{"id":1033,"date":"2018-01-17T19:33:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T02:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2018-02-04T21:21:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T04:21:37","slug":"turn-evening-ho-hum-into-family-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/turn-evening-ho-hum-into-family-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Evening Hum into Family Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Start a New Family Tradition: Family Fun Nights!<\/p>\n

With so many family get-togethers and school holidays on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to explore ideas for activities whole families can enjoy together. How about a balloon race? Or an “opposite” night? Family fun doesn’t have to be complicated or cost a fortune. Among the many resources available for filling long winter evenings, one stands out:\u00a0Family Fun Nights: 140 Activities the Whole Family Will Enjoy<\/em>. We’ve reprinted a note to parents from the author and just one of the many great ideas you’ll find in the book.<\/p>\n

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Family Fun Nights<\/p>\n

An Introduction to Parents<\/strong>
\nA recent article in\u00a0Forever Families<\/em>\u00a0included the findings from national study of 1,500 schoolchildren who were asked what makes a happy family. Children didn’t list such things as money or fancy cars. The most common answer was doing things together as a family.<\/p>\n

Family memories and traditions can be created in an evening without a lot of work, and these memories can last a lifetime. Perhaps you have a little time after dinner or just before bedtime, or perhaps your child’s little league game was rained out. These are all perfect times to enjoy family time.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Mom Central<\/em>\u00a0newsletter suggests you ‘establish family traditions that take precedence over outside activities, no matter how busy each family member becomes. Make spending time together a priority.’ Your children will be glad you did.<\/p>\n

\u2014reprinted from Family Fun Nights; \u00a9 2009 Chicago Review Press<\/p>\n

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Make a Time Capsule<\/p>\n

What you need: a tin or metal box with a lid that seals; paper; pens; materials you collect (see below for ideas).<\/p>\n

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  1. Decide when you will open your time capsule\u2014in 1 year? in 10 years? In 20 years?<\/li>\n
  2. Gather Materials that will be interesting in the future.<\/li>\n
  3. Put everything in the capsule, seal it, and label it with the words “Do not open until (date you have chosen).”<\/li>\n
  4. Here are ideas for things to place inside your time capsule:\n
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    • Photographs<\/li>\n
    • Newspaper clippings<\/li>\n
    • Menus from your favorite restaurants<\/li>\n
    • A list of today’s prices for things such as gas, milk, and a movie<\/li>\n
    • The names of top film stars and actors<\/li>\n
    • The name of the president<\/li>\n
    • Hit songs and popular bands<\/li>\n
    • Pages from a current fashion magazine<\/li>\n
    • The names of the teams that won popular sports events such as the Super Bowl or the World Series<\/li>\n
    • Predictions for the future<\/li>\n
    • Secret notes to other members of the family, not to be read until the capsule is opened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Start a New Family Tradition: Family Fun Nights! With so many family get-togethers and school holidays on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to explore ideas for activities whole families can enjoy together. How about a balloon race? Or an “opposite” night? Family fun doesn’t have to be complicated or cost a fortune. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yycmontessori.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}