If your family is anything like ours, Daddy works so much during the week that things pile up for him to do during the minimal time he has off. This leaves little time for him to interact and bond with his girls. This makes him grumpy and frustrated as our children are young and, as you know, they grow up too fast.
Our solution has been to dedicate one night every week, ours is Saturday, to just hanging out as a family. We call this wonderful evening "Daddy date night". All week the girls ask if tonight is Daddy date night. They get very excited about it; so excited that occasionally we have a Mommy date night too. Since our girls are only 1,4 and 5 right now, Saturdays usually involve a kids movie, popcorn, pillows and blankets all over the living room floor and all the lights out for that movie theater experience.
We all get something out of this evening and it brings us closer together as a family. For me, I get to forget about cooking dinner. If we're a little tight on funds, everyone gets frozen pizza or a frozen lasagna. Something easy to fix and easy to clean up after. Daddy gets his time with the girls and the girls are secure in the knowledge that even if Daddy doesn't have time right now for them, he has set aside a night just for them.
I highly recommend setting aside time for something like this. It takes very little planning, is pretty cheap for the entertainment department and brings endless rewards in the hugs and kisses your children will undoubtedly bestow upon you.
Hmmmmm...I think we'll try a treasure hunt this week with some goodies from the dollar store. Happy date night to all!
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