Enjoy fostering feelings of love and togetherness with your family by engaging in fun family activities every month. Create a list or simply brainstorm with fun things to do together. Use the following ideas as inspiration to get you started on a year full of great family times.
January
- Build snowmen
- Write thank-you notes for Christmas presents
- Cut out snowflakes from paper
- Drink hot chocolate
- Work on puzzles
- Play board games
- Create an indoor fort with pillows and sheets
- Get out the sleeping bags for an indoor campout
- Use your fireplace to roast marshmallows and make s’mores
February
- Watch the movie Groundhog Day
- Make bird feeders with peanut butter, pine cones, and bird seed
- Make Valentine’s Day cookies and cards
- Create paper hearts and other Valentine’s Day crafts
- Learn about the U.S. presidents as part of President’s Day fun
- Share a box of gourmet chocolates
- Go ice skating
- Hunt for crocuses and daffodils
- Perform random acts of kindness
March
- Read Dr. Seuss books in celebration of the author’s birthday
- Fly kites
- Wear green for St. Patrick’s Day
- Make green milkshakes for St. Patrick’s Day
- Cook Irish stew
- Go hunting for rainbows
April
- Dye Easter eggs
- Go Easter egg hunting
- Make homemade pretzels
- Have fun with sidewalk chalk
- Look for flowers and birds
- Read Here Comes Peter Cottontail
May
- Leave May baskets on neighbors’ doors
- Break open a pinata
- Go on a family bike ride
- Go mini golfing
- Pick Mother’s Day bouquets
- Plan a Memorial Day barbecue
June
- Play baseball
- Have a picnic
- Hunt for lightening bugs
- Make ice cream floats
- Play kickball
- Make breakfast-in-bed for Dad
July
- Go to the beach
- Play slip-n-slide in the backyard
- Go to water parks
- Visit the local swimming pool
August
- Enjoy more beach days
- Try frying eggs on the sidewalk
- Play in sprinklers
- Go for evening walks
September
- Shop for back-to-school supplies
- Celebrate the first week of school with a dinner out
- Help with homework
October
- Go pumpkin picking
- Enjoy haunted attractions
- Make leaf crafts
- Drink hot cider
November
- Volunteer at local nonprofits together
- Plan Thanksgiving fun
- Make Thanksgiving dinner together
- Set up your Christmas tree
- Start Christmas shopping
December
- Decorate your Christmas tree
- Wrap presents
- Drive around town looking at Christmas lights
- Go to Christmas plays
- Donate to toy drives