There are many ways that a family can celebrate being together when they have some extra time to share. Perhaps there is an event to attend in your community. Maybe you would just like some quiet time together at home. No matter what you decide to do, you can turn any day into Family Day. Here are some Comfort, Play & Teach™ activities that might help to make your family’s day extra special!

Comfort:

If You Do This:		Your child Will:
Involve your child in planning a special meal by looking at cookbooks together, and then preparing the ingredients		Feel like an important member of the family and enjoy helping out with jobs like pouring and stirring ingredients and setting the table
Rent or sign out a video the whole family will enjoy, make some popcorn, then snuggle up under a blanket together for the afternoon		Know that you value spending time with him and feel confident to talk about his favourite parts of the movie with you

If You Do This:		Your child Will:
Join your child in drawing, playing dress-up, building a blanket fort, or playing simple games like Bingo and I Spy		Develop her creativity, learn from you how to extend her imagination and see how much you can enjoy being silly and playful too
Dress warmly and go for a walk in an interesting new neighbourhood. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate together in a local café!		Make discoveries about different homes and shops and then enjoy chatting with you about them when you stop to share a special treat

Teach:

If You Do This:		Your child Will:
Organize a play date with another family and then go together to a park, or conservation area to walk on a nature trail		Have the opportunity to discover new things with another child while learning that grown ups can enjoy having a chance to relax and talk too
Look at photographs of the family and talk about each person, including family members who might live far away		Develop important language skills by using words to label different family members and to describe people that he knows and loves