We’re already at the point this summer of limiting screen time for our eleven year old. I want him to relax and do what he enjoys most, but I also want him outside and making memories this summer that don’t have batteries or charger cords.
We brainstormed together and came up with twenty unplugged activities he wants to try:
- Plant a garden
- Grill with Dad
- Have a water balloon fight
- Invent new popsicle flavors (or smoothie combinations)
- Plan and cook an entire meal on his own
- Go bowling
- Sign up for the library reading program
- Explore nearby state parks
- Research constellations and look for them at night
- Invite neighborhood friends over for a scavenger hunt
- Write a song (or a book!)
- Wash the car
- Go fishing
- Camp in the backyard
- Start a new collection (rocks, stamps, coins …)
- Learn new card tricks
- Make paper airplanes and see which design flies best
- Learn words in another language (lots of his friends at school speak Spanish)
- Go through toys and donate what he doesn’t play with anymore
- Volunteer to help with the younger kids at Vacation Bible School
