Had A Good Night...

Hello LovingMyBabies Wow, you did have a great time with your family!! Among my greatest memories are those that involve my Father playing hide and seek with us, as well as other similar games. He would also wrestle with us (my two brothers and I) and we thought this was great fun, although it also involved a lot of tickling. I have played in the same way with my children and have had the most fun doing this. We especially have enjoyed playing Hide and Seek in the twilight hours, as well as playing Preacher from the Black Lagoon in the pool. Peace

Thats great , you did that , that is very good for your kids, I play sometimes with my kids , but , i get bored . one you play is good , we have fun , I wish i could do it more often , This summer I am planning to do things together , I hope i can give vacations from this computer so , I can spend more time with my kids. Pray for me. And you, keep going in the same direccion you are doing good.

We always had a game night, each week. According to the schedules, it was not always the same day. We would order pizza and play games for hours. My grandma played games with me more than my parents.

Yes sometimes my parent's played fun games with us such as cards or monopoly etc, my mother usually would be the first to play a game with my sisters and I when we were little Though I must say that my parent's didn't play with us as often as they must have liked to due to the fact that we were living on the road a lot my parents being musician's they were pretty busy trying to juggle career goals, and kids. so my childhood was a bit different then most, but yeah we still had fun sometimes Well it's nice to read that you had a good evening with your family.

I never played any games with my parents growing up. At least from what I can remember. I pretty much played with myself and with my younger brother. When my oldest nephews were little and I babysat them I played alot with them! Like board games,rode bikes,sledding in the winter and other stuff like that! I hope I have the chance to do that with my great nephews and great neice.

No my parents never did those things when I was a kid. But we had fun as kids anyway. I did that with my kids as well, they used to love getting tickled and play fighting and all. Now they are getting bigger so they are into bigger things now. Like my son want to restore an old bike I had from the 70's. It's a cool thing for him. My daughter is way into the internet and TV. And she love to play house more in a grown up way. SHe is seven now.

when our kids were younger, we used to play a lot of board games with them as i did with my parents (i used to get a new game every year). now they are older and the favourite is Apples to Apples (which i bought at a thrift store). we came home on Boxing day evening (the day after Christmas and a holiday here in Canada) to find out that we had no power. we played Apples to Apples by candle light and flashlight and had a lot of fun. we do have a car but no money as well. fortunately, we are about 10 minutes by car to a beach (our city is on a Great Lake) and we can go for a walk along the beach which is free (except for gas) and fun. the kids and hubby love to skip stones in the water.

You are one big happy family. There is no treasure that could equal to our children. They are one big bundle of joy. I also do enjoy moments with my little ones. Yes I do play with them too. I think the best part of the day is the time before going to sleep when all is already at home and you have only each other to spend moment with. We do share stories after eating or sometimes we play and laugh together. We don't turn on the TV during that time because that distracts us from enjoying our togetherness.

Not in the house, but more outside. Once in a while, I bring the kids to a local soccer field. We would bring a ball and kick it around. We wouldn't have any rules or formal game, we just have fun kicking it and then chasing after it. It's a very inexpensive way to have fun. And even sneak a little bit of exercise for myself!

That's really cool! I'm glad you enjoyed it too and actually re-lived your childhood days. ^__^ Me and my son always do that during vacation. I always take him to the province, because that's where my parents live. Although my husband could be there with us since his work is here at the city, he usually tries to visit us there during saturday and sunday whenever he has no work. SInce there's no other kids at our place there, I always end up playing with him. We usually climb trees, play tag, bike around the field etc. I enjoy my time there too, I think of it as an exercise , although sometimes it's really hard to keep up with my son's hyper-ness. ^___^

My parents loved to play cards or board games or dominoes so they taught us how to play, it was fun.

I missed the times when we had games with my son... he is now a registered nurse.

I don't have any kids myself. But I would play with them more than my parents. We never played with my parents. It was we had our siblings and shoved out the door for hours and the doors were locked.

hi lovingmybabies! that does sound like a lot of fun...i know it feels awkward when you don't have money to go out, etc, but those kinds of memories are what your kids are going to remember...i remember our dad playing softball with us in the park a lot, and taking us for walks...my mom was also an artist and she would let us paint a lot ...she had long strips of paper she put on the walls so we could make murals in the house...i used to play a lot of board games with my son, he like monopoly jr. and apples to apples...it is also fun to play i spy with your kids in the car or restaurants...my son is grown now, and your post has made me miss playing games with him...(oh, yeah, i just remembered, he liked the old maid and go fish cards too!) i am glad you and your husband are playing with your children even though your parents didn't ...it really helps your attachment and memories!

I don't remember having played games with my parents before as they were usually busy and we were many so usually it would be just us siblings playing with each other. I don;t have kids yet but I do believe and intend to do the same with my kids as you have done, play games with them. Spend quality time, enjoying it.

This is great. Who ever said you needed money to have fun? I play with my daughter all the time, it is much fun.