By Sarah R. Moore
These days, we need connection more than ever. We feel like we have talked about everything there is to talk about with our families, and sometimes we need a little help finding new and creative ways to stay emotionally connected – even when we’re spending 24/7 together. These family activities can help.
Here are 3 family activities you can do to foster a sense of connection and community within your own home.
Fun Family Activities: Idea #1
One of the family activities we enjoy is to make up a story together at the dinner table.
The way we do this, is each person at the dinner table contributes one line to the story. You end up with all sorts of silliness.
So, for example, I, the mama, might come up with the first line of the story.
“Once upon a time, there was a king in the Kingdom of Serendipity, and he loved to play tennis.”
And then I would pass the story to the next person in line, who would add a single sentence, and then so on around the table.
Again, you end up with all sorts of hilarious stories that you can share together. It is sure to be a good time.
Fun Family Activities: Idea #2
Another game that we play – often at the dinner table but can be anywhere – sometimes this works really well in the car, too – is the game of “Would you Rather.”
That is obviously not one that I made up, but it’s a fun one to revisit with kids.
Obviously for children, you want a clean and light-hearted version of it.
So you might say something like, “Would you rather ride a hippopotamus through the jungle or fly a singing airplane across the sky?”
The more imaginative you can make it, the more fun it is. This is something that kids can play from a really young age, and it’s a great way to involve the whole family in fun, connecting discussion.
