Jan 09 2009
10 Things to Do Other than Watch T.V.
Have you ever wondered what people did before the advent of radio, television, or video games? As I have pointed out to my children, people didn’t die of boredom, in the millennia prior to the modern age. Since getting rid of our satellite television, my mind has turned to alternative forms of entertainment. Here are some of my ideas.
1. Play a game. We have a weekly penny poker night with our children. I would recommend Yahtzee, Chess, Sorry, Rook, Scrabble, or Monopoly.
2. Take turns reading a story out loud.
3. Start a family band.
4. Have a family cleaning night.
5. Hold a family talent competition.
6. Invite friends over for dinner.
7. Camp out in the back yard. Build a fire and roast hotdogs and make s’mores.
8. Have a story telling night. Let one person start, the next adds to the story and so on and so forth.
9. Create a family theater. Encourage the kids to write and put on plays for the family.
10. Take up a hobby. Paint a picture or sculpt. Knit or quilt. The possibilities are endless.
So these are some of the things we are going to try. I would love to hear what your family does on T.V. free nights.
