CONTENTS

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Welcome
  4. Epigraph
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Plant a Family Tree
  7. 2. Open a Snow-Cone Stand
  8. 3. Teach Your Kids to Write “Thank-You” Notes
  9. 4. Sail over Your House in a Hot-Air Balloon
  10. 5. Share Family Recipes
  11. 6. Check Out Life—and Faith—in Other Lands
  12. 7. Build a Birdhouse and Wait for Them to Come
  13. 8. Make Your Kids All Home-Movie Stars
  14. 9. Laugh, Cry, Dance, and Sing—in Front of Your Kids
  15. 10. Say It—“Kids, I Made a Mistake.”
  16. 11. Soap Down Your Car—All Hands on Deck.
  17. 12. Watch the Sun Come Up—or Go Down!
  18. 13. Treat Your Kids to “Only Child” Dates
  19. 14. Be on the Lookout for a Double Rainbow
  20. 15. Teach Your Kids to Change a Diaper
  21. 16. Conduct a Laundry Seminar
  22. 17. Show Your Kids that “Old Folks” Don’t Bite
  23. 18. Thank a Soldier
  24. 19. Go to a Museum—Let the Kids Choose Which One
  25. 20. Join a Parade
  26. 21. Spend the Night in the Zoo
  27. 22. Stand Together on the Edge of the Grand Canyon
  28. 23. Invite a Dog, Cat, Guinea Pig, or Bird to Share Your Domicile
  29. 24. Take a Virtual Vacation to Istanbul—or Wherever!
  30. 25. Invite the New Family on the Block Over—and Let the Kids Cook
  31. 26. Have a Talk about Death and Heaven
  32. 27. Sing the Family Song—Over and Over and Over
  33. 28. Make Every Family Affair a Photo Op
  34. 29. Run Through the Sprinklers—Fully Dressed
  35. 30. Find Out What Your Family Values Are
  36. 31. Get Elbow-to-Elbow over a 1000-Piece Puzzle
  37. 32. Hug Your Kids Until They Let Go
  38. 33. Make a Big Production!
  39. 34. Conquer a Mountain
  40. 35. Dance Together in the Ocean Waves
  41. 36. Explore the Backyard with a Magnifying Glass
  42. 37. Pick Up Trash in a Park
  43. 38. Serve in a Soup Kitchen
  44. 39. Practice the Art of Praise
  45. 40. Take It to the Lord in Prayer
  46. 41. Conduct a Workshop on Car Maintenance
  47. 42. Plant a Garden and Tend It Together
  48. 43. Throw a Dart at a Map
  49. 44. Strike Up a Family Band
  50. 45. Dig for Dinosaur Bones
  51. 46. Start a Pillow Fight
  52. 47. Teach Your Kids to Love God—By Word and Example
  53. 48. Explore the Fine Points of Financial Management
  54. 49. Say “I Love You” with Words
  55. 50. Find a Church and Stick to It
  56. 51. Ride over the Falls Together
  57. 52. Round Up the Family for a Reunion
  58. 53. Speak a Foreign Language at Meals
  59. 54. Collaborate on a Family Memory Book
  60. 55. Talk to Your Kids About Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol
  61. 56. Ride a Roller Coaster Side by Side
  62. 57. Read a Classic Novel Aloud
  63. 58. Attack Family Chores with Teamwork
  64. 59. Waterproof Your Kids
  65. 60. Lie Back on the Grass and Examine the Clouds
  66. 61. Find a Joke and Tell It Until Your Kids Beg You to Stop
  67. 62. Teach Your Kids How to Ride Out the Storms of Life
  68. 63. Stage a Controlled Food Fight
  69. 64. Pile Up the Pillows, Dim the Lights, and Watch a Movie
  70. 65. Plan a “Tour de Neighborhood” Bike Race
  71. 66. Choose a Favorite Sport and Attend All the Games
  72. 67. Two Words—Diet and Exercise
  73. 68. Walk in the Rain with One Umbrella
  74. 69. Embrace a Poem Together
  75. 70. Teach Your Kids to “Be Quiet and Listen”
  76. 71. Do Silly Serenades
  77. 72. Take a Nighttime Stroll through the Galaxy
  78. 73. Remind Your Kids that Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness
  79. 74. Teach Your Kids Good Study Techniques
  80. 75. Have a Family Pen Pal
  81. 76. Make Personal Triumphs a Family Affair
  82. 77. Dive with Sharks—in a Cage, of Course—or Swim with Dolphins
  83. 78. Camp Out in the Wild!
  84. 79. Instill a Passion for Thriftiness
  85. 80. Dig for Clams and Steam Them on the Beach
  86. 81. Foster Family Friendships
  87. 82. Help Your Kids Identify What They Do Well
  88. 83. School Your Kids in Ways to Manage Conflict
  89. 84. Write a Letter to the Editor—Signed by the Family
  90. 85. Plan a Family Talent Show—and Invite the Neighbors
  91. 86. Get Creative in the Kitchen
  92. 87. Teach Your Kids Organizational Skills
  93. 88. Let Your Kids Know You Will Always Be There for Them
  94. 89. Fly High with a Kite
  95. 90. Preach the Gospel of Manners & Etiquette
  96. 91. Trace Your Child’s Silhouette
  97. 92. Save the Environment
  98. 93. Model the Value of Hard Work & Self-Discipline
  99. 94. Have a Paper-Airplane Flying Contest
  100. 95. Mold Footprints & Handprints
  101. 96. Create & Bury a Time Capsule
  102. 97. Pitch a Tent—Indoors
  103. 98. Organize a Search for Teddy Bears in the Dark
  104. 99. Make a Swing for Even the Oldest Kids
  105. 100. Tell the Family Stories
  106. 101. Put a Premium on Peace
  107. Newsletters
  108. Copyright

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