 14th Annual
Turnoff Week
April 21 - 27, 2008
Go to Schedule of Events
Download Organizer's Kit | Download Schedule of Events (2-pages, pdf format)
The Alliance for Waldorf Education and the Boulder-Denver Area Waldorf Schools have partnered with the Center for SCREEN-TIME Awareness, local merchants and organizations to promote the 14th Annual Turnoff Week, (formerly known as Turnoff TV Week). Why has “TV” been dropped? Because “screen time” includes far more than television. It now includes an ever-expanding array of electronic tools used at an ever- increasing rate by our children. This year we are celebrating all that is around us. We want to encourage families to Power Down and Dream Big and commit to a Screen Free Week and get involved with friends, family, community and all the great things life in Colorado has to offer.
Alternatives to Screen-Time
- Read together. Get the family to sit down and read a story together.
- Play games and organize game nights with your friends, family and community. Get outside: take a walk or run, hike, bike, jump, swim.
- Plant a garden together. Grow pumpkins for Halloween!
- Get your children involved in giving back to their community by volunteering at local and regional organizations.
- Cultivate a hobby with your kids: collect things, make things … there are so many ideas to choose from … go for it!
- Take a class. Nature based programs abound in our region for children and adults. Learn to play an instrument, study a foreign language or martial art, paint, draw, dance, cook.
- Go to a concert, a play, a local faire, a farmer’s market.
Go to www.screentime.org for more screen free activities and tips to screen-proof your home and to find out how to support this important non-profit organization committed to healthy children. For more ideas, download the Organizer's Kit
We have put together a schedule of events with local merchants and organizations to provide some fun alternatives to "screen time" for families during Turnoff Week. There are many, many other alternatives to screen time in our communitities. So Power Down-Dream Big and get busy living!
Download Schedule of Events (2-pages, pdf format) | Download Organizer's Kit
Schedule of Events
Thursday, April 17, 24 and May 1, 8, 15 |
Ages 7 & up |
CU’s Science Discovery: Fun After-School Class
Animals and Art: Creatures of the Rainforest
Science Learning laboratory, 3400 Marine Street, Boulder
Register: www.colorado.edu/sciencediscovery or 303-492-7188
Turnoff Week Calendar of Events
Sponsored by
The Alliance for Waldorf Education and Area Waldorf Schools |
Monday, April 21 - Friday, April 25 |
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Longmont Recreation Center • 310 Quail Rd, Longmont
Contact the Recreation Center to find out about the special offers:
303-774-4800
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Tuesday, April 22 |
6:30–8:30 pm
Free of charge |
Family Game Night
Board games and refreshments for the whole family. Prizes.
Shining Mountain Waldorf School’s Festival Hall,
999 Violet Avenue, Boulder
Co-sponsored by: Ginger&Pickles, Playfair, and Blissful Family |
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5:30 pm |
Potluck
Denver Waldorf School, 940 Fillmore Street, Denver
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6–7:30 pm
Free of charge |
Family game Night
Board games and refreshments for the whole family. Prizes.
Denver Waldorf School, 940 Fillmore Street, Denver
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6–7:30 pm
All Day |
Earthday
Get out and Enjoy Mother Earth with a hike, bike ride, or walk with the family! |
Wednesday, April 23 |
6–8 pm
Free of charge |
Power Down, Dream Big with Niwot’s Merchants
Family evening of activity as you stroll in Old Town Niwot.
Stop in and join us for the following activities.
• Niwot Grange: Arts and Crafts activities hosted by Shepherd Valley Waldorf School and Niwot Elementary School
• Chris Finger Pianos: A mini piano lesson
• Blue Egg Arts: Create clothes pin dolls
• Make Scents: Mix up a bath/body item
• Niwot Cycles: Take a ride on a new styled tandem bike and more
• Cottonwood Quilts: A quilting project
• Buffalo Indian Room: A beadwork activity
• Sew Fresh Studio: A fashion project
• Adrenaline Tri Sport: Free sports activity
• Sadhana West Yoga Studio: Mini yoga class
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Thursday, April 24 |
3:30–5 pm
Free of charge |
Blissful Family Toy Store: An Afternoon of Cooperative Games
An afternoon of games for the whole family.
600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-682-0016; info@blissfulfamily.net |
3:30–5 pm |
Science Discovery: Fun After-school class
3400 Marine Street. Pre-register at above listed website or phone
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Friday, April 25 |
12–4 pm |
Boulder’s Second Annual Children’s Day Celebration
The Kick Off Event to Family Week (Raindate: Monday, April 28)
1300 Block of the Downtown Pearl St Mall
Free activities for pre-school and elementary school kids
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5–9 pm
$5/family |
YMCA of Longmont: Family Swim Night
Bring the whole family! 950 Lashley St, Longmont, 303-776-0370
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Saturday, April 26 |
10 am–11:30 pm
Free of charge
Adults Only |
Screentime, Playtime and Childhood
The influence of electronic media and toys on our children
A Presentation, discussion and sharing by Cristina Curran
Shepherd Valley Waldorf School, Eurythmy Room,
6500 W. Dry Creek Parkway, Niwot
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2 – 2:30 pm |
Boulder Public Library Children's section
Storytime with Shining Mountain Waldorf School Students |
Sunday, April 27 |
1 – 1:30 pm |
Boulder Bookstore: Children's Section
Storytime with Shining Mountain Waldorf School Students |
7 pm
Reservations |
Family Dinner at Burnt Toast
Family style dinner, followed by board and card games.
1235 Pennsylvania Ave. (on the Hill), Boulder, 303-440-5200 |
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