My mother-in-law (hi mama!) bought the girls the book Unplugged Play last summer when we were on our family vacation in New Mexico. We all love this book (as you can tell by the worn edges)! It has so many good activities for families to do and things that children can do on their own. My girls are often going through this book and finding project ideas, games to play, and prompts for pretend play. With summer in full swing, the girls have been using this book to guide their play. I think it’s a good resource book for parents to have and give to their kids, so I’m sharing it with you! I love the idea of unplugged play so much. I’m sure us adults can definitely use a book like this, unplugging is good for the soul and families.
what a great idea! i know i definitely need to do this more often
xxoo,
nikki
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I need this book!
I highly recommend it!
I’m writing AMEN all over this post! Kids need less zing, zang, beep, pow! All these electronics amd screens in front of children is so hurtful to their development. It’s amazing how much more fun kids have when they use their imaginations and have natural (non electronic) toys to play with. I’m thankful I can encourage this in my classroom but hope parents take on the sake view. Ill definitely have to check this book out amd recommend it to my parents!
I know! Adults totally need this book too, don’t they?!
I LOVE this book! I’m a preschool teacher and our school strongly discourages screentime, so it gives so many ideas if I get stuck while lesson planning!
I agree! Adults and kids spend way too much time in front of a screen!