Three Things : Weekdays + Creative Family Giveaway

What a great giveaway! When the weather is nice my son and I go for a walk to the park or color outside. When the weather is less than cooperative we snuggle up under the blankets and read books together. He is only two so these activities don't usually last that long but we have fun, just me and him time.

I love taking an easel outside on a nice sunny day, grabbing some paints and just letting my two and a half year old go crazy with the painting. No stress for me that the paint will go everywhere and just some unstructured creative fun.

Right now, my favorite thing to do together as a family is go hiking/walking. This summer, I am looking forward to picnics at the park as a fun way to spend family time.
Another fun thing to do is travel, even just a quick day trip (with the cost of gas, that's all we can really afford it seems!!).
Lindsey

We have always played cards with our boys. It began with Old Maid, and then Go Fish. Some of their favorite card games right now are Phase 10, spoons, and golf.
Rita

Our most memorable, favorite family activities usually involve all of us dressing up crazy and going somewhere...Harry Potter characters, clowns, The Scooby Gang, etc. We even have a picture wall dedicated to our silliness. It's fun having 5 kids...would love more ideas from such a great book!

Friday Family Fun night! We love it!

My 17 year-old son is reluctant to share much about his day, which is so frustrating for my husband and me! At dinner (YES! We do eat together almost every night, and NO fast food)we each share the high and low of our day. Since we began this tradition several months ago we hear more than in the past. It's not perfect, but an improvement!

I have a couple things...first is bedtime when my boys are all bathed and ready for bed, we then pray together as a family...love those times and to hear the prayers of a child's heart, another is when we get to play together whether it's crafting, playing games, singing silly made up songs together or light saber fights...I love when we can just let loose and enjoy each other.

we live on long island so one of our most favorite things to do in the summertime is go to the beach in the early morning hours together before it gets too crowded. When we get there we jump in & play in the water. Then we go home happy. It's like a mini vacation.

we live on long island so one of our most favorite things to do in the summertime is go to the beach in the early morning hours together before it gets too crowded. When we get there we jump in & play in the water. Then we go home happy. It's like a mini vacation.

My husband and I don't have kids, but we live less than a mile away from his parents, his sister, and our young nephew.
Our favorite thing is to make a dinner that's not just a good meal and a nice time to sit down and talk, but also a fun project. Whether it's tacos with our nephew helping to divide up the toppings in bowls, or a dessert, we find something fun to do and spend some time together that doesn't involve video games ; )
One of the last things we made was a sheet cake with white frosting. We divided the white frosting up into tiny bowls, and gave our nephew carte the bowls and a bunch of different colors of food coloring. He still talks about his polka dot cake.

We have so many things we love to do together. Inside, we love to get down on the floor and play a board game - monopoly, don't wake daddy, zooreka. We laugh and have fun and enjoy one anothers company.
Outside, we love going to the beach. Rain or shine, summer or winter, we love walking along the different beaches close to us, playing follow the leader, finding treasures and pointing out all the nature around us. Really good times.

my favorite family time is when we end up in one room talking, doesn't happen as often as I would like, kids are 10 & 17, still just love to hear them talk and tell about their days. When I had my kids I couldn't wait for them to talk to me, I still love the sound of their voices!

Today we did one of my favorite things to do together as a family. We worked! We did a small landscaping project in our front yard. Since we homeschool all of our 4 girls were here and able to help. We moved rocks, piled sticks, raked, watered, and put in a new block border. It wasn't all fun and fluff, but I love accomplishing something wonderful and know that we did it TOGETHER!

thanks for always inspiring me. seriously. our fav thing to do lately is the zoo. we live in upstate NY - so it's not much. but heck - for $59 a year - we could go every day! a couple hours and a child fast asleep in the back seat before we get out of the parking lot - every time. love that rear view image.

Without a doubt the one thing we do every week is Monday Family together night. We eat dinner together every night, so important to us. I love to cook and we all love to eat. So that part is easy. But Monday nights, after dinner we stay at the table and do something fun. Play a game, read a book, learn something new. As the kids get older (they are 9, 6, and 2) we may be able to go places and experience new things. The kids get so excited on Monday and I think it helps make the burden of beginning our week a little easier.

Gotta get that book! Right now we are enjoying taking walks together every evening! We can't wait until the community pool opens in a few weeks so we can go do that together every day!

Hi Ali, We live 10 mins from the zoo and have a yearly pass. Our favourite thing is to stroll round the zoo for an hour or so after school. We get some exercise and see and talk about the animals. Because we have a pass there's no rush to do the whole zoo and it doesn't cost anything. It's a great way to wind down together after a busy day.
Heidi

A new favorite of mine is when my husband gets home from work we all go to the neighborhood park that has a man-made pond/fountain. My almost 3 yr. old loves being around water...At least 5 times a week, we'll go out there and take the dog with us. We'll throw rocks in the pond, admire the ducks and then head over to the playground. On the way back home, we almost always run into neighbors...so we'll stop and chat for a bit...I love moments like these.

Hello Ali:)
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