Take a break from screens and connect with nature, creativity, and community.
Event Highlights:
🍴 DIY Food Creations – Make delicious pancakes and pizzas and choose your own healthy toppings.
🎨 Hands-On Crafts – Explore your creative side with fun make and take projects.
🎲 Youth-Focused Games – engaging activities that make learning about health and nutrition fun for kids from SNAP-Ed, AOK, and the Early Childhood Learning Center.
🏛️ Hauberg Museum – Discover the story of the Sauk and Meskwaki people.
🧩 Puzzle Power: Unlock Your Brain's Potential with puzzles and games from our 4-H Health Ambassador.
🌳 Nature Walks – Explore the beautiful grounds at Black Hawk Park.
🪴 Master Gardener Booths – Get tips on gardening, nature, and bird-watching.
📚 Information Booths and Wellness Checks – Illinois Extension and Oak Street Health will have great information on health and wellness to share.
Don't miss this fun-filled day of wellness for all ages! Support for this event is provided, in part, by the Rock Island County Extension & 4-H Education Foundation.
Why "Unplugged"?
This year, we’re encouraging participants to:
- Reconnect with loved ones through face-to-face interactions.
- Recharge mental health with mindfulness and outdoor activities.
- Learn ways to live healthier, more balanced lives.
Win a Smart Families/Smart Phones Survival kit. Visit the activity booths and turn in your event passport for a chance to win one of 10 kits we will be giving away. Kits will be mailed to the winning families and includes:52 Activity Cards (things your family can do instead of scrolling and screen time), Family Smartphone agreement, Bedside Clock (to use instead of your phone), Digital Timer (to set device-free time), Smart Families Magnet, and a Sketch Pad and colored pencils to set your goals.