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50 One-On-One Time Ideas For Moms And Sons

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50 One-On-One Ideas For Moms And Sons - The Homeschool Scientist

As a homeschool family, we get a lot of together time. A LOT. While the quantity of time maybe there, the quality time is sometimes lacking.

Most of our time together is spent working on school, meal prep, eating, housework, and driving to and from the kids’ activities. In all that activity, time to build close relationships sometimes gets lost. That’s why my husband and I make sure we plan one on one time with each of our kids.

Spending girl-time with my daughter always seemed to come easy. We enjoy doing the same sorts of things. Finding things to do with my son is not always so easy, but we’ve come to find some common ground and have a lot of fun together.

Tips For Spending Quality One-On-One Time For Mom And Son

I realize that not all moms and sons are the same. We all have different personalities and interests. So, the most important thing is to take time to realize what your son likes.

Does he like to read? Does he like sports? Animals? Ice cream? Movies?

Take your knowledge of his interests and go with it. Find something that you have in common or something that you think you would both enjoy doing together. He’ll appreciate you took the time to take his interests into consideration. This will help break the ice and make your time together easier.

Quality Time Ideas For Mom And Son

Here are a few things my son and I like to do together and a few ideas I received from friends.

  1. Movie night
  2. Play catch
  3. Go out for ice cream
  4. Buy a robot kit and put it together
  5. Share jokes and riddles. Here are some cute unicorn jokes for kids.
  6. Go out for pizza
  7. Build something together with LEGOS. We have some STEM Lego challenges here. (Scroll to the bottom of the page.)
  8. Take a bike ride
  9. Paint a picture
  10. Read aloud together
  11. Play a board game
  12. Play cards
  13. Go to a sporting event
  14. Go to a concert
  15. Go swimming
  16. Play his favorite video game
  17. Join his Minecraft world
  18. Go shopping 
  19. Do a science experiment.  Try these: paper structures STEM challenge and this foil boat STEM challenge. Both of these activities have printable STEM challenge cards. 
  20. Take a hike
  21. Go to a playground 
  22. Share each other’s favorite music
  23. Write him a letter highlighting strengths you see in him.
  24. Take an art class together
  25. Visit a state park or local overlook you’ve never explored.
  26. Go to lunch
  27. Try mini golf, bowling, or go-karts
  28. Go to breakfast
  29. Go out for hot chocolate or a smoothie
  30. Go for a picnic
  31. Build a fort
  32. Bake cookies
  33. Do a DIY project together
  34. Water gun fight
  35. Foam sword fight
  36. Go bowling
  37. Try geocaching
  38. Go bowling
  39. Play laser tag
  40. Visit the zoo
  41. Visit a local museum
  42. Play basketball
  43. Play tennis
  44. Play ping-pong on the kitchen table
  45. Go to the library
  46. Go ice skating
  47. Go roller skating
  48. Fly kites
  49. Decorate their bedroom
  50. Have a snowball fight
  51. Do puzzles
  52. Play mini-golf
  53. Volunteer together
  54. Nerf gun fight

What are your favorite ways to spend time with your son?

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