Take time to be a dad today!
Here are some ideas for easy, free or low-cost ways to spend quality time with your kids. Use the filter on the left to find activities appropriate for your children's ages.
Help your child become a Junior Ranger through the National Park Service. Together, you can learn more about what is underwater, how fossils are formed, exploring the wilderness, and more. You can also find…
Terribly Funny
Do you know what the loudest pet is?
A trumpet.
If your video game skills aren’t great, don’t be ashamed to ask your children to teach you.
Teach your children some of the classic games you played as a kid. Hide and seek, tag, kickball, and other low-tech games can be particularly fun in our digital age.
...or Frisbee, or soccer. Invite other dads and their kids to make it a team sport.
Learn new games and card tricks together. Make sure the game is appropriate for the children’s ages.
It sounds simple - but take it only takes a minute, a piece of paper, and a pencil and spends some time focusing on the Xs, Os, and each other! Looking for an extra challenge? Play a math related Tic Tac Toe.
Bring a shovel or even better, use your hands to dig your way to China. Create mud structures and mud pies. Let your children have the opportunity to get really dirty while learning how to play and be creative by themselves.
Make lunch time an opportunity to work on your child's logic and spatial reasoning with Tangram Puzzle Sandwiches. This fun activity allows children to create pictures using the shapes from their tangram "puzzle."
Challenge your kids to a friendly, active competition like tag or touch football. Consider inviting their friends, and their parents, to join the fun. Be supportive of everyone's efforts. You'll help build healthy habits, good sportsmanship, and strong relationships.
August is National Sandwich Month, so celebrate by using cookie cutters to cut sandwiches into unique shapes for a fun and tasty lunch.
Plan ahead to make something routine really special this week. Surprise your family by throwing a good-natured curve ball. Find a new recipe online to unveil instead of your usual dinner. Or pick a bedtime story ahead of time and rehearse the dramatic parts.
Terribly Funny
Do you know what the loudest pet is?
A trumpet.