Instead of TV, page 3

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Things to do Instead of TV

101. Play Monopoly
102. Play the game Life
103. Have a Cooking contest with family members
104. Teach kids how to cook a fancy dinner
105. Teach children how to Bake
106. Do winter cleaning together
107. Plan your summer vacation together
108. Name something the other members of the family did "right"
109. Play "Hide the Thimble" (Hide a small object, a thimble, or something like a thimble, somewhere in a room, let them try to find it. You can say 'hotter' if they're closer, 'colder' if they're farther away if you want to give hints)
110. Play "I Spy" (Think of something and name the color, the other person tries to guess what it is)
111. Polish stones you collect in the summer
112. Learn how to make a flower arrangement
113. Share an embarrassing experience
114. Share a scary experience
115. Share an experience you felt close to God
116. Pray together
117. Teach your children to pray
118. Have a big family softball game
119. Have a big family kick ball game
120. Make a quilt
121. Make a family quilt
122. Memorize a Bible verse together
123. Have a thankful week- each day at dinner time, everyone take turns saying something they're thankful for
124. Have a sing-a-long
125. Serve the Lord somewhere
126. Volunteer to do something, like serve in a soup kitchen, or help in some area in your community
127. Go to church together
128. Learn more about the Lord together or teach the children by having a quiet time in the evening. Read a book to them before they go to bed
129. Teach about God by using opportunities like showing them, "Look, God made this plant ..."
130. Go to the county fair
131. Work together: Pull weeds in the garden, clean house, make beds, dust, do dishes. (Sometimes those are the times when kids like to open up and talk to you. We use to always talk to my mom while helping her with dishes. *I think it's more important to work TOGETHER on jobs and use teachable opportunities then it is to try to make them get a chore done.)
132. Teach each other a new skill. Even kids can teach some things!
133. Enter something in the fair
134. Have a pancake supper
135. Invite friends to a pancake supper
136. Make new family traditions
137. Have a hay ride on grandpa's tractor and wagon around the farm (We do this with our family along with a bon fire! It's alot of fun!)
138. Make cookies
139. Give away some homemade goodies to shut-ins or new neighbors, or friends that could use encouragement
140. Work on a family tree
141. Forgive someone that hurt you. Become the hero of your own story and get beyond the past.
142. Visit shut-ins
143. Go to the beach
144. Put together a family history photo album
145. Visit a museum
146. Encourage your children's talents
147. Visit some educational web sites
148. Jump rope
149. Excercise
150. Play hop scotch