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By Kristen 7 Comments

How We Celebrate Brothers Day

Brother’s Day

Have you ever thought about celebrating Brother’s Day?  Maybe you’ve never heard of this holiday.  We hadn’t either, so we decided to make up our own holiday.  You celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but what do your kids get?   In an effort to encourage our family’s time together and strengthen bonds, we created Brother’s Day!

Brothers Day for Sibling Bonding

Why a Siblings Day?  

We want to create traditions that encourage our family time together.  We’re so busy in our normal life, that setting one day aside a year to celebrate each other is worth it!  This family tradition strengthens their brotherly bond and they look forward to it all year!  It also reinforces how much we love them.

When Do We Celebrate Brothers Day?  

We learned the hard way that trying to celebrate their special day in the middle of the summer, was just too hard.  It seemed random and we were distracted by life.

Moving forward we do not have a specific date, we just tell them it will happen when we’re on vacation.  This allows us to really be focused on them and pour in good quality time.  It also helps that we’re on vacation and in full “vacation-mode”, relaxed and fun.

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Brothers Day Activities

Our Plan For The Day:

  • Donuts for breakfast (kid approved)
  • Beach time
  • Sandwiches for lunch
  • Family Family Movie Rental
  • Dinner out – kid friendly restaurant
  • Special Event:  our events over the years are listed below

Brothers Day from Busy Kids Happy Mom

Brother’s Day Destinations:

(Usually tied in with a family vacation)

  • 2017 – Disney World, Florida
  • 2016 – Dolphin Eco-Tour, Naples, Florida
  • 2015 – Hershey Park, PA
  • 2014 – San Diego Zoo
  • 2013 – Legoland
  • 2012 – Go Karts
  • 2011-  Beach and Boat Ride
  • 2010 – Caverns
  • 2009 – Beach and water slides
  • 2008 – Water Park (near home)

What will Sibling Days look like for the future?

We ask them every year how they’d like to celebrate in the future and what their plans will be when they’re adults.  They come up with hiking, traveling, the beach, Disney, etc.

Personally, now that I’m grown up, I love to spend time with my sister and cherish our special time just the two of us.  I feel that our close relationship started when we were children.

We are hoping that our children will continue to celebrate Brother’s Day for a long time.  As parents, we may be the main organizers of it now; however, we feel that helping foster healthy relationships pays big dividends in the end.

Thanks for stopping by to learn about Brother’s Day!

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About Kristen

Kristen is an Elementary Reading Specialist. She is the owner / author behind Busy Kids Happy Mom, a site dedicated to fun, practical, and purposeful activities to do with your kids. Follow Kristen on Facebook, Pinterest, and subscribe for updates.

What People Are Saying

  1. Carmela says

    at 2:51 pm

    As a mom of 4 boys, I’m LOVING this idea!!! Like SO many things on this site, I can’t wait to start using it. 🙂

    – Carmela

    Reply
  2. Kristen says

    at 3:14 pm

    You’re the best Carmela! Can’t wait to post some of the awesome ideas you do with your 4 boys too. I see a great Brothers Day in your future!

    Reply
  3. Ann Pilarte says

    at 3:36 pm

    I LOVE this idea, Kristen! As the mom of 2 boys who are 3.5 years apart & not “tight”, I’m always happy to hear about ways to grow their relationship. Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  4. Kristen says

    at 3:58 pm

    @Ann – I think this is a great way to create “brotherly love” and they look forward to it every year!

    Reply
  5. Crystal says

    at 3:29 pm

    What a beautiful and sweet idea! We have five boys and it is so important to me that they grow up having an appreciation for one another.

    Thanks for sharing this on my Mommy Resource and Solution meme!

    Reply
  6. Rachel says

    at 11:04 pm

    Aww this is so sweet. I will have to make a siblings day when my kids are a little older. Thanks for linking up last week at Lines Across My Face. I hope to see you back this week for our 2nd crafty link party.
    http://linesacrossmyface.blogspot.com/2011/07/craft-link-party-2-cure-for-common.html
    🙂 Rachel

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    at 11:54 pm

    thank you so much for this idea! loooove it!!!

    Reply

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