TAKE SOME DOWNTIME FROM SCREEN TIME
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Making the most of Screen Free Week
od knows we’ve all been indulging in a massive amount of screen time over the last year, including our televisions, computers and phones. What a perfect time, then, to celebrate Screen-Free Week! In 1994, the week was first championed by TV-Free America, which then became the centre for SCREEN-TIME Awareness. Since 2010, the name has officially been Screen Free Week. It is an annual event which campaigns to have screens turned off and life turned on. Reading, daydreaming, exploring, enjoying nature, and spending time with family and friends are all activities encouraged. This year, Screen Free Week runs from the 3rd May until 9th May. The objective of the week is to create as much opportunity as possible to reflect on our relationships with our electronic devices, put them down, and enjoy all things natural and social.
The objective of the week is to create as much opportunity as possible to reflect on our relationships with our electronic devices, put them down, and enjoy all things natural and social
HERE ARE SOME UNIQUE AND THOUGHTFUL IDEAS, PERFECT FOR YOUR SCREEN FREE WEEK
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• Write a letter to an elderly family member.
• Go on a picnic, and make all the food yourself from scratch.
• Lay a blanket out in your backyard and stargaze.
• Call a friend who’s going through hard times to let them
• Read aloud to your kids, even if they think they’re
know that you’re thinking of them.
too old for it.
• Go find a local body of water. A river, pond or ocean will
• Recreate your favourite restaurant meal at home.
restore your spirits.
• Make your own postcards and mail them to far
• Write a short story from start to finish.
flung friends.
• Challenge your kids to create their own board games, and
• Make a flower bouquet from your own garden, even if
then be willing to play the games.
it’s mostly greenery.
• Take a nature walk in your own neighbourhood and take
• Go for a long hike.
close up photos of the plants and flowers.
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