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Kids Off The Couch
By Polly | July 7, 2008
Welcome to Week 4 of our 8 Week Summer Boredom Buster Series.
Keep kids from getting bored this summer with Kids Off the Couch. A perfect blend of culture, family time, and film, Kids Off the Couch is a great way to help kids make connections, explore their local community, and learn through film. Each week, the smart people at Kids Off the Couch, put together a Popcorn Adventure that includes a film and a related family activity designed to get kids and parents off the couch and exploring and enjoying their local communities. Nestled in between the film and family activity are thoughtful conversation starters for each film to stimulate conversation and get kids and parents talking. Families can choose to subscribe to this free service either via the Kids Off the Couch weekly newsletter or visit the multitude of Popcorn Adventures in the site’s archives.
Some Things to Think About
Unless you have the movie in your DVD collection you will have to do some pre-work in terms of finding the movie either from places like your local library, your local DVD rental store, online swapping websites like SwapaDVD, or purchasing it directly from the Kids Off the Couch shop.
Because the Popcorn Adventures get families off the couch and into their communities, you will need to make time on your family calendar or planner for the adventure.
Currently Kids Off the Couch offers detailed information and tips for adventures in New York, Houston, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco, and Washington D.C., so if you don’t live in or near one of these cities you will have to do your own research to find the family activities nearby. Kids Off the Couch will help you do this by showing you how to Google similar activities in your local town. If you live in a small town or rural area, be prepared to travel a bit to find some of the activities in a nearby community.
Before you try your first adventure, be sure to read through the Kids Off the Couch tips to make the first adventure go smoothly.
Good Luck!
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Topics: Boredom Busters, Family Fun, Family Time |