Table 2.
Activities provided by the Community Partnership in Rural, Upstate New York during a Designated ‘TV Turn-off’ Week in April, 2004 and March, 2005
| Educational | Arts & Crafts |
|---|---|
| Interactive Puppet Show | Textures |
| Story Telling a | Play Dough |
| Open House at College Farm | Snowflakes |
| Hydroponic Garden Tour | Button Art |
| Binocular Bird Finding | Shamrock Pins |
| Petting Zoo | Cloud Dough |
| Bike/Trike/Helmet Safety | 3-Corner Hats |
| Beaded Bookmarks | |
| Movement/Sports | Ice Cube Painting |
| Kids in a Bubble | |
| Open Gym b | Hot Air Ping Pong |
| Rock Wall Climbing | Face Painting |
| “Kids in Motion” Exercise | Salt Art |
| Snow Slide | Straw Necklaces |
| Polar Express Train | Daisies & Butterflies |
| Snow Snake | |
| Sleigh rides | Music/Dancing |
| Obstacle Courses | |
| Trout Fishing | Interactive Clown Show |
| Swimming | Participatory Irish Step Dancing |
| Parade | Introduction to Musical Instrument |
| Participatory Children’s Musical Concert | |
| Community Sports/Clubs/Lessons | |
| Introduction to Karate | |
| Introduction to Soccer | |
| Introduction to Gymnastics |
a
Four evening story-telling sessions were offered at the local library in the weeks leading up to and including ‘TV Turn-off’ week in April 2004, and six sessions were offered in the weeks leading up to, during, and after ‘TV Turn-off’ week in March 2005.
b
Six open gym sessions were offered at Head Start on Saturday mornings in the weeks leading up to, during, and after ‘TV Turn-off’ week in March 2005.