Making sure you take the time to do family activities that help with bonding time is so important. I think sometimes we forget that no matter how small or old our children get, they still want that bonding time with family. I have gathered a nice size list of family bonding time activities that you can do with your children to help create memories, grow closer as a family, and just have fun!
By instilling a strong family bond in your child at a younger age, will teach them how important family time is. So that one day when they have their own family, they will instill those same wholesome values. Plus, when your child leaves home, they will want to come home for holidays and family events, because they know how important family is!
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Fit in One-on-One Time with Each Child
I also recommend if you have more than one child, that you make sure to take time to spend one-on-one time together as well as a whole family. It is a great way to create a special bond between mom and child, as well as dad and child. They can be any of the activities listed below as well! Just make sure you take the time for each child individually as well as a family when you can! It will make a huge difference in how close you will become!
75 Family Bonding Activities
- Eat Dinner as A Family and Talk About Your Day
- Family Game Night
- Plan a Family Trip
- Movie Night
- Take a class – cooking, pottery, or anything else you are passionate about.
- Volunteer Together
- Go on a Bike Ride
- Hike or Walk
- Fishing Trip
- Day at the Lake
- Make Dinner as a family
- Watch funny videos online
- Catch fireflies in your backyard
- Build and fly a kite
- Do arts and crafts together
- Grow a garden
- Play 20 questions
- Hide and seek
- Mini golf together
- Go rock climbing indoors
- Visit an amusement park
- Go to a zoo or aquarium
- Play in the rain
- Play in the snow or build a snowman
- Go rollerblading
- Share your favorite part of the day each day
- Make sock puppets and put on a play
- Turn music on and just dance
- Play video games
- Create a scavenger hunt
- Slumber party where who family sleeps in living room
- Camp in your backyard
- Have a water balloon fight
- Ice cream sundae dinner
- Put a puzzle together
- Pillow fight
- Foam dart gun fight
- Play dress up and have a tea party
- Scrapbook
- Play tag
- Start a bug collection
- Go to an arcade place
- Visit a pumpkin patch or corn maze
- Stargaze on a cool night
- Have a lemonade stand or bake sale
- Play catch
- Start a new hobby together
- Visit a beach and learn to surf
- Build a tree fort
- Walk your dog
- Read together
- Play I-Spy as you are in the car for a road trip
- Round Robin Storytelling- take turns adding new ideas to a story
- Celebrate small holidays like donut day, best friend day, etc.
- Family Picnic
- Visit a splash pad or water park
- Go park hopping – visit as many parks as you can in a day
- Feed ducks or fish
- Family Photo shoot
- Go bowling
- Try a new restaurant
- Make slime together and play
- Go outside and blow bubbles
- Create a family bucket list
- Make a backyard obstacle course
- Visit a Farmer’s market
- Learn another language
- Learn sign language
- Let kids plan a party
- Start collecting – sea glass, rocks, magnets, or anything else.
- Get out and exercise as a family
- Participate in a 5K
- Make vision boards
- Color
- Look through family photos
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As you can see this just skims the surface of fun activities for you and your family to do. It doesn’t have to cost a lot to make it memorable! Just take the time to take a break from the daily tasks and make memories and grow the bond between the whole family! It will really help your child feel loved, help you connect on a deeper level and grow as a family!
What fun activities do you like to do as a whole family to help grow stronger together? Leave a comment below!
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