Activities For a Family Fun Night
Relationships need to be worked on. Business partners have lunch meetings. Couples have date nights. So, to build and improve your family relationships try establishing a family fun night! Here are some activities for family fun night that will make it easy for you to get started.
FIX DINNER TOGETHER. Make an evening, or even a day, of it. Sit down with the whole family and plan what meal they'd like to prepare. Then, take everybody grocery shopping. Next, go home and have each person choose a job in preparing and serving the meal. You'll see just how different meal time becomes when everyone feels like they've had a part in putting it together!
PRETEND THERE'S A BLACKOUT. As strange as it may at first sound, you'll have to admit that when there's a blackout, and there's no other choice, we quickly find ways to entertain one another without the interference of TVs, computers or radios. So, turn off all the lights, hide the iPods, and laptops, turn on some candles and gather everyone together. If no one comes up with ideas of what to do at first, be prepared with a fun, or scary, story to narrate by candle light. Maybe bring out some marshmallows and make smores by the flame of the candles (or fireplace if you have one).
BRING OUT A FAVORITE BOARDGAME. Who says this has to be a big production? Board games are easy to set up, easily accessible, and for the most part we never play them, unless we make a point to do so. It might be fun to ask the kids to come up with a list of board games they'd like to try, and use that list to gather the games you'll use.
CHALLENGE EACH OTHER. If you have older kids, you might want to challenge them at their favorite sport. Biking, basketball, soccer, whatever it is that they are into, challenge them on it. They'll probably pommel you, but it will make for good conversation later. Plus, it will show them you care about the things they love! If you have smaller kids, a team scavenger hunt might be fun!
You should have enough activities for a family fun night here to get you started. You will find that once you get the ball rolling new ideas seem to just pop out of nowhere. Keep a notebook or journal of both new ideas, and the ones you've already tried with dates and outcomes. This way you can be sure not to fall into monotony, and if something doesn't work you can make sure not to do it again. With a little creativity and a lot of love you can really make this work. Go at it and enjoy one another!
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FIX DINNER TOGETHER. Make an evening, or even a day, of it. Sit down with the whole family and plan what meal they'd like to prepare. Then, take everybody grocery shopping. Next, go home and have each person choose a job in preparing and serving the meal. You'll see just how different meal time becomes when everyone feels like they've had a part in putting it together!
PRETEND THERE'S A BLACKOUT. As strange as it may at first sound, you'll have to admit that when there's a blackout, and there's no other choice, we quickly find ways to entertain one another without the interference of TVs, computers or radios. So, turn off all the lights, hide the iPods, and laptops, turn on some candles and gather everyone together. If no one comes up with ideas of what to do at first, be prepared with a fun, or scary, story to narrate by candle light. Maybe bring out some marshmallows and make smores by the flame of the candles (or fireplace if you have one).
BRING OUT A FAVORITE BOARDGAME. Who says this has to be a big production? Board games are easy to set up, easily accessible, and for the most part we never play them, unless we make a point to do so. It might be fun to ask the kids to come up with a list of board games they'd like to try, and use that list to gather the games you'll use.
CHALLENGE EACH OTHER. If you have older kids, you might want to challenge them at their favorite sport. Biking, basketball, soccer, whatever it is that they are into, challenge them on it. They'll probably pommel you, but it will make for good conversation later. Plus, it will show them you care about the things they love! If you have smaller kids, a team scavenger hunt might be fun!
You should have enough activities for a family fun night here to get you started. You will find that once you get the ball rolling new ideas seem to just pop out of nowhere. Keep a notebook or journal of both new ideas, and the ones you've already tried with dates and outcomes. This way you can be sure not to fall into monotony, and if something doesn't work you can make sure not to do it again. With a little creativity and a lot of love you can really make this work. Go at it and enjoy one another!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Marcy_Amaro
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