Day 3 - Cookies and Cards

In our religion, we try to keep the Sabbath Day holy. That means something a little different for every family. For us, it means less active activities and a break from video games and television (except for the occasional Veggie Tales). We try to do things that bring us closer as a family or bring us closer to our Savior. One of our activities today was making chocolate chips cookies together.  We then made cards together for people we thought might want one and delivered them with the cookies. We talked about how we were showing love for others like Jesus did.

Sunday Activity Ideas

We sometime struggle with Sabbath Day activities. Like everything else, it helps to plan ahead. Here is my list of simple Sunday family activities:

• Write letters to friends and family
• Read stories together and write our own stories to share with each other
• Play board games
• Print pictures and make scrapbooks
• Write in journals about what we did that week
• Visit the temple grounds (or a peaceful garden)
• Watch a video about the life of Christ or other scripture stories
• Go for a nature walk
• Visit a retirement home
• Sing at a hospital 
• Find a service project on justserve.org
• Visit extended family
• Make a meal together to bring to a family in need (maybe a freezer meal)

There is a great list with more ideas here. What are your favorite Sunday activities?