50 Things To Do as a Family Without Technology

50 Things To Do as a Family Without Technology

Happy Monday Mamas! I hope you had a fulfilling weekend and are ready for the new week.

A lot of purging and cleaning were done, plans started for turning our garage into a bedroom, and many board games played. My 11-year-old son even traded in his Xbox controller for Chutes and Ladders with the twins! I love that everyone was having fun without technology.

Not only is 2018 our year of teaching teens life skills but it’s also our year of more things to do as a family without technology! My kids don’t overindulge in video games or cell phone usage, but technology has been on my mind a lot recently.

The way YouTube videos affect kids behavior, how social media makes being a teenager even more difficult, and the list goes on. Sometimes I wish for simpler times.

We will never be a completely tech-free family because we love our Netflix Family Movie Nights, but there will be a bigger focus on things to do with family without technology this year.

I’ve made a list of 50 things to do as a family without technology. Some of these are activities to do with kids at home and others take you out and about exploring the city and beyond. Add some to your calendar and make it a year filled with tech-free family fun!

Things To Do with Family Without Technology

1. Play a board game
2. Go for a walk
3. Put a puzzle together
4. Visit a local museum
5. Spend some time at the public library
6. Play at the park
7. Bake treats together
8. Build a blanket fort and tell ghost stories
9. Go on a scavenger hunt
10. Have a dance party in the living room
11. Set up a tea party with dolls and stuffed animals
12. Play card games
13. Have a spa day and paint nails
14. Get out the craft supplies and paint or draw
15. Write a family story with pictures
16. Look through old photo albums
17. Go bowling
18. Have a water gun or water balloon fight
19. Pack a picnic for the park or the living room
20. Build with LEGOs or blocks
21. Go on bike ride
22. Visit grandparents
23. Go roller skating
24. Get out the chalk and draw all over the sidewalk or driveway
25. Write letters to friends or family members
26. Play charades
27. Plant a garden
28. Have a Backyard Family Carnival
29. Make construction paper crafts: paper airplanes, cone party hats, paper chains, etc.
30. Paint rocks and go rock hunting
31. Make homemade erupting volcanos
32. Fly kites
33. Go geocaching
34. Play 20 Questions and learn more about each other
35. Start a Family Tree
36. Go fishing
37. Go swimming
38. Play an outdoor game: basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, etc
39. Take a cooking class together
40. Volunteer as a family
41. Jump in the car and explore a nearby town or city
42. Have fun thrift store hopping
43. Run through the sprinkler
44. Roast s’mores over the fire
45. Find old or unmatched socks and make sock puppets
46. Turn old boxes into imagination filled adventures
47. Camp out in the backyard
48. Play an old-school game like kick the can or capture the flag
49. Plan a night of minute to win it challenges
50. Load up the car and go for a scenic drive

What are some of your favorite things to do with your kids that don’t involve technology?