Did you know that American families are only spending 37 minutes of quality time together every day?

It’s no surprise that families are looking for more ways to spend time together but with school, work, and life demands it has become more difficult to find more ways.

Have you been feeling like your family isn’t having enough bonding time lately? Have you been trying to come up with more ideas for family nights? If so – you’re in the right place! 

Keep reading to learn some top family night ideas you can start trying out right away.

Movie Night

Nothing like making some fresh popcorn, grabbing pillows and blankets and making it a fun movie night in the comfort of your home. You can bring the movie outdoors during the summer months and enjoy watching a movie in your backyard among nature, the moon, and the stars.

There are fun things you can do like make a candy and popcorn bar or make it a dinner and a movie night. If your kids are older maybe you can have a whole movie evening and indulge in a couple of movies instead of just one. 

Movie night is something that the whole family will enjoy and will make for some great memories with the family.

Ice Cream Bar

Kids of all ages will enjoy this activity. Who doesn’t enjoy ice cream? You can go to the grocery store as a family and pick up all the toppings you would enjoy along with different flavors of ice cream. 

Pick up some fun bowls or cones and set everything up on your dining room table. Everyone can be as creative as they choose and enjoy a tasty family night together.

Camping

This bonding activity can happen in your own backyard. You can pick up some sleeping bags, a tent, and flashlights and set up camp. 

Don’t forget the campfire and s’mores for when the sun goes down. You can take turns saying either scary or funny stories while you make some s’mores. You can also lay down and watch the stars go by. 

There are endless bonding opportunities you can do while you’re camping. Everything from building the tent together to setting the campsite up all requires teamwork.

This is a family night your kids won’t forget for years to come. They might even carry the tradition on with their own kids in the future. 

Nature Walk

Look for a local nature trail or a park with trails that you can all go to and enjoy a peaceful walk as a family. You can talk about the different trees, plants, and animals you’re seeing on your walk or you can make a scavenger hunt out of it.

Before heading out on your walk you can print out a sheet for everyone with a list of what to find during the nature walk. The first person to find all the items can be crowned the winner of the nature walk. 

Volunteer

What is better bonding than volunteering together? If your children are older you can search for a local volunteer opportunity. 

There are different options out there such as handing out care packages or serving dinners at a soup kitchen. This is not only a great bonding activity for the family but also a great way for children to appreciate what they have.

Fort Night

Who didn’t enjoy building massive forts out of blankets when they were kids? This is a classic activity that you can do together.

Why not turn your living room into the largest fort complex you have ever built? – Talk about gaining brownie points for the best parent of the year. Your kids won’t forget the awesome fort you help them build and will more than likely tell all of their friends about it.

Once your fort is built you can have a family movie night from the comfort of your complex.

Dress Up Night

Kids of all ages will enjoy this activity. Instead of having them dress up in play clothes why not let them go through your closet and choose what they want to wear? 

Once everyone is dressed up you can have a small fashion show and you announce their grand entrance onto the runway. Have fun creating a runway together and choosing music to go with the show.

You can also be that fun parent and show off your walk down the runway too. 

Color

Pick up a few different coloring books, markers, crayons, and color pencils and have fun coloring. You can all choose a theme or color whatever your hearts desire and then put them on display on the refrigerator once you’re all done. 

This is an activity that you can easily do and won’t require much cleaning up afterward.  

Board Game Night

Choose age-appropriate board games that the whole family will enjoy and have fun. There are board games for all ages even the little ones. Make sure to choose games that everyone will enjoy and where no one will feel left out. 

This is a great opportunity to bond and to bring out the competitive side in everyone. 

Which of These Top Family Night Ideas Will You Try First?

We understand that life can get busy most of the time and finding time for family nights can seem challenging and at times difficult. Because family is the number one priority for parents you can use the above family night ideas to spend quality time together.

There’s nothing like creating memories that will last a lifetime. 

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