Need ideas for screen-free activities? COVID-19 has led to more time using screens. This has led to a need to be more intentional both about how to use screen time and about how to step away from screens. To balance screen activities, choose screen-free activities that are fun.

Here are some ideas for fun screen-free activities, based on the themes of some of our Family Literacy Week campaigns.

Let’s Be Active!

• 10 ways to get more active in just 10 minutes
• No gym? No park? No problem! Introducing our physical activity resource guide
• Sidewalk games for when you can’t get to the park (and don’t have a yard)

Let’s Make It!

• Busy Hands During Family Read Aloud
• How to Make Books with 5 Simple Book Binding Methods
• Painting for Kids – 50+ Awesome Activities Kids Love

Let’s Play Together!

• 10 Card Games Every Kid Should Know
• 25 ways to have big fun in small spaces
• LEGO Scavenger Hunt with Printable Clue Cards

Let’s Read Together!

• Chapter Books to Read Aloud
• Nonfiction Books to Read Together
• Reading Aloud Resources

STEAM Family Fun

• 25 Fun and Free Kindergarten Science Activities for Budding Scientists
• 50+ Genius STEM Activities for Kids
• Home Science Experiments for Kids

Tuning into Music

• 5 musical ideas to try with children at home
• 19 Amazing Music Games And Activities For Kids
• Keep your baby moving and clapping with these 17 song and game ideas

This week is Screen-Free Week, a good time to try some different activities. Need more ideas? Browse 101 Screen-Free Activities. Have fun!