25 Guilt-Free “Busy” Activities Your Kids Can Do Besides TV

As someone who works from home with two small children, I can tell you that the TV-struggle is real, and I know you don’t need to be a work-from-home/stay-at-home parent to realize that it’s a struggle indeed. Screen time overload is an easy trap to fall into. You have a meeting to hop on to or prepare for, you need to cook dinner, you need to make a couple phone calls, you need to do a million other things and your kids are on summer break. It’s easy to use the TV or tablet for “just 15 minutes.” How often do those 15 minutes turn into an hour? In the blink of an eye!

I’ve really made a serious effort to squash and conquer the screen-time demon. Some days are amazing. Everyone is happy and playing and smiling…I’m still getting work done and still finding time to play with them instead of pulling my hair out with mommy-guilt. Other days, though, if Netflix asks me if my kids are still watching one more time, I come close to throwing my laptop through the TV. (Then how would you get wonderfully curated lists?!?)

All that being said, I’ve put together this list for you based on past personal experience along with new-to-me ideas I plan to try out this week and when they get a bit older.

Are you ready to see how you can spark imagination and keep them busy without feeling guilty (or throwing your laptop at the TV)? I’ve got you covered! Here are 25 Guilt-Free “Busy” Activities Your Kids Can Do Besides TV.

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