Screen-Free Week
Ever wondered what it’d be like to take a break from screens and rediscover the joys of offline fun and connection? For over a decade, Fairplay has hosted Screen-Free Week — a cherished tradition encouraging families, schools and communities to pause their screen time and explore more meaningful ways to interact with the world. We urge you to get involved in Screen-Free Week 2025!
Discover Screen-Free Week fun – Now with IPA USA!
We recently had to make the bittersweet decision to find a new home for Screen-Free Week. With great excitement, we announce that Screen-Free Week will be moving to the American Association for Promoting the Child’s Right to Play (IPA USA)!
IPA USA is a chapter of the International Play Association that does incredible work to build a world where each and every child has access to high-quality play opportunities — including opportunities away from screens and corporate greed.
We invite you to join IPA USA in celebrating Screen-Free Week in 2025 by signing up below!
By joining Screen-Free Week, you’ll become part of a vibrant community dedicated to celebrating real-world play, creativity and connection. And thank you, as always, for being part of our mission to create a healthier, more balanced digital world for children and families.
Don’t miss your opportunity to spend a week without screens next year. Sign up today!
Screen-Free Week is a good time to go outside, walk in the park, and pick up trash. If we take care of the world, the world will take care of us.
Screen-Free Week helped to bring my family closer and challenged me to be a more intentional mom.
My favorite screen-free moment was when one night, my two children (ages 6 and 9) spontaneously decided to do a giant painting outside…they splattered and whacked – very Jackson Pollock-like
A lot of my students were surprised by how much they could do! Their social skills increased noticeably. I found kids interacting more with each other and saying ‘That’s a great idea,’ or ‘I did that, too!’ It’s a big change from young kids who spend a lot of time with screens and don’t know how to talk or act around one another