If you are looking for ways to make your family day more exciting and memorable for you and loved ones, here are several fun family activity ideas you can use to plan out your family time together. It’s important to think about things that everyone will enjoy, without doing the same old things that you typically do on Sundays. It is a great time to make the most out of your family time with some special family activity ideas.
Fun Family Activity Ideas To Make Your Family Weekends Special:
Family Picnic
For your first super family event, consider planning a meal that will bring everyone together. Whether you grill at home or reserve a shelter at the nearest park, you can have lots of fun in store for people of all ages. You can either have a themed or anything-goes potluck, or try some new recipes and bring food for everyone to enjoy. Invest in some baseball or softball gloves and the whole family can play a game of catch.
Since most parks have playgrounds, baseball diamonds, and large open space, a variety of activities are easy to plan. The great thing about organizing a Sunday picnic is that you can create activities that young children, teens and adults can enjoy. While parents and grandparents catch up on the latest happenings in their lives, teens and young adults can play a game of softball, flag football or other games that both genders can enjoy.
Invite Another Family For a Movie or Game Day
If it’s raining outside and you’re stuck indoors, you can still have an awesome time. There are plenty of ways to enjoy rainy Sundays indoors with your family and friends. My favorite fun family activity ideas for foul weather are to plan a family movie day that includes a few movies that everyone will enjoy. Likewise, if your family has a favorite college sports team or other professional sports team, have a tailgating party at your house. Invite friends and their children to come as well. Traditional board games are also a great way to bond. Once upon a time, families would spend hours around the kitchen table playing games as a way to unwind. You can even make a jar full of fun things to do when bored and those those on hand for when you run out of ideas.
Cook Together
A great way to spend weekends is in the kitchen cooking scrumptious food. Even if you aren’t preparing for a big event, cooking together as a family is an enjoyable way to spend time together. Let everyone pick their own recipe, or take turns planning your Super Sunday meal every week. No matter what your plans for a spectacular Sunday, think about what food would make everyone’s day enjoyable.
Explore Nature
If you want to enjoy some family time – or even time by yourself to reflect, taking a long nature walk can be a great way to escape with the people you love. In a world that is filled with so much technology, it’s easy to forget about the natural beauty of the world around us. Children often get stuck in the same old routines of video games and online entertainment. It seems like just yesterday children would escape with their imaginations whether they were inside or outside playing. And when we get older and start our careers and families, it’s easy to forget the freedom of taking a walk and exploring nature. Another of my fun family activity ideas is that you might want to try a game of “Nature Bingo” to jump start their explorations.
Museums and Historic Sites
Museums and historic sites offer a great opportunity to appreciate and develop a deeper understanding of the world we live in. In a world that is filled with immediacy, it can be exhilarating to step back and think about how other people have lived, and the great achievements that have shaped our history. Weekends are the perfect time to visit museums and historic sites near you. If you do not live near any sites that interest you and your family, then plan a road trip, which is also a great way to escape your surroundings.
Create a Family Music Playlist
If you do plan on hitting the road for a Super Sunday getaway, then make sure you think of games and entertainment that can keep everyone laughing along the way. Having fun music to listen to and sing along with is also a great way to prepare for road trips. Create a fun playlist that includes music the whole family can enjoy. Rock and roll from the 50’s and 60’s is especially recommended. Taking your family back to a time when rock n roll was fun and safe is the easiest way to spark a sing-along.
Family Scrapbooking
Does your family already have a long list of great memories? Sundays are the perfect day to make memories – and remember them. Buy a special ‘Sunday Scrapbook’ for your family to record your special Sunday memories in. By making Sunday a special day for spending with family, friends, and other loved ones, you can start new traditions, create lasting memories and continue to build stronger relationships. Try these green scrapbooking tips!
Family fun time is an important part of the way we bond and create strong family ties. The good times make the rough times more bearable. What are your favorite fun family activity ideas?
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Robin says
All awesome ideas. It seems like we’ve been super busy the last few Sundays, but maybe this weekend we can all relax a little bit and do one of these.
Tom Richards says
Baseball is great family backyard fun.