We're all trying to reduce our kids screen time but what do you do when their favourite thing is a TV show, on a screen? Well you figure out how to incorporate it into off screen activities and here are our favourite paw patrol ones!
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Creativity
Toys
Stories
Out and About
Creativity
First and foremost our kids love to be creative. As my partner likes to say, they are most themselves when making.
Color wonder is a system that I will always recommend, there is no mess but the kids still have free reign to be creative with their favourite characters!
Color Wonder Paw Patrol
These can be a little more involved, anything with paint usually is, but my kids absolutely love painting their favourite characters and playing with them too (after drying time of course)
Paint Your Own Paw Patrol Model Set
Okay this one is not technically screen free but I think we can all agree a camera screen isn't really screen time y'know. Anyway I love giving kids cameras, they give you the weirdest, coolest photos in return and they keep them occupied for ages wh...
Point-And-Shoot Digital Cameras : PAW Patrol
Toys
Wouldn't be a list on how to entertain kids without some toys would it, I've tried to squeeze some educational spirit into them but I'm not sure the kids will notice, you might though
The good thing about such a popular show being your kids obsession is that there are lots of options available. So whether your favourite family board game is operation, guess who or battleships there will be a paw patrol version available. Perfect f...
Paw Patrol Board Games | Top Picks & Reviews
We love Lego in our house but we had to get these Paw Patrol Mega Bloks, they are compatible thankfully because they are so cool and my kids love creating worlds for them to explore
Mega Bloks Paw Patrol
Alphabet blocks are a classic. As are trucks. Add in the paw patrol and you have a great toy that keeps toddlers interested, practically a miracle and worth the investment
If you're trying to entertain a paw patrol fanatic sometimes the best answer is just paw patrol, these have the episodes but in a reduced screen friendly way
If you have a tonies box these figures are the best, they have songs, narration of episodes and the tonies box 2 has a screen free paw patrol game available as well. Trust me they're worth the investment
Complete collection of PAW Patrol Tonies
When you're searching for screen free activities, if you are ever in doubt find a book. And my kids love paw patrol books, and I love that they still get to enjoy their favourite episodes without being glued to a screen
PAW Patrol Books
If you have a Yoto player then these cards are a must have, there's one for each pup and they have the intro song and tell an episode or two about themselves
PAW Patrol Pup Pack
Out and About
I'm not going to lie, if we're going out we do take a tablet, sometimes it is just the best solution for our family. But we have other options we try first, here are our paw patrol favourites
Kids and stickers go hand in hand, and none more so than restickable stickers and paw patrol. These are great for when we're out and about, restaurants, car journeys and the reusability is brilliant
Melissa & Doug PAW Patrol Reusable Stickers
Water wow books are our go to activity for restaurants, no mess, one pen and they still have their favourite characters (and even little spot the icon games for older kids!)