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5 Things You Can Do Over The Holiday Break

Parents, as the holiday season is winding down there is still time to spend intentional time with our kids.
We encourage you to spend time with your family, and not just small talk, but true quality time.⁣

⁣Here is a list of 5 things you can do over the holiday break that won’t cost you a dime!⁣

1️⃣ 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺.⁣

2️⃣ 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵).⁣

3️⃣ 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 & 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 & 𝘓𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.⁣

4️⃣ 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 & 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 & 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳.⁣

5️⃣ 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 & 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴.⁣

We hope you decide to try out some, if not all of these ideas! If you have any fun traditions or ideas that we missed please leave a comment below!👇

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