The Holiday Season is a busy one and it leaves many of us stressed out, overtired and feeling a little under the weather. Below you will find lots of ways that you and your family can focus on self-care this holiday season. It is important to remember to care for ourselves so that our personal lights will shine bright and then we can care for others.
- Set up a family game night
- Put on some fun music and have a family dance party
- Drink your water (at least 1/2 your body weight in ounces)
- Eat vegetables every day
- Move your body for at least 30 minutes
- Get outdoors
- Put on a family movie and snuggle up on the couch together
- Put on an audio book and draw or color as you listen to the story
- Start a family gratitude journal
- Get to Bed Early
- Start a Family Read Aloud Book
- Get takeout for dinner
- Call or FaceTime a family member or friend you haven’t seen in awhile
- Do a family yoga session (Cosmic Kids is FREE and fun for the whole family)
- Put your jammies on, gather some blankets, make some cocoa and head out in the car to look at Christmas lights.
- Work as a family to do something kind for someone else (Click HERE for some ideas)
- Schedule a HOME evening or a HOME day on the calendar. Spend the entire time at home relaxing together.
- Take a family walk
- Do a puzzle together
- Have a family candle lit dinner.
What can you add to this list??
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