Are You And Your Kids Ready For Family Week 2010?
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If you haven’t got your own kids – then grab someones else’s for some great green adventures.
This May and June you can get involved with some national or local events celebrating the great outdoors and family life! Or why not make your own adventures…….
National Family Week starts on the 31st May and runs until the 6th of June across the UK (although you can run your own events in any country you want!). It is a celebration of all things family – so your nieces and cousins will do if you want to make a bigger day of it if you want.
Planning is the key here, as you will need to make sure that transport and lunch is all taken care of before the big day – and of course the theme!
There are specific ‘days’ on the national schedule which might help you make a group decision – or their are things being planned across the country that you can just turn up to with your hoard!
Monday: Family Picnic Day
Maybe you can head of to a local park with a great big hamper of yummy food and some sports equipment – a bat and ball and maybe a bike or 2 should do the trick! A nice couple of blankets and a chair for granny and you are well on your way to a whole day of outdoor fun. Don’t forget the camera!
Tuesday: Family Film Day
How about getting everyone to score some films of your choice from 1 to 10 – with 1 being the one they are most likely to watch and then tot up everyone scores to get the best 3. Order the pizza and microwave the popcorn – and make sure all the sleeping bags are out for everyone to stay over!
Wednesday: Family Story Time
For this one you have the choice of 3 things really. Either all get together at your home and read some short stories (maybe scary stories on a sleepover), or find a lovely patch of woodland with a tasty lunch box of goodies and all just read in the sunshine. Or maybe, get together around a table with scraps of magazines, scissors and coloured pens and make your own stories or scrapbooks!
Thursday: Family Road Trip
Think of all the places you want to go and see a bit further away than usual, and then plan your route – making sure that you remember all your outdoor gear incase you see a great footpath you want to follow, a park to play in or a castle to explore! Camera and waterproofs are essential for this one. Even more fun if there is more than 1 car of you, so you can meet up in certain places or pull silly faces at each other!
Friday: Family House Party
Start by checking with mum! This one gives you a whole host of options; it could include lunch, family board games, dinner, films, cheese and biscuits, night time walk in the countryside(!), scary stories and even a sleepover – but make sure there is plenty of yummy fruit for breakfast!
Saturday: Family Sports Day
Set up an event of all the silly things that get the family together. Maybe a few beanbag-on-the-head races, 3-legged races and sack racing, as well as bats and balls, skipping ropes and egg-and-spoons! Maybe have a red and a blue team and someone keep scores!
Sunday: Family Roast Dinner! ( I added this last one myself – as I love a family roast!)
But if none of these appeal, then make your own up – maybe Family Horse Riding Day on the Tuesday, or Family Woodland Walk on the Wednesday. Or even Family Photography Day on the Friday!
Swimming, Reading, Bicycling or just Garden Tea Party – all valid family events – so take your pick and get planning!
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