Relationship Lets Create A List Of Good Things To Do Here To Help Everyone..??!

[Sunshine71]

One of the things that they said at this CBT event I am attending is to do ‘nice/ positive’ things.

I asked like what and got the same sort of replies – go for a walk … well that was about it. And really we just don’t have anywhere that great to walk too where I live - and I hate being cold!!

So I thought – we can create a list of good things to do here to help everyone..??!

Finances are not great so perhaps things that cost little or no money – or could even be done at home.

I really could do with some inspiration as sometime I just think “What the hell can I do or what can we do as a family” And it gets too much so I just work!!! :O(

So over to you guys….

 

[amethist]

Baking is a good one, even the simplest of things can be so therapeutic and have a positive effect on everyone.

 

[SeekingSerenity]

Build a 2000 piece puzzle together....

 

[Eleanor]

Yoga.
Dancing!
Build fort with blankets. (better with smaller kids - but fun with big ones too - our cat loves to get in a sleep...)

And, of course, at our house, Legos.

 

[timetorecover]

For me.... Meditate, Hot Baths, Do my nails and hair :)
For kids ... Messy play (shaving foam, oats or just water fun! :)
For Hubby ... oops stuck on that one, poor sod! :p

 

[Eleanor]

Oats? Explain please...!

 

[timetorecover]

Oats? Explain please...!

I fill a bowl with Porridge oats and some of their little toys and they love the feel!

I copied it from my little ones pre-school, they also play with corn flour which I forgot to write!

 

[Eleanor]

Painting. I forgot painting.

Thank you timetorecover!... we might try this...

 

[Sunshine71]

Thanks so much for your super ideas - I love them and hope others do too.

I love reading, going to the gym and eating out.

As a family I really struggle as things always seem more diffifult when the 3 of us together.

Yesterday my son and I had a 'home school' day while hubby did his homework. We read, did stickers, learnt about coins / money, did some fun maths, colouring in and drawing, we make snacks together - tasting new fruits and then dipping them in chocolate powder and golden syrup!

Watched a fun family film and even had a bubble bath together!

We had a lovely time.

I think we need some help being a family though.....

Thanks and hope to hear more good things to do!!

Sunshine xx

 

[wife of]

Ok for those with little uns we never had more fun than when we turned the dining table over and made it into a pirate raft.

Spend the day making Loo roll Binoculars,raggy pirate outfits and of course a jolly rodger and maybe a couple of cutlasses and then get on with a picnic and set sail to somewhere exotic admiring the local wildlife and sea conditions as you go.

Watch out for mermaids though,don't want you ran aground,.....Arggghhh,me hearties.

Do not try this with a glass topped table...

 

[amethist]

Why not try making your own daft words up to song on the radio.

There are few that come to mind now like Abba's Chiquitita, where the line is "Chiquitita tell me what wrong", change it to "Chicken Tikka out tell me whats wrong.

Fit what ever you want to what ever tune, you can have some hilarious results.

Cant tell you the rude ones though, not for children under 18. :oops:

 

[wife of]

:roflmao: The kids tell me off for doing that all the time......Its just a shame I don't change the words on purpose !