Hopkinton Parent Teacher Association

Teachers and Parents: Partners in Education

TV-Free Week

April 19 - 25, 2010

Are a “TV Addict”? Think Outside the Box!

Pledge to remain media-free during
National TV-Turnoff Week (April 19 – 25, 2010)!

Wondering what to do without TV? Check out these great TV-Free ideas:

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/trails.htm
This is a great website about State Parks in the area. The site provides information about places to go boating, hiking, walking.

http://www.ecoanimal.com/dogfun/massachusetts.html
This is a wonderful resource if you have a dog. This sites lists all the different parks in Massachusetts where you can bring your dog to walk. Some places allow them off leash and the site also references different beaches where dogs are allowed to swim.

http://www.singletracks.com/php/database.php?state_id=19
This is a great resource for bike riding. Simply plug in your area code and the site will list bike trails and routes within your geographic area. You can also choose by level -- beginner, intermediate or advanced, and a variety of other criteria.

http://www.letterboxing.org/america.htm
This is a fun site about letter boxing which is a unique hobby that mixes hiking/walking with a scavenger hunt. For the one closest to Hopkinton you would search under Central Massachusetts or Boston East Central.

Questions, comments, broken links and other problems with the website, please contact Amy Ritterbusch at webmaster@hptaonline.com or 508-625-1264.