Every year we as a family try to come up with some quirky activity that we can all enjoy
with our little and adult friends. It’s a day of coming together so we invite our closest friends and their kids for a backyard grill and organise a fun, no stress group activity. We’ve had water-slide races, playdough house building competitions, bread baking competitions in the outside wood fire, even a dancing competition where we split up into groups and choreographed a dance routine with our kids to perform in front of an hysterical crowd. It’s mandatory that all adults participate, I mean, let’s face it, how often do you get the day with your hubby and your kids and your friends? If you’re all together, i.e. a no babysitters event, then why not enjoy the day together? It’s in our human nature to want to play and I’m telling you it’s so much fun!!! Don’t get me wrong, I love my adult time (and I’ve tried to incorporate some into this years activity don’t you worry about that!) but just letting yourself be a kid for a day, relating to them on their level is immensely freeing. As adults, it’s part of our human nature (that insecure side of ourselves) that we worry too much about the things that aren’t important - like behaving like cool adults, keeping up the only partial truth that we’ve got it all together—great house, successful career, spunky husband who still finds you irresistible even when you’ve got baby vomit caked into your scalp. Sometimes you’ve just got to say “Screw it, I’m going to have some good, clean, wholesome fun!!” So, this year we are face painting. Everybody’s name goes into a hat and each person, adult and child (even toddlers can participate) has to paint someone else’s face, and legs and arms if they so wish. We’ve actually done this before at a relative’s adult birthday party and it was loads of fun. If you buy water-based paint you shouldn’t have to worry too much about your clothes but leave your finery at home for this day. You can build a board of photos with suggestions and have prizes for the winners. Good music is always a great idea to keep everyone in a festive mood. As the day goes on more and more funny, colorful faces appear in the crowd. It really makes everyone drop their serious side for a day of play and it’s fantastic bonding time for parents and kids. Now for the really good bit: I’ve said it’s in our human nature to want to be silly little kids, well it’s also in our human nature to want to be naughty grown-ups. Once everybody has gone home, the kids are in bed and the mess is cleaned up it’s time to put on some steamy music of your choice, hop in the shower or bath with your loved one and help each other get rid of all that paint! The perfect end to a perfect day… Author Bio: Sam loves being a mom and is a passionate writer! She loves to study the world – and it’s a big wide world to find out about! There is so much fascinating knowledge out there – ideas and reviews are everywhere and they will get you inspired! Sam has recently discovered the work of biologist Jeremy Griffith which she is finding extremely interesting regarding human nature.
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