50 Screen-Free Activities for Teens

You, and your teens, will love these ideas for screen-free fun. Check out the full list of screen-free activities for teens, click the links for tutorials and supplies, and then share your own great ideas in the comments!

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50 Screen-Free Activities for Teens

1. Do a science experiment
2. Start a daily photo journal
3. Learn a new language
4. Make a scrapbook
5. Start a butterfly garden
6. Make jewelry or accessories
7. Learn to make ice cream from scratch
8. Play sudoku
9. Do a jigsaw puzzle
10. Make a family tree chart
11. Organized a family scavenger hunt indoors
12. Write a story or poem
13. Learn a new workout routine
14. Have a water balloon fight
15. Camp out in the backyard
16. Make a Mod Podge craft
17. Run or walk a 5K
18. Create a recycled material art project
19. Learn Sign Language
20. Write inspirational note cards for friends
21. Play flashlight tag with the family at night
22. Volunteer at the local animal shelter
23. Learn a new sport
24. Make slime
25. Start a new hobby
26. Learn a new instrument or learn to sing
27. Look up the family cookbook and try a recipe passed down over the years
28. Bake treats for local community helpers
29. Upcycle an old pair of jeans
30. Make sidewalk chalk paint
31. Paint an old piece of furniture
32. Wash the family car(s)
33. Make a time capsule
34. Stargaze
35. Host an elaborate ice cream buffet or do an edible science experiment.
36. Tie-dye shirts/accessories
37. Paint kindness rocks (and deliver them!)
38. Grow herbs
39. Start a backyard creature log
40. Read a book
41. Start a book club with friends
42. Make origami animals
43. Start a diary
44. Clean and sort to set aside things for donation and/or a garage sale
45. Make a vision board
46. Play a board game
47. Create a themed collage from magazine clippings
48. Try a Pinterest DIY
49. Organize a Minute-to-Win-It family game night
50. Make a bucket list

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Also, try out these mindfulness activities for teens.

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• 10 tutorials for Rainy Day Craft Fun
• 7 tutorials for Rainy Day Food Fun
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• Links, book ideas, videos, and step-by-step tutorial photos
• A 7-page Summer Camp Planning Guide
• Coming later in 2021: 3 kid book clubs

What other screen-free activities do you recommend? Please share in the comments?

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