Returning to childhood with the whole family is a great opportunity to strengthen family ties and remember the joyful moments of the past. In this article, we've collected ten interesting ways to remember this wonderful time.
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10 ways to remember childhood
No.1. Outdoor “Yard” games
Who hasn't played classic yard games like hide and seek, Cossack robbers, and dodgeball? These active games will help all participants feel like kids and have fun.
#2. “Houses” made of blankets
Remember how we built houses out of pillows and blankets? Why not repeat this “feat” with children? This is not only fun, but also creates a special atmosphere of home comfort.
#3. Good old cartoons
Have a family evening watching your favorite Soviet and Disney cartoons from your childhood. This is not only nostalgia for adults, but also an opportunity to introduce children to animation classics.
#4. Creativity without limits
Immerse yourself in the creative world headlong. Assemble a herbarium, draw with your fingers, make burgers out of plasticine, or “build” a huge paper rocket the size of a child. All this “crazy creativity” develops imagination and allows everyone to express their individuality.
#5. Reading out loud
Why not take books with good old tales off the top shelf and arrange family readings? This creates an atmosphere of real magic and helps you relax before going to bed.
#6. Family recipe book
Remember recipes from your childhood and cook something with your children. Bake waffles or nuts with boiled condensed milk — just like your grandmother did. Cooking together is one of the best ways to spend a wonderful time with your family and then enjoy the delicious results!
#7. Amusement park
Spend the day at the amusement park riding the carousels and eating ice cream and cotton candy. This will bring you back to your childhood and give you a lot of positive emotions.
#8. An album of memories
Collect scattered photos, cards, and drawings and create a family album of memories with comments and illustrations from each family member.
#9. Board games
Think of board games you used to love when you were a kid: maybe lotto, dominoes, or Monopoly. Play them with the kids. Such leisure time not only contributes to the development of strategic thinking, but also gives you positive energy.
#10. Hiking in nature
Organize a picnic or a hike in the woods to enjoy nature and the simple pleasures of outdoor living. Don't forget marshmallow and other “goodies” that you can fry on the fire.
What to read with kids
#1. Dina Sabitova. Circus in a box
A modern story about friendship, kindness and the fact that we are not alone in this world. In 2007, the book won the National Children's Literary Award “The Treasured Dream”.
#2. Karem Maurice. Fairy tales for Caprina
Wise tales filled with nostalgia for childhood, which were included in a small collection that has become classics of world literature.
#3. Zoritsa Kuburovich. Peach leaf medicine
The Serbian writer's beautiful allegorical tales address the themes of loneliness, attachment and friendship.
What to see with kids
#1. “Baby and Carlson” and “Carlson Is Back” directed by Boris Stepantsev
This cartoon is known for the fact that electrography was used in Soviet animation for the first time in Soviet animation.
#2. Fantasia Walt Disney (2000)
A colorful and kind cartoon based on the fairy tale by G.-H. Andersen's “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”.
#3. 1981 “Dog in Boots” directed by Yefim Hamburg
The musical story about musketeers in dog skins will impress neither children nor adults.
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