Three Things : Weekdays + Creative Family Giveaway

Our favorite family time is spent at bedtime, piling on the bed together and reading stories--classics like the Narnia books where the suspense builds from day to day. We also enjoy taking walks around the neighborhood together. :)
This looks like a fabulous book. Thanks for the opportunity to win it.

The book looks like a treasure! My husband and I don't have children yet, but at the end of the day we talk about what our favorite part of the day was. This helps us recap our day and go to sleep thinking of the positives in our lives.

It seems silly but we love to go to 7-11 and get Slurpees, especially when it's warm out but even in the winter too! It creates a time when we're focusing on us and our son, and gives us a moment to talk to each other and laugh.

We are from MN, and the winter can be long if you don't enjoy some different activities. For the last 5 winters, one of our family traditions is going to "open skating" at an indoor arena nearby. We go every Sunday afternoon, that we can, from noon to one. They each started holding "walkers", but now skate on their own pretty fast. They are 8 and 5, and they have a ton of fun playing tag with us, and zooming around the rink. We often see friends from school there too. It's great exercise, and fun to skate around listening to the music. Afterwards, they always get a doughnut, which is a treat.

One of our favorite family activities is movie night - it's been great to rewatch movies my husband & I saw as kids.

We have a 18 month old, a three year old and a 7 year old and we live in West Michigan very near the shore of Lake Michigan. One of our favorite things to do as a family( nearly every week) is drive the coast and stop at various parks and beaches. The car ride is so relaxing and the scenery in stunning. Our kids love to hear the stories my husband and I have of all the different spots from our childhoods and even our dating and wedding. We are sharing memories while creating new ones.

Our favorite thing is camping together. There is usually some difficulty involved that brings us together as a team. Then there is that quiet time at night around the fire where we sit and talk. Hiking, fishing, cooking -- it's all talk-inducing.

since my dh is always working late or in grad school - i bring the kids every night to my parents so they can have the experience of sitting together at a dinner table to unwind and share their day- the kids love it and so do my parents!

Myfavorite thing to do as a family is probably reading aloud great books. We've all benefited from these, no matter what age. It is especially wonderful to share with our children books my husband and I loved as children. My scrapbooks are full of pictures of us reading in many different places.

Every night everyone piles into my daughters bed and we read stories until everyone is asleep. Eventually we wake up and take my son and put him in his own bed. We have had a bit of a nap and can begin our night together fresh.

We spend a lot of time together as a family, probably more than most. We homeschool, farm, eat all our meals together. But the thing we enjoy the most is reading together. It's a ritual to gather together in the evenings and listen while I read a book aloud to everyone. We've read all the Little House Books, Harry Potter books, and other oldies and goodies.

We have a 5 year old boy and three year old boy/girl twins. We are also expecting twin boys in about 4 weeks...right now our favorite thing to do together is play hide and seek. Pretty simple - but the kiddos LOVE it!

The thing that I feel brings us closest together as a family is taking long road trips together. We eat dinner together every night, we have family game night, we do movie nights, but I tell you, there is nothing like spending 2-3 weeks 24/7 with the family! Or even one 10 hour day driving together. We gather up all our favorite car games and CD's and really have a great time. My boys are 7 and 10 and we've been traveling by car with them since they were both babies. They love to travel and are easily entertained and we love the time to really connect. No one can leave the room, but they can put headphones on to listen to music if they need to chill out. But we have had some our greatest family discussions so far in our van!

My favorite thing to do as a family is our big Christmas Eve dinner with our daughters, their husbands and three grandkids. We open one gift before dinner while enjoying appetizers, have a wonderful prime rib dinner and then open gifts after dinner. I am a Christmas junkie so the house and tree are decorated to the nines.

I, too, wish I'd had that book years ago when my girls were little.
Even though they aren't yet all in albums, one of our favourite things to do is look through old photographs, to see how we've all grown and changed through the years. They particularly love the trip down the "hairstyles" memory lane.

My favorite thing to do as a family is family vacations. Long road trips!!

My favorite thing to do with my family is CUDDLE. I love the hugs that never end, I love the hands being held, I love it when we all pile on the sofa and watch tv for hours or lazy Sunday mornings when we all lay in bed and just talk slowly and effortlessly.

Right now, as the weather is coperating, after dinner and running around (my boys are two and four) before we go in for baths, we (my husband, the boys, and me) sit under our neighbors beautiful tree (she is an expert and avid gardner)and eat a popcicle and enjoy her beautiful garden. We talk about what is in bloom and all the colors around us. Before we go inside, we check on her blueberries to see if they have turned "blue" yet. We have our little saying "we love the things that summer brings" and talk about the things we did that day and the things we are looking forward to doing... It is a little slice of heaven one of the highlights of my day. I KNOW it brings us closer-- being together and enjoying simple things.
Would love to read the book and learns ways to keep my children in touch with their creativity.

As a new family of three (I'm going through a divorce), we have started recreating traditions to fit our new size. We go to church some Saturday nights, and will then go to dinner together, where both boys are their mom's "date" and pull out my chair, or hold the door. Some things stay the same, though - the hands down favorite? Reading at bedtime, snuggled under the covers.

we like to read and ride bikes!

Our favorite thing to do as a family right now is go swimming. We go about once a week and it's perfect b/c we're all together and focusing on having fun with each other.

We have been enjoying having a game night. My son got a couple games for his birthday and we all gather round the table and play several nights a week.

Our favorite thing to do as a family is take a walk in our neighborhood. My little guy has a remote controlled truck he likes to take.

Hi Ali! I have a 3 yr old and a 4 yr old. My favorite thing to do with my 4 yr old is to let him write a story by acting as the scribe for him. It doesn't always make sense but he thinks it's a blast and we will treasure the stories for years to come. With my 3 yr old it's fun to play tea party and for a while she can be the mommy. She takes it VERY seriously! I would love to win this book and find more creative activities for my kids but I could also use it during my student teaching in the first grade this fall!

Good morning, Ali...
We have a big bed and just one daughter, so we snuggle together at night before bedtime to read and catch up on our day. Our daughter is five, so it's a great way to get a glimpse into her head as we listen to her questions or talk randomly about the things on her mind.
Thanks for the book tip - my little sister just had her first child and it is a great gift idea for her.
Enjoy your Tuesday!