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I’ve often said that “your children regard your presence as a sign of caring and connectedness.” Sometimes we get distracted and so preoccupied with the urgent that we miss the most important. And right up there at the top of the list is spending quality time with our kids and grandkids. Take a moment with your child and together create your own list of activities for you would like to do for the next month. Whenever possible, allow your child to offer up the ideas, because children and even teens often support what they help create. If you need some ideas here is a list of 63 ideas created by kids age 6 to 18. Go for it!
- Make daily phone calls
- Plan weekly dates
- Establish special traditions
- Attend their games and plays
- Drive them to school
- Put together puzzles
- Watch a special TV program and eat popcorn
- Write them notes
- Take them on a business trip
- Take photography lessons together
- Play tennis
- Skip rocks and have a contest
- Write a letter to God
- Walk the dog
- Read a good book together
- Go out for breakfast or doughnuts
- Take pictures
- Go to the park
- Visit the library and ask the librarian a bizarre question
- Develop a new laugh together
- Visit the zoo
- Visit a museum
- Ride bikes
- Learn a hobby
- Wash a car
- Rollerblade
- Climb a tree
- Climb a mountain
- Eat creatively one whole day for $1.29
- Picnic
- Shop for cars
- Go to the airport and watch people
- Visit the beach or lake
- Ice-skate
- Shop
- Play backgammon
- Go horseback riding
- Play pinball
- Hit golf balls or play miniature golf
- Bowl
- Play water sports
- Fly a kite
- Go on a hike
- Plant a garden together
- Play board games or card games
- Fish
- Sail
- Play tennis
- Play croquet
- Go river rafting or tubing
- Play badminton
- Build a tree house
- Go to a casual dinner but dress up
- Make homemade ice cream
- Bake cookies
- Attend a play
- Go to the movies
- Go to a sports event
- Visit a swap meet or a garage sale
- Feed ducks
- Go to the circus
- Go to the county fair
- Volunteer at a soup kitchen