Well, we’ve reached the conclusion of 31 Days of Family Fun and I hope that you’ve found something within it that resonates with you.  For me, I think the most important thing to take away from all of this is that despite the busyness of this technology enhanced world in which we live, there are [...]

Keeping a family journal can be a fun activity to engage in as well as provide additional enjoyment down the road when you sit down to look through old entries in the journal later on.  It can serve as not only as a means of memory keeping but also as a way of keeping the [...]

Family game night isn’t a new idea and is fun all in itself but there are some ways you can add some extra fun and variety to it. Flickr, a adamant One of the things my daughter liked doing when we were playing board games was to make up new rules for them.  I think [...]

Childhood magic can already be found in such traditions as Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, and the Easter Bunny but you can add some simple touches to each of these to add an extra sparkle to them that your children will treasure and remember for years to come.  Flickr, Mollypop When the tooth fairy would [...]

Very little can be more fun for children than having their parents act like kids again too.  Much joy and laughter can be found in getting down on the floor and playing with them on their level.  Play cars with your kids – make all those car noises and zoom them around the floor together….OR [...]

Having a craft bin around can be a great catalyst to family fun.  I even have one that I can take with me to go and visit my grandniece and grandnephew and I used to carry one with me when working as a nanny or in hospital play rooms.  I bought a plastic bin with [...]

Holidays always bring plenty of opportunities for family fun and if your city is anything like mine, Halloween seems to have more than any!  Some of the activities we’ve enjoyed are: ~ A trip to the pumpkin patch – often the pumpkin patches around here include rides on hay wagons, corn mazes, and other fun [...]

Flickr, Walmart Stores It is possible to have fun as a family and do something good for your community at the same time!  Some of the activities my family has done include: ~ Spending some time at the food bank or another similar charity.  It can be eye-opening and sobering to see what goes into [...]

Even if you don’t have a big party for your child’s birthday every year, you can still make it a very special occasion by marking the day with some family traditions.  An old tradition for a first birthday is to place a piece of bread, a coin, and a Bible in front of your baby.  [...]

Just like I had a “get well box” on hand, I always had a rainy day box around too.  I even made one to keep in my classroom when I was teaching so that when we had indoor recesses due to rain, there was something there I could pull out and use to give the [...]