Family Time

We started a new thing this week....

We are very creatively calling it Family Time....

It is an extended Family Home Evening type idea.  Instead of setting one night a week to do something as a family we are having the kids pick an activity they want to be in charge of once a week and then picking what day they want to do it.

So far it has worked out okay...we have only done it for four nights....the activities are fairly simple.  One night was choosing the dinner menu, then FHE with a lesson and snack of course, then there was movie night with popcorn, and most recently letter night (who are we kidding...a cookie was present).

We still have game night and camp out night.  If weather permits we might even have a take a walk night....it might have to be turned to talk a walk day....

One key point of all of this was we had a talk with the boys and made sure they understood the most important rules.  We do the activity for the chosen night without complaining...and whoever chose the night gets to pick.  With the idea of course that everyone will get a turn to pick the activities and if you want the others to participate you need to do the same....a way to teach them the golden rule, huh?

I need to take a picture of the board the boys made.  Considering it is four kids under the age of 11, cardboard, tape, stickers and paper they did a good job....A for effort!