Family activities at home are not only an important part of the family’s life but also a great way to bond with your children. The activities that we choose to do with our kids are important because they will affect them for years to come.
When I was growing up, my parents were always busy doing different things with us. They would take us to the park, go shopping, play games, or just talk. They always made sure that we didn’t feel bored and lonely.
I remember many days when all six of us would sit down together and watch TV together. We would also read books together and learn new things from each other’s perspectives. These were some of the most fun moments in my life as a child, I still remember them fondly today.
Nowadays, everyone has so much time on their hands that they can’t spend it all with their kids, they’d rather spend it working at home or paying bills online than spending quality time with their family members.
At home, you can do anything from playing games to learning new things together. Here are some of the best ways to keep your family active and happy:
- Read bedtime stories
- Cook together
- Sing aloud together in the car
- Tell them how much you love them
- Play tag
- Watch a family movie
- Have family breakfast or dinner daily
- Make time for no electronics
- Go on a scenic family drive
- Go roller skating
- Go ice skating
- Play dress up
- Put on a play
- Makeup fun trampoline games
- Go swimming
- Play pool games
- Plan a family game night
- Go for a walk maybe around the neighborhood
- Ask about their day at school
- Bake cookies together
- Go stargazing in the front or back yard
- Start a new family tradition
- Go on a family bike ride
- Plan a family picnic
- Plant a garden
- Learn more about your kid’s interests
- Make a craft
- Make an easy dessert
- Ride a roller coaster
- Carve out time for daily play
- Encourage your kids in their hobbies
- Make the grocery list with your kids
- Explore some old family photos
- Tell them stories about your childhood
- Volunteer for a local cause
- Learn a new skill or hobby together
- Learn new hobby
- Go on a family road trip or day trip
- Get out some coloring books
- Draw pictures
- Play your child’s favorite video game
- Go camping
- Involve the kids in vacation planning
- Have a family contest/competition
- Create a schedule of family events
- Start a family YouTube channel
- Do a science experiment
- Take a cooking class together
- Make family goals
- Volunteer in child’s classroom
- Go on a class field trip
- Build a LEGO set
- Make a blanket fort
- Start a new family tradition
- Go on a family hike
- Play in the sprinklers
- Learn a new song
- Have a family pizza party
- Search for Pokemon
- Play a board game
- Build a world in Minecraft
- Tell jokes
- Donate old toys together
- Have a family birthday party
- Go to the park
- Take go to the library
- Have a themed storytime
- Video chat together
- Decorate a cake
- Go out for a family dinner
- Stick a note in their school lunch
- Find shells at the beach together
- Learn baking and decorating
- Have a balloon fight
- Have a staring contest
- Visit a zoo or museum together
- Make ice cream sundaes
- Learn a new game
- Go to a concert
- See a drive-in movie
- Play instruments
- Sing together
- Makeup stories
- Tell spooky stories
- Dance around the house
- Go searching for bugs, birds, wildlife
- Have a nature scavenger hunt
- Have weekly family meetings
- Go swimming
- Build a sand castle
- Feed the ducks at a park
- Pick out a family pet together
- Give your kids a big hug
- Make a secret code
- Go to a theme park
- Sing Karaoke
- Make dinner together
- Make a family calendar together
- Plant a tree
- Go on a bus/trolley ride
- Climb a rock climbing wall
- Blow Bubbles
- Start a family piggy bank
- Have a family slumber party
With the distractions of work and school, it is quite a rare thing for families to find the time to really bond. It has to be done somehow. Fortunately, there are many activities that one can do at home to make family bonding a normal routine in your family’s life. These are some of the things that you can do with your family at home.