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FAMILY IDEAS

COMMUNICATION ICEBREAKERS

  • Read bumper stickers on cars, and discuss whether you agree with them.
  • Buy a ton of fortune cookies from a Chinese restaurant. Take turns reading the fortunes to each other and discussing the possibilties of them coming true.
  • Would You Rather questions
  • What If questions
  • Unfinished Sentences prompts
  • Favorites prompts
  • Would You Rather products by Zobmondo. www.zobmondo.com
  • When I prompts
  • Gimme Five prompts
  • More What If questions
  • SERVICE PROJECTS

  • Hold a garage sale, then give the proceeds to a charity.
  • Rake & Run: Anonymously rake the yard of someone.
  • Wash the cars of extended family members.
  • Bake a bunch of treats as a family, and sell them at a parents' workplace. Give the proceeds to a charity.
  • FUN TIMES

  • Make homeade pizza, and allow each family member to add one topping.
  • Redesign one room in your home.
  • Have a family sleepover in the living room with sleeping bags, pillows, pajamas, movies, and popcorn.
  • Make a family scrapbook of a vacation, holiday, or birthday. Beforehand, tell everyone to save small, flat items from the event. Then compile the scrapbook, and have everyone write a favorite memory, quote, or story from the event.
  • Give each family member a disposable camera. Go for a walk together and take pictures. Then develop the pictures, and have everyone talk about their favorite pictures.
  • Have each family member pick their favorite board game. Play each game once.
  • Family Toasts