10 Fun Products to Get the Kids Off The Tv

Getting the kids off the tv and into other projects often means the parent(s) setting an example.  It is hard to get housework, grocery shopping, bill paying, etc. done, and more if you work-from-home, all while telling the kids to get outside, be active and get off the tv.  Here are some ideas, some you’ll need to help with and some they can do on their own, to help you out.  Ways to keep them entertained, learning, exploring and enjoying their summer.

Create backyard fun with this awesome set up by Froggy’s Fog.  This whole set is like bubbles to a whole new level. Not only are they big bubbles floating around to pop, you can also add fog to them and make them fog-filled bubbles.  The machine does it all with a little help from a fan and some bubble fluid and fog fluid.  You can buy it on Amazon now!

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Run around and get some energy used up chasing each other with these The Walking Dead blasters by Air Warriors.  The Andrea’s Rifle blasts up to 100 feet and includes long-distance darts, clip and score.

The Thermal Hunter blasts up to 90 feet and includes a heat-seeking scope, darts, rail adapter, clip and stock.  These are great if you are a large backyard with room to move around.

Another great outdoor game is Laser X.  It is a real-life laser tag game, without having to go to a playing center.  Kids can play in the backyard, hiding in the living room, etc.  Each set comes with two blasters and arm bands and has a 100 foot range.

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Kids can have fun playing finger-puppets with the latest dinosaur Untamed Fingerlings by WowWee Toys.  They come in a few different dinosaurs with their own names, colors and each has over 40 sounds it makes.  You can even pet them and they will react to your touch.  They are also collectibles.  So be sure to get them all.
Sometimes kids need some down time.  This does not necessarily mean getting on the television.  There are other things they can do.  Color, draw, play board games, build, create, cook, etc.  It is important for them to find ways to entertain themselves without the tv on at all times.

The Cave is a circuit set with E-Blox. They created different chapters to this novelette called Earth One.  Chapter one is The Cave.  Kids can build quiet a few things from this one set.  Mountain crack and light, light source, ancient mammal, shimeji mushrooms, glowing Pilea flowers, grandmother’s house, T-Rex and a volcano.  They work with a 9 volt battery circulating through the blocks.  Kids can also get creative and build their own invention.  E-Blox are a part of STEM (also called STREAM; Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics).

Board games are a great way to entertain a group of kids that are ‘too cool’ to do something like play tag or hide-and-go-seek.  This new one, Drop It, by Kosmos is for ages 8+ and 2-4 players.  Average game time is 30 minutes.  It is kinda like a Connect-4 and a board game rolled into one.  Kids can play one-on-one or as a team.  The game is easy to learn and takes a little luck as well as strategy. This dinosaur fun is both indoors and outdoors.  The Splattosaurus is something I think best for a table outdoors.  Kids make clay dinos and take turns ‘splatting’ each other’s dinosaurs. The StikBot is for kids to do their own stop-motion videos.  There is a variety to choose from, including StikBrontosaurus, StikT-Rex and StikCarnotaurus.  The Glove-A-Bubbles are for outdoors, so kids can create huge bubbles with their hands and by pouring the bubble solution into the pouch, putting on the glove and dipping the glove in the porch.  It is a whole set in one bag.  

Family Fun & Creating Memories

There are other things you can do, as a family or with friends that offer enrichment.  Museums, farms, community events, carnivals, the local fair, etc.  I like find these ahead to try to plan ones we want to attend.  I usually see them on Facebook, in Macaroni Kid emails, from newsletters, etc.

Go Blueberry Picking!  Find a local farm that allows you to come in and pick blueberries.  We picked 6 baskets and plan to make blueberry jam with them. The season is open for a few months and blackberries and raspberries will be ready to pick soon.  We went to Underwood Farms in Somis.  Search online to find locations near you. Get the family and friends and go to a Paint Nite event.  A lot of instructor-led painting stores are for age 21+ since there is alcohol served. I found Paint Night to have some age 6+ classes so we decided to try it out.  Each event is listed on their site with the theme of the painting, a picture of what will be painted and the locations to choose from. I chose the turtle one because I like the beach theme.  People could choose to paint more than three turtles too, to do one for each family member, if they liked.

I try to cook at home a lot so we can save money and eat healthier but getting out of the house is good too.  Instead of breaking the bank by eating lunch or dinner somewhere we go out of dessert once a week.  We take turns choosing a location. Getting ice cream is my favorite dessert.