Check out 10 new and fun activities you can try with your family to help you stay connected to your teens:
- Create a vision board with your kids. What are your child’s goals this year? Cut out pictures from old magazines and print out inspiring quotes that represent what your child wants to achieve over the next 12 months. Display the board in your child’s room.
- Make a family time capsule and fill it with items that symbolize some of your family’s favorite things. Hide it in a safe place and then take it out at the end of the year and see what has changed.
- Go indoor rock climbing and see who can reach the top first!
- Learn some yoga poses together or try a yoga class that welcomes parents and kids. This is a great way to de-stress while exercising together.
- Go to a local sporting event together. Before the game make shirts or hats that will help you cheer on your favorite team.
- Volunteer as a family with the Alliance for Safe Kids! Or help clean up a park or beach in your community or visit the elderly at a nursing home.
- Try a new recipe with your family. Go to the supermarket together and find the ingredients and then let everyone help prepare the meal.
- Take an art class together and then frame your drawings/paintings and hang them up in your favorite room or display them on your fridge.
- Do a science project together. Build a volcano, make rock candy, or create your own model of the solar system. This is a great way to get your kids excited about learning!
Resource: CASA Family Day