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Feed the birds and squirrels with birdseed, sesame seeds, raisins, and peanuts.
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Have a pretend beauty salon. Do each other’s hair — or even your dog’s.
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Decide on a family song, and make everyone learn it. You might even stage an American Idol-style contest!
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Pretend your house is for sale. Write an ad describing all its attributes.
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Give new names to all your mom’s or sister’s lipsticks and nail polishes. (Ask permission first!)
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6
Have a film festival. Rent 2 or 3 movies sharing the same theme, or borrow them from the library. Or check out movies based on books |
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Play school by setting up a pretend classroom. Teach siblings or pals a new skill.
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8
Find a kazoo and call it the “calamity kazoo.” Blow it every time someone in the family messes up.
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9
Pre-make a salad and English muffin pizzas; toss and toast at dinnertime.
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10
Make a collage based on a favorite theme, like roller coasters or turtles.
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11
Paint the garage door as a family.
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12
Write a newsletter of what happened this week to everyone in the house. Save it to read next year.
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13
Buy a compass and mark each side of your house with north, south, east, and west (use a piece of paper, a rock, or some other non-permanent sign).
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14
Think of a new name for everyone in the family and use those names all day if you can.
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15
Make a still life from all the fruits and vegetables in the fridge. Then draw it, if you like.
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16
Write a letter to a friend who’s moved away, or surprise someone nearby with mail.
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17
Research big events that happened during the years that each family member was born. Does anyone share a birthday with someone famous?
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18
Buy new toothbrushes and try a new toothpaste. Variety is the spice of life.
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19
Use the kitchen or bathroom scale to find things around the house that weigh 1 pound, 2 pounds, 3 pounds, and so on.
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20
Bake cookies or mini cupcakes and deliver them to a firehouse, nursing home, or your favorite shopkeeper or neighbor. |
21
Stargaze with a map of the heavens cut out of the newspaper or printed from the Internet.
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22
Count and roll all the coins in the house, bring them to the bank, and buy ice cream with the proceeds.
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23
Make a terrarium with dirt, moss, and plant cuttings in an empty jar with holes punched in the top. Keep moist.
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24
Take everyone’s pulse at different times of the day. Make a chart.
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25
Cover a box with seashells or other craft materials. Put something dear to you inside.
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26
Toast marsh-mallows and smoosh them between chocolate grahams. Yum!
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Think of a family goal and write it on a piece of paper: ”Our family has a dream. We would like to...” Work towards your goal.
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28
Paint everyone’s toenails.
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29
Invite a friend over to bake something yummy.
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30
Plant a garden and water the lawn.
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Jog around the block and see what’s going on. Report back on your findings.
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