8 Ways to Make an Ordinary Day Special

It’s the little things you do that sometimes make the biggest impression. It’s the special touch that you add that makes the ordinary extraordinary!

Here are a few ideas:

1) Celebrate half birthdays with half a birthday cake.
2) Celebrate your pet’s birthday.
3) Make a tape of a cheering crowd, play it back to a family member that’s done something terrific.
4) Serve sparkling apple juice in wineglasses to toast a family member’s accomplishments.
5) Start a party idea file - refer to it when entertaining.
6) Visit a local farm in the summer and pick your own fruit.
7) Surprise your child by dropping chores for the day and doing something spontaneous together.
8) Plan a ‘this is your life’ celebration for a loved one’s birthday.

Travel Games for the Road

Alphabet Objects: While riding in a car, look out the windows in search of items beginning with the letters a-z, in alphabetical order, starting with a. These can be actual letters on signs, or license plates, or objects that begin with the letter. The first person to finish the alphabet is the winner.

Find All 10 Provinces and all 3 Territories: A good way to start this game is to make a list of all 10 provinces and all 3 territories. See who can spot all 13 of the license plates first, or who can come up with the most.

Going on a Picnic: One player begins by reciting the phrase, “I’m going on a picnic and bringing _____.” The first player fills in the blank with an item that begins with A. The second player must recite this sentence in it’s entirety and add an item that begins with B. Each turn requires that the previous items be repeated. The winner is the person who is able to complete the longest string of items without making a mistake.