Christmas with Kids » bowling http://christmaswithkids.com naughty and nice Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:05:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 37: Go on a Date (with your child!) http://christmaswithkids.com/2008/37-go-on-a-date-with-your-child/ http://christmaswithkids.com/2008/37-go-on-a-date-with-your-child/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01:25 +0000 Mama Elf http://christmaswithkids.com/?p=730 We’ve started a Mommy-Daughter date night in our family once a week after choir rehearsal. I pickup my daughter from choir and we have dinner together with lots of talking, then we go to a bookstore, then home. This has been a really wonderful thing for us as she gets older (9) and needs to have some one-on-one time with her mom. We make lists, have some “girl talk,” giggle and laugh, and sometimes even grab some Starbucks hot chocolate to finish the night off.

Today, I had a date with my son. We took a walk outside, watched a construction site, and shared a basket of fish and chips for lunch. We had a great time, and he got some time alone with his mom.

The kids love going on their “dates” and so do I!

Here are a few ideas for your date with your child:

  • Baking cookies
  • Christmas shopping
  • Wrapping gifts
  • Volunteering
  • Bowling
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Coffee/Cocoa/Tea and Bookstore
  • Walk

I don’t recommend movies for dates because there is no interaction. If you do choose a movie, include time after the movie to talk about the movie together. Have fun with it, and post your kid “date” idea in the comments!

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