skating.
- Go swimming. Join a community swim team.
- Start a community group that walks, runs or bikes.
- Organize a game of touch football, baseball, or softball in the local park.
- Go for a bicycle ride.
- Learn yoga.
- Play soccer, softball or volleyball.
- Play Frisbee.
- Workout.
- Go dancing. Take a dance class.
In Your Community - Organize a community clean-up or volunteer for charity.
- Become a tutor.
- Join a choir. Sing!
- Start a bowling team.
- Visit and get to know your neighbors.
- Start a fiction or public policy book group.
With the Kids - Make paper bag costumes and have a parade.
- Design a poster for Screen- Free Week.
- Discover your community center or local park activities.
- Blow bubbles.
- Draw family portraits.
- Build a fort in the living room and camp out.
- Research your family history. Make a family tree.
- Invent a new game and teach it to your friends.
- Make a sign to tape across the TV during Screen-Free Week.
- Play hopscotch, hide & seek, or freeze-tag.
- Organize a neighborhood scavenger hunt.
- Play board games with family and friends.
- Clean up or redecorate your room.
- Make puppets out of old socks and have a puppet show.
- Write a play with friends. Perform it at a nursing home.
- Construct a kite. Fly it.
- Go on a family trip or historical excursion.
- If it’s snowing, go sledding or make a snowman.
- Create a collage out of old magazine pictures.
- Shoot hoops with friends. Play a round of H.O.R.S.E.
- Make a friendship bracelet.
- Create a cookbook with all your favorite recipes.
- Tell stories around a campfire.
- Plan a slumber party.
- Bake cakes or cookies and invite friends for a tea party.
- Construct a miniature boat and float it on water.
- Write a letter to your grandparents. Make a special card.
- Create sidewalk art with chalk.
- Everyone! Have a huge party to celebrate a Screen-Free Week!