See you later TV, hello creativity

I unplugged the TV in our main living room recently, determined to take a week off from watching TV.  I sensed that our kids were missing out on summer, fighting me when we got invited out on Green Lake or when a friend asked for a play date or when I mentioned biking to the park, etc.  The first day was rough (Benny went through all the emotions in a matter of minutes, from "How are we going to make it through?" to "I think this week without TV is going to be really fun, Mom.").

The creativity started flowing.  Throughout the week I witnessed the kids creating Legos that were out of this world, they started putting on plays for their Grandma, they took out the video camera and created workout videos (Luke was the videographer and Ben and Meredith were the trainers creating a workout video for me to use).  We went out to the guest house to play games, do puzzles, pop popcorn, and watch the Twins or a movie when it was rainy or we needed a family fun event.  When I decided to allow the TV back on (to watch the Price is Right of course), I was amazed when Luke got up and went outside to play baseball only 10 minutes into his favorite show.

The TV is plugged back in, but the creativity is still flowing.  Even now, as the Price is Right is on in the background, the kids are playing with Legos in an imaginary Jurassic Park world and it is so cool to watch.

 

 


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