The ThinkTime 30-Minute Screen-Free Challenge
Can You Give Your Brain 30 Minutes?
The ThinkTime 30-Minute Screen-Free Challenge encourages children and families to set aside a short period after school for activities that do not require a phone, television, tablet, computer, or video game.
For just 30 minutes, children choose a screen-free activity that makes them think, create, build, solve, read, write, or imagine.
Choose Your Challenge
Children might spend their 30 minutes:
Completing one of our printable brain challenges
Solving a puzzle
Drawing or designing something
Building something from household materials
Reading a book
Writing a short story
Creating their own board game
Completing a logic challenge
Making a paper creation
Inventing something
Journaling
Planning a small project
Playing a strategy game with family members
The ThinkTime Challenge Calendar
Families can download our printable 30-Minute ThinkTime Challenge Calendar and mark each day that a child completes the challenge.
7 Days — Brain Starter
14 Days — Focus Builder
21 Days — Thinking Explorer
30 Days — ThinkTime Champion
The purpose is not perfection.
Some days will naturally include more screen time than others. The challenge simply helps families intentionally create small spaces in the week for children to use their minds in different ways.
Start Small. Build a Habit.
Thirty minutes may seem small, but building habits often starts with manageable steps.
Put the screen away.
Pick an activity.
Set the timer.
It’s ThinkTime.