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Fun with Kids: What are your go-tos?

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I’m always looking for new ways to have fun with my kids as they get older and their tastes change. Right now, my boys are almost 10 and 7.5.

Here are some of our go-to games (with the caveat that they do not love playing board games with me):

Here are some of our go-to activities in nature (with the caveat that they usually don’t want to do these things initially but end up loving it):

Here are things I’m thinking about adding to our repertoire:

  • Soccer in the park
  • Hoverboards (Henry wants one for his birthday)

Here are things that are pretty easy to engage them in:

What about you all? Please share your ideas for fun with kids! I’m eager to keep adding to our kit o’ fun.

P.S. This post’s image was from our trip to San Diego. I cannot believe I braved the frigid winter Pacific Ocean to boogie board with Henry. But I was so glad I did! I borrowed a wet suit and it made a world of difference.

P.P.S. Episode 2 of the Sow Connected Podcast comes out today! You can find it here, if you are interested. Happy Tuesday!

4 Comments

  • Jen

    We have six kids (ages 0-11) so connecting with each individually and finding ways for us all to connect together is a major concern of mine!

    WHOLE FAMILY
    Hiking / nature walk
    Road trips
    Rolling sushi
    Movie night
    Gardening / digging in the dirt
    Dancing to music

    INDIVIDUAL KIDS
    Board games (Sorry!, Apples to Apples)
    Chess
    Shooting hoops in the front yard
    Crocheting
    Spontaneous poetry creating
    Baking
    Biking

    • Sara Cotner

      Your family sounds so wholesome, balanced, and fun, Jen! And I am in awe of 6. I can barely hold it together with 2! Thank you so much for sharing.

  • Mary B.

    My daughter is nine, and my son is two. Most of my go-tos are focused on her:

    Skating (we’re in Canada, so outdoor rinks are open)
    Playing in the woods/making snow sculptures
    Swimming (when pools are not closed due to Covid restrictions)
    Playing the ukulele/piano together
    Listening to musicals
    Building (we have quite the collection of Grimms blocks, traditional wooden blocks, and Kapla)
    Baking and cake decorating
    Playing with her Build-a-Bears or Creatable World dolls
    Arts and crafts. Currently she is very into knitting and sewing
    Biking (in the summer)
    Board games: Cobra Paw, Bananagrams, Trash Pandas, Qwirkle, Blokus, Ticket to Ride are the current faves
    Puppet shows and dress-up
    Making “potions”

    My son likes making a mess, although he is very into construction toys, pretend play with his dolls, and making food using his play kitchen.

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