Find Family Time by Pulling the Plug!
About a year ago, we got rid of our old TV and set up a home projector system. With the change meant we didn’t have an easy way to setup our Wii anymore. This meant, my boys have spent a lot less time plugged in and a lot more time reading, playing together, or spending time outside. We have really enjoyed our new setup which still lets us enjoy a family movie together, but keeps a majority of the screen time as family time rather than an endless drone of TV and video games.
I received a copy of Unplug & Play book and compensation for this post. All opinions are my own.
It’s amazing the difference an unplugged afternoon can mean for your family. Instead of fighting over what show to watch or the kids endlessly glued to the screen and ignoring anything you have to say – we instead find time to interact together which often in our home means playing games. I love to play games!
Unplug & Play is a new book perfect to helping you start conversations and enjoying time together. The book is laid out with a total of 50 different games you can play where the most you’ll need is paper and a pen or pencil. All tech is banned from the games!
I was surprised by the creativity behind the games and how many different spins on a classic type of game like “Scattergories” the author was able to create to make completely different games that sound really fun and interesting to try! One of the first things talked about in the book is that you should make the games your own and feel free to throw out your own rules and variations to suit your own group. We always end up making up our own rules to try off of base games we play, so I loved that the author freely encourages you to do just that!
The book is a slim, lightweight, and portable manual to fun which makes it perfect to pack in your suitcase or take along with you on the road so you can have fun even when away from home. I’m the type that’s always trying to come up with twists on games and different ways to play my favorites. Sometimes, my husband and I will just start making up random games as we drive like naming words around a theme alternating down the alphabet. It’s always really funny to see what the other comes up with for the harder letters like J, Q, and Z. I love that playing games gets us talking and having a great time together and can also help build our vocabulary and stretch our way of thinking!
When you’re looking for a fun way to connect with your friends or family, without technology taking over, check out the book Unplug & Play!
This looks like such a fun book. I’m always looking for new ideas with my family, looks like a great resource!
Unplugging now and then is a great idea. My dd and I put away our cells yesterday and it was fun to sit and chat for the afternoon. My kids are teens so unplugging is tough for them.
I love how easy this is to pack up and go! I bet everyone in our family would really love to dig into these challenges and games.
I love this – we routinely unplug, but we haven’t let our 7 yr old get too caught up online yet, so it’s easier.
I think it’s so important to be able to pull away from technology from time to time. Tonight we went bowling and had a blast! We need to make it a habit to leave technology behind more often.
Looks like a great game and what fun that it’s in the form of a book! I am sure I would enjoy this with my husband.
We have this book, too. It’s great for small group activities — like Scout meetings or sunday school classes! Perfect for icebreakers.
I love this idea and this book. It’s so wonderful. Kids…and adults these days are always so plugged in that you almost forget what to do when ‘unplugged’. Fantastic
We’ve taken up playing board games together. There are some great (and silly) ones out there now that really are fun to play with the kids!
I keep meaning to pull the plug, but then I have to do something that REQUIRES a plug! I guess I’m just going to have to put something on the back burner and just do it.
That sounds like a great book. I am always looking for new ideas to spend time with my boys that doesn’t involve electricity!