Family Fun: Laugh and Play More Together

In our hurry-up culture, fill-every-spot-on-the-calendar life, and present social media world, we sometimes lose sight of simple pleasures like family fun.

And we forget in all the planning and going and doing to spend quality and fun time with our family…those who mean the most to our hearts.

Because we all need to laugh more and play more.

But you may wonder how to plan enjoyment for family members including adults and kids of various ages. Yet, most of us are big kids at heart anyway.

Even if we’ve been adult-ing all day or all week, what better way to bring out the child in us than by a little creative recreation. Then, sometimes add in extended family like grandkids/grandparents or cousins and their parents.

So here are a few ideas with the acrostic “family fun.” I hope these activities inspire the laughing and playing often missing from our lives.

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Playing and Laughing More

Fly a kite. While on our beach trip one year, we enjoyed watching a dad and his kids flying a kite near the ocean’s edge. I bet it was one of their trip’s highlights. With so many electronic devices in the hands of kids these days, why not show them a different activity by putting a kite in their hands. And take advantage of windy days in our yard or nearby park.

Assemble something as a team. Maybe a puzzle, a model car, rocket ship, new play set, swing, tent or teepee, a kite, and so on. Kids love to help and they’re invested when they get to try out the item after putting it together. What’s more rewarding and fun at the same time.

Make cookies or cupcakes and decorate. Messy hands and a messy kitchen are the recipe for both yummy and hooray. Whether small kids or teens, icing or sprinkles, admiring or tasting, baking simply produces enjoyment. A glass of cold milk never hurts either.