The first thing going in my family fun binder is some ideas for FAMILY FUN NIGHTS/DAYS! Yee-haw! I can't wait to do this stuff. My kids are going to think I'm nuts (although I believe Maryn might be a little nutty herself).
WATER CARNIVAL
We have water carnival here at camp, and we did lots of water games during field days at school. So I plan to combine some of the ideas into a fun-filled day of water play. This could involve a baby pool full of multi-colored shaving cream, a sprinkler, water guns, cups with holes in them for relay races, 2 liter bottle relays, sponge fights/relays, etc. Maybe we could get some friends in on the action.
MOVIE NIGHT (From FamilyFun Magazine)
Preshow: Movie Critic Book
Create a notebook for recording the movies you've watched as a family, along with your family's verdict: Thumbs up or thumbs down? Include a quote from each viewer.
-Make popcorn cones, different kinds of popcorn or popcorn toppings, and possibly provide other movie theater type foods.
-Wall-E: Build robots from recycled boxes, plastic caps, buttons, glue. Power up with "Robot Fuel" by putting yogurt or pudding in Ziploc bags, snipping off a corner and eating it out of the hole!
-Wizard of Oz: Make ruby slipper-socks from red socks and self-stick plastic gems; chow down on yellow brick road cornbread (cornbread slices arranged in the shape of a spiral brick road).
Camp Night (from FamilyFun Magazine)
S'mores, obviously! And possibly some dinner over the fire, too. Hot dogs, pie irons, foil dinners, etc.
Grilled Bananas! Slice up a banana, place in the center of 18-inch long piece of foil. Sprinkle banana with brown sugar, a little lemon juice, and 1/2 T. of butter cut into pieces, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Bring the edges of the foil together and seal tightly. Crimp the edges together to make a handle, so that the banana foil is in a circle. Use a stick to place it on a warm grill or in the coals of a fire. Cook for 15-30 minutes. Remove it from the heat, carefully unwrap and let cool. Yummy with some ice cream!
Camp Crafts: You know the kind. Friendship bracelets, Jesus bracelets, leather pouches, t-shirts, etc.
More family time ideas can be found here.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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3 comments:
I love this post. Thanks Amanda for the fun ideas!!!
You crack me up. I will never be that ummm organized :)
By the way, you can always roast bananas with marshmallows and chocolate, just scoop out some of the center.
Didn't we do something like that when we visited Camp Presmont that one time?
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