Friday Fun is an idea I totally stole from my friend, Beth. We've done movie night on Fridays for as long as I can remember. When I was a single mom and feeling guilty that I didn't have much time to spend with my kids, I came across the idea on Beth's Facebook page. She calls it Sunday Funday. The idea is that you pick a movie to watch with your kids and plan a meal and activities around the movie.
The first few weeks we did Friday Fun were the hardest. Now that I am used to doing it weekly it takes maybe 30 minutes out of my week to plan and prepare. I have a template saved on my computer to make the "plan" which goes on the fridge on Friday afternoon. I try to do one or two activities, ideally a craft and an active game, but it doesn't always go exactly that way. Some weeks we'll just do one more elaborate activity, and some weeks we are short on time and cut out the activities all together. Food is the big surprise in our house. Its amazing what kids are willing to try when it has a fun name. I try to do at least a main course, a side dish, a drink and a dessert for each movie. Usually its just regular food that we would eat any time with new "fancy" names. My kids love it!
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