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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 10:47

How to Spend Quality Time with Your Family on Your Deck

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Families are meant to spend time together.  Sure, that seems obvious.  But between the chaos of getting homework done and working late, it doesn’t happen as often as you’d like.  Dedicating one day or evening to being together can help bring you closer to your family members.  While it may seem conflicting to have to schedule quality time with your loved ones, it is a way to ensure that you and your children actually see each other at least once in a while.

Your outdoor deck is a prime location for hosting these bonding moments.  A sundeck is free of many of the distractions of your home; the TV, computer and radios.  Moments on your private deck operate at the slower pace of the outdoors, rather than the frenzy of your everyday life.

Establishing a weekly ritual of meeting with your family on your deck might seem corny at first.  But as soon as the conversation begins you’ll realise just how much you’ve missed being with your family.  Here are some ideas on how to use your outdoor deck to bring your family together.

Game Night

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Some call this Family Fun Night, but surely there’s a less ridiculous name for it.  Game Night (that’s better) involves cards, board games and charades.  No video games allowed (sorry, Wii).  Game Night once a week on your deck pushes your family to work together as teams or laugh over watching Dad try and act out “ice skater” during Pictionary.

A Real Sit-Down Dinner

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Remember those?  Study after study confirms that dinnertime is a prime opportunity to hear how your kids and spouse are doing.  It’s a chance to catch up and separate your work self from your home self.  Having a real sit-down dinner on your composite deck means you’re further from the obnoxious phone and more focused on the people at your table.

Family Celebrations

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The Eva-tech decking blog has given you tips on how to throw big parties, but here we’re just talking about small celebrations.  Use your sundeck as the place to congratulate your children on their successes.  Serve homemade cake for good report cards or look at pictures together of their last rugby game.  Show your family how proud you are of them by celebrating together on your private deck.

Work Alongside Each Other

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Everyone in the family is busy.  It might not be possible to stop what you’re doing every night in order to play games and sing songs.  If that’s the case you can still use your Eva-tech deck to bring your family together.  Use your outdoor space to work alongside each other.  Sit together on the deck while the kids read their books for next week’s book report, your spouse balances the check book and you finish writing the thank you notes.  Physically being near each other creates a culture of closeness in your family.

What are some other family activities you can do on your Eva-tech deck?

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