Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Flock n Bond Together as Family - 12 Great Ideas

There’s simply no substitute for quality time spent with family. Here are 12 ideas of things that you can do together as a family and bond.

1)      Play  Board Games Together :
Once a week the entire family can get together and without any diversions spend 30 minutes to an hour playing a board game. Please don’t forget to cut off from any distractions like the TV¸ laptop or phone.

2)      Watch a Movie Together:
Once or twice a month the entire family can relax and enjoy a movie together. You can visit the multiplex or you can just make turn your home into a movie hall (make some popcorn and snack together).

3)      Read a Few Pages of Book Together Every Night:
Reading a book together as a family post dinner is a wonderful way to bond together. Its a good way to get your children pick up reading habits.

4)      Play and Listen to Music Together:
You can just play a request from each member and listen to music together as a family. It seriously can be a lot of fun.

5)      Take a stroll together:
As a family you can take a stroll in the early mornings on weekends or after dinner. If you have the time you can also visit a nearby park and walk together and spend time as a family. Plan even one in a week as it can be really enjoyable.

6)    Make crafts together:
Make greeting cards, collages, albums or some gifts together for various occasions. This way you can encourage creativity of your children.

7)      Do your weekly groceries as a family:
Make your weekend groceries a family outing. Just go together and shop together. May be you can stop by on the return for a treat!

8)      Visit relatives and family friends together:
Plan and visit relatives (grandparents, uncle’s or aunt’s) or friends as a family and enjoy with them and let children know their near and dear ones better.

9)    Green Thumb initiative as a Family:
Lead the way and educate your children on the importance of going green. Make a small garden in your home and as a family you can do gardening.

10)   Celebrate traditional Festivals Together:
Teach your children traditions and make it a ritual to celebrate one or more festivals together.  It is important to educate children on our traditions and what better way than a festival.

11)   Go on a Picnics Together:
Plan a picnic once or twice in a year and go together. Just plan it together and let your hair down and enjoy.

12)   Go on an Annual Vacations:
Make it a habit of taking a break together as an entire family and going on vacations together.








2 comments:

  1. Why Booze together ( along with singing ) is missing??

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  2. When I am talking about family it includes the children and elders in general...so all the matlami is excluded.....its a general post for all families not exceptions!

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