Enjoyable Pastimes for the Whole Family

It’s great when you can do things together as a family — and even more so when you can do these things at home to save any additional expenses on a huge family day out. Finding great family activities to do at home can often be problematic if you feel as though you’re running out of ideas, or if your younger children are becoming bored.

So, if you’re looking for inspiration, here are some ideas for some new pastimes you can enjoy together.

Gardening

If you’re looking for the ideal family activity to do over the summer, or if you’re looking for any new hobby idea which will get the whole family outside in the fresh air, gardening is a great idea because it is so adaptable. There are many different avenues you can go down when it comes to gardening, which means more opportunity to keep children entertained:

• You could teach the family about how to maintain and care for the garden, such as tending to the lawn and watering the plants
• You can build a new flowerbed together and have each family member choose a flower they like to raise from a seed and watch it grow
• You can plant a family herb garden or vegetable patch, and use the fresh results for your healthy family meals
• You could teach your children the importance of recycling and the environment by building your own family compost heap. Compost Worms can provide Yorkshire Worms which help in the process of breaking down and creating organic compost.

Cooking

Teaching younger children about cooking from an early age is a great boon. Not only will it help them later in life, but it provides you with the perfect opportunity to get some assistance in the kitchen! Find some easy recipes to start off with, so that everyone can have an input in it.

If mainstream cooking doesn’t hold your family’s interest for long enough, try some fun alternatives instead, such as baking. You can have a family treat day where you can whip up some tasty baked goods like cookies or cupcakes and enjoy the results later while relaxing together.

Baking also helps to encourage artistic skills through decorating.

Creating New Home Furnishings

If your family is more creative and you enjoy home decoration, you have the opportunity to create some unique furnishings if you’re willing to get crafty. Fabric paint and pens mean that you can create some new items for the home, such as cushion covers, or you could buy some blank canvases and make a new piece of wall art the family can be proud of.

You can also try working with fabric and sewing if you want to create a new throw or piece of soft furnishing. Why not consider starting a family patchwork quilt which can be added to over the years?

This is a fun activity if you want something to keep everyone engaged and which your children will enjoy having displayed proudly in the home.