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5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged

March 26, 2020 by Melissa Chapman 15 Comments

5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged

 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged

Studies show that time spent on entertainment media by today's children averages more than 7 hours a day.* (*Kaiser Family Foundation  Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8-to 18-Year-Olds.) That's pretty close to every minute a child isn't in school or sleeping! Are your kids starting to look like glassy eyed zombies? Are they constantly begging to watch TV or play with your phone? If this sounds familiar, your kids are in need of a screen detox.

Turn off screens and turn on the creativity this spring by giving your kids the tools they need to inspire Love of the great outdoors!

 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged

5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged

5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged

#1: Epic Water Balloon Fight 

Have a daylong water balloon extravaganza with these fun Balloons.

This jumbo balloon is filled with tissue paper confetti to make a statement at any celebration! 

Or Get your family outside with this Copernicus Balloon Baubles Cabinet of Curiosities. A fun science kit featuring 5 balloon toys.

Copernicus Balloon Baubles Cabinet of Curiosities is a fun science kit featuring 5 balloon toys

Great variety of flying, zooming and noise. Contains a Balloon Jet Car, A Rocket Balloon, A Balloon Helicopter, a Super Bonker and a squeakier bomb Balloon.

#2: Picnic outside.

Pack your kite, Frisbee, picnic blanket and some yummy snacks and head to the park for a family picnic! Don't forget a cute picnic basket and how fun is this dragon kite! Perfect for some outdoor activities, the Melissa and Doug Dragon Kite is great for an afternoon of flying. With reinforced stitched seams and heavy duty nylon, this colorful kite withstands the elements for endless hours of fun. 

Perfect for some outdoor activities, the Melissa and Doug Dragon Kite is great for an afternoon of flying. With reinforced stitched seams and heavy duty nylon, this colorful kite withstands the elements for endless hours of fun.

#3: Visit a Farmer's Market and Get Inventive in the Kitchen

Instead of just visiting the grocery store, hit the local farmer's market for the day to browse for seasonal ingredients! Once your purchases are complete, have the kids help brainstorm on how to prepare your goods!

#4: Get Creative with Sidewalk Chalk

Bringing life to an old favorite is right up my alley! Everyone enjoys hopping thorough a chalk hopscotch board or playing life-size tic-tac-toe, but if you're looking to get creative, give liquid sidewalk chalk a try or grab some stencils and start your sidewalk masterpiece!

#5: Backyard Campout

Create a campground in your backyard and enjoy the nature right outside your home!

Designed for both indoor and outdoor fun, you'll use the cards to explore around your home looking for the everyday items. Appropriate for ages 6 and up For 2 or more players Two sets of cards allow everyone to play on the same level as they seek common, everyday items

Make it feel authentic with a scavenger hunt, and the inventor in me loves this DIY solar powered smores oven made from a pizza box!

This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine
This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine
  1. Cut a large flap into the top of the pizza box. …
  2. Tape aluminum foil to the bottom (inside) of the flap.
  3. You can put aluminum foil on the inside bottom of the pizza box. …
  4. Tape plastic wrap over the window of the pizza box lid.
  5. Get the rest of the INSTRUCTIONS here

When sun sets, be sure to gran a flashlight and tell ghost stories!!

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  1. Amber Myers says

    March 27, 2020 at 7:35 pm

    These are such great ideas. We have been getting outside a bit. We could use the fresh air from being cooped up!

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  2. Beth says

    March 28, 2020 at 12:19 am

    These are some fun ideas! We used to take picnics regularly when all of our kids were younger and living at home, but we never had a cute picnic basket like that. I think I’ll have to get one now!

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  3. Jamie H says

    March 28, 2020 at 1:16 am

    Lucky for me, my kids LOVE spending time outside. We homeschool, and getting schoolwork done goes so quickly, that my kids typically spend several hours outdoors each day.

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  4. Theresa says

    March 28, 2020 at 3:08 am

    Such amazing ideas to get the kids away from their screens and out enjoying the fresh air. My daughter has been taking the dogs out in the yard for playtime mostly to keep herself away from the screen and do get in some daily exercise.

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  5. Catalina says

    March 28, 2020 at 11:15 am

    I needed these new ideas! I don’t know what else to invent for my family.

    Reply
  6. cait says

    March 28, 2020 at 12:07 pm

    i just grabbed more chalk for us to do when the weather starts to get nice out in a few weeks! great ideas!

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  7. Lynndee says

    March 28, 2020 at 1:36 pm

    Such fun ideas. So far, my son has been busy sleeping in and doing his school work and some playing online. I need to get him out of the house. 🙂

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  8. Jenn @ EngineerMommy says

    March 28, 2020 at 7:22 pm

    This is a great set of tips to get the family outdoors and unplugged. We have been going to the driveway a lot and just letting the kids ride their scooters on the driveway.

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  9. Kita Bryant says

    March 28, 2020 at 9:12 pm

    I love enjoying the weather with my kids. Unplugging is such a healthy thing to do these days.

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  10. Nancy at Whispered Inspirations says

    March 29, 2020 at 12:27 am

    These are all such great tips! We have been trying to get out there too, even if it’s just our backyard.

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  11. Marysa says

    March 29, 2020 at 2:23 am

    It is always good to take a break from screen time and do something creative. Love these ideas!

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  12. Ruth I says

    March 29, 2020 at 5:51 am

    When all this pandemic ends, I will be trying all these ideas with my kids. All of these look so fun!

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  13. Ice Cream n Sticky Fingers says

    March 29, 2020 at 6:08 am

    I found getting outside for some fresh air and sunshine makes a huge difference. Plus the weather has been great for last several days. We can still go to parks but not allowed on playground equipment. Overboard maybe a bit but rather my kids be safe than sorry.

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  14. Kristine Nicole Alessandra says

    March 29, 2020 at 11:22 pm

    These are all great ideas for some outdoor fun. I will have to bookmark this page for reference later, once our community quarantine has been lifted.

    Reply
  15. rika says

    March 30, 2020 at 12:26 am

    I love these tips! The ballon looks so pretty. I think my kids could use those ballons for fun! Stay safe!

    Reply

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