If you want to spend time with your loved ones but it seems as though you’ve exhausted everything there is to do inside the house, there are still some ways you can bond with one another. Take advantage of your time together and do any of these 8 exciting family bonding activities.
Backyard Camping
You don’t need to go far to enjoy the outdoors because you can go camping right in your yard! Challenge yourself and your kids and pretend you are in the woods without access to the conveniences of home.
Use sleeping bags, build a bonfire, and tell crazy stories as you would at a campsite. This could be an opportunity to teach your kids some important life lessons, too, such as how to make a fire.
All this activity takes is some camping gear and a bit of imagination. A night outside your house could serve as a much-needed breath of fresh air for you and your kids.
You will surely feel refreshed and, perhaps, learn to appreciate the things you have inside your home.
Make A Scrapbook Of Your Family Pictures
Do you have pictures just lying around? Or perhaps some photos are gathering digital dust on your phone?
Take those family photos out or print them for a scrapbook session with the kids. Collaborate with the whole family and unleash everyone’s creativity.
Kids love making art. Scrapbooking encourages their creative spirit and allows them to make something they can cherish for years to come.
It’s also a great way to reminisce about events they may not remember later on. In the future, you can all look back to this summer and the day you made a scrapbook together.
Don’t miss the opportunity to turn this scrapbooking session into another happy memory for everyone.
Cook Or Bake Together
Involve the whole family in making a feast every once in a while. Cooking and baking are essential life skills that will benefit your kids throughout their lives.
They are fun activities for the family, too. Plan your menu and get the kids involved in cooking.
Your meals will be so much more enjoyable knowing that you all made it yourselves. After all, cooking a meal or baking bread or cookies is no small feat.
Build A Family Garden
Plants bring life anywhere they flourish. Whether you have a yard or live in an apartment, there are always plants and herbs you can grow.
Teach your kids how to plant seeds, take care of them, and propagate different types of plants. You might just discover your green thumbs in the process!
An indoor herb garden is extremely useful to have. You can eventually save money once you have an indoor herb garden filled with your favorites.
What’s more, tending to an indoor garden will give you another task to look forward to every day.
International Movie Night
Think you no longer have movies to watch? That may not be the case. International movies have a lot to offer, and they are often quite good.
Unfortunately, a lot of people disregard them because of the language barrier. However, once you get past that issue with the help of subtitles, you and your entire family will discover a whole new world of films.
If you have younger kids, don’t worry—there are a lot of foreign films for kids. These can expand their horizon and let them see things from a new perspective.
Play An Instrument
The internet contains a wealth of information, and one of those is how to play any instrument. Talk among yourselves about which instrument you want to learn and focus on it.
Teach and encourage each other. With lots of practice, you may just be able to play a song in no time.
If, on the other hand, you already play an instrument, you can teach it to your kids or learn a completely new instrument together. It’s always fun to learn something new and challenge yourself.
Not to mention, music is relaxing.
Learn To Upcycle
Put your kids’ creative drive to good use by doing upcycling projects. Consider creating items you need with things you already have at home rather than buying them.
Raid your recycling bin for cartons, bottles, and egg trays; and think twice before you throw away old shirts and wine corks.
Together, you can go for artistic projects such as mosaic frames, decorative items for your scrapbook, and even toys.
On the other hand, you can create more practical items like pen holders from plastic bottles, aprons from old shirts, and succulent planters made of wine corks.
These may just help you transition to a more sustainable lifestyle. There’s no better time than now to instill lessons on sustainable living in your kids through arts and crafts.
Take A Relaxing Bath
It’s never too early to teach your kids about aromatherapy and the value of self-care. Taking care of oneself, especially during stressful or hectic times, is imperative to maintaining one’s well-being.
After a busy day of learning, playing, and creating, your family must be exhausted. One last activity you can do is take baths.
You can use either our Lilliuma Detoxify Bath Salt or Detox Bath Soak as each of them is great for kids and adults alike. Reward yourselves by taking turns in the bath, soaking away dirt, sweat, and stress. For hardworking parents, treat yourselves to a light massage and a glass of wine.
The Lilliuma Detoxify Bath Soak is made from Mediterranean sea salt while the Detox Bath Soak is made from epsom salt. Both contain pure, relaxing essential oils.
They are great not only for de-stressing but also for promoting sleep. These bath soaks are perfect for capping a day filled with fun and creativity.
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