The Department of Health & Human Services offers a list of 50 great ways to stay active with your children. These activities are easy, no-cost or low-cost ways to spend meaningful time with your family.

Here are just a few of their suggestions:

• Read together – Read a book, newspaper, magazine, the comics, anything will do as long as you are with your children.
• Call your father – Share the day across generations.
• Play ball – Or Frisbee, or soccer. Invite other dads and their kids to make it a team sport.
• Go to the hardware store – Share this classic experience with the next generation.
• Mow the lawn – Working together makes the job fun and your children learn responsibility and gain useful skills.
• Watch the game – Cheer your favorite team and chat about the plays, but mute the commercials and use those minutes to talk about what’s going on in your lives.
• Make breakfast – Kids of all ages can help. Young kids can mix pancake batter, older kids can scramble the eggs.
• Volunteer in your community – Your child will gain a better understanding of the importance of helping others.
• Visit the library – Get library cards for each member of your family. Share the joy of reading without the financial commitment of buying books. Help your children pick out books you can read together.
• Ride a bike – Grab your helmets, map out a route, and take in the fresh air.

For the full list of activities take a look at the HHS list of “50 Ways to Spend Father’s Day“