Family Activities

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C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia are a great family read. What makes them better is when you can follow along a book study to get more out of the novel.

Here are three classic card games that are easy to learn and fun to play!

Just because we are socially distancing does not mean we can't have fun. Create a safe and fun scavenger hunt to play as a family.

Durante la cuarentena ustedes pueden tomar tiempo de contar más historias de su familia. Saquen fotos de los tiempos de papás y compartan historias. ¿Cómo eran los abuelos, los tíos, los bisabuelos? ¿Cómo se conocieron los papás o los abuelos? ¿Cómo era la escuela de mamá y papá?

Bring some spice to your home and start growing herbs for those amazing homecooked meals.

Now is a perfect time to collect photos, letters, small items, and memories from everyone in your family to place in a time capsule. You can gather a few things unique to each family member, and then your family can sit down and write a letter about what life is like now in 2020. Write about where you think you will be in 5 years, or what your favorite board games and movies and books are right now! The important things in making a time capsule? Finding a waterproof box and drawing up a map of where you place it so you can find it in 5 years.

Play cards or pull out a bard game and enjoy some time away from technology.

We are all using technology more than we are used to. Take a 24 hour break from all forms of technology (if you can). As a family, have everyone write down one fun thing they would like to do during the technology-free day and put them in a basket. Take turns pulling an idea. out of the basket and see how many you can do as a family during your tech-free time together.

Platiquen sobre el uso de la tecnología en casa. ¿Cuanto tiempo están enfrente de una pantalla? Si ven que es tiempo de modificar el uso de tecnología haganlo en familia y sigan estos consejos. Sera divertido creer nuevos limites juntos.

Spend time outside together: family on a mission.

Find: 1 insect (dead or alive), 1 piece of trash (to throw away), heart shaped rock (double points), 1 flower,

Person with the most points at the end of the walk wins!

Whether you eat in your backyard, at a park, or on a blanket in your living room, change up your daily lunch spot!

Each person can be in charge of something: bringing the blanket, making the sandwiches, slicing the fruit, and more. You can even bring a deck of cards to enjoy more time outside or to have some fun before getting back to e-learning and working from home. A good meal and mental break can go a long way!

Check out this country's take on remote tourism!

Take the time to learn and share more about family history.

Take this opportunity to look through old photo albums and home videos. Learn more about your grandparents' and great grandparents' lives.

Una buena oportunidad para disfrutar juntos es leer un cuento, así fomentarás el interés de tus hijos por la lectura, a la vez que compartes un mundo nuevo y mágico a su lado. ¿Y si vuelves a leer una de tus historias preferidas de cuando eras pequeño con ellos? Sera muy divertido compartir las reacciones de tu libro favorito.

También pueden leer historias cortas en el internet. Para buscar libros por línea baja la aplicación de Hoopla o muchas veces los libros en español ya están gratis por línea, búscalos usando Google.

Pizza Night!

Make or purchase pizza crust (we recommend Buoboli) and variety of toppings! Do a family cook-off of a challenge to make the best pizza! We recommend setting out toppings such as tomatoes, onions, olives, pineapple, ham, chicken, pepperoni, sausage, lemon, basil, tomato sauce, salt, cheeses (cheddar, asiago, parmesean, feta, goat), artichokes, mushrooms, bell peppers, banana peppers, and other creative toppings. Family member with the most votes wins and chooses dessert!

Get Creative!

Text the cousins you miss and schedule an hour sometime this week to play charades over videochat! Your team is your family, so have fun writing ideas on pieces of paper and putting them in a hat (i.e. Cookie Monster, the Incredibles, Princess and the Frog, Lionel Messi, Mother Theresa, couch potato, you name it!) and take turns acting them out and guessing. Works well on Zoom, Google Hangouts, Facetime, and the likes!

Bake Cookies together!

Take your minds off the crisis with some family baking. Any recipe is good but here is a Martha Stewart list of great cookie recipes.

El baile y el canto son liberadores. ¡Pongan música y déjense llevar! Disfruten del sonido y el movimiento de sus canciones favoritas. Seguramente, estarán creando recuerdos inolvidables juntos.

Make some homemade popcorn, build a fort to watch it (if with little ones), and gather up for a good movie.

Movie: The Incredibles

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Here is a link to a bunch of fun card games. Some are familiar some are new!

Take a tour of one of the most famous art museums in the world, the Louvre. Encourage kids to learn about one of the paintings in the musuem and recreate it on their own (or use these coloring pages for the little ones)

Think: Great British Bake-Off meets Battle of the Bands! Challenge your cousins, siblings, or friends to a cooking challenge & invite the rest of your family to taste-test; whoever wins moves on to the next round. Need some recipe inspiration? Start here:

Play a game that everyone in the family can play together.

Check out the rules to this game here: https://kidstir.com/salad-bowl-game/

¡Entreténganse con este juego clásico que requiere lápiz y papel!

https://www.guiainfantil.com/articulos/ocio/juegos/puntos-y-cajas-juego-de-lapiz-y-papel-para-ninos/