Fun Father's Day Activities
Father's Day is a unique opportunity for dads and kids to step outside the norm, learn a bit more about each other, and have some fun in the process. Here is a list of activities for fathers to do with their sons and daughters on Father's Day.
11 Activities to Do with Kids on Father's
Day
- Switch roles with them. Let them be the dad and you, the kid.
- Tell them a story, but not one from a book. Make something up or tell them a few anecdotes from your childhood -- especially ones where you got into trouble.
- Do something important in the community. Volunteer at a homeless shelter. Help Habitat for Humanity build a house. Or, if the kids are older, do some work for a cause they support.
- Make a movie of the day. If you don't have a movie camera, take a few rolls of regular film, get them developed at a one-hour photo place, and make a scrapbook.
- Pretend you like the tie they got you and wear it all day.
- Take (don't send) them to a concert. They get to pick the music and you resist the urge to complain about it.
- Listen. Set aside some time and let the kids know that you're available to listen to anything they have to say on any topic at all. Give advice only if they ask for it.
- Visit or call or write your own father to wish him a happy Father's Day. If he's not alive, spend some time telling your kids about him.
- Write the kids a thank-you card -- not for the gifts, but just for being. After all, you wouldn't be a father without them.
- Let them meet the secret you. Tell them something about your self that they've never heard before -- could be favorite place or a secret dream you had as a kid.
- Best of all: Do absolutely nothing. Spend a completely unstructured day with the kids doing exactly what they want to do. Ignore the distractions of the phone, e-mail, bills, work and errands, and focus completely on them. Top off the day with an ice-cream sundae.
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Fun Father's Day Activities
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I love the idea of sharing stories from your childhood. We have a fun father's day party as part of our father's day celebration. We do a relay where Dad's compete to see who can do the most "DAD" things the fastest- things like saw a log in two, add numbers on a calculator, start a lawn mower etc.
You can download a free Father's Day party at http://www.familyreunionhelper.com
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Thanks for the great article and interesting ideas, would like to share this Fathers day contest with others, Fathers Day Craziest Tie Contest! You can win an autographed copy of the book, Love is a Verb by award winning author Dr Gary Chapman and there are 2 cash prizes of $50 each.
Dads send in a picture of yourself wearing your craziest or ugliest tie and ladies, encourage your husband to submit a photo of THAT tie you absolutely hate, Yeah, you know the one!
For more info and to take part check out this link -
http://www.bizymoms.com/contests/fathers-day
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That's interesting, doing something from the kids' point of view. I don't think I could handle a whole day of Guitar Hero II, though.
I particularly like number three. Excellent idea.
