How to add colour to family life

Mel has extended family fun with colourful mocktails

Let’s face it – family life is full of joys and challenges but the routine can occasionally leave something to be desired. What you need is light-hearted moments of colour that cut through the grey routine.

We challenged 10 bloggers to describe the moments that give their family a little lift. What colourful moments put a smile on their face on the dullest of days? The Challenge was sponsored by Ocean Spray, which adds colour to the day through its refreshing taste and by delighting us throughout the year. Here are their ideas:

Go for a country walk: Liz shows us how the right blend of careful planning and spontaneity lead to perfect and colourful days.

Picnic indoors: Have you ever had a picnic indoors? If you have not had an indoor picnic, Fritha thinks you are really missing out, particularly if you bake your own treats.

Make mocktails: Let the kids create their own concoctions for a holiday-themed mocktail party, suggests Helen, whose family had one to make a pool outing even more special.

Bring the family together: Imagine bringing four generations of family together over the summer. That is bound to provide colourful moments, as Mel describes in a honest and amusing post.

Lucy’s garden inspired a colourful moment with slushies

Create garden-inspired slushies: As a photographer, Lucy knows how to celebrate nature and colour (check out her #capturingcolour meme on Instagram). Her post is a joy to the eye and check out the special spot she creates to enjoy the colours in the garden.

Make a meal together: There is a lovely celebration of mother and daughter moments and memory-making as Penny enjoys family life and a crumble which will make you want to get cooking.

Have a Heelys lesson: Helen’s colourful moment saw her revelling in her two children working together as one of them tackled a new challenge at the park.

Sketch those colourful day-to-day moments: With the end of Summer looming, Mari and her twins had a fun time sketching, chatting and indulging in the most amazing cake.

Say yes: Isn’t it time you stopped always saying no to your children? Imagine the magic that might happen if you start saying yes and be inspired by Rachel and family.

Admire the everyday: Summer has involved a lot of colourful memory-making. If the end of the season is making you sigh a little, take the reminder from Ali to indulge in the beauty of nature every day and to look forward to those amazing colours that Autumn brings our way.

Ocean Spray helps us all have a more uplifting day through invigorating taste and also reminds us to celebrate that moments with kids that help cut through the mundane. Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

This project was sponsored by Ocean Spray. Bloggers were compensated for their time. All opinions are the bloggers’ own.

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