# Forest-Inspired Screenless Toys Boogie Board Launched the Sketch Pals Forest Friends Line By Kalin Ned | Published 2023-07-20 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/screenless-toys References: [myboogieboard](https://myboogieboard.com/pages/sketch-pals#forest)  In the digital era, many parents are looking for screenless toys and unplugged entertainment options for their children. This genre of play carries a range of benefits, some of which include encouraging imagination and creativity, boosting cognitive development, promoting physical activity, improving social skills, enhancing focus, and more. [Boogie Board](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monster-high-skullector) embraces the category of screenless toys with its playful and reusable sketching pads. In 2023, the brand released the Forest Friends Sketch Pals—a [screen-free entertainment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nodi-flip) product for on-the-go enjoyment. Equipped with a tethered stylus and easy clip-on feature, the doodle buddies make for perfect travel companions. Boogie Board's Forest Friends edition includes three playful characters: Felix the Fox, Morris the Moose, and Izzy the Owl. Image Credit: Boogie Board ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 17% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Screenless Toys:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new screenless toy concepts that encourage imagination and creativity while promoting physical activity and cognitive development. - **Unplugged Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore unconventional forms of offline entertainment that enhance focus, improve social skills, and provide alternative options to digital entertainment. - **Travel Companions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create portable entertainment products with clip-on features and tethered stylus, offering on-the-go enjoyment and creative expression for children. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce new screenless toy lines that tap into the growing demand for unplugged play experiences. - **Children's Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative ways to provide offline entertainment that caters to children's needs, promoting cognitive development and social interaction. - **Travel Accessories:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design portable and interactive entertainment products that can accompany children during travel, offering engaging and screen-free options. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Screen-Free Play Companions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fabli.md) - [Kid-Focused Screen-Free Learning Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/screenfree-learning-kits.md) - [Interactive Educational Toy Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/educational-toy-line.md) - [Interactive Early Education Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tokidos-playcubes.md) - [Multi-Sensory Creative Toy Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-toys.md) - [Kids' Interactive Sensory Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-and-multisensory-toys.md) - [Screen-Free Music Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loops-lab.md) - [Screen-Free Audio Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qubitunes.md) - [Screen-Free Entertainment Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toniebox-2.md)