Picture your kids during their free time. Do you envision them playing video games, watching TV, or Instagramming their desserts? It wouldn't be surprising -- screens are everywhere these days, and the youngest among us are just as susceptible to their charms.
But when we asked the HuffPost Parents community to share photos of their little ones in their "happy places," we received pictures of kids playing outside, eating spaghetti, and reading real books. To us, the lack of screens in these photos is pretty telling. It goes to show how much kids can grow -- and have fun -- in the offline world.
My two are the happiest when we spend the day on our boat - they love the sunshine and the water.
Hanging out with the chickens!
She's a daddy's girl. He put her to sleep while doing homework one night. She's always just been able to fall asleep on him.
My 3-year-old loves swimming -- she swims like a fish. She always has a smile on her face, in and out of the water.
My son's happy place is nursing. He's teething at the moment, and this is where he find his comfort.
My son, outside under a tree, reading a book.
In the creek.
My little girls are total bookworms. Their happy place is snuggled up reading with Mama!
She is happiest playing hide-and-seek, hiding with her dog Bruno, or playing make-believe. It all happens in her own little world where adults don't fit, under her bed.
Such a beach babe! This is definitely her happy place!
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