Things to do without the TV

Many of us are addicted to the idiot box and it is good that we stay away from it every once in a while to clear our lives of soap operas, TV series, movies, etc. I mean, there must definitely be something more to life than just watching TV. So, instead of letting the TV be my babysitter while I do my house chores, I thought of some things to occupy my son without switching on the TV.

Fun activities without the TV

1. fun toys like lego and building blocks – these type of toys seem to occupy him a lot as he will be able to use his creativity to build houses, cars, airplanes, trains, whatever he felt like doing. After creating his masterpieces, he’d usually play with them for at least a few hours.
2. coloring books and storybooks – my son just started learning to color and he loves to draw and color so he could spend at least an hour coloring. After that, he’d take out his storybooks and though he can’t read yet, he’d be ‘reading’ the color pictures and using his imagination to create the stories in the books.
3. fun games – when I’m done with my chores, I’d spend quality time playing fun children’s games with him and that includes running around, playing catch, hide and seek or even the simple tickling game. Nothing is more fun and relaxing than playing with a laughing child.
4. the great outdoors – this is during the mornings or evenings and I’d take him for a nature walk on the hill track near our home. We’d go traipsing on those tracks and I’d let him pick up leaves and sticks to play with. We’d both get some exercise and at the same time enjoy fresh air and be one with nature. Sometimes, we’d go swimming at our apartment pool or I’d let him cycle around our apartment compound. Other times, we’d even bring him to the children’s playground at a recreational park or even go for a picnic at the beach.
5. cooking / baking – when the mood strikes me, I’d get my baking stuff out and get my son to help out. He loves helping me stir the dough and if I’m cooking, he loves helping me peel the garlic. I’d sometimes take out some plastic containers and plastic spoons to let him play with and pretend that he’s also cooking together with me.


6. radio – switching on the radio will fill the silence in your home and at the same time prove to be fun as we’d sometimes dance to the tunes on the radio and have a great big laughing blast!
7. home exercise – I used to exercise at home (such as doing yoga and aerobic training) a lot and my son will often mimic me so now it is almost like a routine that when I get my exercise mat out, he’d get ready to exercise along with me! (however, I’ve not been able to do that much recently since I am too tired in recent times to even lift a finger, much less exercise!)
8. arts and crafts – I have a jewellery making hobby and when I get my stuffs out, my son will often come over and want to help. Since some of my tools are sharp and dangerous to a small child, I’d usually give him some beads and strings and let him ‘create’ jewellery in his own way.
9. house chores – yes, I get my son to help with the house chores as I think it is good for him to learn from young that he needs to help around the house no matter his age or sex. Since he can’t do much now, I usually let him help me fold the laundry, although in the end, I’d have to re-fold the clothes he did. I’d let him feed the fish and also pick up his own toys and put it away.
10. conversation – this is a good time to develop his language and communication skills so I’d ask him questions and get him to talk to me about everything and anything he felt like telling me. This calls for some really strange conversation as a 3-yr-old’s train of thoughts are vastly different from an adult because he’d start talking about his friends in nursery and it’d somehow jump to monsters and then Transformers and then airplanes.

See? There are loads of things to do without depending on the TV for entertainment.  But then, I guess we are all so dependant on TV that it is pretty difficult to go through a day without switching on the TV.

How long can you last without the TV?

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