Who wonders about the health of the quantity of time my child sits in front of a screen, whether it is a Leapster, a computer, a TV etc…
Center for Screen time Awareness.
April 21 to 27 is the week to break kids off the screen entertainment… instead we are going to…
Go to a local coffeeshop/bookstore
Call some friends to play at the park
Weed the yard
Walk
Do some new art projects
Read some more books to each other
any other idears?
ChezWhat? 
Children’s Museum
Zoo
Aviation Museum
Bake cookies
Target (my kids love browsing there)
Print out photos and let kids make a mini-scrapbook
Play board games
Reorganize the house
Teach the kids how to clean the bathroom! Whoo hoo!
Play croquet
Plant some seeds
Go for a drive in the country
Make stir fry
Have a tea party- complete with dress up clothes
Invite another family over and have a barbeque