Family Fun Activity About a year ago I attended a class on fun and interactive activities with your children. We began the class by playing with playdough, working puzzles, blowing bubbles and building with blocks. After we had completed the activities the instructor then showed us all how we had just learned a valuable skill through what we had considered to be playing.
Our instructor challenged us to look for ways that we could all interact with our children and teach them valuable lessons at the same time. She encouraged us to stimulate their creativity and praise them for their art work and learning through play.
After this class was over I began to look for a list of activites. You can find a list of activities at http://www.familyfunshop.com/100funfamilyactivities.htm. I also decided that I wasn't going to be that mom that had a spotless refrigerator. I decided to hang the kids artwork up for everyone to see to show them just how proud I was of them. Since that time, my husband and I have decided to transform our laundry room into a show casing of their fabulous artwork. When you have three children, there is no refrigeratior large enough to display their creativity on.
As a result of the fun activites that I have shared with my children over the last year I now have a seven year old daughter that loves to cook and a nine year old daughter that thinks we should have pedicures, manicures, and and get our hair done everyday. I also have a two year old daughter who has recently gotten into enjoying the fun activities by displaying her creativity on the floors and walls of our new home.
Below are videos of our recent family fun activity. The girls enjoyed doing their own hair and make up and picking out a special dress to wear for this activity. We made their all time favorite Mickey Mouse Chocolate Chip Pancakes. The cost was around fifty cents but the memories and videos will be a priceless treasure for years to come.
I challegne each of you to search for your own family fun activities to do with your children or grandchildren and begin teaching them through fun activities that you will both remember for years to come.
Wonderful use of video -- very engaging blog! This is a wonderful way to get engaged and encourage others to post video responses :)
ReplyDeleteMy wife is naturally fun with our grandchildren. She makes up games, makes up songs, keeps them laughing and giggling…it’s just natural for her. I am more serious but find myself doing silly things they like just because they like it. I agree that interacting in a positive way with children and grandchildren not only keeps them engaged, but it creates lasting memories. So many of us just plant the kids in front of the television or the gaming unit and let them occupy the time with the kids. Then, we’re surprised when they prefer to watch television than interact with others or just play. I enjoy asking my four year old granddaughter questions all the time because it makes her think, and she always has interesting responses. She loves puzzles and books, and is extremely intelligent. She poses a daily challenge for her parents because they must keep engaged and in tune with her all the time. They do a great job, and it’s a blessing to watch them grow together. There are moments in life that you can never get back once they’re gone, and interaction with your kids when they want it is critical to developing long-lasting relationships.
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