ideas for adding spice to family life:

1.  make a mix tape together
     (. . . and record an introduction to each in your best DJ voices)

2.  re-name your family members for a day
     ( . . . let each person choose the name they wished they had been named at birth & use these all day long)

3.  make a wacky, new book
     ( . . . by stapling-together pages of randomly, photo-copied pages of other storybooks)

4.  go somewhere you've never been
     ( . . . a comic book store, a pawn shop, a high school track meet, an ethnic grocery store, a nearby city, etc.)

5.  FOIL SCULPTURES!
     (. . . give each person an entire roll of foil and go for it!)

6.  talk in rhyme for an hour

7.  record hilarious messages on your home answering machine
    (. . . Elvis impersionations, Barney-toned recording dripping w/way too much enthusiasm, Oompa Loompa song, etc.)

8.  find NEW radio stations together
    (. . . try AM stations, satellite radio, or get a HAM radio)

9.  volunteer together
    ( . . . open doors for random people at the mall for an hour for no apparent reason - say hi and be friendly . . . spread love!)

10.    have a tag sale
         ( . . . consider giving proceeds to a charity/group you believe in . . . or start your own    )

11.    adopt a local grandparent
         ( . . . mail her/him hand-drawn pictures & cheery notes, etc.)

12.    do secret good deeds
         ( . . . neaten-up the neighborhood entryway, add fresh paint to the fire hydrant on your street, etc.)

13.    create a family timeline
         ( . . . add memorable events to a piece of butcher paper)