Fun Time Ideas with your Children!

Many working moms need to be creative when spending time with their children. So here are some great tips and ideas that you can use when spending time with your them.

• If your daughter is older try spending some time volunteering at an animal shelter. You can walk the dogs. This is an awesome way to leave technology at home.  Use this time to talk with your child and get to know each other. Not to mention you both are getting some great exercise as well.

• Here is a wonderful idea for spending time with your child – try setting your alarm 15 minutes early and use this time as cuddle time. Curl up in bed with your child and use this time to talk about plans for the day or whatever else is on your minds. This is great one-on-one time and could become a great ritual in your home. This fun time may not work with an older boy as cuddle time might not be cool for them.

• Take a few hours on the weekend to prepare dinners that can be frozen and then heated later during the week for meals. Some parents often have to work late and this is a great idea to have some homemade dinners ready to go for those days where mom can be home to cook. Not to mention you are teaching your child how to cook and use this time to talk and see how they are doing and what is going on in their lives.

• Here is a simple activity that you can do with your child – take walks. This is a great way to get some exercise together and to talk. Don’t forget to leave your cell phones at home so that there are no distractions. You can do this with your younger children as well. There is no age limit on this activity. If you have more then one child, try talking walks individually. This gives them the one-on-one time that kids crave.

• Have s ‘yes’ day with your child. Do whatever your child wants (within reason of course). Allow them to choose the meals, read to her, see a movie, go mini golfing, a trip to the mall. Whatever they want to do – just say yes. This will give you both a nice break from the everyday routine.

The key to all of these activities is to just have fun! No need for boring treadmills with all of these fun activities.

Do you have an idea that all of us could do to spend time with our children? If so, please leave it in the comments below. We could all use some new ideas to keep life fun with children.