But one family we visited is doing a great job of having fun. For kids, it's often the silly, spontaneous moments that count the most. In the Eisele household that means a family activity mom calls pink day. Instead of just pancakes, we have to make pink pancakes. Laughing Together Having fun and not taking everything too seriously is important.
Laughter is good for the soul and it can also diffuse conflicts and get kids to cooperate.
But most important, it can pull a family close together. When we go on bike rides, we go down to the end of the street and we eat ice cream at the schoolhouse dairy and then we ride back, and it's really fun with everybody. So you got to take advantage of every minute. Shoe Pile Scramble shoes Form big pile of family's shoes and then see how fast each person can find theirs and get them on. Let kids lead performance from behind the couch.