100+ EASY WAYS TO BOND WITH YOUR KIDS

Are you looking for ways to create some family bonding time with your kids?

Creating a bond with my kids is important to me as a mom. It is something I try to work at daily.

It believe a strong family bond helps kids build confidence, self esteem, and sense of safety in their environment.

Through family bonding we also grow stronger as a family unit, which is always a good thing.

Family bonding time with your kids doesn’t have to be hard! It can be as simple as giving them a kiss goodnight to spending a day at their favorite theme park.

Sometimes it’s fun though to mix things up a bit and create fun bonding experiences that your kids will remember forever.

Here is a handy list of easy ways to bond with your kids and don’t forget to grab your FREE printable Family Bonding Ideas List at the bottom.

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100+ EASY WAYS TO BOND WITH YOUR KIDS

1. Read bedtime stories for 10+ minutes each night

2. Plan a family game night

3. Go for a walk around the neighborhood

4. Ask about their day at school

5. Bake cookies together

6. Sing aloud together in the car

7. Tell them how much you love them

8. Plan a one-on-one date with your child

9. Play tag

10.Watch a family movie

11. Play dress up

12. Put on a play

13. Go stargazing in the back or front yard

14. Have family dinner or breakfast daily

15. Make time for no electronics

16. Read a chapter book series together

17. Go on a scenic family drive

18. Go roller skating/ice skating

19. Learn more about your child’s interests

20. Make a craft

21. Let the kids help make an easy dessert 

22. Ride a roller coaster

23. Go on a family bike ride

24. Plan a family picnic

25. Plant a garden

26. Carve out time for daily play

27. Encourage your kids in their hobbies

28. Let your kids help make the grocery list

29. Go on a family road trip/day trip

30. Get out some coloring books

31. Draw pictures

32. Learn how to play your child’s favorite video game

33. Go camping

34. Involve the kids in vacation planning

35. Make yearly, monthly, weekly family traditions

36. Explore some old family photos

37. Tell stories about your childhood

38. Ask questions about your child’s day

39. Volunteer for a local cause

40. Learn a new skill/hobby together

41. Have a family contest/competition

42. Create a schedule of family events

43. Start a family YouTube channel

44. Do a science experiment

45. Take a class together (Art, exercise, cooking)

46. Make family goals

47. Volunteer in child’s classroom

48. Go on a class fieldtrip

49. Attend your child’s extra curricular events

50. Build a LEGO set

51. Make a blanket fort

52. Find a Groupon Coupon for a day of family fun

53. Go on a family hike

54. Play a board game. We love Monopoly!

55. Have a family Pokemon card tournament

56. Build a world with your kids in Minecraft

57. Tell jokes

58. Donate old toys together

59. Have a small, family only, birthday party

60. Go to the park

61. Take a weekly trip to the library

62. Have  a themed story time

63. Video chat with the kids when you are away

64. Surprise your kids with a trip or fun activity

65. Decorate a cake or sugar cookies together

66. Go out for a family dinner

67. Stick a note in their school lunch

68. Find shells at the beach together

69. Let your kids help with holiday baking and decorating

70. Have a water gun/balloon fight

71. Have a staring contest

72. Listen and respond when your kids are talking

73. Visit a zoo or museum together

74. Make ice cream sundaes

75. Learn a new game

76. Go to a concert

77. See a drive in movie

78. Play instruments and sing together (Family Band?)

79. Have weekly family meetings

80. Go swimming

81. Build a sand castle

82. Feed the ducks at a park

83. Pick out a family pet together

84. Give your kids a big hug

85. Make a secret code

86. Go to a theme park

87. Sing Karaoke

88. Make dinner together

89. Make a family calendar together

90. Plant a tree

91. Go on a bus/trolley ride

92. Climb a rock climbing wall

93. Blow Bubbles

94. Make up stories

95. Tell spooky stories

96. Dance around the house

97. Go searching for bugs, birds, wildlife

98. Have a nature scavenger hunt

99. Start a family piggy bank, save for a family trip or activity!

100. Have a family slumber party

101. Ask your kids what they want to do when they grow up

102. Make a backyard fire pit, then make S’mores.

103. Make chalk art in the driveway

104. Play in the sprinklers

105. Learn a new song

106. Have a family pizza party

107. Go searching for Pokemon

108. Make Your Own Stained Glass Window Drawings With Crayola

Kids feel so much more safe, secure, and happy when they have a strong bond with their parents.

A lot of the things on this list are quick and easy to do. Picking even one bonding activity to do each day, week, or month goes a long way in developing a stronger bond with your kids and family.

Get all of these ideas FREE in a printable list >>> 100+ Family Bonding Ideas! 

How do you bond with your kids? What are your favorite bonding activities to do with them? I would love to hear from you in the comments below!