switch off saturday

Last weekend we decided to have a "switch off Saturday" rather than Sunday.  I took some pictures of some of the things we got up to.  I neglected to photograph the morning bike ride or bread making but made an effort after lunch.  Big brother did some (self initiated) needlework as a gift for his teacher.  It is so much easier for kids to sew on felt than cotton (lesson learnt the long slow way).

Little brother enjoyed colouring and doing an activity book.  He also learnt to fingerknit.

The boys and I played (a modified version) of Ticket to Ride.

While DaddyB drew up plans for a TV unit (which he whipped up on Sunday).  He is amazing.

And then at the end of the day the computer came on for just a tiny bit of skyping to the family down South.  Which technically is switching on but we made a big effort not to check email or blogs or bookface or pintrest... Really it was just like having a visit with the rellies.

Once again, we had a great day thanks to less technology.  You should try it.  

Let me know how it works out for you.