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mamascout: exploration lab :: make some potions
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I love this idea from Word Play House to have an outdoor family movie night! Perfect for a summer evening!
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Family-friendly spin the bottle used as a family conversation starter. Post includes some conversation ideas. Sounds like fun!
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Have a family adventure ~ Go Geo-Caching!
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monday missions :: write a letter
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a new mission for your family every monday - get creative! change your routine!
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make your own board games with kids
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Have a family interview night! Check out this post for how to do it!
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Play beanbag tin can alley! This fun-for-the-whole-family game can be found at Adventures at Home.
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Go stargazing as a family! Check out this post from The Flourishing Abode for details and a free printable star chart.
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It's time to start up Family Game Time! Here are 10 easy tips from Inner Child Fun and Childhood Beckons.
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Make Your Own Pizza Night! - Make up a batch of pizza dough (this is our fave recipe from Everyday Food) and set out toppings. Let everyone make their own mini pizza. That way everyone gets their first choice of topping!
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Make Junk Robots: Get out the recycle bin and encourage the family to work together to make a robot (or a whole family of robots). Check out this post from Nurture Store for inspiration!
from Flickr
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Go Fish Tournament: Go Fish is the perfect card game to play with the family since even the littlest ones can join in! Grab a deck of cards, a bowl full of Goldfish crackers and play!
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Terri Thompson from amazon.com
Snowball Fight!: Use balled up white socks as snowballs and have a family snowball fight! Run through the house, hide behind the couch, sneak up behind someone, and most of all have fun!
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Angry Birds Night: Bring everyone's favorite game off the screen and compete in an Angry Birds competition. This post from Make and Takes will show you how to make these cute little pompom birds (and pigs).
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Lego Challenge Night: Check out this post from Quirky Momma for a fun game the whole family can play together. Divide into teams, draw a slip of paper, and build the challenge. Check out this post for ideas and printable challenges!
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Family Hand Portraits: Create something beautiful with the whole family. Spend the evening creating this beautiful hand portrait from 4 Crazy Kings and marvel at the wonderful things you can do... together as a family!
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Bake cookies together: Gather all the ingredients and grab the family for some cookie baking. This recipe for Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies is one of my family's favorite recipes. While waiting for the cookies to bake, read a fun book such as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff. Finish off the evening with warm cookies and tall glasses of milk. Yum!
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Floor Puzzles: Get out your painter's tape and blocks for these floor puzzles from Hands On: As We Grow. Challenge the kids with simple shapes like squares and the grownups with more difficult shapes, like stars.
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Bowling Night: Set up a bowling alley in your own home, just like the one in this post from Rockabye Butterfly. Divide into teams and have fun!
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame: If your family is a baseball loving family, make up a batch of these cute baseball rice krispie treats from Come Together Kids then settle in to watch your favorite team. If it's not baseball season, watch a fun baseball movie together. The Sandlot would be a perfect choice.
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Learn Origami: Learn a new skill together as a family.Print out a few of these diagrams and get to work. Collaborate and help each other out. You can find hundreds of origami folding instructions at this website!
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Make a Marble Run: Get out the recycling bin and gather the family. Work together to make the biggest, most elaborate marble run you can come up with. This link from Frugal Fun for Boys has some wonderful marble run inspiration!
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Uno tournament: Gather around then table with your Uno cards! It's easy to learn and fun to play. Younger kids can be paired with an older sibling or parent. Grab a bowl of popcorn and get ready to laugh and have fun!
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Terri Thompson from amazon.com
Dr. Seuss Nights: Have everyone in the family pick their favorite Dr. Seuss nights. After a dinner of green eggs and ham, have a family read aloud of the books. Be dramatic and have fun. Have a rhyming words challenge. Pick a word and see how my rhyming words the family can come up with. Check out this link to Annie's Eats for the recipes & other fun Dr. Seuss ideas!
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Get Crafty With Salt Dough: Mix up a batch of salt dough and give everyone a bit. Work together and see what you can come up with. Make initials, sculptures, or hand prints. Check out this link from The Imagination Tree for an easy salt dough recipe and ideas. Have fun and get creative together!
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Football night: If your family loves football, gather together for a night of football watching. Make these football brownies and a batch of chili. Have everyone wear their favorite football clothes and cheer as loudly as you can!
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Terri Thompson from bhg.com
ABC Night: Read a favorite ABC book (Dr. Seuss's ABC and Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood are two of our family favorites). Then have an alphabet hunt throughout the house. This post by Hands On: As We Grow will show you how to do the alphabet hunt.
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Jigsaw Puzzle Night! Treat your family to a new jigsaw puzzle and gather around the table. Turn off the tv and grab your favorite snack!
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Terri Thompson from amazon.com
Alice in Wonderland Night: Take a cue from this Mad Hatter's Tea Party from Nurture Store. Serve tea in mismatched tea cups and eat silly food (check out all the wonderful suggestions in this post). End the evening by watching your family's favorite version of Alice in Wonderful. Or, have a family read aloud and start reading Alice in Wonderland!
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Cindy Ryan Besides the jello rabbit and sausage tree...i think i am seeing Alyssa's Bday party!!
Hot Cocoa Fun: Make a batch of hot chocolate popcorn and mugs of hot cocoa. Dig out all your blankets and curl up as a family while watching a fun (& a bit wintery) family movie, such as Miracle or The Mighty Ducks.
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Jean Oram Friends of ours have a laundry chute and have developed a sock game with it--this is fun too!
Marsha Clark @Katie Clarkson