Check out this gift list that promotes quality family time! I’m sharing some of my favorite books, games, toys and many more fun ideas in this post! Spending quality time as a family is one of the best ways to build a strong family bond, support a healthy emotional development for your child, and create core memories. Start building a collection of ideas today!
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Activities that Promote Quality Family Time
Play a Game Together
We absolutely LOVE playing board games! They are a fun way to improve cognitive skills, reduce stress and increase confidence. Board games are also a great way to pass time at home and bond as a family. I absolutely love these vintage bookshelf board games! They look beautiful on our shelf and solve our problem of having messy stacks of games around our house. There are 15 games to choose from in this collection!
This live trivia family game is so fun and unique! Outsmarted uses the power of technology to create the most exciting, immersive board game experience ever!
Make a Treat Together
Make a fun treat together with one of these fun machines! Kids will love to help with the process of making these snacks and of course enjoy eating the final product:)
Sing Together
Karaoke is a fun and entertaining activity for any night of the week. Kids (and adults) will love to become the star of their very own living room!
Watch a Movie Together
We have this projector in our TV-free living. It’s so fun to bring it out for special movie nights by the wood stove! We let the kids pick a movie then we make popcorn, hang out together and watch the show. Perfect for a relaxing evening with the family.
I have this little projector in my preschool classroom and my students LOVE it! It’s such a fun and quick way to connect with children. Pop in a story and listen to the book together. If you look around on Amazon, you will see there are a ton of book options for this cute story time projector.
Explore the Sky Together
Get outdoors and explore space with a telescope! I have great memories of looking through a telescope as a kid and love sharing this experience with my kids.
Make sure to gather the family to view the total solar eclipse on April 8th! Any given location on Earth only experiences a total solar eclipse every 375 years. Don’t miss it! Grab some glasses to keep everyone safe.
Learn a New Skill Together
This tool is AWESOME! We got this gift for our boys a couple years ago and we still use this together. You can get replacement wood pieces here.
Help children learn the skill of pottery with this awesome handicraft gift! This complete pottery wheel and painting kit includes three pounds of natural clay, pottery wheel, white glaze, opaque acrylic paint, paint brushes, sculpting tools, apron and more!
You can see more skills-based bonding activities HERE!
Do a Puzzle Together
All ages of kids and adults love puzzles! Here are some of our favorites.
Try a puzzle easel for jigsaw puzzles! You can place your puzzle table onto any surface, table, or even the floor.When you need extra space for seating or dining, just put down your puzzle easel, put on the puzzle cover, close the drawers and move it away under a couch or bed and your puzzle be safely kept easily in a few seconds.
Read a Book Together
Nothing beats snuggling up and reading a book together! I recently saw a quote that said, “There is no app to replace your lap. Read to your children!” I completely agree. Check out these lists of fun books for WINTER and VALENTINE’S DAY!
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