17 ways mums and daughters can have fun together

Disney Date

A girls’ night in is not complete without some Disney movies. Bring out Mulan, The Lion King, and Frozen. You girls are having a Disney marathon.

Learn an instrument together

If you gave up learning a particular instrument and wish to pick it up again, why not do it with your daughter? Suggest learning the piano, the violin, or the ukulele, and have fun practising with each other.

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Learn each other's favourite song

Learn what her favourite song is and teach her yours. It will become one of her favourite songs in no time as well.

Play dress-up together

Let her raid through your wardrobe and pick out whatever catches her fancy. Clothes, shoes, bags… She will definitely have fun trying on whatever doesn’t belong to her.

Look through photo albums

Go through photo albums from the times even before she was born. Enthral her with pictures of your wedding ceremony, your pregnant belly, and how she looked like when she was an infant.

Plan a surprise for a special person

Whether it is her dad, her grandmother, or her best friend, together you can spend plenty of time planning a surprise for a person who is dear to her.

Visit the gift shop

Encourage the joy of gift giving by letting her pick out some gifts for family and friends. Give her an allowance and let her plan out how she spends her cash. Watch as she plans how to make everyone in her life happy.

Write your own story

Make up a story with your child. Guffaw at the ludicrous scenarios that your child suggests, but illustrate them anyway so that you will have something to look back on and laugh at again.

Build a fort

Bunk in with your daughter for the night, keep the boys out, and get ready for a blanket fort party! Let her whisper her secrets to you and be her listening ear.

17 ways moms and daughters can have fun together

It’s fun to have family outings, but sometimes we just want some girly time with our daughters. So check out the many ways to make the most out of time when daddy is away.

This gallery contains plenty of ideas to spend some quality time with your little girl. Get inspired!

Pick up a new sport

Keep fit together by learning a sport that is new to the both of you. Never got the chance to learn how to inline-skate? Now you have a partner to pick up a new sport with you!

Visit the grandparents

Encourage strong family ties by visiting the grandparents. She will enjoy the grandparents’ pampering, and you will feel the joy of bringing three generations together.

Volunteer

Choose a group in society that she cares particularly for, whether it is animals or the elderly. Sign up to volunteer your services, and teach her about privilege while doing good for society together.

Play with her favourite toys

Whether it’s Barbie or Lego bricks, find out what her favourite toy is and play along! Keep up with her imagination and let her introduce you to her creative space.

Mini Photoshoot

Pick a corner of the house that has good lighting. Using craft materials that both of you have put together, decorate that space so that you can conduct your own mini-photoshoot.

Arts N Craft

Fuel your child’s creativity by indulging in some craftwork. If she wants the clouds to be pink and the raindrops to be green, go for it. It will be pretty and she will be happy.

Shopping for dinner

Let your daughter plan what would be for dinner. Bring her to the supermarket and let her pick out all the ingredients that she wants to see on her plate. Watch her excitement build while supermarket shopping!

Baking

Introduce your child to the kitchen by teaching her to bake. It is not just about making yummy cookies, you get to let her become comfortable helping out in the kitchen.

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Madeleine Pang

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