1. 16. Take pictures. Let
1. Draw pictures of members of your everyone have a
family. turn being the
2. Go on a family trip/historical excur- photographer.
sion or to a museum. 17. Play freeze tag.
3. Build a fort indoors 18. Go bird watching.
with blankets or 19. Visit the City.
outdoors in the (Maybe on a bus?)
trees! 20. Paint a picture, a mural or a room.
4. Play hopscotch. 21. Make your own family cards for the
5. Play board games. holidays or birthdays.
6. Play stickball. 22. Go fishing.
7. Make up a play. 23. Make crafts together. Give them away.
Take it to a nursing home. 24. Play cards.
8. Tell stories around a campfire. (Or at 25. Have a culture night. Make a meal and
the barbecue?) learn about another culture.
9. Go for a bike ride. 26. Have a picnic. (If
10. Go ice skating or roller skating. it's raining, have a
11. Visit the library. picnic in the fam-
12. Go for a hike. ily room on a
13. Bake cookies or blanket.)
bread. Share it 27, Play Frisbee.
Fun Activities with someone!
14. Plant a tree or
28. Go swimming.
29. Go camping.
some flowers. 30. Play charades.
to Strengthen 15. Learn sign lan-
guage.
31. Start a family journal.
32. Go for a long walk.
Your Family 33. Visit an elderly person or someone shut
in.
34. Solve a crossword or word search puzzle
together.

2. 35. Have a family treasure hunt.
36. Have an etiquette night. Practice your
skills over a formal dinner. Don’t
forget the candlelight!
37. Talk about drugs. Do role-playing. ESPECIALLY for PRESCHOOLERS
38. Go around the table after dinner and 1. Turn on some music, and have a family
have everyone say what they love best dance party in the living room.
about each other. 47. Do a backyard campout. 2. Make playdough crea-
39. Have a bubble blowing contest. 46. Start a family collection (coins, tions together.
40. Plan and cook a rocks, stories, dress-up clothes, 3. Practice somersaults.
meal together, treasures). 4. Let your child choose the
assigning one dish 49. Breakfast treat - wake up a little board game for game night.
for each family bit earlier to go out for breakfast 5. Give your child a baggy full of change
member to before school starts. It doesn't and check out the neighborhood garage
prepare. have to be any place special. Get sales.
41. Go miniature golfing. bagels or donuts and sit in the 6. Have a tea party
42. Make a Family Mailbox. Use it for shop to eat them together. and invite your
leaving messages of encouragement, 50. Date with Mom and favorite dolls or
love and support for family Dad -- plan a special stuffed animals.
members. date with each child. Get 7. Play hide-n-seek
43. Have breakfast in the Park. a sitter for the other indoors.
44. Watch old family videos or look children and just 8. Count something different each car
through family photos. Don't forget take one child at a ride—dogs, red cars, umbrellas, etc.
your wedding video and/or photos. time. This
45. Learn how to build will give each child
a fire, and then the opportunity to
cook hot dogs or spend time just with
roast marshmal- you and feel special
lows. at the same time. Oregon City
46. Volunteer together Evangelical Church
as a family.
1024 Linn Ave / PO Box 10 ~ Oregon City, OR 97045
503-656-8760 ~ www.ocec.net