Yes, you did read that right! Tablets, computers and phones can be useful tools to aid educational screen-free play. Whether your kids are learning about the vast wonders of outer space or the complex geography of our home planet, there is a time and place where a screen can, in fact, improve screen-free activity time.
The internet can be a wonderful tool when used correctly and sensibly, a whole web of information right at your fingertips. So, combining your screen-free activity with online learning aids is a no-brainer, especially if it makes them feel as though they’re getting screen time when really, they’re mostly interacting with the real world in front of them.
Very few of us in this world truly know the colour combinations and placements of every flag from around the globe, but using an iPad to reference each flag alongside hands on learning can get us closer. For example, the colour in world flag tablecloth from eatsleepdoodle comes with a handy QR code on the box that takes you to an even handier learning resource page.
Every flag that can be found on the tablecloth is on this page in alphabetical order, to match the tablecloth, with full colour for them to follow and even a couple facts about each nation. The education never stops!
Discover facts even you didn’t know
Colour and learn all at once, whether it’s the names and order of the planets in the solar system, the location and culture of countries around the world or the mysteries that lie below the waves. Every theme has its own learning resources page that can be used with any eatsleepdoodle product to enhance learning through creative play.
Every learning page contains digestible facts and information about each topic which could spark further excitement and suddenly they’ve developed a deep interest in something new. Now you’re learning as a family, using the tablet to research and reference alongside physical, interactive imagery.
By using a tablet to access all this information, it becomes more like a textbook as opposed to a gateway to brain rot. Your kids can start to see the digital world as an opportunity to research and learn more, instead of purely a place full of silly videos and online games.
Not sure about including the iPad during screen-free time? But love the resource pages? Access them beforehand and print off the pages to have on hand whilst they colour!
