Screen Free Week

TAKE SOME DOWNTIME

God 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.

FROM SCREEN TIME

Making the most of Screen Free Week

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

• Write a letter to an elderly family member. • Lay a blanket out in your backyard and stargaze. • Read aloud to your kids, even if they think they’re too old for it. • Recreate your favourite restaurant meal at home. • Make your own postcards and mail them to far flung friends. • Make a flower bouquet from your own garden, even if it’s mostly greenery. • Go for a long hike. • Go on a picnic, and make all the food yourself from scratch. • Call a friend who’s going through hard times to let them know that you’re thinking of them. • Go find a local body of water. A river, pond or ocean will restore your spirits. • Write a short story from start to finish. • Challenge your kids to create their own board games, and then be willing to play the games. • Take a nature walk in your own neighbourhood and take close up photos of the plants and flowers.