Caring Kids
Darkness doesn’t have to mean boredom
Over 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries across the world are turning off their lights for an hour at 8:30 PM this Saturday. The symbolic gesture will introduce kids to an hour free of lights, screens or electronics. It might even be a first for some. How are you going to make sure that hour doesn’t suck? Don’t sit in silence staring into an abyss of blackness, for one thing. Max. fun doesn’t require max. power use. Plug into your people-powered source of entertainment and get ready for an awesome hour.
Power on!
1. If lighting off fireworks isn’t an option where you are, sparklers make an interactive, safer alternative. Sparkler writing photography makes for awesome family photos. (We want to see ‘em, too! Send us a link!) Read more...
The Bunchbrary
Books to get you pumped up, books to get you freaked out
The kids are two days away from freedom and unless you’re a germaphobe who would rather you and the kids spend all your time inside, no school = lots of time to run around outside. And what’s the quintessential outdoor activity? Camping. Now, some kids are just itching to get out, make campfires and pee on trees, but other kids, what with their constant electronic devices and wifi for everything, might need a little convincing that they can still have a blast living outside with no (or very little) electricity. No matter where on the hurray for outdoors spectrum you and your kids sit, we’ve found some books for the drive up to the campsite as well as some to have on hand in the tent.
1. Camp Out! The Ultimate Kids Guide by Lynn Brunelle (2007) Read more...
