5 Fun Activities that Parents and Teens can enjoy together

One of the best ways to bond with your teen and strengthen your relationship is to spend time enjoying activities together. Do you feel like you could do better in your parent-teen relationship?

These fun activities are tried and tested and will definitely make for a fun time with your teenage daughter or son.

COOKING

Taking time to cook a meal together can be both fun and educational. If you’re someone who doesn’t really know their way around the kitchen stick to something fun and simple like a pizza night where you create different pizzas from a variety of different toppings. Or try a good basic recipe that everyone loves like spaghetti bolognaise, lasagne or macaroni and cheese.

CAMPFIRE NIGHTS

Do yourself a favour and build a small homemade fire pit where you and your teen can enjoy campfire nights – building the pit could even be a fun activity to do together! Light up a fire, roast some marshmallows and even tell some ghost stories, there is something about a campfire that just creates a good feeling.

GAMES

Teens love video games, it’s a known fact! So schedule an evening or afternoon together where you’ll go head to head against each other. The Wii console is great because it has a range of different games for everyone’s taste, plus it also involves physical activity.

HIKING

When it comes to physical activity planning a morning hike on the weekend can be the best idea, but make sure to choose a hiking route that suites your teens abilities. There are plenty of stunning hiking trails in Cape Town and Fish Hoek, visit these sights to have a look... http://www.capetownmagazine.com/hikes-overview

PROJECTS

It can be so much fun to get involved in something together, which is why teens love accomplishing projects. Invite your teen to work with you in creating things like a vegetable garden, painting the house, fixing old cars and even neighbourhood projects. Let them have an opinion in the project and they’ll want to help until the very end.

Whatever you choose to enjoy together, remember that good memories and a stronger relationship is the end goal.

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