CELEBRATE SPRING . . . UNPLUG!

It's Unplug and Get Outside Week

         

Spring has arrived and the sun is making appearances from behind the rain clouds!  Let’s celebrate by unplugging the televisions, computers, and video games and getting outside.  It’s estimated that children today are spending as much as 30 hours a week in front of a screen of one kind or another.  

                                                                                                              

 Do you know . . .

•  research in the Journal of Pediatrics showed that learning videos, such as Baby Einstein, received very poor marks in their effectiveness in helping brain development and may actually slow word learning? 

• Physical activity and movement help stimulate brain growth and facilitate key connections for learning?  Regular exercise and participation in all forms of physical activity are crucial for healthy brain development in children.

Follow these blogs to find fun, easy, inexpensive outdoor activities for the family

 http://canyoucomeoutsidetoplay.blogspot.com/

 

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2012/03/50-simple-outdoor-activities-for-kids.html