Have a pillow fight
Time for a pillow fight! Lay out the rules in advance, use soft pillows, keep the zippers away from faces and start swinging.
Create a joke jar
Write jokes on slips of paper and keep them in a jar to pull out when you need a good laugh.
Blow and pop bubbles
Buy or make your own solution or learn how to make giant bubbles with a tri-string giant bubble wand.
Play the HA HA game
Lay your head on each other’s bellies and laugh out loud. Laughter is the best medicine!
Play charades
Play a game of charades. We found a good list of 150 charades ideas for kids and adults.
Put on a puppet show
Writing the story, making the puppet stage and creating sock puppets, you can fill hours of time away from screens and make good use of those lone socks that have lost their pair.
What Restaurants and Dining Establishments Can Do
Find a restaurant(s), winery or brewery without TVs (or willing to turn them off) and coordinate a beautiful unplugged dining experience.
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.
Fort Night Friday
Try a campout where you never even leave the house. Build a fort with big boxes or the living room furniture.
Set Up a Wishing Tree
Decorate a Wishing Tree (can be any type of tree) and leave out plain cards or recycled greeting cards so people can write well wishes, a poem or a drawing and hang them on the tree.
Declutter your Pantry
Organize a neighborhood food drive of canned goods. Ask people to bring a pair of warm socks, a coat, blanket or camping goods to be donated to the local shelter.
Crochet for a Cause
Whether you know how to crochet or you’re just learning, this is an EASY project to keep your hands busy and create something fun and meaningful.
Low-Tech Gaming
Paintball or laser tag is always a fun group activity if you like strategy, trying to hit moving targets and especially good for youth who enjoy video games.
Slip and Slide Anytime
Who needs sledding when you have Ice Blocking. It’s like sledding without the snow or sled.
Ride a Bike
Plan a bike parade with your family or a group of friends. Make sure the kids get to do as much of the decorating as possible as that is sometimes the most fun!