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sunny90
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 Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:31 pm
We bH have 6 kids - 4 older boys ranging from 15-8, a 4 yo girl, and our baby.
Friday nights in the summer obviously we’re all very tired and just go to bed after the meal (well my husband and I do, my kids just would stay up and play or read til they pass out on various surfaces).
Now that Shabbos starts so early, we do the meal, I put the baby to bed, and then it’s only 8pm.
We’ve been trying to brainstorm ideas for things to do with the kids on Friday nights that they’ll have fond memories of. I already do a funny parsha quiz at the table, and my husband was thinking of buying nuts and sunflower seeds for an oneg Shabbos for them afterwards.
But would love to crowdsource ideas - how do you spend your long Friday nights (if you don’t immediately go to sleep?)
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:32 pm
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We play a family board game
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dena613
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:34 pm
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Do you make up the funny parsha quiz, or do you get it from somewhere? Can you please share?
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:37 pm
My husband sleeps 12 plus hours on the long friday nights.
He loves it.
My kids read and play until my lights close, they're on a timer) set to 11 pm.
My youngest, I put to sleep,I then come down to clean up, also read..
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:39 pm
My oldest is only 7 so they go to sleep but DH and I usually play rummikub or something whilst snacking on nuts and jellies and sometimes a tea.
We hear one neighbour go in a stroll after their meal.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:42 pm
My kids are all ages
Teen Boys go out to learn or visit grandparents
Teen girls invite friends over to say tehillim, make an oneg, or play board games or visit grandparents.
Younger kids play board games and eat popcorn and shmooze.
If I know kids go out I’ll try to have something hot - like cholent to sit around and eat when they come back.
The early Friday nights are great bonding times.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:48 pm
We read for a bit and then dh and I go to spend intimate time together and take advantage of being more awake and perky 
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:51 pm
| amother Copper wrote: | My kids are all ages
Teen Boys go out to learn or visit grandparents
Teen girls invite friends over to say tehillim, make an oneg, or play board games or visit grandparents.
Younger kids play board games and eat popcorn and shmooze.
If I know kids go out I’ll try to have something hot - like cholent to sit around and eat when they come back.
The early Friday nights are great bonding times. |
This reminds me we all use to go visit my grandparents Friday night and meet the cousins there. We lived about 5-7 minutes walk from them. Such fond memories.
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amother
Snow
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 6:55 pm
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We’ve done puzzles together. Or everyone gets into pajamas and jumps all over dh in bed.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 7:00 pm
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Your big boys aren't interested in fighting??? It keeps mine very busy and develops memories I'll never forget!
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amother
Floralwhite
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 7:59 pm
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Read on the couch watching the kids fighting...or acting wild. Then need the energy to get up to go to bed
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giftedmom
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 8:11 pm
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Eat dessert, shmooze, read, play games…
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Goldengoose
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 8:13 pm
sleeeeeeep. that's the dream. when I feel bad for my kids, and I'm able to keep my eyes open, we play games, read, eat popcorn. simple chilled, uninterrupted family time.
I live for long friday nights.
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lamplighter
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 9:07 pm
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We read and play games. I stay up with the kids for a bit and play with them and then go to bed a bit early.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 9:08 pm
| amother Snow wrote: | | We’ve done puzzles together. Or everyone gets into pajamas and jumps all over dh in bed. |
On Shabbos?
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 9:14 pm
Take out puzzles and games like Twister, Go Ape, Memory, Rummikub, Bananagrams, Uno, Chess, Stratego, Monopoly.
Magazines.
Sleep by 8pm.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 9:16 pm
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We're aggressive gamers. All sorts of board games. We also play with the puppies, sit around and chat about life, things. Some games we play leave us debating all night. Bed by 9.
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nicole81
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 9:17 pm
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Get in bed super early. Then the kids rotate one on one "appointments" with me so everyone gets their own mommy time, from my 6 year old to my 19 yo. Then I read a book and pass out for a nice 12 hour night.
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sunny90
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Yesterday at 2:57 am
| dena613 wrote: | | Do you make up the funny parsha quiz, or do you get it from somewhere? Can you please share? |
They post it every week on shemesh.co.il
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