With spring break here, days getting longer and warmer, and summer just around the corner here are some simple ideas to connect with your son. Enjoy!
- Plan a meal together.
- Take a “nature walk” around your neighborhood.
- Look at the stars.
- Sleep in a tent in your backyard or in your living room.
- Sing together in the car to your favorite songs.
- Pick out some books together at the library, and read aloud to each other.
- Take him on a “date” – just you and him.
- Lie on the grass and find shapes in the clouds.
- Play ball.
- Recycle.
- Visit a museum. Let him lead the way. Talk to each other about what you see.
- Bake cookies together.
- Tell jokes.
- Row a boat or take a bike ride.
- Invite his friends over as a surprise.
- Have a dance contest.
- Take a walk in the rain. Splash in the puddles!
- Treat him the way you want to be treated.
- Walk on the beach and collect shells.
- Wash the dishes together by hand.
- Make a clubhouse together.
- Dance like crazy!
- Instead of driving to a nearby store, walk there together.
- Plan an imaginary trip.
- Write a story together.
- Turn off the car radio and all other devices in the car.
- Blow bubbles together.
- Make paper airplanes.
- Kiss and hug him.
- Plant a garden together. Let him pick some things he wants to grow.
- Go swimming.
- Clean the house together.
- Find a new recipe and make it together.
- Get up early and watch the sunrise.
- Make faces.
- Help him pick out old toys (in good condition) to donate to charity.
- Play with clay.
- Explore your neighborhood or nearby park. Let him lead the way. Bring a bag for collecting things.
- Listen to him.
- Have a lazy weekend morning where you have breakfast in bed and just laze around together.
- Laugh.
- Tell him a story about you as a child.
- Bake a cake together. Let him decorate it any way he likes.
- Have dinner by candlelight.
- Play cards.
- Get your cameras or smartphones and go for a photo journey through your neighborhood or a park.
- Take the dog for a walk together. (Don’t forget to pick up after Fido!)
- Ask him what he would love to do with you.
- Host a family yard sale together and donate the proceeds to the charity of his choice..
- Tell him what is great about him.
