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 invent their own summer fun!
Check out my top 5 ways to get your kids unplugged this spring!
#1: Epic Water Balloon Fight with ZORBZ self-sealing water balloons
Have a daylong water balloon extravaganza with ZORBZ water balloons! ZORBZ are the world’s only self-sealing water balloons, which means you can fill them twice as fast as before.
With ZORBZ self-sealing water balloons unique Snap and SealTMtechnology, having a water balloon fight at a birthday party, sleepover, family reunion or trip to the park is now fast and easy. Get your family outside today.
#2: Picnic at the Park
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 girly skull kite!
#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! Make it feel authentic with a nature scavenger hunt, and the inventor in me loves this DIY solar powered smores oven made from a pizza box!
When the sun sets, be sure to grab a flashlight for ghost stories. And get involved with the Great American Backyard Campout and consider hosting your own!
This post is part of a sponsored conversation with ZORBZ self-sealing water balloons. But as is always the case all opinions expressed are my own.
There’s lots of great ideas here! I try to keep my son off the screen as much as I can. I think her favorite thing to do as a family is just go out and hike. That way were not looking at anything besides nature. I love the suggested you give here too.
These are awesome tips. We love to get out and spend our days outside whenever possible when the weather is good.
OH! I need to pick these up for my kids! We are going on a road trip down south in a few weeks with my husband’s family and all of the kids will love these!!!
My kids love water balloons! They are going to love these ones!!
These are all things we love doing together, especially the water balloons! We try and unplug every weekend for the most part, aside from homework time that is!
Oh my goodness, I love every single one of these ideas. We used to go on picnics all the time, but the Summers are so hot here in Texas, we kind of stopped doing it. I love those self-sealing water balloons. SO COOL
Water balloons are always a hit in my house. We love to go for picnics when the weather is nice.
I need to stock up on these water balloons. They will be so easy for the kids to fill up and close .
I really like the idea of going on a picnic. That picnic basket is really cute.
Getting the family outdoors is important. We love to go to the farmer’s market.
All of these are wonderful ideas. I’m glad my girls love to be outdoors. Playing with water balloons is one of our favorite summer activities.
We love to have water balloon fights, but I hate filling them up. I have never heard of Zorbz, but they look amazing.
Great tips and article. My kids would love the water balloons.
These are really great ideas! I can’t wait for our outdoor activities! We will try these!
So cool! I can’t wait for the weather to get warmer! We’re so doing an epic water balloon fight!
I love water balloons and so do my kids. These are excellent tips for getting the kiddies outdoors! I cannot wait for summer!