Start a Father’s Day Tradition

Have you ever found yourself wishing you were one of those families? You know…the ones who all go outside after a big holiday dinner to have their big annual football game? If so, you don’t have to wait until a more commercialized holiday comes around. Father’s Day is the perfect time to create a new annual family tradition.

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Sport related traditions are a great fit. If your family isn’t into football, you can hold a tennis, volleyball, swimming, baseball, or golf tournament instead.

Not into sports? What about a board game tournament. Chess, checkers and Monopoly work well for this type of tradition. We preferred Monopoly, but a friend has more fun with Pictionary tournaments.

Short on time? Try starting a special garden area, complete with hammock. Each year, you can buy dad a plant or accessory to put in the garden and you can all put it in together.

Remember, traditions don’t have to be elaborate. They just have to be repeated year after year so you can build special memories with your kids and so you can spend time together.