Do you remember to have fun every day?
I’m sure you remember to brush your teeth, to eat, and to go to work. I’m confident you have a handwritten or a technology-based to-do list that you carefully go through each day. But if you read this blog, it means you want more from your life. You want to de-stress, to be present, to enjoy the journey instead of rushing through it like a madman.

你记得生活的每一天都要过的开心吗？
我确信你会记得刷牙，吃饭二和工作。我相信你会通过手写或者科技产品列举下你每天需要认真完成的事。但是如果你阅读了这篇博客，它意味着你想从生活中得到更多。你想减压，你想马上享受这个过程而不是像个疯子一样匆匆了事。

Having fun with your family, especially the simple kind of fun - the one that doesn’t drain you emotionally and financially, is a wonderful way to relax and enjoy life. And in times of economic uncertainty, it is especially important to enjoy family time that does not involve spending lots of money. Here are 30 ideas for high-quality, low-cost, stress-free family fun.

和你的家庭一起享受乐趣，特别是那些简单的乐趣——即那些既不会流失你的情感和金钱的乐趣，是一个放松和享受生活的很棒的方式。在经济不稳定的时期，尤其重要的是要懂得享受那些不用花费太多的家庭日。以下有30条高质量，低收入，减压的家庭乐趣。

1. Play together in the snow or in the rain, then go inside for a cup of hot chocolate made with real chocolate and marshmallows.

1.一起在雪地里或者雨中玩耍，然后进屋喝一杯用真正的巧克力和药属葵作成的热巧克力。

2. Make a large bowl of popcorn and snuggle in front of the DVD to watch a family movie.

2.做一大碗爆米花并且大家一起依偎在DVD前面看家庭剧。

3. Have a picnic. In wintertime, it’s just as fun to have a picnic indoors.

3. 去野餐。在冬天，在室内野餐也同样有趣。

4. Snuggle together in bed on a cold Sunday morning.

4.在一个寒冷的周日早晨大家一起赖床。

5. Go out for a leisurely Sunday brunch. Many restaurants offer great Sunday buffets, and prices these days are more reasonable than ever. Kids often eat free of charge. Although buffets can be challenging if you’re trying to lose weight, or maintain your goal weight, once in a while is probably OK. Since kids usually have very limited choices as far as food goes – they eat what we give them - they really appreciate the selection and choice a buffet offers.

5.周日一起出外享受一个悠闲的早午餐。很多餐厅会提供很棒的周末自助餐，并且价格会比平日更划算。小孩子通常可以免费用餐。如果你正在减肥或者想保持体重的话，那么自助餐可能会对你有点负担，但是偶尔一次还是可以的。因为就事物而言孩子们的选择很有限——他们只能吃我们给他们的东西——他们会非常喜欢这种选择权所以他们会喜欢自助餐这么方式。
6. Just talk. The older my kids are, the more interesting our conversations become.

6.足够的交流。我的孩子年龄越大，我们之间的交流就变得更有趣。

7. Try tongue twisters. Last week when we waited forever for the check to arrive at a restaurant, my husband started a tongue twisters game. We laughed so hard, I nearly choked. My favorite tongue twister: “She sells seashells by the seashore.” Repeat three times, FAST!

7.试试绕口令。上个星期当我们又一次等待进入餐厅前的核查时，我丈夫开始玩一个绕口令游戏。我们笑得太开心了，以至于我都差点窒息。我最喜欢的绕口令是：“她在海边卖贝壳。”重复念三次，快点！

8. During dinner, ask each family member to tell one good thing and one bad thing that happened to them that day. The good things are obviously fun to share. The “bad things” are a great opportunity for your kids to talk about things that bother them and for you to be more involved in their lives.

8.在晚餐时，叫每一位家庭成员都讲述一件当天他们碰到的好事和坏事。好的事情当然可以愉快的分享。通过讲述不好的事，对你们的孩子来说是个谈论那些困扰他们的事的很好的机会，而对你来说也是更好的融入他们生活的机会。

9. Create a story together. Each family member gets to add one sentence at a time. These stories can be seriously funny, especially if one of the kids happens to be in a silly mood.

9.一起创作一个故事。每个成员一次加入一个句子。这些故事可以非常有趣，特别是其中一个孩子正处在一个无聊的情绪中时。

10. Look at a picture album together and tell your kids the stories behind the pictures.

10.一起看相册并且告诉你的孩子那些照片后的故事。

11. Make cookies or cupcakes together and decorate them. Try this fabulous recipe for chewy chocolate chip cookies.

11.一起做曲奇和蛋糕并且装饰的漂漂亮亮的。尝试用这个美好的食谱来做耐嚼的巧克力曲奇饼。

12. Watch old family movies.

12.看怀旧的家庭电影。

13. Visit the library. Browse the children’s books together. Read them a story or two. Listen to Story Time if the library offers it. Browse the grownups’ selection too: it’s good for your kids to see you’re interested in books.
 
13.去图书馆。一起翻看儿童的书。读一两篇故事给他们听。如果图书馆提供讲故事时间就认真听。同样也要翻看下成年孩子的选择：对你的还在来说发现你对这些书感兴趣是件好事。

14. Have a family make-your-own-pizza night. Prepare several topping options. Let each child decide what kind of pizza they want. More tips here.

14.用一个晚上全家一起做披萨。准备若干种可以选择的配料。让每一个孩子自己决定他们想做那种披萨。这里有更多的贴士。

15. Play a board game. I don’t know about you, but my husband and I play to win. We don’t believe in letting the kids win. After all, their friends won’t let them win. The good news (or bad news, depending on your point of view): they often win anyway!

15.一起玩棋盘游戏。我不知道你会怎样，但我的丈夫和我玩游戏的时候会赢孩子们。我们不赞成让孩子们赢。毕竟，他们的朋友不会让他们赢。好消息的（或者是坏消息，取决于你的观点）：无论如何他们常常赢！

16. Go for a hike. We love to go to a local park that has beautiful redwood trees in addition to a small playground and a shaded picnic area.

16.出去远足。我们喜欢去当地的一个公园，那里除了有小操场和阴凉的野餐地点外，还有漂亮的红杉。

17. Go to the museum. If your kids are younger than 5, take them to the children’s museum. If they are older, they can probably handle an hour or two in a “real” museum. A natural history museum is great, but many kids enjoy modern art museums as well. Many museums are free of charge for kids under 12, and many offer free admission for the entire family on monthly “family days.”

17.一起去博物馆。如果你的孩子小于5岁，那么带他们去儿童博物馆。如果他们更大一点，他们就能在成人博物馆呆上一两个小时。自然历史博物馆是很棒，但是很多孩子同样喜欢现代艺术博物馆。很多博物馆对12岁以下的孩子免费，并且很多博物馆在每一月的家庭日为整个家庭提供免费服务。

18. Go ice-skating.

18.一起去滑冰。

19. Go to the movies. While going to the movies is not as cheap as it used to be, matinee tickets are usually reasonably priced. It’s entirely possible to find PG-rated movies that are appropriate for elementary school kids yet are fun (or at least not mind-numbingly boring) for the grownups. During winter break we took the kids to see “Marley and Me” and “Bedtime Stories.”

19.一起去看电影。虽然看电影不像过去那么便宜，午场电影常常价格比较合理。完全有可能找一部PG级的电影，既适合小孩子看，也能让成年孩子觉得有趣（或者至少不会觉得无趣）。在冬天的早晨，我们带孩子去看“玛丽与我”和“催眠故事”。

20. Make breakfast foods for dinner, together. It never fails to make the kids happy. We like to make pancakes together. When they’re ready, we decorate them with berries to make fun “faces.” If your kids have milk and fruit with those homemade pancakes, it’s a pretty balanced meal. And if you’re really brave, try making whole-wheat pancakes.

20.一起准备早餐。这个每次都能让孩子开心。我们喜欢一起做薄饼。当薄饼做好后。我们会用草莓来装饰成可爱的脸。如果你的孩子一边吃薄饼一边喝牛奶和吃水果，那么营养就非常均衡了。如果你的自制能力够好，就尝试做粗面粉薄饼。

21. Go to the beach. The beaches here in Northern California are cold and windy, even in summertime, and very rocky. But even though they don’t provide the classic beach experience, we love to go tidepooling. We often manage to spot interesting sea creatures and shells.

21.一起去海边。加利福尼亚北部的海边即使在夏天也很冷而且风很大，并且岩石很多。但是即使他们不能提供标准的海滩享受，但是我们喜欢潮汐的时候，我们常常设法寻找有趣的海洋生物和贝壳。

22. On a warm summer night, it’s fun to go camping in your own backyard and sleep in sleeping bags, under the stars.

22.在温暖的夏天的晚上，满天繁星下，在自家的后院里露营并且睡在睡袋里是件很有趣的事情。

23. Jump rope. We do it outside in the yard in summer and inside during the winter. My kids are already experts. I’m still learning, or rather relearning.

23.跳绳。我们夏天是时候就在室外玩冬天就在室内。

24. Make the most of power outages. During a recent power outage, we all sat together in the kitchen. Since we were bored (no technology!) and had to use candlelight to light the kitchen, we used the candles to make mores. Seriously. It was one of our best nights ever. More tips for making indoor s’mores here.

24.最好的来利用停电的时间。在最近停电的时候，我们都一起坐在厨房里。因为我们感到无聊（没有电）就只好用蜡烛来点亮厨房，我们就用蜡烛来做更多的事。说真的。这是我们度过的最愉快的一个晚上。这里有更多一些在适宜室内做的贴士。

25. Exercise together. I exercise at home using a yoga mat. My kids love to watch me exercise and they love even more trying to imitate what I’m doing on our extra mat.

25.一起做运动。我在家里在瑜伽垫上做运动。我的孩子喜欢看我运动并且他们更喜欢在其他的垫子上模仿我的动作。

26. Dance together. Play some loud music and go crazy with the moves. Don’t tell anyone, but I love to dance to ABBA music.

26.一起跳舞。放一些很嘈的歌，随着歌曲疯狂的摆动。不要告诉其他人，但是我喜欢随着ABBA的音乐跳舞。

27. Bake homemade bread. You can use a bread machine if you have one, or you can knead the dough by hand. This takes time and is great for a winter day when you’re inside anyway. There’s nothing like the smell of bread as it’s baking, and there’s nothing like eating it fresh with homemade butter on top. Try this bread recipe. To make homemade butter, simply whip heavy cream with a pinch of salt until it turns into butter. Separate it from the remaining liquid (buttermilk) and spread on the freshly baked bread.

27.烘焙家制面包。如果你有面包机就用它来做，或者你用可以用手来揉面粉。不管怎么说这是冬天你在家时可以做的很棒的一件事还可以消磨时间。没有什么比闻到面包烘焙时发出的香味更美好，没有什么比吃着新鲜的涂上自制黄油的面包更美好了。试试这个面包烹饪法。自制黄油，只需要简单的用少量的盐来搅拌鲜奶油直到它变成黄油为止。把它与剩下的液体（酪乳）分开然后涂在刚刚烤好的面包上。

28. Write letters to the grandparents. Even if they live nearby, they will love getting letters from their grandchildren. If you join your kids and write a few words too, you will not only set a great example for your kids but will also make your parents very happy.

28.给外祖父母写信。即使他们住的很近，他们同样会很高兴收到外孙写来的信。如果你也加入你的孩子并且写上几句，那么你不仅为你的孩子做了个好榜样而且同样也能让你父母开心。

29. Read a book together. You can read to your child, or she can read to you, or you can simply snuggle together, each of you reading her own book.

29.一起阅读一本书。你可以读给你孩子听，或者她读给你听，又或者你们可以只是依偎在一起读各自的书。

30. Watch TV together. TV is not just a convenient babysitter: it can be an opportunity to share an experience with your kids. Once in a while I join my kids when they watch one of their favorite TV shows. They snuggle close to me, and whenever something funny happens on the show, they watch me closely to make sure I get it. When we’re done watching, we talk about what we saw. I often use it as an opportunity to talk about advertising, since there’s so much of it these days aimed at children.
30.一起看电视。电视不仅仅是一个便利的照顾孩子的工具：这个与你孩子共享感受的机会。偶尔我会和孩子们一起看他们最喜欢的电视节目。他们紧紧的依偎着我，而且电视上有什么有趣的事情发生时，他们就会看我确定我是否也看到了。当我们看电视时，我们会讨论我们所看到的。我也常常把它作为讨论广告的一个机会，因为现在很多广告的目标是孩子。