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[quote=Anonymous]The more time you give your kids without screens and a specific planned activity, the more their imaginations will stretch! It's good for kids to be bored occasionally, it helps them learn to entertain themselves. We play board games like Trouble, co-operative games like Granny's House and The Secret Door, and card and dice games like Tenzi, War, slap jack, etc. Try starting a 30-minute 'quiet break time' in the evenings. Kids can play quietly, draw/color/paint etc, read, but no screens. Perler beads are a great all-ages activity that can be very meditative. Get everyone their own coloring book and have family coloring time! Have 'family book club'---everyone grabs a book, and hangs out together reading for awhile. The 5 yo can read iSpy books or listen to an audiobook on headphones.[/quote]
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