Here’s a primer list of some productive activities you can do with your family during your free time.
- Exercise:
- Plant a Garden- Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers, Trees- Personal use, selling, added value products
- Sports- Running, Bicycle Riding, Swimming, Ball Sports, Hiking, Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Shooting-arrows, guns, racing (Please Remember 1 Timothy 4:8)
- Stewardship:
- Raise animals with a purpose- Dogs, Fish, Cats, Chickens, Goats, Cows,
- Design/Building:
- Airplanes, Boats, Kites, Models, Paper-mashe, Origami, Computer Design, Inventing things, tree houses, Bird houses
- Art:
- Drawing- framed, Cards, calendars, etc., Painting, Sculpting, Carving- For Family & Friends, to sell at stores or online
- Writing:
- Stories, Poems, Informational brochures, Real Letters, Scripture verses
- Electronics:
- Build Websites, Presentations, Videos, Movies, Audio Recordings- Mac or Windows
- Music:
- Learning instruments- Piano, Guitar, Strings, Horns, Wind, Drums, worship team, making recordings, performances
- Cooking:
- Meals, Beverages, Snacks- personal use, selling, value added products
- Wood Work-
- Furniture- Desks, tables, Chairs, cabinets, sheds, tree-houses, animal houses, blocks, swords, guns, tools,
- Teaching:
- 1. At home, At church, at schools, seminars, trade shows, online, with neighbors,
family, and friends
- 1. At home, At church, at schools, seminars, trade shows, online, with neighbors,
- Acting:
- Bible stories, history, re-enactment, using army men, puppets,
- Reading Out loud and Quietly:
- Bible, history, stories (Not fables, which do not teach truth 1 Tim. 4:7)
- Crafts:
- Candles, Soap, Potpourri, Artwork, Thread Crafts: Sewing, Quilting, Knitting, etc…
- Hospitality:
- Inviting neighbors, friends, family over for weekday dinners, or Weekend meals. Non-TV activities, show them what your family does instead of T.V.
- Board Games:
- Make sure they are non-gambling, cards can be offensive to some, non-witchcraft related
- Home Business- Prov. 31:24
- Activities- Is there a craft that you like to make? A food product, or a service
that can be turned into a family enterprise? Purposes: 1- Involve family
working together 2-Productive with time 3- Learning experience: math,
business, customer service 4- Witnessing opportunities by engaging society
5- Extra income might relieve some of husband’s work related stress, possibly
free up more time for family
- Activities- Is there a craft that you like to make? A food product, or a service
- Make Videos-
- Home videos, Educational videos, How To videos, Product Reviews, Book Reviews, Interesting Things You’re Learning, Videos about Animals, Creation, Performances, Cooking
- Travel
- Fields Trips, outings, vacations, educational trips,
- Street Witnessing
What do you think? Do you have any great family activity ideas that I should add to this list? Please leave a comment below and I’ll see if it’s something I should add. Thanks!
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