30 easy ways to spend time with your kids

Time is a hot commodity, and, as someone raising kids, finding the time to have quality time with them can be challenging. But quality time is a MUST for healthy development. The good news is that quality time doesn't have to take a lot of time! If you're short on time and wondering how you can fit your kids into your schedule, here are 30 easy ways to connect or reconnect with those tiny humans in your house:

1. Take a walk
2. Play with play doh
3. Make cookies
4. Play a board game
5. Swing
6. Play tag or chase
7. Play hide and seek
8. Sort & fold laundry 
9. Do the dishes
10. Make dinner
11. Have an indoor or outdoor picnic
12. Draw pictures
13. Paint nails
14. Do each other’s hair
15. Help with homework
16. Read together
17. Pull weeds
18. Water the yard
19. Have a water balloon fight
20. Find rocks (little kids especially love rock hunting!)
21. Write a story
22. Play baseball, basketball, soccer, etc.
23. Arts and crafts
24. Nerf Gun battle
25. Cuddle time
26. Finger paint
27. Thumb wars
28. Make silly faces
29. Dance party
30. Look at family photos

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​- Erica L. Daniels, LPCC-S
Pediatric Mental Health Counselor
Child Counseling Place
www.childcounselingplace.com