Three Tips for Better Family Time

MISSION, KS, Sep 07, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
(Family Features) When looking for ideas and inspiration to create
meaningful family time, it helps to get advice from those in the know
– other families.

Whether it’s finding ways to bring everyone to the dinner table or
delivering a dose of sunshine to a rainy day, it sometimes takes a
dash of clever to overcome obstacles like busy schedules to create
quality family time. To celebrate the everyday ingenuity that happens
in homes nationwide, the Kenmore(R) brand has launched Genius Tips –
a creative collection of real-life, inspirational ideas from families
across the country. Anyone can be inspired by — and add to — the
ideas and solutions that are meant to celebrate the many ways
Americans bring their families together.

Here are three Genius Tips for making family time happen in new ways:

Create fun dinner table topics. Play “high, low” around the dinner
table by asking each person to share the “high” point of the day as
well as the “low” point. This ensures you know what’s happening in
each other’s lives and can be a great way to laugh, offer advice and
support one another. Even if your family shares one meal together a
week because of hectic schedules, this tip ensures your connections
continue to grow and be strengthened.

Establish no tech hour. Unplug from the digital world and reconnect.
Take a cue from airlines and designate anything with an on/off switch
as off limits for an hour — especially for mom and dad. During that
hour, break out board games, read together, or go for a family walk.
Let everyone come up with ideas for fun things to do together.

Bake some memories. Get everyone involved to bake some delicious
treats for sharing. Keep it simple and use refrigerated cookie dough
slices the kids can decorate, or make a batch of your favorite boxed
brownies. Step up the family fun by trying to recreate some of
Grandma’s homemade recipes. Either way, spending time together in the
kitchen creates treasured family memories and something delicious.

Have these ideas sparked some of your own? Family time, among other
Genius categories such as designing on a dime, staying energized
throughout the day or even keeping your kids’ rooms organized, are
all available to learn from and add to at
www.facebook.com/Kenmore .
Beyond learning and sharing, your ideas could win some great prizes.

To enter, participants are asked to submit an idea in the category of
their choice and every month, the idea with the most Facebook
community votes is awarded a $3,000 Kenmore gift certificate.
Quarterly, an independent panel of judges will select the top idea to
be in the running for the ultimate prize — a trip to Chicago to have
your Genius Tip featured in an upcoming Kenmore advertisement. Share
your Genius Tip today!

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