Each person has their own idea of what a holiday. For some it is an opportunity to have fun, for someone - stay with friends, but there are people for whom the holiday - a state of mind. But one thing is certain: they are too few in the calendar, despite the fact that Russia has the highest number of holidays per year. Why do we need holidays, apart from the obvious? In the past, the holidays, and especially family gatherings, carried a deeper meaning: Show each family member that he is not alone, he is part of something big and reliable.
Open the calendar
The modern way of life, when everyone is busy with his business, strong family ties have become rare. But the need for each other this does not become less. And we still need our loved ones, if not more. So why not try to erase the greyness of everyday life of workers and do not arrange a holiday? Do you think there is no reason? Well, open the calendar. Almost every day marked some event.
Fisherman's Day, Day of the builder, the chemist's Day, the Day of the first phone call. You can enumerate a long time. 365 days a year, and holidays can be more. Each day you can make a family holiday.
Among your friends and relatives for sure there will be those who love fishing. And, most likely, avid fishermen will be typed on the merry company. You can take a fishing rod, a basket of supplies and the whole family - adults and children - go on a picnic at the nearest body of water. And the main treats to make the ear of a firm that was able to catch. While you can learn a lot about each other, starting from the front feats beloved grandfather and ending with the story of the son of saving the cat, which just today he brought in the bosom of the school. This family holiday strengthens friendship within the family and contributes to better understanding.
On the day of the builder you can ring up in advance all the relatives and arrange to go all together to the country to a favorite uncle who builds his own hands bungalow. You ask, where is the holiday, if you have to work? Do you remember the cat Matroskin assertion that the joint work together? And the holiday is exactly what you are busy with one thing, and the opportunity to relax under the roof with his hands raised to the house - also a good bonus. Here you can fry a shish kebab and relax together.
Mom - the key word
Have you been talking to my mom, grandmother, mother in law about how you value them? As you sometimes need their advice on how to warm knitted scarves and hats, it's nice to wake up to an alarm bell donated by her mother in law. Think, for that there is only one Mother's Day? And here and there. It turns out that Mother's Day is celebrated all over the world at different times. Of course, you can not wait until next November 25. Choose: 6 May - Mother's Day in Lithuania, on August 15 - in Costa Rica, December 8 - in Panama. It can be in any of these days gather the whole family for the dinner table and to say once again, as you value your mother. Perhaps the tradition of celebrating Mother's Day not once, but five times a year, will be a family. After the date - it's just a reason to thank him, hug and share your affection with those who are closest.
But the day of his father among the public holidays in our country do not. As well as holiday and grandparents. For them, and they did come up with a Day of Older Persons; Only the name of one of the holiday smells of mothballs. But if you take a closer look through the calendar, you can select the day that your family will celebrate Father's Day. For example, let it be 17 June in Japan. A Grandparents Day - September 9, as in Canada.
Off depression, make yourself a holiday
There are days when the soul reigns some premonition of miracle
. And you come to work on time, and the authorities take all your ideas with a bang
. That mood should be shared
. Maybe your favorite all exactly the opposite, and the child is upset about something and morose
. In your power to change everything
. Just share your good mood and arrange a holiday home
. Only yours, which is not and never will be in any of the calendars of the world
. Day of surprises - is not a family holiday? To organize such a celebration is not difficult
. By itself, it will be the first surprise, beautifully set table - the second
. A small but very necessary gifts may be able to lift the mood and the son and beloved
. Choosing gifts need not abstract and the corresponding tastes and preferences of those who gave them to you
. Such small gifts may be a few, they can hide in different places: under the towels in the bathroom, on the chassis of the computer under the pillow
. Places can be the most unexpected, most importantly, beautifully packaged surprises that it was immediately clear that inside is something interesting
. You can pack a surprise gift in several layers of paper, making it the deployment of additional anticipation
. And if asked to guess what is in the present, such packaging can mislead the disparity of form and content that adds intrigue and fun
.
Winter - the perfect time of the year. Although it seems that the winter holidays are more than enough, yet another, believe me, it will not be superfluous. But it could be another excuse to spend time with loved ones and relax in the fresh air. Just arrange Holiday Snowman.
Collect ski, sled, warmly dressed, do not forget a carrot and a small bucket (the main elements of the snowman!) To stock up sandwiches and a thermos of hot tea. If you plan to breed a small fire, then grab a dry logs, call relatives - and forward, to the bosom of nature, where the frost nips the cheeks, snow fun crunching underfoot and steep hills and beckon to move out down. But the most important thing - making a snowman! Arrange a competition whose Snowman better (above more appealing). Or even a snowman, but a family of snowmen. Yet we are talking about a family party, and you can arrange competitions either within the family or between families. During such impromptu competitions adults fight and compete sometimes more exciting children.
How to make the holiday interesting for everyone?
If you are closer to the holidays in the open air, with fun competitions and contests - perhaps for such a holiday will need to prepare in advance. Come up with contests, make or buy prizes to cook a feast. You can team up with your family your friends make it easier to prepare and do not spend on this process all your ardor and strength. If you plan to collect some couples - even better! With or without children - it does not matter, adults love the holidays as much as the children. You can divide the responsibilities. And the cost, which is also important.
To no one got bored, turn to your impromptu scenario special sports games for family holidays spent outdoors. They will depend on the time of year.
In winter, it can be fun starts: real ski relay, which will be able to attend the whole family, or race on the sled. Sled dogs - a rarity in our latitudes, so the pope may be able to replace them. You can arrange snow fights and turn an ordinary game in snowballs in the battle for the height or snow fort. Bright scarves, tied to poles, may well become the banner. Just watch the fight was equal. Number of players should be the same. And of those who remain out of work, you can collect a separate command. If out of work was one person - make him a judge.
Summer occasion for a family holiday can become a gathering berries. Boring, at first glance, the occupation can be turned into a real bright event. The main thing is to find the right treatment that will not only gather berries, but also fun.
Games can be not only a sport, but also intelligent. Arrange quiz flowers, medicinal plants, insects, birds. This holiday does not have to end when they return home. It goes: berries weighed to determine the winner and weld them out of jam jar. If you connect a little imagination and change the recipe for sweet treats, adding a cinnamon or vanilla, can be called a new variety named winner of the jam. Did you enjoy the recipe so that your nominal jam will be the main winter treat!
Holiday family friendly
The reason for this family holiday can be that you just want to collect all of their loved ones at the same table. To see your favorite aunt with whom you are communicating only by telephone, because she lives on the other side of town, to communicate with his brother, who is so busy with his business, that you start to forget what he looks like, and so on. But in order to organize a family party, have to work hard.
For a start, if you want to become a holiday tradition your family, proshtudiruyte its history. Ask grandmother, for example, went from someone your name. Many remember Grandma. And make it a date for a holiday wedding date your great-grandparents' rights. This will be a starting point. Next, find old photos, scan them and make a family tree to include all members of a large family. You can make a wall newspaper with interesting stories, pictures and even with antiques. Mindful of my grandmother, "treasure chests," you will find there are a lot of interesting things, from cameos great-aunt and aristocratic finishing veil your mother. Or maybe your own. With this kind of work you do not handle it alone, so it will need to connect the whole family. If the stories that you hear, did you like - write them down and give in to one's ancestors mentioned in this story.
Then you need to make a list of the guests and make them an invitation in the spirit of the holiday. Let it be retro cards, draw them can be trusted with children. They are happy to take part. And it is not superfluous to know the history of the family.
Next, what should take care - a treat. Let it also be unusual. This salad "Olivier", who found the recipe in an old cookbook or something that has always been considered a purely family dish. Then you, too, will need help, both physical and material. You remember what we said at the beginning of the joint work?
The script of the festival will include not only your family history with a demonstration of family heirlooms, but also listening to old records on the gramophone grandfather. And White Waltz, unlearning under the guidance of the great-grandmother.
Decide on such an ambitious undertaking is difficult, but what you get in return, will outweigh any effort. Holiday retro would be the best gift of all members of your family as the youngest and the oldest.
Organize a family holiday - it is not difficult. You just need to remember how much you love all your family members, include fantasy, choose the most important words and come up with an opportunity to convey to them our love, feeling their support and a silent promise to always be there.
