How to keep kids occupied without screens? Our best DIY ideas

Today, screens are part of children's daily lives: television, tablets, phones... they easily captivate and keep them occupied. But in the long term, too much can limit creativity, reduce attention and interfere with family life. That's why many parents are looking for alternatives for raising screen-freeor at least with fewer screens.

Good news: there are simple, fun and rewarding solutions. DIY (Do It Yourself) is an ideal activity for stimulating the imagination and sharing real moments of complicity. Here's how and why.

Why give priority to screen-free time?

Spending too much time in front of screens can have negative effects:

• reduced concentration,

• disturbed sleep,

• excessively sedentary lifestyle,

• less free play and imagination.

  
  

Encouraging your children to reduce their exposure to screens doesn't mean taking away their enjoyment. On the contrary, it allows them to discover other, more active, creative and constructive forms of entertainment. active, creative and constructive.

The benefits of DIY for kids without screens

DIY is an excellent answer to screen time. By manipulating, creating and inventing, children naturally develop essential skills:

• Fine motor skills Fine motor skills: cutting, assembling, painting... every gesture is an apprenticeship.

• Creativity A DIY object is never identical, but always has a personal touch.

• Self-confidence Self-confidence: nothing beats the pride of saying "I did it!

• Patience and concentration two qualities often undermined by the rapid consumption of screens.

  
  

💡 Children without screens find DIY a rich field of expression, nurturing their autonomy and imagination.

DIY ideas to keep kids occupied without screens

You don't need much equipment to get started. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Assemble a creative kit 🪵: step-by-step wooden toys or figurines, a great alternative to screen time.

• Personalized room decoration ✨: paper garland, photo frame, hanging mobile.

• Practical objects to make A pencil box, a small key ring, a memo board.

• Free creative workshops 🎨: painting, collage, customizing wooden objects or recycling materials.

• Home-made games Cardboard puzzles, family photo memory, DIY board games.

  
  

DIY (Do It Yourself) is an ideal activity for stimulating the imagination and sharing real moments of complicity.

DIY: a shared moment that brings people together

DIY activities don't just keep kids busy: they also create valuable opportunities for sharing.

• Parents and children work together on a joint project.

• The atmosphere is relaxed, conducive to laughter and discussion.

• The finished object, whether imperfect or not, becomes an emotional memory.

  
  

👉 Where screens isolate, DIY brings people together. Children without screens enjoy richer, more human moments.

Raising children without screens or reducing screen time is not a constraint, but an opportunity. It opens the door to more creative, sustainable and fulfilling activities.

DIY projects, no matter how simple, can turn an ordinary afternoon into an full of laughter, learning and togetherness.. What if the real luxury today was to disconnect... in order to reconnect?