In India, school summer holidays have started for some while others it
is just a few days away...
Many families would have already planned their summer holidays while
others are still in the process of finalizing a place or things to do this
summer vacation. Something new or different that you could consider this year
during this vacation is to learn something new together with your family.
Rather than sending your kids off to summer camp why don’t you attend
some interesting course along with your kids? I am not talking just the kids
and the homemakers… but I am talking about the kids, the homemakers and the
breadwinners (if you have assumed that by breadwinners I mean just the dads
then you could be wrong, today it is both mom and the dad). All the cities
offer wide range of exciting short-term courses and classes. You could even
find weekend classes…Pottery classes…Baking classes…chocolate making
classes…the options are countless, pick something that appeals to everyone in
the family. If you are too tight with your budget, you could divert the funds
that you have set aside for your vacation trip this year.
I am not against family
tours…they too have their place and value in family enrichment…but learning
something new together as a family will bring in unlimited hours of fun and
excitement…it will create a common platform for families that complain we do
not have any common area of interests where we could converge…in some families
common interests ‘naturally happen’ and in some we can sow the seeds of such
common interests and we need to sow such seeds…learning a new skill together as
a family could be one such seed...here you will not only learn a new skill...
but you will also be able to spend some quality time together with your family
now and in future practising the new skill…baking your cakes or moulding your
pots…it is not the pots and cakes that matter but the platform it creates for
the entire family together is what matters…of course if you get too good at
your cakes and pots…you could sell them and make some money for your next
summer vacation…if it does not sound interesting to you…I would still say force
yourself into it if required and you will certainly not regret… Let us make and
spread happy families...it won't hurt to share this. :)
- Antony Innocent