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72 Fun Family Bonding Activities & Ideas

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April 12, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Family time is important for bonding and creating new memories. Take a look at this list of 72 Family Bonding Activities and Ideas. Download this fun family traditions checklist to begin the family fun today!

Family time is important for everyone in the family. Planning relationship building activities make for fun memories that you’ll cherish for years. This family bonding activities printable provides year-round ideas of fun things to do together to make great memories together.

Why Family Time?

Whether it’s the bonding time spent with siblings, parents, children or even pets; spending time with family can provide a sense of security and love that cannot be found outside of the people you love the most. In addition, memories are created when something unusual occurs. That means getting out of the same daily routine and adding a new activity to your day!

Fun family activities can overlap with Family Traditions and they can be repeated or you can do them once and never do them again. For example, every Sunday family dinner is breakfast for us. This began as a family activity and quickly grew into a family tradition.

When creating a list of seasonal family activities, consider what your family would enjoy. If you have a larger family (like my family of seven) we have activities on the list that each child/adult would like. Of course, not each activity is appreciated by everyone but we all participate.

Family Bonding Ideas

We all know we should spend more time with our families but sometimes we struggle to come up with activities that don’t end in a shouting match. Making time to build your family bond can often be pushed aside. With that being said, here are some simple family bonding activities that you can do with your family this weekend!

1. Indoor Ice Skating: This fun activity for families on a budget is great for any time of year. Lace up and have fun trying to stay upright or learning how to do new tricks. If you don’t have ice skates, try out skates or even roller blades!

2. Cook Together: Cooking with kids can sometimes be difficult because they always want to play with the food but not eat any of it. Pick a recipe that everyone will enjoy and prep together if possible. Bonus points for trying new foods.

3. DIY Crafts: When was the last time you went to your local craft store? Take advantage of great deals and create something together. Your family will love the memories you create together while coming up with new ideas for future projects.

4. Mini-Golfing: It’s never too late or too early to start playing the game everyone loves. Mini-golf is a great family bonding activity that will leave you with laughs and smiles for years to come.

5. Go For A Hike: It doesn’t matter where you go for your hike as long as it’s somewhere new, exciting and challenging. Pack some snacks, water and good hiking shoes and get out of the house. Bonus: Involve your dog and make it a family adventure!

6. Board Games: Get some old school board games like Monopoly, Pictionary, Life or even Chess and challenge each other to friendly battles of minds. As long as everyone remembers that it’s just a game, you’ll have fun while making memories with a family game night.

7. Family Movie Night: One of the cheapest ways to have fun with the family is to spend a few hours at home watching a movie. Pick a movie everyone will enjoy and get some popcorn too! If your brave, make it a backyard movie night.

8. Yard Games: Whether you call them yard games or lawn games, playing sports in your backyard can be a ton of fun for the whole family. Bring out the badminton set or play a game of football to get some fresh air and burn off some energy.

9. Go on a Scavenger Hunt: We have a huge list of scavenger hunt ideas for at home. From outdoor hunts in the neighborhood, to birthday treasure hunts, and finally seasonal hunts with fun rhyming riddle clues, these hunt are great idea for each new holiday. This might quickly become a family tradition.

10. Family Road Trip: Road trips are a great way to create conversation and get to know one another. Play car games, learn a new skill aka map reading, and discover new places.

11. Family Vacation Stay-cation: When a trip out of town in not in the books, stay in town. A staycation is a great way to get to know your city and down.

12. Forts: Take a rainy day and build indoor forts. Using pillows, blankets and your furniture, all activities for the day must be conducted in the family tent. Laughter definitely included!

13. Volunteer: What feels better, to give or to receive? Teach your child the important as well as the benefit of serving in their community, church, school or another organization.

14. Look at Family Photos: So many memories and moments are caught in photographs. In the era of digital photography, it’s not often your child holds a photo in their hands. Look through older photos and tell a story about each.

15. Use Conversation Cards: Include engaging conversation during the evening dinner. Conversation cards are a great way to engage one another and learn about one another deeply.

These ideas are just a few examples. You can add your own to the list or start with a clean late full of family fun that fits your crew.

Family Bonding Activities PDF

To help you get started with some ideas that you can do each month, here are some easy to put together 72 seasonal activities in a printable list. Simply save this PDF to your computer or phone and have it ready for when you need it!

You can print out the Family Bonding Activities and use the extra space to add ideas from each family member. Everyone will love being able to be a part of the planning and you’re all sure to have a great time together!

Free Fun Family Traditions Printable Checklist Download

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Family Bucket List

If this introductory family bonding list is something your family enjoys, consider take a look at our Huge Family Bucket List Bundle. A family activity checklist for every season you can think of.

Every season, get direction and structure to creating new family traditions and childhood memories. This Year-round Bucket List Bundle includes bucket list ideas for every season – spring, summer, fall and winter. Plus, get seasonal family bucket list ideas for Birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and more. We even snuck in a date night bucket list, to rekindle that flame with the parents. Or get creative with our Bucket List template and fill up to 100 ideas that fit your family.

What you get with purchase:

Enjoy 14 Seasonal Family Bucket Checklists including…

Bucket List Template PDF Instant Download (up to 100 Bucket List ideas)
Birthday Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Spring Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Date Night Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Summer Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Disney Bucket List PDF Instant Download (two colors)
Fourth of July Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Fall Bucket List PDF Instant Download ( + blank bucket list)
Halloween Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Thanksgiving Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Winter Bucket List PDF Instant Download ( + blank bucket list)
Fun Jar for Christmas Bucket List PDF Instant Download
Eighties Summer Bucket List & 80 Playlist
Bonus: National Parks Hiking Trails Bucket List

This Family Bucket Checklist Digital Download Set includes twenty-two printable pages.

Family Scavenger Hunt Printable Set

One activity your family will want to participate in over and over is a seasonal scavenger hunt. Ideas for winter, spring, summer and fall and of course every holiday – Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween and more!

Take a look at this scavenger hunt bundle for at home activities every season.

WHAT’S TRENDING? Looking for a few engaging activities? Grab Minute to Win it Games – Traditional, Holiday, Group, and more! Use these fun activities in the office, classroom, or at your next birthday party.

Last Updated on April 12, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Free Beach Scavenger Hunt Printable and Sand Bucket Beach Craft

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April 12, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Summer, Travel

On your beach vacation, be sure to download a free Beach Scavenger Hunt printable and beach craft. Keep the kids busy with a sand bucket & cute outdoor treasure hunt!

Okay, we all know vacations aren’t always relaxing. Often family vacations are echoed with “what’s next?!” While the sand and waves are really fun, it’s possible you will hear cries of “I’m bored” or my favorite “I don’t know what to do!” If you are looking for activities for the beach, take a look at this fun list of beach activities for the kids (and kids at heart!)

What are some fun things to do at the beach?

Summer is the perfect time of year to head to the beach. If you are looking for fun beach activities, we have a really good checklist of ideas for kids of all ages. From games, to water play, contests and more, you will have so much fun you might have to set a timer to remind you to reapply sunscreen! It’s easy to burn when you are distracted!

Some of our favorite activities include…

Beach Games: Beach games are perfect for using common items you already have in the sand. Ideas include beach Frisbee golf, water relays, beach bowling and more. They are beach activities that will fill the entire day and give someone the claim of victory!
Sand Castle Contest: Divide in teams and see who can build the best sand castle. The whole team can look for natural decorations like seashells, seaweed and more.
Sand Pictionary: Use the sand to play Pictionary. Divide in teams. Teammates will draw pictures in the sand while their team tries to guess. Items can include an ocean animal, objects found on the beach and more.
Fly at Kite: We all know about kites but how often do you get the perfect day to do this outdoor activity? The beach is perfect for giving the right amount of wind to fly a kite.
Beach Crafts: Using sea shells and other beach items, turn your finds into art work. You can also upcycle trash found on the beach for a fun beach craft. Ideas include water bottle jelly fish, sand Play-doh and more.
Beach Party: While on your beach vacation, have a beach themed party. This can include a pirate party, kid’s baby shark party, adult white party, or even a teen glow in the dark neon party.
Minute to Win It Games with Water: Enjoy these water games for kids that last only 60 seconds.
Have a Beach Treasure Hunt: Divide in groups for a team building scavenger hunt. Use a beach scavenger hunt list to find items commonly found on the beach.

If you are headed to the beach this summer, consider this free printable Beach Scavenger Hunt for the kids. It will busy them for awhile. Consider filling as well, their bucket with a snack and drink while they look! This is also good for red flag days when the sea is rough and you can’t get in the ocean.

Beach Tip: consider shipping beach toys from amazon to your beach vacation home. Alternatively, when you arrive at your rented beach house, see if toys were left behind. Many houses end up with renters leftover beach items and supplies. You can also hit the dollar store when you arrive at the beach and leave behind any beach supplies you do not want to cart back home.

Beach Scavenger Hunt Printable Craft

Ready to create this beach scavenger hunt for your trip? Get this free printable, laminate and add to your sand bucket. It’s a perfect activity for the kids and will keep the busy in the sun!

Supplies

Many of these beach craft supplies you might have at home. This is a general list of items we used but you do not necessarily need anything more than a bucket, pencil and the printable beach treasure hunt checklist.

White Cardstock
Corner Punch (we used Martha Stewart)
Pencil
Glue Gun or Adhesive Spray
String or Twine
Beach Pail
Optional Supply Idea: Fill pail with water bottle sunscreen and a snack.

Beach Scavenger Hunt PDF

We have plenty of beach checklists and outdoor scavenger hunts but the the beach treasure hunt printable is on us. Just for you to instantly download create your treasure hunt craft.

The beach house scavenger hunt checklist includes…

beach ball
sand castle
pail
beach chair
umbrella
shell
pink shirt
shovel
red swim shorts
beach towel
seaweed
pretty rock
seagull
flip flops
sunglasses
float

For this list of beach scavenger hunt ideas, anything that can be collected is added to the sand bucket. If it can not be picked up, a check is placed beside the beach item checklist or a photo is taking (more on a photo beach scavenger hunt below.)

This is a free beach scavenger hunt printable. Get this Beach Scavenger Hunt and all of Frugal Coupon Living’s Free Printables. Enter your name and email address and we will send you a link and password for access to your free downloads.

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Directions

It’s very easy to create this craft once you have your beach scavenger hunt digital download.

Open the printable scavenger hunt in your PDF viewer.

Place card stock in your printer.

Push Print.

You may out the square and trim the corners with a Corner Punch (we used a Martha Stewart punch. It’s a fun craft too to have on hand.)

At this stage, you have the option to laminate your printable to keep it water proof.

Use a glue gun or adhesive spray to stick the beach scavenger checklist to your beach pail.

Tie the pencil with twine to the bucket.

We think a fun option is to fill pail with a few beach items. Consider adding a water bottle, sunscreen and a snack. Everyone knows the sun makes you crave a tasty beach snack.

Beach Photo Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt is perfect for young kids but you can easily convert it into a beach scavenger hunt for adults, teens or youth. Turn this checklist into a Beach Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Race to see who can find the items first. In order to put a check by the beach item, teams must take a photograph of the item. This can be done with a camera or cell phone.

Leave a comment below. On your next adventure, be sure to share what ocean activities you did and add your own ideas too.

Happy fun in the sun and enjoy your beach travels!

More Beach Fun

If you are hitting the beach, we have a huge list of beach tips and ideas. In addition to the beach scavenger hunt free printable, take a look at our our Beach Tips and Tricks for creative ideas to keep your trip flawless and efficient. For something improved and updated, also enjoy these Beach Hacks from a Floridian! Pin to Pinterest.

Are you looking for more fun activities during the summer? Don’t forget our Visual Summer Bucket List for Kids. Bucket lists are perfect for organizing a family and giving a visual checklist of summer fun for kids and adults. Pin to Pinterest.

If you love treasure hunts for kids, take a look at this huge list of Scavenger Hunt Ideas. Hundreds of scavenger hunt clues and riddles that are perfect for any season including summer, winter, spring, fall and holidays including birthdays, back to school, Christmas and more. So many fun ideas for perfect scavenger hunt at home or during travel. You can also grab our printable set of year-round scavenger hunts and use them as each holiday and season arrives. This is the best package to cover you for every major holiday. Pin to Pinterest.

The beach scavenger hunt checklist was originally published June 4, 2016. Updated April 12, 2022.

Last Updated on April 12, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Best Will You Go to Prom with Me? Promposals Ideas

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April 12, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Frugal Living, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Social Media

The best Will You Go to Prom with Me? Promposals Ideas and over the top Homecoming Proposal Ideas. Memorable high school prom proposals that involve everything from balloons, rubber duckies to really adorable puns! Take a look at the best prom sign ideas below and be sure to share yours in the comments!

Best Will You Go to Prom with Me? Promposals Ideas

Where has time gone? It feels like just yesterday I was worrying about who was going to take me to prom and how they were doing to do it. So much pressure as a teenager to fit in, do the right thing, and create memories with your friends! We hope to eliminate some of the prom pressure with these over the top Promposal Ideas.

What is a Promposal?

What is a Promposal? Prom promposals are marriage proposals for high schoolers (okay not quite as extreme as marriage, but similar in prep!) They are an adorable way they ask one another to prom, homecoming, or Sadie Hawkins dances. We collected the best Will You Go to Prom with Me? Promposals Ideas. Memorable high school prom proposals that involve everything from balloons, rubber duckies, to flowers, to really adorable puns! Enjoy!

DON’T FORGET! Save these Also save these Memorable Prom Tips and Ideas, as well! Going off to college? Don’t forget our Dorm Room Hacks!

Prom & Homecoming Proposal Ideas

We have some of the best cute promposal ideas to ask a girl or even a boy. Enjoy these high school dance proposal ideas including prom, homecoming and Sadie Hawkins dance ideas.

With whichever idea you choose, make sure you share your picture with us on Pinterest so we can get ideas for the best prom sign ideas you used. We would love to see your homecoming dresses and of course how your prom & homecoming asking ideas for high school turned out.

Have a lucky girl? For this homecoming poster to ask a girl, try would you be a lucky duck to have someone special as your date to prom? I would be one lucky ducky if you’d be my date to prom! Be sure to get plastic ducks for this promposal idea.| Source

Who doesn’t love flowers? This is a cute promo proposal idea! Plus as a romantic gesture, it leaves the girl with something left to dry (and keep) after the proposal! You can find a deal on red roses here. | Only Women Stuff

Take me out to the ball game – using Red SOLO Cups, spell PROM and add a question mark if you have extra cups. In addition, let your lady choose yes or no on the baseballs provided! It looks like he used just under 100 cups for this idea (we counted 97 cups.) You can grab a pack of 100 SOLO cups here. Hopefully he hit a home run. If you have a soccer or basketball star? Consider adding a soccer ball, volleyball or basketball for the same general idea. | Source

Another cute idea, have you seen the movie Up? How about incorporating the theme and asking your date, “Are you UP for Prom?” with this Prom Idea Proposal. To keep the promposal theme, you could grab this UP Scrapbook for your prom adventure. | Source

Have a best friend? Why ask a mister, when you can ask a sister? This is perfect proposal for your BFF. In keeping with the theme, these gold/diamond BFF necklaces would be cute with a fancy dress. | Source

We have more adorable prom proposals ideas. In this over the top promposal idea, Will you goat to Pr-AAA-am with me? If you can’t get a real goat, try this stuffed goat. She can keep it as a stuffed animal. I mean incorporating a goat, makes you a keeper. | Source

This is idea is great for a swimmer or lifeguard and is is totally giving us Sandlot Movie Vibes – “I’d pretend to drown to go to prom with you!” | Source

Pick your prom date with this guitar pick proposal. You can pick up a personalized pick for prom, homecoming, the ball or whatever you choose!

Get those lungs ready, it is going to take a lot of breath to blow up all these balloons – Prom Balloon Proposal. This pack of 100 12-inch balloons is very affordable! I think you’re going to need a third party to help you with these prom balloons. | Source (link unavailable)

Will you go to prom with me cupcake promo proposal. This clear carrier will hold 12 cupcakes. | Source

Since we are such a perfect match, will you be my prom date? Matchbox Proposal. | Source

What is your prom theme? homecoming ideas themes can be incorporated into how you ask. For example if your prom theme is a chance or even Monopoly, try this Take a chance and go to to prom with me. Make sure you have a Monopoly Board for this prom proposal. You could also make a chance card out of an orange poster board, and say Take a chance, go to prom with me!| Source

Don’t let me go solo to prom! Grab your Red Solo Cups for this cute Red SOLO cup prom and homecoming proposal. You could also add the song, Red Solo Cup by Toby Keith and play it in the background. | Only Women Stuff

I’d love to go to the dance with you when pigs fly! Pick up pink balloons and pink curling ribbon for this pig promposal Prom Sign Idea for a high school dance. | Source

Spell it out with candles for this Prom Candle Promposal. You can get a pack of 400 tealights here. | Source no longer available

Change your name in her phone, then give her a call! Prom? I hope she answers and says yes! | Source

LEGO to prom? Grab a LEGO plate and this 560 piece of building bricks will be helpful! | Source (Unavailable link)

I know this is cheesy but prom? Find pizza coupons here. | Source (link unavailable)

This punny prom proposal idea is so cute – I couldn’t bear going to prom without you! As a result she has an adorable lovie for a keepsake and you get the best funny prom sign idea! | Source

This is a cute prom sign idea with food. Donuts are the bomb, do me a favor and come to prom! To fit your prom theme, after the dance, give her this Thanks a Latte (for a wonderful night) printable card!| Source (link unavailable.)

Best Prom Sign Ideas

These were just a few of the best masquerade ball, homecoming and prom sign ideas. Take a look at these other cute ways to get to Prom. These 10 Prom Signs are funny and lovely!

This is hard to espresso, but I’ll take a shot… Prom? Add fun Starbucks or coffee cup ideas.
Will you light up my night at prom? Place the message on a galaxy with planets or space theme poster board.
You’re the only Chick I wanna go to prom with! In this prom sign idea, make sure to delivery some tasty nuggets and fries form Chick-fil-A.
Wanna grow to prom with me? Deliver this message with a bouquet of flowers.
I’m seeking a date for prom, will you be my golden snitch? Any Harry Potter fan will love this wizard themed proposal.
Give me the green light! Be the Daisy at my prom! Have a lantern with a green light and a bouquet of daisy. This is perfect for a Great Gatsby themed prom.
Que… so… Let’s taco about it. Want to go to prom with me? Make sure you have Taco Bell tacos on hand. Who can say no to tacos. Bonus points for doing this on a Tuesday aka Taco Tuesday.
You’re hot like Wasabi, wanna roll with me to prom? Sushi is perfect for a beach or under the sea themed prom.
Mickey needs Minnie, just like Tigger needs Pooh… wanna go to Prom with me? Can you create this in a Disney font? It would be fun! Give her something to hug like a little gift Disney Store stuffed animal.
I’d be soa-lighted if you’d go to prom with me! You know what to add… her favorite soda!

How did it go? Did your crush say yes? Drop a comment on social media or tag us on Instagram with your prom sign ideas. Make sure to use Hashtag #FrugalCouponLiving.

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Originally posted 2/10/19.

Last Updated on April 12, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Easter Basket Stuffers You Can Find on Amazon

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April 12, 2022 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

Are you still looking for some ideas of things you can put in your kids’ Easter baskets? Here are Easter Basket Stuffers You Can Find on Amazon!

Books always make great gifts, and the hilarious and witty The Worst Easter Book in the Whole Entire World is perfect for Easter baskets!

Stress toys are really popular. If your kids love stress balls, this Pop It Stress Ball 3-Pack can be put in one basket or spread out among several!

I love pre-filled eggs because they make life so much easier. If your kids love mochi toys, you’ll want to grab this Set of 24 Mochi Toy Filled Easter Eggs. Hide them for your Easter egg hunt or put them in your kids’ baskets!

This Set of 2 Surprise Growing Unicorn Hatching Rainbow Eggs will be a hit! Kids will have a blast seeing what their eggs hold.

A great Easter basket stuffer for your younger ones is this I Spy Easter Book. They’ll have fun trying to find all the items!

LEGO minifigures are always a hit. Grab this Set of 24 LEGO Minifigure Pre-Filled Eggs for your kids’ Easter egg hunts or baskets!

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Tree of Life Retinol Serum

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