Make the most of a not so great situation

Ideas to entertain your family without any modern conveniences
If we have to be without power(I hope that is not the case)We may as well make the best of it. Having a positive attitude can make it a time your kids will look back on and say " I remember when we were out of power one winter. We had the best time together as a family."

• Charades-let everyone come up with ideas to put in a bowl. You can make teams or play individually. Make themes like movies, cartoons, or books.
• Hide and seek- If you have younger kiddos you may want to do this one during the day so there is enough light, and they won't be scared.
• Dance contest-you may have to play music on your cell phone (only a good idea if you have a car charger) but your kids will have the best time performing for you and think of all the laughs they will get when you bust a move.
• Name tune- anyone can get into this fun game. I am sure all of us can recognize the theme song from spongebob and Icarly.
• Art show- this can even be done by candle light.(my art would probably look better in the dark) Let them be creative and think outside the box. They can collect items from the house and make a sculpture.
• Fashion show- team up for this one. Let the kids dress you up in anything they want. Go all out. Hats, scarves, underwear outside your pants...
• Puppet show- you can use anything for this. Socks or paper bags are perfect.
• Have a play- Let your kids write the play and you can be the actors.(after you play dress up would be the perfect time for the play. You will already be in costume)
• Have a mock campfire-(Please be safe about this. May only be a good idea if you have older kids. PLEASE don't set anything on fire.I would feel so bad.) Put a candle or a few in the center of your table. You could do it in your floor if you have wood or tile floors. Put pillows all around to sit on. Grab some small sticks from outside or you could use skewers and roast marshmallows. If you had the items needed you could even make smores. Then you could...
  

• Story telling-(around the "campfire" would be great) pick someone to start. Set a timer for one minute or however long you choose, when the timer goes off it is the next persons turn, and so on...

Please leave your ideas in the comment section. Time goes so slowly when you don't have a television.