I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Welch’s. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.
Recently, it has become more and more difficult to be able to spend quality time as a family due to my husband’s and my hectic work schedule. Add to that the fact that my husband works nights and that I work days and the opposite hours make it even more tricky to plan things for us to do as a family. As a result, we have had to get creative about making sure that we have that important time to spend together and to connect with one another.
My family and I spending some quality time out for a drive together.
Here are some tips that we have come up with to help “steal” some quality time as a family:
- Watch a movie together at home. It’s a great way to save money on skyrocketing movie theater prices and everyone can relax together in the comfort of home.
- Take a drive with the family and head to a local park or recreation area. We are lucky that we live right next to a huge park and nature preserve so we spend a lot of time there together.
- Cook a family meal together. We have found that spending some quality time preparing family meals together allows us to have some special time to discuss how our week is going and to bond.
Welch’s understands the importance of allowing for “kitchen table” moments where families can enjoy a special moment while simply drinking a glass of juice or enjoying a homemade sandwich. To support families in enjoying these moments, they have launched a new movement called “Share what’s good™” where you’ll find a variety of great content from fun family ideas to delicious recipes. You can even share photos of the every-day moments that you enjoy with your own family and see how other families are taking advantage of this precious time in their homes.
The best part is that Welch’s is even sponsoring a photo contest where, from 9/16 to 10/25, you can upload a photo of your favorite family moment for a chance to win $5,000! Visit Sharewhatsgood.com to enter.
Make sure you post your photos to Twitter and Instagram, using the #sharewhatsgood hashtag to enter for a chance to win the Share what’s good Photo Contest!
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Let’s Discuss: How do you make time around your hectic schedule to spend quality time with your family?
Disclosure: This is part of a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Welch’s. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. However, all opinions expressed are my own. I only recommend products or services I use personally and I believe will be “family friendly.” I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
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We’ve been actually going out and doing fun family activities as a family a lot this fall and it really has been great. But we also love doing the Family Movie nights at home as well!
We go out and walk in the park together a lot. We are right beside a National Park that is great for hiking.
My Hubs and I usually have our serious chats at the breakfast table. That is where we discuss what we will be doing that day. We usually do everything together… sometimes I have to chase him out of the house just to have some alone time.
we normally managed to spend a few hours together in the evening but always on a sunday is the main family day and i try my best not to come online (so hard lol)
We love welchs and it’s definitely our go to juice brand. We tend to talk a lot in the morning before our girls wake up.
We love Welch’s. As for how we spend quality time together – we always have Sunday Funday where we spend the afternoon doing fun stuff together! This past weekend, we had 3 birthday parties for my son’s stuffed animals. (His idea!)
Great ideas for carving in more family time! You all are so cute, love your picture! Great contest, too. Thanks for sharing the details!
Family time is so important. Leave it to Welch’s to pick up on this! I still love their grape juice the best!
These sharewhatsgood moments are so inspiring! taking cherishing moments is such an important part of being in a family.
I make the little moment count… like in the car home from school or taking 10 minutes at night to polish my Princess’s nails…
I love cooking a meal together. Now that my kids have moved out on their own, we try to get together once a week and have a family meal 🙂
It really is the small moments that add up and make for good memories I think. I like the concept behind this campaign very much!
My family does family movie night about once a week where we all decide collectively on a mmovie. We have dinner at the tanle all together. Then I make a popcorn trail mix and we pile up on the couches in our pj’s or make a big pile on the florr with every pillow and blanket in the house. I love the concept behind this campaign.
Such great tips and we use to always load in the car and buy ice cream cones or shakes and then go eat them at the park.
As a family we go to church, eat our meals together, and the kids and I create crafts and recipes.By the way, I love that picture of you guys!
I love spending time with my family and we have always made sure to squeeze in family time. Friday or Saturday nights have always been for game night or movie night. I love Welch’s and have always had some in my house!
I loveeeeeee movie night with my grand daughter. I miss those times with my daughter.
I find meal time to be the perfect time for everyone to stop their hectic pace and really connect with each other!
What a cute picture of all of you together!
I take one day a week to spend the day with my granddaughter that is my special time.
It is tough with my job finding time to spend with the family as a family except for the weekends. We usually have a family game night or we go out to dinner or something like that. That’s a nice photo of your family together.
Super cute photo. 🙂 I spend time with the girls at the park in the morning (before school), that’s our time without any interruptions. 🙂 I know most people like to sit down and chill at dinner time but I hate when there’s any talking at the table! Insane, I know… so park time it is. 😉
We watched movie every night as a family and eat together.
We make sure that we eat dinner together every night as much as possible. We put our phones away and we make sure we are engages with each other
What a fun contest I make dinner every night so we can all sit down and eat. It’s so important to spend that time together
I just love having welch! Well, I prefer it than soda, lol!
Some GREAT family ideas and will put them in to good use. Have to say I think Welch’s is my most favorite drink. It’s healthy and tastes great