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5 Family Fun Night Ideas

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5 Family Fun Night Ideas
By Kiersten Aschauer, HowStuffWorks.com

Let's face it: Family schedules just aren't what they used to be. Kids trickle in each evening from sports practices or music lessons. Family members end up eating at different times. Parents are working long hours. Maybe hours of watching television or staring into a computer screen has taken away from some of the good, old-fashioned family time together. Sound familiar?

HowStuffWorks and TLC have come up with some great ideas to get the family off the couch and spending time with each other. Read how...


Family-Focused Tip:

Make family night a "no-distraction zone": Turn off the cell phones, PDAs and other techie equipment and focus just on having fun together.

 
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