Turn Your Phone into a Tool (not the other way around!)
Use your phone. Don’t let it use you! Get tips to make your phone ready to unplug.
Have Fun Improving Your Tech Habits
Let Catherine Price, science journalist and author of How to Break Up With Your Phone and The Power of Fun, help you make it easier—and more fun—to unplug.
Become a Pen Pal
Revitalize the fine art of letter writing! Perfect for a classroom or small group project.
Urban Scavenger Hunts
Living in a big city provides many opportunities to find bits of nature as well as other interesting features like bridges and tall buildings.
Raise money with an Unplug-A-Thon
Unplug-A-Thons are a fun way to help students, teachers, parents or your employees improve their digital habits while raising money for school programs or an outside cause you care about.
Organize a screening of The Social Dilemma
Whether you have a group of students, parents or teachers, watching a film like The Social Dilemma together will certainly lead to an important conversation.
What Schools or Youth Communities Can Do for GDU or Any Time of The Year
Now that live classrooms are back in session, it’s the perfect time to wind back the overuse of technology in our schools and homes.
Send a Message of Hope to a Child in Need
The Happy Hope Factory makes it easy for groups to Unplug for a Cause® and share hope!
Coordinate a Farmers Market Event
Your local Farmers Market is a great place to unplug with your family or for holding an unplugged event.
Share Your Story
Share stories of the sunset you experienced prior to cell phones, or emails or texts you wish you’d never sent, Facebook fights or Twitter wars that got ridiculous or tall tales of your digital addiction.
Hit the Road
Take a road trip to a beloved destination or explore some places you’ve always wanted to see but never ventured out to.
Nature Scavenger Hunts
Check out this fresh-air idea from our partners at Latino Outdoors.
Read about your connection with nature
Read Richard Louv’s classic Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Learn about making unplugging a regular habit
Read Tiffany Shlain’s 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day A Week.
Host a Spa Night
See if a spa near you would give a discount to a group coming in for an unplugged night or create a spa night at your house. Check out 25 more ideas for R & R.
Cook a Themed Meal for your Family or Housemates
Here are some ideas for simple recipes that will get you cooking in no time.
Bake Something Yummy
A sure fire way to keep little hands busy is to get them cooking in the kitchen and nothing is quite as much fun as baking.
Camp Out or Go Off the Grid
Find locations where you can disconnect to reconnect. A lot of camping locations don’t have wifi and some businesses are starting to advertise this as a perk.