The “home is where love resides, memories are created, friends and family belong and laughter never ends,” but really, it can get boring sometimes! There’s always time for fun and outdoor activities. In fact, bonding outside with the family can gather a great deal of experiences that can even strengthen the family’s bond.
Biking
What’s better than a happy family biking to be healthy together?
Biking is perfect for a sporty family and can even be tried by a family that isn’t quite into sports. The unavailability of bikes is not a problem since bike rentals are easy to find.
This activity can serve as a great exercise for the aged members of the family. Training wheels will solve your safety concerns for the kids too. Together with adult supervision, the safety of children can be ensured.
Within a minute on the internet, you’ll be able to find a perfect park for your biking activity with the whole family. It’s just one of those perfect bonding activities you can do with your family anytime of the week! Just watch out for the weather.
Volunteering
Volunteering can be a life-changing experience, especially for children.
In today’s time, children can be very lucky to live with the benefits of technology that did not exist two generations ago. If you have kids who enjoy the advantage of a good home, enough food, clothes and the opportunities others need but do not have, volunteering is just perfect to teach them gratitude over their blessings.
There are child-friendly volunteering activities that you can take your young ones to. A perfect place for kids to volunteer are nursing homes where the senior members of society can enjoy a bit of fun company.
If you have animal-lovers in the family, why not take them to the animal shelter nearby? However, beware, for your little ones can get too attached from the fun with the furry ones. If this is the case, you might want to consider adopting. It’s one way to help the environment and give strays better lives away from the streets and tight cages.
Backpacking and Hiking
Just the perfect balance between bonding and life-lessons.
Backpacking and hiking are two activities that the family can do to ignite the care-free attitude of each other while shaping everyone’s sense of responsibility.
The whole family can benefit from this activity not only physically but mentally as well.
We all know that hiking and traveling long distances require a great deal of persistence and a mix of strength and endurance. The effects of this activity on the body is very hard to miss, but did you know that it is also good for the mind? That’s right! These two activities increase one’s self-esteem and overall wellness. It’s a great stress-reliever.
What will you need?
It is important that you make sure everyone has their needs on their backs, hence backpacking: clothes, food, money, first-aid kit, hygiene kit, batteries, and whatever you’ll be needing to survive the number of days you’re planning to spend without the comfort of your home.
If it’s your first time backpacking or hiking, it’s best if you research on what you’re about to meet on the way. These activities are not for the fainthearted — There will surely be challenges. Taking notes from hiking and backpacking tips online can be your first step to accomplishing these bucket-list-worthy adventures!
Picnics
Who could forget about picnics?
Picnics are just the best way to get away from city life and be one with the nature. It’s also one of the best ways to really connect with the family. Just make sure that phones are not allowed.
Being around oxygen-rich trees and plants with your family is positively a stress-reliever. Additionally, the Vitamin D that you can get from a time under the sun is very beneficial, especially to the aging members of the family. If you don’t know just yet, sunshine strengthens the bones!
There isn’t much that you need to prepare for a picnic. Some fruits, chips or even some heavy meals with some healthy drinks will do! You might even want to bring the traditional basket to carry all that food you prepared. Don’t forget about the blanket.