Father's Day is celebrated to honor fathers world over and the date might vary from country to country. In the US it's celebrated on the third Sunday of June from 1966 on, although it was officially recognized from 1972 by Presidential order. Generally mothers help out kids with buying a nice gift for their father unless they decide on a made-at-home-gift. Some kids give the gift a lot of thought and find just the right one for their father.
Maybe this year could be all about bonding and spending time together. The kid(s) and the father could pick one from this list of 3 activities:
1. Enjoy an activity: Find a fun Father's Day Craft activity that the kids could get together with their father and make. At the end of it the kids could gift it to the father. The gift is taken care off, but most importantly the father can enjoy some quality time with the kid(s). Many fathers do spend a lot of time with their kids, but if they are the busy types, then this is time they will definitely put aside for their little ones.
2. Enjoy the outdoors: When the kids are younger it's an excellent idea to spend time with them outside the house just walking or cycling. These are simple pleasures which get the kids out into the open. A good dose of Vitamin N can do wonders for young kids. It builds hunger, gets them wonderful exercise, enriches their sensory system and helps kids build a bank of wonderful warm memories. This is what they fall back upon when they go through tough times after they are all grown up.
3. Have a cartoon or movie night: This can be fun especially if there is access to online content. The kids can pick some cartoons from their father's childhood with help from their mother or any other grownup. Help the kids set it up. Keep some popcorn and juice all ready. Once the father is ready to settle down, get comfy in front of the couch and start it rolling. Imagine his surprise when cartoons from his childhood start playing. Enjoy the evening.
Whatever the kids decide, do remember that as a mother you'll have to put in some effort to organize things. In the melee don't forget that the grownups need to wish their fathers!
By Marines from Arlington, VA, United States (Father's Day) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
1. Enjoy an activity: Find a fun Father's Day Craft activity that the kids could get together with their father and make. At the end of it the kids could gift it to the father. The gift is taken care off, but most importantly the father can enjoy some quality time with the kid(s). Many fathers do spend a lot of time with their kids, but if they are the busy types, then this is time they will definitely put aside for their little ones.
2. Enjoy the outdoors: When the kids are younger it's an excellent idea to spend time with them outside the house just walking or cycling. These are simple pleasures which get the kids out into the open. A good dose of Vitamin N can do wonders for young kids. It builds hunger, gets them wonderful exercise, enriches their sensory system and helps kids build a bank of wonderful warm memories. This is what they fall back upon when they go through tough times after they are all grown up.
3. Have a cartoon or movie night: This can be fun especially if there is access to online content. The kids can pick some cartoons from their father's childhood with help from their mother or any other grownup. Help the kids set it up. Keep some popcorn and juice all ready. Once the father is ready to settle down, get comfy in front of the couch and start it rolling. Imagine his surprise when cartoons from his childhood start playing. Enjoy the evening.
Whatever the kids decide, do remember that as a mother you'll have to put in some effort to organize things. In the melee don't forget that the grownups need to wish their fathers!
