8 Ways to Spend more Time Together as a Family

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In this day and age it is far to easy to allow time to whizz by and for all the family to do totally different activities. Of course it is healthy to spend time apart and they say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I find it is also good to plan intentional time for all the family to be together.

We may not all love the same activity, but as long as we are doing things at some point that each family member enjoys then it is good to grow in tolerance and to partake in each others preferred activities.

Here are a few examples of the ways we like to spend time together as a family, I hope they'll encourage you to do the same. Of course, it isn't every day but at least once a week we have a good couple of hours where we all put down the phones and engage with each other.

1.  Cycle, skate or scoot together
My family all love to cycle and the kids enjoy scooting as well. The girls then go one step further and are great roller skaters too. As for me, well I am not great with anything on just a couple of wheels, so if I am going to join the family for a fun family cycle I'd need to invest in a Jorvik adult tricycle, as three wheels will suit me much better I am sure!

2.  Play Board Games
We all enjoy playing a good board game together, I think this is because I started to play with the kids from a young age. What started as snakes and ladders, progressed to Monopoly and now we love to play Risk or Catan.

The Importance of Spending One-on-One Time With Your Children

Every parent wants to have that joyous bond with their child. One where they are both respected as parent and cherished as friend. I think one of the keys to that closeness and developing a special relationship that will last a lifetime and weather the storms is spending intentional one-on-one time with each of your children.

Now before you start telling me that you have six kids, no money and your partner works away from home, this doesn't have to be expensive or too time intensive.

Yes, of course you can have those kind of special times too. Both my girls chose time as their main Christmas present this year, so during February half-term Miss M will go away with my husband to London to see a show and stay overnight. Then a few days later Miss E will go away with me to see my Mum and stay in a great hotel with a pool. We will all have the most amazing time I'm sure and in doing so we cement our relationships further.

One on One time #Countrykids

I think it is really important to spend one on one time with each child at least a few times a year. Of course each child is different and what they require from their parents differs too. Miss M likes me to play make-believe schools, Miss E likes me to get outside and JJ favours a swim together.

Last weekend I was heading out for a walk, just to get a bit of exercise and also to snap a few photos when Miss E asked if she could come too and bring her camera. We had the most delightful time together snapping photos of Spring primroses, stomping in the mud and checking for tracks.

Then we finished off by enjoying a piece of cake together! How blessed are we to have all this land and a tea room right on our doorstep?

I'm joining up with Fiona at Coombe Mill for County Kids, click on the badges to head over and see what others have got up to......

 

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