Last fall we had an evening with no Daddy home and a Mom (me) who was going to go crazy in the house with four lovely children - we needed something to do...however this something needed to be free or almost free.
We ended up using an idea I remember my friend Wendy Kresha doing with her children one summer - going on a Babe the Blue Ox Hunt. There are 19 individually decorated Babes in the Brainerd / Baxter/ Nisswa area. We took one evening and were able to find 10 of them and have a lot of fun doing it!
This activity was great for our family because it appealed to everyone (then ages 1-7). We didn't unbuckle the youngest for every picture, but for enough of them that she definitely felt included too.
So, for the cost of gas and a little prepping (when you act excited about something like this, it tend to rub off on your kiddos) we had a great night! My kids talk about this experience often and have some fun shared memories of these few "spur of the moment" hours.
More "Making a Memory" posts to come!
What ways have you made one day or one evening memories with your kids?
Why do you think it is important to have spontaneous fun with your kids?
This is so cute, Beka!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! It was so fun to do, they are at an awesome age where they get really excited about things like this when I do a good job presenting them as exciting :)
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