Something Fun – Family Game Night
25 Feb
You know… My family doesn’t play enough. It’s true. We just don’t play together. We’re busy, and by the end of the day exhausted, and there just seems to be so much we have to do that by the time it’s the kids’ bedtime – we haven’t done anything fun as a family.
Switching gears – but not really – the topic just brought this to mind – I am not Mormon. However, I have always admired the religion’s commitment to family and the proactive steps they take. I don’t know a LOT about it, but they have a tradition that I believe is called family home evening. Once a week, they are committed to spending quality time with their family. I’m not sure if it is a game night, or a Scripture study, or heck – both? But they’re focused on spending time with their families uninterrupted.
I think we’re going to have to start that here at my house. One night a week doing something together.
Time to Play has a new feature they’re promoting on their website called Family Game Night. Do you remember playing Monopoly? Or Uno!? I miss the laughing. I miss the competition. I miss spending fun time with the people I love.
This friday, Resourceful Mommy is holding a Site Warming Party for Time to Play. From 9-10pm Eastern, you can chat Tweet with Toy Expert Jim Silver, editor in chief of Time to Play Mag. There will be prizes, of course, but dude. How many times in one’s life can you say you get to chat with a toy expert?
One of the reasons we refuse to have cable is so the kids (and us) are forced to spend time together playing games, etc. And the money we save on cable can be spent on games!
Wow I am glad that I am not the only one who misses my family and see the need for family fun time. I just realized that I need to spend more quality time with my husband and my little girl (18months). Any Ideas how I can make family nite fun for the little one and my husband all together?