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10 Screen-Free Activities

10 Screen-Free Activities

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10 Screen-Free Activities

Here are some ideas for screen-free activities to do at home with your children.

1. Read a book.

2. Read to someone else - your parents, siblings, or even just our lout to yourself.

3. Write a letter to a friend.

4. Read a magazine.

5. Create a collage of your favourite things from pictures collected from magazines.

6. Research a culture that interests you and make a traditional meal from that culture.

7. Bird watch from your window and keep track of the number of different birds to see.

8. Build a fort somewhere in your house and camp out overnight.

9. Sort through your cupboards and set aside clothes to donate to those in need.

10. Bake your favourite treat.

10 Screen-Free Activities

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