December is a good month to look back. It's also a good time for reflection and planning ahead. Apart from all the serious reflection and planning, it is also a good time to celebrate life with the kids.
Make memories to last a lifetime. Kids should be able to remember these moments of fun and playing together. Here are some activities which are easy to organize:
1. Dressing Up with a Twist
It's quite common for people to decide what they want to dress up as and then to go ahead and do that. Give that a twist. Everyone decides for someone else. Yes, you dress us as what another person in your family wants you to be dressed up as. Make sure everybody understands that sourcing outlandish clothes and other gear is not possible. It is strictly a 'source from home and wear it at home' activity.
2. Remembering Lines
Sometimes kids get their best lessons in life from ogres, dragons and pandas. Something about movies attracts us young and old to the moving pictures. Have a fun game where everyone takes turns to name a movie they really like and then they need to rattle off a line from the movie.
3. Create a Time Capsule
Open up a nice clean and dry bottle. Every one decides to put 1-2 things into the bottle, which will remind them of things they did through the year. For babies, other family members drop in a picture or something else that will remind them of this year. Notice how this opens up a barrage of memories. It's also a great way to remind you of things you did through the year. Once done, seal it and put away the bottle, to be opened up at some time in the future.
4. Make a collage
Go through old photographs from the year together. Pick 10-12 pictures everyone approves of. Put them all together in a collage software and print it out. Hang it up to remind you all of a wonderful 2015.
Go ahead, pick an activity you like for New Year. If you have other ideas of your own, let us know them.
Make memories to last a lifetime. Kids should be able to remember these moments of fun and playing together. Here are some activities which are easy to organize:
1. Dressing Up with a Twist
It's quite common for people to decide what they want to dress up as and then to go ahead and do that. Give that a twist. Everyone decides for someone else. Yes, you dress us as what another person in your family wants you to be dressed up as. Make sure everybody understands that sourcing outlandish clothes and other gear is not possible. It is strictly a 'source from home and wear it at home' activity.
2. Remembering Lines
Sometimes kids get their best lessons in life from ogres, dragons and pandas. Something about movies attracts us young and old to the moving pictures. Have a fun game where everyone takes turns to name a movie they really like and then they need to rattle off a line from the movie.
3. Create a Time Capsule
Open up a nice clean and dry bottle. Every one decides to put 1-2 things into the bottle, which will remind them of things they did through the year. For babies, other family members drop in a picture or something else that will remind them of this year. Notice how this opens up a barrage of memories. It's also a great way to remind you of things you did through the year. Once done, seal it and put away the bottle, to be opened up at some time in the future.
4. Make a collage
Go through old photographs from the year together. Pick 10-12 pictures everyone approves of. Put them all together in a collage software and print it out. Hang it up to remind you all of a wonderful 2015.
Go ahead, pick an activity you like for New Year. If you have other ideas of your own, let us know them.
Happy New Year!
