Screen-free quiet time activities
Calm drawing activities for an afternoon rest, the end of a busy day or the wind-down before bed.
- 2 plans
- Free printables
- No screens
Pick a plan
- Quiet time20 minutes
Quiet time
A simple routine for an afternoon rest or a break between activities: a quiet corner, one calm page and 20 minutes with no screens.
- Ages 3 to 10
- Quiet time10 minutes
Bedtime wind-down
Ten minutes of calm drawing before lights out: draw the dream you’d like to have, then put the pencils away for the night.
- Ages 4 to 10
What to have ready
- A quiet corner and a lap desk or tray
- Colored pencils (quieter than markers)
- A printed page
- A timer, if it helps
Plan a whole week instead?
Theme weeks give you five days of activities around one subject your kid loves.
See theme weeksFree printables for quiet time
Quiet timeDraw your day
Four calm boxes: something you saw, something funny, tomorrow and a feelings face. Ages 4+.
Quiet timeDraw your dream
A bedtime page for drawing the dream you would like to have tonight. Ages 4+.