I want to do something fun with the family???????

Question

I really want to spend some time with the family.

Sara(5yrs old), Jammie(2), and Nigel(4)
I need some thing that all of us will enjoy.....any ideas?

Answer 1

How about a craft project inside or outside, there are several ideas that you can find

Mystery Paint
Materials:
baking soda
water
paper
paintbrush
food color of choice

Steps:
Just mix equal parts baking soda and water, then paint a message on a piece of paper. Let dry for an hour.Mix water with a little food coloring. Paint over dried mixture and your message will be revealed.

Pressing Flowers and Leaves: Nature walks to gather materials could be alot of fun, also a picnic could be included.

Picked at their peak and then preserved, beautiful pressed flowers and leaves have many decorating and craft uses. Use them to embellish cards and stationery, arrange them on paper for a lovely wall decoration, or sandwich them between glass panes to make coasters with a botanical touch.

by following the instructions below, you can even press flowers and leaves between the pages of an ordinary phone book.

Flat or fine blossoms and leaves, such as pansies, violas, verbena, Queen Anne?s lace, and many ferns and herbs, press especially well. Pressed botanicals tend to fade over time, so blooms with more intense colors offer the best results.

Gather clean specimens that are free of blemishes and spots.

Collect flowers on sunny days when they are not wet from rain or dew.

Never gather species that are protected or endangered; if in doubt, check local regulations.

Snip stems close to the base, or leave flowers on stems; place the flowers facedown in a telephone book.

Close and weight the book, and leave undisturbed for a week to 10 days.

Open the book slowly, and you?ll find papery pressed flowers.

Bubble Wands

Blowing the perfect bubble depends on equal parts science and magic.
With a few twists of wire, you can make fantastic bubble wands and spend long, lazy days practicing your technique.

The best bubble solution is 10 cups water to 4 cups dish-washing liquid, plus 1 cup Karo corn syrup. For large wands, you’ll need plastic-coated wire coat hangers and either floral netting or plastic-coated chicken wire. Hold the hook at the top of the hanger, and pull the bottom down so that it forms a circle. Cut away the hook and twisted neck of the hanger with wire cutters; you should have about a 31-inch length of wire. With needle-nose pliers, twist a tiny hook into one end of the wire. Bend that end around, and hook it on the wire about 9 inches from the opposite end, forming a 7-inch-diameter circle. Squeeze the hook with pliers to fasten, and straighten the end to form a handle. Cut an 8-inch-diameter circle of floral netting. With pliers, fold the netting’s edge tightly around the frame, snipping off any sharp ends. For small wands, use 18-gauge cloth-covered wire cut to a length of 15 inches. Bend the wire into a lollipop shape, securing the end of the wire where the loop meets the handle with a dab of glue. To make a star, divide the circle into five even increments, then crimp with pliers. To make a heart, crimp only the top center of the circle. A tin can, with its top and bottom removed, also makes great bubbles-carefully trim any sharp edges, dip one end in solution, and pull through the air to make one long bubble.

Answer 2

Do you have a blender? If you do then all of you can go to the store and get some ice cream and have each kid pick out their own candy bar. Then you can go home and make your own malts with icecream and their favorite candy bar blended up in their ice cream. If you're looking for something that could take a little more time then you could all go spend the weekend at a hotel. It's always fun just to sit around, order some pizza, watch some tv, go swim in the hotel pool for awhile, etc. Being only 5, 4, and 2 yrs old they probably would enjoy that. It doesn't take much to entertain kids at that age. I dunno, could be fun :-) I could probably think of some more ideas if I had more time so if you want any more ideas feel free to contact me.

Answer 3

Here: http://www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/family_time/family_time.html are some great ideas. I especially like the Messy Day! Get a big tarpr garbage bags and get flour, dirt, water,frosting...whatever the kids want to play with. They can wear old clothes or none at all.Let them explore and bemessy all they want! Oh, and take some pictures!

Answer 4

How about head out to a local lake or beach? Pack a lunch and water toys. They'll have a blast. Bring a camera!

Answer 5

Swimmingggggggg

Answer 6

Depends where you reside but there's Knotts Berry Farm in Southern, CA.

Answer 7

Camping! Kids love finding sticks to build a camp fire and catching lightening bugs. You might even be able to fish or hike depending on where you go.

Answer 8

you did not mention what state you were in but williamsburg, virginia (busch gardens or Kings dominion). there is only two weeks left for school so hurry. what about sesame place? good luck.

Answer 9

Waterparks are always fun. Pack a lunch and go.

Answer 10

Zoo, football (soccer), beach, picnic, make and decorate cakes, go for a walk, pictures from flower petals........