103 Things to do Instead of Watch TV
Jan-3-2010 By Amy
Some may ask, “What is wrong with TV & video games?”. The answer is…nothing! 
TV & video games are great in small measure. However, lots can be learned from going without TV & video games. Sometimes, we find we are more creative, spend more time talking to the ones we love & do more active things which are good for our health. Also, spending too much time watching certain television shows or video games can make us sad or anxious. Getting active & getting some fresh air can improve our mood and our health! Ahh! So, take our unplugged challenge. Can you go for 7 days without television or video games? Here are some fun ideas to do instead of watch TV or play video games. Unplug! Have an idea not listed here? Send it to us at campgirlz777@gmail.com & we will add it to our list!
- Put on some music & dance
- Write a poem
- Make a fort in your living room or outside
- Make pottery out of clay or mud
- Find out how full the moon is & track it for a few days. Check out this link http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phase/phasenow.php
- Make some cookies
- Make snow ice cream (recipe)
- Make a mobile out of things you find outside. Hang them from strings on a hanger
- Make your own chewing gum! This is fun & yummy. www.gleegum.com
- Clean your room. EEK! Better move on to #11!
- Cover a pine cone with peanut butter, roll it in bird seed & hang it in a tree. Watch which birds find your feeder.
- Go for a bike ride with a family member
- Roller skate
- Play Monopoly
- Phone a friend
- Go for a walk
- Write a story
- Look up a couple of easy yoga moves & try them out. Get a family member to join you.
- Give your dog a belly rub
- After a rain, go see how many worms you can find.
- Karaoke
- Learn a magic trick & show your family member
- Draw a family member a card, thanking them for something they have done
- Paint a watercolor picture.
- Make paperdolls out of the models in catalogs for clothes.
- Style your hair into weird hairdos.
- Read a book
- Swing! My favorite!
- Jump rope
- Ask a family member to take you ice skating.
- Go count how many things are under your bed. wow! When was the last time you checked?
- Play UNO
- Ask a family member to take you canoeing or kayaking or paddle boating
- Go camping!
- Paint your toenails all different colors
- Go fishing
- Go find some rocks & paint them to look like ladybugs or other bugs.
- Lay on a blanket & see what shapes you can find in the clouds.
- Look up what poison ivy and other itch plants look like & try to identify them so you can avoid them.
- Rake a pile of leaves & jump in them.
- Ask a family member what their favorite thing to do was when they were your age. Do it together!
- Make cards for people in nursing homes.
- Make a cat toy for an animal shelter
- Decorate a jar to save your change in…then donate it to your favorite cause.
- Go see a play
- Better yet, make up your own play & perform it for your family
- Plant some seeds.
- Take some pictures of your family & make a scrapbook.
- Make a collage out of old magazines.
- Do origami
- Fly a kite
- Make a sandcastle
- Make a friendship bracelet
- Play charades
- Clean out your sock drawer…(NOoooo!) Move on to…#56
- Play Simon Says
- Make a Gods Eye
- Make an ornament
- Practice skipping rocks..my second favorite thing!
- Learn to do a square knot
- Listen to a new kind of music
- Be a reporter..interview someone in your family or town
- Visit a kids museum
- Play Twister
- Try yo-yoing
- Play in the sprinkler
- Go to a swimming pool
- Plan & cook supper with your family member
- Do paper machei
- Play with dolls
- Make a poster for your room & hang it up.
- Visit an animal shelter
- Go to the library
- Take pictures of your family making funny faces.
- Make s’mores
- Play drums on a variety of containers
- Make your own playdough
- See if you can find the Big Dipper in the night sky
- Can you find the North star?
- Play pirates
- Learn a new card game
- Do a crossword puzzle
- Play I Spy
- Walk around your neighborhood & try to find 5 things you never noticed before
- Play marbles
- Play jacks
- Have a campout in your living room
- Pretend you are going on vacation & pack a suitcase.
- Put a piece of candy in an open area & watch how fast the ants will find it. (If you live in an area with fire ants…skip this one)
- Set up an obstacle course with friends.
- Play catch
- Play SPUD
- Plan & go for a hike with a family member
- Make a candy campfire
- Make a potion.
- Make a snack for your family, like ants on a log
- Make a comic book
- Learn some jokes & tell your family
- Start a rock collection
- Make a first aid kit
- Go geocaching
- Dress up like a princess and take pictures of yourself (Slug, age 7)
- Pretend like all carpeting is hot lava. Use rugs, carpet squares and furniture to move around the house. If you hit the carpeting, you are in the hot lava (JJ, age 10)
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