Since StrongLuv is all about “Strengthening Relationships One ACTION at a Time,” today I wanted to give you a handy resource of Fun and Creative Ways to Send Quality Time with Your Son. If you are anything like us, you have plenty of intentions of getting in some QT with your little man but you’re struggling a bit in the follow through department. If follow through isn’t your problem but you find yourself doing the same activities over and over, this list of Quality Time Ideas should help you shake things up and get on track to making unforgettable memories together.
While this list is geared specifically towards spending time with sons, don’t worry because I’ll be publishing another post soon which will give you some creative, fun ideas of things to do with your daughters as well.
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Quality Time Activities with Your Son for any Season:
- Wrestle
- Paint Faces in War Paint
- Learn how to Juggle
- Play His Favorite Sport Together
- Go Jogging or Run a Race Together
- Learn Jokes and Make Each Other Laugh
- Go Zip-lining
- Play Card Games
- Build Paper Airplanes and Have a Flying Contest
- Have a Lego Brainstorm and Building Session
- Take a Hot-Air Balloon Ride
- Tell Stories to Each Other in the Dark – with a Flashlight
- Play in the Mud
- Create a Blog Together
- Go Geocaching
- See who can Find the Coolest Thing at the Thrift Store for $5
- Play Board Games
- Play in the Rain
- Take Him to a Fancy Restaurant
- Decorate or Paint a Room or Piece of Furniture Together
- Build and Launch a Rocket (kit)
- Have a Water Gun or Water Balloon Fight
- Make a Scrapbook
- Redecorate the House
- Take a Quick Ride in a Vehicle one of you Haven’t Ridden in Before (bus, train, taxi, monorail, etc.)
- Sing Songs Together – 2 Man Band
- Bake & Decorate a Scary Looking Cake
- Use Humorous Voices & Prank Call Friends or Family
- Create a Comic Book
- Paint Each Other’s Faces
- Make an Obstacle Course Inside or Outside
- Make Gifts for Others
- Go on a Scavenger Hunt
- Volunteer Together
- Go Swimming
- Paint or Draw Together
- Learn to Play an Instrument
- Foam Dart Gun Fight
- Do a Science Experiment
- Send Him on a Treasure Hunt you Created
- Decorate His Room Together
- Play Freeze Tag
- Dance Party in the Living Room
- Set up a Photo Booth and Take Pictures of Each Other
- Take Turns Reading a Book to Each Other
- Write Stories Together
- Take Turns Saying Tongue Twisters
- Play Board Games
- Pitch a Tent and Camp in the Backyard
- Fly Kites
- Ride Bikes
- Have a Pillow Fight
- Roast Marshmallows and Make S’mores
- Go Snorkeling
- Go for a Hike
- Learn Magic Tricks
- Go Bowling
- Go Ice Skating
- Decorate a Shirt, Bag or Pair of Jeans
- Go to a Museum
- Play Hide-and-Seek
- Take a Class Together (Chocolate Making, Woodworking, etc.)
- Play Chess
- Go to the Zoo
- Create Your Own Special Handshake
- Explore Your Yard or Woods & Look for Birds, Butterflies or Insects
- Build a Fort Together
- Wake Him Up Early for a Surprise Sunrise Breakfast
- Try a Food He Hasn’t had Before (fried frog legs or sushi)
- Take Him to a Fancy Restaurant for Desert
- Take Him to a Professional Ball Game
- Do a Random Act of Kindness for a Stranger
- Pretend You are Super Heroes
Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, if you’re looking for some fun ways to spend quality time with your son in a specific season, I’ve got you covered!
Holiday / Winter Quality Time Activities with Your Son:
- Decorate a Gingerbread House
- Go Christmas Shopping
- Make Christmas Tree Ornaments or Garland
- Make Gifts Together for Friends & Family
- Decorate Christmas Cookies
- Take Him for Eggnog or Hot Cocoa at a Local Coffee Shop
- Take Him on a Holiday Scavenger Hunt
Spring Quality Time Activities with Your Son:
- Plant a Tree in the Yard Together in His Honor
- Walk Barefoot in the Grass
- Race in the Mud
- Jump in a Cold Lake
- Compete in a Three-Legged Race Against Friends
- Play Kickball
Summer Quality Time Activities with Your Son:
- Go Berry Picking
- Go Out for Milkshakes or Banana Splits at an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor
- Make Popsicles
- Make Hand Painted T-Shirts or Tank Tops
- Tie Dye Something
- Go to a Drive-in Movie
- Build Sandcastles
- Have a Picnic at Sunset at a Local Park
- Walk Barefoot in the Grass
Fall Quality Time Activities with Your Son:
- Paint, Carve and/or Decorate a Pumpkin Based on a Character in a Book they are Reading
- Make a “Thankful Tree” & Hang it Up
- Get Lost in a Corn Maze
- Make an Apple or Pumpkin Pie Together
- Bundle up for a Nature Walk – Collect Acorns and Colorful Leaves to Use in an Art Project
- Nature Scavenger Hunt
- Make Caramel Apples
- Build a Bonfire – Roast Marshmallows & Make S’mores
- Enjoy Carmel Apple Cider from a Local Coffee Shop