5 Ideas for Spending More Quality Time with Your Children

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By Diana Smith,

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Going to work, dealing with finances and doing household chores are essential tasks all of us have to deal with every single day. This means there’s not much time to spend with those who we love the most. Still, spending time with your children is of great importance for their happiness and development. That’s why you should always try to come up with some interesting ideas how you can spend more time with your little ones. Here are a couple of suggestions that might just be what you were looking for.

Play Board Games

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Board games are always in interesting choice since they guarantee both you and your children to have fun. Not only this, but your children can learn quite a lot from most of the popular board games you can buy today. If they still haven’t learned all about not interrupting others while they are involved in a conversation, board games with taking turns might be a great idea for you. There are also many board games that can help them enhance their math skills and decision making. Games such as Risk, Monopoly and Guess Who? are always a great choice.

Go on Bug Hunts

Kids simply love bug hunts. Not only going on these will help you spend more quality time with your little ones but it will also help them connect to the natural world. All you have to do is get a couple of bug nets for you and your kids as well as some containers and find a perfect place where you are going to look for these little creatures. Just make sure that the containers you choose allow your children to examine bugs close up without the fear of them crawling or flying away.

Build a Secret Fort

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It is no secret that children love spending time in their favorite hidden places. This can also be a great way for you to spend some quality time with your children. If you live in a house, you can build a secret fort right in backyard. Take a look at your attic or garage and chances are you are going to come across something you can use as material for building new special place for your children. You can also get a notebook where you’re going to write down all the plans you and your children make during your regular secret meetings.

Start a Garden Together

Another great way to have fun with your kids is to start a garden together. Children find garden chores fun and are definitely going to enjoy eating fruits and vegetables they have grown themselves. You should try to work out the fun angle of all the garden chores in order to be ensured your children stay interested. Get some garden tools that are safe to use and come up with some things your kids can do themselves. They are also guaranteed to have fun watching you use a boom sprayer or some other pieces of gardening equipment.

Go on Road Trips

Road trips are another great way to spend some more quality time with your children. When taking a road trip with your little ones, you first have to come up with destinations that are going to be fun for your children. Think about zoos, water parks and museums around you that your children would enjoy visiting. Another important thing you will have to do is make sure you have everything young ones might need. You should also think about some fun car games you can play with your children.

No matter how busy your schedule might be, you should always try to find some free time to do some of these fun activities with your children. But make sure you don’t stop there. You should always try to come up with some new interesting things you can do with the youngest members of your family.

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Jaishri is a working mom and the founder of mommyswall. She is also a certified Yoga instructor and believes in Natural living. This Blog is a contribution of lovely moms and dads around the world.
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