TV Alternatives: Fun for the Whole Family

A whole collection of games, activities, and ideas for TV-free fun.

Welcome to Chinaberry's TV Alternatives Collection. Here you'll find some of our favorite toys, games, arts, crafts & other treasures for getting you and your family up off that couch and back into the situation comedy that is real life.

Chinaberry Collections: Great TV Alternatives

15 Minutes Outside: 15 Minutes Outside is a helpful book and guide to connect wih your kids and nature.
15 Minutes Outside
Paperback Book
Our price $14.99
Mexican Train: Mexican Train is a simple dominoes game that's fun for your whole family.
Mexican Train
Our price $32.00
Thumb Drum: An heirloom quality wooden thumb drum is easy to learn, fun to play and a great first musical instrument for your child.
Thumb Drum
Our price $29.95
Animals! Matching Game: Animals! Matching Game is a challenging and fun great first game.
Animals! Matching Game
Our price $14.99
Austrian Jaw Harp: Making music is fun and folksy with this traditional jaw harp.
Austrian Jaw Harp
Our price $10.95
Bilibo: Bilibo is an open-ended shell shaped toy that kids just love.
Bilibo
Our price $29.95
Bubble Thing: Make giant soap bubbles with the Bubble Thing, an amazing adjustable bubble wand.
Bubble Thing
Our price $12.95
Camp Talk Conversation Cards: Help your children break the ice and make new friends at camp by packing along these conversation-starter cards.
Camp Talk Conversation Cards
Our price $7.95
CityBLOCKS Stacking Blocks: CityBLOCKS Stacking Blocks is a set of 10 vibrantly colored cardboard blocks in staggered sizes.
CityBLOCKS Stacking Blocks
Our price $21.99
Clever Bear Learns to Count: Children will have fun learning to count and add with this cheerful game.
Clever Bear Learns to Count
Our price $24.95
The Conscious Parent: The wisdom and guidance in this book can be truly life changing.
The Conscious Parent
Paperback Book
Our price $19.95
Crazy Faces: Crazy 8's has never been more fun than with this brightly colored, oversized deck of cards featuring faces made from real fruits and veggies.
Crazy Faces
Our price $9.95
Create Your Own Pop Up Books: With the materials in this kit, you can make two hardcover pop-up books.
Create Your Own Pop Up Books
Our price $21.95
Daisy Chain Kit: Make bright, cheery felt daisy chains with this easy kit.
Daisy Chain Kit
Our price $8.95
Deep into the Forest: Help to build your child's visual perception skills while encouraging imaginative play with this unique game and theater combination.
Deep into the Forest
Our price $38.95
Dodgeball Set: This dodgeball set, complete with 3 durable foam- filled fabric balls, is a great game for everyone.
Dodgeball Set
Our price $23.95
Ecological Seasons Puzzle: Immerse yourself in the wonder of the changing seasons as you piece this jigsaw puzzle together.
Ecological Seasons Puzzle
Regularly $17.95
Sale price $12.97
Eye Like Stickers - Animals: Eye Like Stickers will transport your children to sticker heaven with this sticker book packed 400 vibrant, colorful, reusable stickers inspired by nature.
Eye Like Stickers - Animals
Paperback Book
Our price $6.95
Fairy Houses . . . Everywhere!: Lose yourself in a world of fairy houses, all created from natural materials in nature.
Fairy Houses . . . Everywhere!
Hardcover Book
Our price $14.95
Family Tree: Treat your family to this award-winning CD, full of memorable songs and music.
Family Tree
Compact Disc
Our price $16.98
The Family Dinner: Nourish your family with more than food using the ideas and recipes in this wonderful book.
The Family Dinner
Hardcover Book
Our price $29.99
Find It - Kid's Version: Find It Kids Version is a fun game where you try to find objects that are hidden in lots of little beads all contained in a tube. With no pieces to lose, this is also a perfect travel game!
Find It - Kid's Version
Our price $20.00
First Words Magnetic Poetry: Young children can learn early word recognition with the 140 word magnets in First Words Magnetic Poetry.
First Words Magnetic Poetry
Our price $18.95
Flip Six Card Game: Flip over one of your six numbered cards, take a card from the draw pile, and then decide your strategy in the fun, easy-to-learn card game Flip Six.
Flip Six Card Game
Our price $8.95
Floating Ball Game Set of 2: Have hours of fun honing your skills with Floating Ball Game, a classic wooden toy.
Floating Ball Game Set of 2
Our price $7.95
Flying Torpedoes Set of 2: Place the loop over your finger, pull back just as if you're shooting a rubber band, and let these soft foam flying torpedoes fly!
Flying Torpedoes Set of 2
Our price $5.95
For Girls Only! Bathroom Reader: For Girls Only Bathroom Reader will fascinate tween and teen girls as it is filled with short articles on a wide variety of topics.
For Girls Only! Bathroom Reader
Paperback Book
Our price $12.95
Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up: Expand your children's horizons by traveling with them to some of the places in Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids.
Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up
Paperback Book
Our price $19.99
Grand-O-Grams: Grandparents can use the fun postcards in this book to keep in touch with the grandkids all year round.
Grand-O-Grams
Paperback Book
Our price $9.95
Grandloving: Here's a book we liked so much that we decided not only to carry it, but our founder, Ann, wrote the foreword for it, too! Note: We have autographed copies while supplies last.
Grandloving
Paperback Book
Our price $18.95
Grandma & Me Activity Book: Share close, happy times with your grandchild by doing these activities together.
Grandma & Me Activity Book
Paperback Book
Our price $5.95
The Hans Wilhelm Treasury of Jokes: Children love hearing and telling jokes and this book will provide them with lots of material.
The Hans Wilhelm Treasury of Jokes
Hardcover Book
Our price $9.95
Hold On to Your Kids: Here is a compelling look at what happens when children switch their attachment from parents to peers and how to prevent it from happening.
Hold On to Your Kids
Paperback Book
Our price $16.00
Hop 45 - Yellow: Yes, these gigantic hopping balls are still around! They're so much fun and they give children a healthy dose of exercise.
Hop 45 - Yellow
Our price $34.95
I'm Me!: Children will love listening to the songs on this CD!
I'm Me!
Compact Disc
Our price $14.95
Kids' Magical Mandala Set: Coloring mandalas is a great way to help children relax and focus, while also fostering a love of art. These two coloring books come with ten brilliantly colored, high-quality Lyra fibre markers.
Kids' Magical Mandala Set
Paperback Book
Our price $19.95
Kids in the Garden: Grow a love of gardening in your children with the help of this fun book, dedicated to growing plants for food and fun.
Kids in the Garden
Paperback Book
Our price $15.95
Kiwido: An amazingly colorful set of two streamers with unlimited playtime possibilities, Kiwido is good clean fun for the young and young at heart.
Kiwido
Our price $23.95
The Klutz Book of Jacks: Plainsies, Cherries in the Basket, and much more are at your fingertips with this set of jacks and accompanying book.
The Klutz Book of Jacks
Spiral-Bound
Our price $11.99
The Klutz Book of Marbles: Grab your shooter and mibs and test your finesse and accuracy.
The Klutz Book of Marbles
Spiral-Bound
Our price $11.99
Little Bunny Garden: Introduce your child to the magic of gardening with This Little Bunny Garden kit that includes seeds, a growing journal, ID stakes, and more.
Little Bunny Garden
Our price $11.95
Nancy Cassidy's Kids Songs: Looking for some kid-friendly travel music? Nancy Cassidy's song collection will keep kids happy and won't drive parents crazy!
Nancy Cassidy's Kids Songs
Compact Disc
Our price $21.95
Natural Botanical Paint Kit: Start your budding artists on the road to creativity with this Natural Botanical Paint Kit.
Natural Botanical Paint Kit
Our price $14.95
Nature Hide & Seek - Rivers & Lakes: Use the included magnifying glass to find all the creatures hidden in plain sight in the fold-out panoramas!
Nature Hide & Seek - Rivers & Lakes
Hardcover Book
Our price $13.95
The Only Activity Book You'll Ever Need: Whether traveling or stuck inside, children will find a variety of ways to make the time fly by with this engaging book of activities.
The Only Activity Book You'll Ever Need
Spiral-Bound Book
Our price $14.95
One Bite Won't Kill You: Got any picky eaters in your house? Have you tried tempting their finicky palates with apple wedges with dragon dip? How about some blue brains? Or maybe some flat tire chicken will tickle their fa...
One Bite Won't Kill You
Paperback Book
Regularly $16.00
Sale price $10.97
Packaging Girlhood: You must read this shocking look at what the media and corporate marketing is doing to our daughters.
Packaging Girlhood
Paperback Book
Our price $14.95
Paint a Photo Frame Kit: Display a favorite photo in style by painting your own distinctive frame for it with the Paint a Photo Frame Kit.
Paint a Photo Frame Kit
Our price $8.95
Playtime Rhymes for Little People: Take your child on your lap and share these finger-play games, nursery rhymes and songs.
Playtime Rhymes for Little People
Hardcover Book w/CD
Our price $19.99
Rainbow Fairyland Set: Let the magic begin when your little girl puts on this Rainbow Fairyland Costume.
Rainbow Fairyland Set
Our price $18.95
Really Big Words Magnetic Poetry: Make up silly sentences or leave notes for your child to find on the fridge with the 100 word magnets in Really Big Words Magnetic Poetry.
Really Big Words Magnetic Poetry
Our price $24.95
Recycled Plastic Dish Set: Made of recycled milk containers, this sturdy plastic dish set is sure to inspire many hours of unbridled imaginative play.
Recycled Plastic Dish Set
Our price $29.95
Shake 'n Take: Be the first to capture all your aliens and win this fun-filled, fast-paced family game.
Shake 'n Take
Regularly $27.95
Sale price $24.97
Sky Blasters - Set of 2: Launch high into excitement with Sky Blasters.
Sky Blasters - Set of 2
Our price $12.95
Slips and Ladders Board Game: Every spin can completely change your position in this new version of a classic game.
Slips and Ladders Board Game
Our price $19.95
Solar Print Kit: Use the sun's energy to create one-of-a-kind prints using the materials in this kit.
Solar Print Kit
Our price $12.95
Spider Whack: The super rebounding web in the paddles of Spider Whack makes for crazy fun as you whack the spiderball around in this challenging bouncing game.
Spider Whack
Our price $15.95
Sports Disks: Sports Disk lets you play almost any ball game there is with these fun disks.
Sports Disks
Our price $36.95
Stomp Rocket Junior: Young astronauts can launch these lightweight foam rockets up to 100 feet in the air.
Stomp Rocket Junior
Our price $18.95
String Games: A rainbow of pastel colors transforms this circle of silk string into a spectrum of games to be played alone or with a friend.
String Games
Our price $4.95
Take Anywhere Outdoor Blanket - Plaid: Take this handy, water-resistant blanket with you for all your outdoor activities.
Take Anywhere Outdoor Blanket - Plaid
Our price $45.00
Triazzle Kids Puzzle - Cars & Trucks: This Triazzle Kids Puzzle is a simpler version of the original triazzle puzzle for younger children.
Triazzle Kids Puzzle - Cars & Trucks
Our price $11.95
Triazzle Kids Puzzle - Fun Fish: This Triazzle Kids Puzzle is a simpler version of the original triazzle puzzle for younger children.
Triazzle Kids Puzzle - Fun Fish
Our price $11.95
Triazzle Puzzle-Rain Forest: This triazzle puzzle is harder than it looks, yet challenging and fun.
Triazzle Puzzle-Rain Forest
Our price $12.95
Triazzle Puzzle-Solar System: This triazzle puzzle is harder than it looks, yet challenging and fun.
Triazzle Puzzle-Solar System
Our price $12.95
Twisterz Story Starter: Twisterz Story Starter is a fun toy that encourages imaginative story telling.
Twisterz Story Starter
Our price $12.95
What Shall We Do Today?: This essential guide to crafts, organized by season, will inspire, enlighten, and entertain your kids for years to come!
What Shall We Do Today?
Paperback Book
Our price $19.95
Wild Cards-Baby Animals Around the World: Baby Animals Wild Cards offers fun facts, tantalizing tidbits, and version of classic card games in this set of dog themed playing cards.
Wild Cards-Baby Animals Around the World
Our price $12.95
Word Teasers SAT Vocabulary: Supersize your vocabulary and have fun at the same time with the set of cards in Word Teasers SAT Vocabulary.
Word Teasers SAT Vocabulary
Our price $14.95
Zany Zeppelins - Set of 3: Launch 'em, toss 'em, bop 'em or bounce 'em, these long and lanky, non-latex ''balloon'' toys are seven feet of inflatable fun.
Zany Zeppelins - Set of 3
Our price $6.95
Zoku Quick Pop Maker: Make frozen treats in a matter of minutes with the handy Zoku Quick Pop Maker.
Zoku Quick Pop Maker
Our price $49.95
Chinaberry Collections: Great TV Alternatives

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