Creating Commercials for Family Night

"Let's do something different tonight!" I suggested. 

Every family night we played a game or watched a movie both of which everyone enjoyed, but I wanted a change. 

All eyes were upon me. 

"Let's create commercials!" I smiled at my brood. "It will be so much fun!" 

Before anyone could complain, my husband divided the family into 2 groups.

Each group would come up with a commercial and record it. Then we would watch each other's commercials together while we ate cookies and popcorn. 

With eyes on the popcorn, one group went upstairs to brainstorm and the other group stayed in the family room. 

The upstairs group decided to do a hair removal commercial. Use my mascara, they created a uni-brow on Jenny Rose, then 11.They also added massive amounts of "hair" to one leg. Jenny Rose would be the victim of peer cruelty because of excessive hair growth, but NADS hair removal would come to her rescue. The dialogue was priceless. 

The other group decided to do a cooking commercial in the kitchen with lots of slapstick comedy thrown in, including falling down and spilling things. The final scene would show everyone bandaged, but happily eating the delicious food cooked in the space age pots. 

Needless to say, the night was a huge success. We had a blast! And over the years we have watched these videos over and over. 

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The Value of Family Night

When we started our weekly family night, it seemed so silly. After all, we were together all day long and in the evenings. As the children grew older and life became busier with some in college, we found that often family nights were the one time each week everyone was together. They became priceless. 

Even my married children try to come to family night a couple times a month because family night is a fun family tradition and it's a great time to hang out together. 

We have our family nights Sunday evening. We always have a nice dinner followed by a game, movie, or something out-of-the-box like our commercial night. It is a precious delight to me to look around a room full of my children and grandchildren laughing together and enjoying the fellowship. 

I'm so glad we started that tradition years ago. 

We mostly do simple things, but sometimes we have done some special things that have become treasured memories. If you would like some ideas for recipes or special times, just click on the photos below to learn more about the books. 

If you have a family night, please share your favorite ideas below. 

Until next time, Happy Homeschooling! 

Warmly, 
​Meredith Curtis

Resources for Family Fun

Recipes from all over the world!

Yes, this book is about Unit Studies, but has lots of fun hands-on ideas that would work for family nights, too.

How to throw your own ancient Olympic Games--lots of games you could choose one for each family night

How to Host a Medieval Banquet with lots of recipes, costumes, and fun ideas that you could use for months' worth of family nights.