Reinventing Family Fun

Our daughter has had to sit back and watch as our lives changed so drastically in the past 2 years. From the loss of our jobs to the addition of a new family member.  Her life thus far had been a happy and fruitful one for the most part.  Not to say that she was spoiled but she never demanded or asked for anything but had an abundance of everything…

When we knew things were about to take a turn for the worse we sat down and explained to her that Mom and Dad were going to have to cut back on excessive spending.  We took the time to explain that even though she might not be getting a toy, video game or dvd every so often, we would take some time out to appreciate the ones she had.  So we began to implement “family” game night or “family” movie night to share in her fun too.  We definitely didn’t appreciate all of the cool stuff this kid had in the past.  With our busy schedules she tended to play by herself or with her friends more than she did with us.  I have to say she ended up having more fun with her old stuff than she ever had before.

Now that Christmas is coming around we were expecting a long list of overly advertised, pricey garbage but she really hasn't even asked for anything unreasonable! Can you imagine our surprise?! Her main items on her list basically revolves around our Family Game/Movie Night!! - Shana R.