Press Release
National Family Week has been celebrated since 1985 when it was proclaimed an official week by the Government of Canada.
From Oct. 5-11, Canadians in communities across the country will come together for local celebrations during National Family Week.
The week provides an opportunity to celebrate families and reflect on their importance in our lives.
The theme for this year’s National Family Week—“Jump into Family Fun!”—provides an opportunity to celebrate and promote the many different ways families have fun together, nurturing their physical, spiritual, and emotional health.
What do you do as a family? Go for a nature walk, have a movie night, or play a board game at home or at the Fort Frances “Best Start” Hub?
As families, we all engage in many activities together—sometimes without really thinking about it.
Families with young children know the need for keeping little ones busy and often find themselves presented with an overabundance of activity options.
As children get older and more independent, it can become a challenge to find activities that meet the needs of everyone in the family.
It’s important to recognize that “family fun” comes in many forms.
Being physically active together benefits both heart and soul. It’s so easy to tell your children to get outside and enjoy the fresh air, but why not go with them?
A bike tour of your neighbourhood, a skate on the local rink, or even a game of tag in the park are simple ways to incorporate active living into your family lifestyle.
Perhaps your family pitches in with household chores or re-connects with a sit-down dinner.
While not everything you do as a family might be considered “fun,” often the fun will follow. Being together creates opportunities for sharing–what you did that day, a funny story, a good joke.
Whatever you do, celebrate it. Keep doing it. Discover other ways to connect.
Through National Family Week activities, family members can embark on a journey of rediscovery as they take the time to reconnect through play as a family.
The Fort Frances Best Start Hub is “Jumping into Family Fun” with an evening of tips on researching and preserving your family’s history and a family fun day of games, crafts, music, and prizes.
Please join us at the Fort Frances Best Start Hub as we “Jump Into Family Fun” during National Family Week and enter your name in a draw for a turkey donated by The Place Fine Foods.
Call 274-8588 for more details. And Happy Thanksgiving!
