TV-Free Activities Part 1
I've been inundated with entries for our DVD contest and what wonderful TV-Free Activities everyone is submitting!
Here are some that I've received so far. (Be sure to join in the fun by sharing yours as well!):
Here are some that I've received so far. (Be sure to join in the fun by sharing yours as well!):
Instead of television in the evenings, we sit with our little ones and have "family time". Usually this consists of a Bible story, prayer and lots of singing! Even Nathaniel (16 months) sings along. He loves to do the motions to "He's Able" and "Jesus is the Rock of my Salvation"! But on some special evenings, Daddy announces that we're going to "act out" (in preschool terms) our Bible story! Suddenly Daddy becomes a whale, the coffee table is turned into a boat, Eliana (4 yrs.) is stationed as Jonah in the boat, Mommy is the sound effects and light manager (really I just flash the overhead lights and make storm sounds!) and Nathaniel just watches in awe as the story unfolds. Our favorite part of this story is when Daddy "spits" Eliana out on dry land and she announces to all, "I'm going to OBEY God now!!"With live action such as this, who needs television?? :)-Selina
My favorite thing to do instead of watching TV is to get down on the floor with my husband and daughter and start playing. My husband is a big goof, so it's fun to see him get a big storage bin, tip it upside down, and use it as a stage to play puppets ... having the puppets talk to our daughter, as well as each other. It's just absolutely hilarious. Then we have tickle-fests. Those are always GREAT as my husband is just as ticklish as our daughter is. I even taught pookie how to blow on my husband's belly, just like I do to hers .... oh she loves that. Basically, we just hang out and get silly as a family. -Brandy
My husband and I live on a tight budget as many others do also I am sure. This week we are planning (on the warmest day of the week) to go to the local park and have a picnic. I plan to make some foods my husband enjoys and just look forward to being out in nature, maybe taking a walk, etc. without being distracted by the t.v., computer, or phone. I am looking forward to it! Sincerely, Lynda
My niece and I sit on the sunporch, our legs hanging outside and pretend
to go 'fisihing'. She's only two and LOVES it!! -W
My husband (married 1 year, 4 months...no children) and I don't own a tv but we occasionally watch a dvd from the library on our computer. What do we do for fun instead? Our favorite activity is to go hiking at a very nearby mountain here in Washington State, but we also like to re-decorate our apartment together for free/cheap. We occasionally will go to a store like IKEA and then we head straight to the thrift stores 50% off sales and look for ways we can incorporate the ideas we saw with things in the thrift shop or by re-arranging the stuff we already own. Last time we did this a month or two ago, we got curtains and a new comforter sham for a total of $15! We also like to check out books from the library on different geographical
locals...so we can plan our "someday" trips! :) -Rachael
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