Since this time of the year is all about the holidays and spending time with the ones we love, I thought it would be fun to chat a little bit about some family night activity ideas. Our little family loves to find unique, fun and new activities to do a couple days out of the month, where we can spend some quality time with each other. One of our most recent ?adventures? was a Fall family hike. We live in Utah, so we have lots of great, kid-friendly hiking trails and beautiful nature to explore in our state.
Each state and city have it?s own unique features and attractions, that you might not even be aware of. When you?re planning your next family outing take a few minutes to talk to friends about things they love to do or even just Google the topic ?Things to do in <enter the name of your town/city>?. You?d be surprised at all the activities and fun places that pop up!
The great part about family activities, is that they can be centered around what your individual family likes to do. During our hike we encouraged our kids to find things along the way that they thought were neat, cool or pretty. From sticks and acorns to colorful leaves and pine cones, hunting for objects in nature was a lot of fun for them.
Our kids love art and being creative with found objects, so after the hike we came back to our house and with just a few inexpensive supplies like glue, paper and crayons, they thought of creative ways to use their new Fall ?treasures?.
Our family also has a major sweet tooth, so typically no activity night goes without a yummy treat. The Great Chewy Chocolate Chip cookie is one of our favorites, and baking them up together is something else that we can do as a family.
The Great Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
2 cups of softened butter
5 cups of blended oatmeal
Cream butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla and salt together
Add flour, baking soda and baking powder
Prepare oatmeal by putting small amounts of oatmeal into a food processor and blending it until it turns into a flour-like?consistency.
Add blended oatmeal and chocolate chips.
*** you can add 1 cup of nuts at this point if you?d like ***
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
On an ungreased cookie sheet, make large golf ball sized cookies. Place 2 inches or so apart; flatten them a bit with your hand.
Cook for 8-12 minutes, or until cookies are still soft to the touch in the middle and slightly firm and golden brown on the edges. Do NOT over bake.
Transfer cookies from cookie sheet to a cooling rack or cold counter top immediately after they come out of the oven, to stop the cooking process.
Whether it?s playing a game and whipping up a yummy dessert at home, or exploring your city, I think that uninterrupted, one on one time with the people you love is SO important! It creates memories and moments to reconnect with each other through happy, casual conversation.
What are things that you love to do with your family? Need some good ideas? Listed below are 20 easy, budget friendly, fun family activities to help you get started!
Source: http://blog.homes.com/2012/11/family-fun-activities-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/
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