Comments on: Worldwide Day of Play http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/uncategorized/worldwide-day-of-play/ Stories of Raising Responsible Kids Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:17:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Dani in NC http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/uncategorized/worldwide-day-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-3625 Dani in NC Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:33:04 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=535#comment-3625 Back when Nickelodeon started this, kids didn't have quite as much access to 24-hour channels devoted to them, at least in my area. Having Nick black out for three hours was a big deal because there was nothing else on but gardening and fishing shows :-). Back when Nickelodeon started this, kids didn’t have quite as much access to 24-hour channels devoted to them, at least in my area. Having Nick black out for three hours was a big deal because there was nothing else on but gardening and fishing shows :-) .

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/uncategorized/worldwide-day-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-3584 Brigitte Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:40:03 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=535#comment-3584 When they started it, wasn't it 8 hours? I like that they're promoting it, it might lodge somewhere deep in the brains of a few couch-potato kids. But yeah, I think most who are inclined to veg in front of the TV will just change the channel. Evil me, some days I WISH my child would be a potato all day so I could get some stuff done, but she's WAY too high-energy for that! ;-) When they started it, wasn’t it 8 hours?

I like that they’re promoting it, it might lodge somewhere deep in the brains of a few couch-potato kids. But yeah, I think most who are inclined to veg in front of the TV will just change the channel.

Evil me, some days I WISH my child would be a potato all day so I could get some stuff done, but she’s WAY too high-energy for that! ;-)

]]> By: Claire http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/uncategorized/worldwide-day-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Claire Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:36:06 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=535#comment-3582 This started a number of years ago. I remember my oldest "prepping" for the black out. They wave caught momentum so by the time the day arrived, his whole school was pledging to go outside for the afternoon instead of TV. If it was a one child thing, I'd agree with you. However, if you get enough kids excited over doing family things during that time, with some planned events, it can really take root. We try to do it one a month here. Our favorite thing is pokeno - a version of bingo. and pinochle - and old time card game. I don't think the kids would have any clue how to play if they watched TV. This started a number of years ago. I remember my oldest “prepping” for the black out. They wave caught momentum so by the time the day arrived, his whole school was pledging to go outside for the afternoon instead of TV.

If it was a one child thing, I’d agree with you. However, if you get enough kids excited over doing family things during that time, with some planned events, it can really take root. We try to do it one a month here. Our favorite thing is pokeno – a version of bingo. and pinochle – and old time card game. I don’t think the kids would have any clue how to play if they watched TV.

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