mercredi 14 novembre 2018

Fun And Affordable Young Family Events Matthews NC Has To Offer

By Mary Turner


It's easy for today's families to get distracted by outside influences. Parents have obligations at work. Kids go to school, have homework at night, and still sandwich in extracurricular activities. Time passes quickly, and everybody regrets missing opportunities to spend quality time as a family. It is possible to create some space in everybody's busy schedule for young family events Matthews NC residents remember years later.

If you can find something fun to do that can also be a learning experience, so much the better. There is no need to spend inordinate amounts of money on the activities either. You might just pile the whole family in the car and head out to the nearest orchard or vegetable and fruit farm to pick what's in season.

Kids should understand what it takes to get the food they eat from the farm to their table. Everybody who is picking might choose how they want their pails of berries or apples prepared for dinner at home. Cooking the evening meal together, after the picking is over, is a great way to extend the day spent together and makes the night's meal special.

One of the kids might request homemade ice cream using the berries they have in their pail. This is another great activity families can do together. You don't need an expensive churn to make the ice cream your child wants.

This can be a learning experience for your kids. Using sugar, milk, berries, ice, rock salt or coarse salt, and storage bags, you can demonstrate how liquid turns into a solid. It will take about fifteen minutes of everyone continuously shaking the bag to finish the job.

If you have the opportunity, taking a hot air balloon ride together will create a lot of great memories. State fairs and festivals sometimes have affordable rides, and photo opportunities, available. This is a great chance for your kids to see the world from a totally different perspective. You will also have a new appreciation for the enormity of the earth, and the responsibility we have as humans to maintain it.

You could take off one afternoon to set sail for a picnic adventure. State parks are not expensive and usually have scenic lakes and equipment you can rent reasonably. It will only take a few dollars to rent a paddle boat, canoe, or kayaks and paddle them out to a secluded area of the park or an island. You will need to pack your picnic basket with plenty of provisions to enjoy once you reach the picnic site.

A great family outing can be something as simple as a walk together on a particularly starry night. With a book of constellations, you can point out images in the sky your kids had no idea existed. It is not a coincidence that none of the activities mentioned involve selfies, video games, computers, or social media. These are simple, affordable ways to spend time together making memories as a family.




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