TV- Free Activities Part 2
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Well, we do lots of fun activities besides watching tv. In the winter we play games and put jigsaw puzzles together. But the activity I enjoy most is in the summer. We live near a large lake, so in the summer months when it's hot, we put together a picnic supper, gather the beach toys and flotation devices and as soon as dad gets home from work we go to the lake until it cools off. We have had so much fun there together. And since we live here, we are able to go on the nights when no one else is there and stay home on the weekends. :) In the winter months it's fun to sit by the fire and read or listen to a good book on tape. -KrisWe like to play charades. A 4 year old and 3 year old are quite entertaining with charades. Also, my two cuties love to put on a puppet show too. Now that is wholesome entertainmet!! -Tracy
One activity our family enjoyed last year and we'll hopefully do this year, is playing croquet. :) We have everything set up in our yard during nice weather, and usually go out after supper and play. It's a lot of fun! We like to try to hit each other's balls a lot! :) That's just one small thing we do together, but it's something I particularly enjoy. -Sarah
Hey, I wanted to share something our boys and husband & I enjoy together (and its almost time for again!) is FISHING. We sit on little field bridges on gravel roads and we hang on to the youngest one (4 now) so he doesnt fall in, hang on to the middle one (9 now but he wears leg braces so he is unsteady too LOL). All hubby really does is bait hooks and take fish off. We always throw them back :) sometimes we catch the same one again! (smart fish they aint lol). We've never caught anything over 6 inches long, but one time I had double hooks on and caught two catfish on one cast! My boys still havent topped that even though they try every time ;) -Melody
One thing we all love to do is go up to our bedroom and pile into the bed, me, my husband, our toddler son and our spaniel, and we sit there singing songs, reading story books and playing clapping and finger games. Being in bed makes it seem extra special and silly, and after a while one of us bigger people will get up and bring up some drinks and nibbles. This is so much nicer and more relaxing than vegetating. -Lucy
My family’s favorite thing to do is get in the car on a Sunday afternoon after church. We take a long drive into the “unknown” country side… (it is never the same place twice) We find new places to discover. Last time we came upon an Amish community and we went stone tossing on a covered bridge where Amish wagons would occasionally drive by… We end it with an ice cream cone and usually everyone falls asleep on the way home! -Homemakerang
We do something my husband adapted from when he was little. We call it the super-duper Cooper show. We do it a least once every two weeks, but the kids usually want to do it more often. It is basically a big talent show. The kids do skits, songs, talents, and anything else they can come up with, we even spent several months seeing who could last longest on the skip-it. They are in charge, so they really work together, making a "play list" and making sure everyone has something to do even the little ones. -7SheepSomething my husband and I like to do with our five children ranging from ages 2-8 is go to the beach at night. There are hotels all up and down the beach so the lighting is great. We take balls and buckets and shovels and just have a blast playing in the sand. Sometimes we pick up some tacos at the taco joint and enjoy them on a blanket or we will make sandwhiches and have a picnic. The kids love it and it is something different. Who needs TV? -JulieSince our Reformed journey is still relatively new (just about 3 years) the tv has become one of our latest convictions. More and more my dh and I are realizing what a hindrance it is in our family's life. As we seek to glorify God in all things we realize that this is something that will eventually have to go away completey (with the exception of the news and a few decent movies). At any rate, while we have always loved to play games one of our favorites has become Chicken Foot with dominoes. We can all play ( me, dh, 14yob, 13yog, 6yog) and it helps our 6yo with her math. We also purchased a separate tin of dominoes for our 3yog so she can build and pretend she's getting in on the fun as well. Pretty much any day of the week our family will play Chicken Foot over watching any TV. -Michelle in TX
We haven't had TV for many years and the favorite thing we do instead of watching the tube is playing outside together. It is seriously fun to have Big Wheel races down our hill, play in the pool, chase each other around, and zip on the zip line. -Erica
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