{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"Let\u2019s face it \u2013 lockdown was rough on lots of us for the most part, but spending more time together was a small silver lining. Lots of you have told us about the new family traditions which have emerged over the last few months.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/10567/wk2tw-1.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"altText":"","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EHave a read of some of the brilliant ideas below and \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.facebook.com/scoutassociation/photos/a.437086893020/10157370069293021/?type=3\u0026amp;theater\u0022\u003Eshare your own on our Facebook page\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMitch\u2019s family have started a Kid\u2019s Caf\u00E9. He said: \u2018We have three Scouts aged 21, 17 and 13, and one night per week they\u2019re taking it in turns to cater for the evening meal. We\u2019ve had Indonesian, Italian, Indian, Texan, Mexican, vegan and, coming this week, Tajikistani.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKirsty and her family have introduced pancake Sundays. She said: \u2018We make pancakes from scratch, sometimes with bacon and sausages, other times with fruit and chocolate spread as accompaniments. We always sit around the table and eat them together as a family. Just so nice to be able to spend the time together!\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJason and his family have started doing arts and crafts every Saturday. \u2018Each week one of us chooses an art or craft and we\u2019ll give it a go \u2013 it\u2019s great fun, especially junk art or beach art,\u2019 he said.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESharon\u2019s family have a festival disco every Friday. She told us: \u2018Have the glitter ball, lights, and front row seats. Queues for the loo aren\u2019t there, nor are the queues for food and drink!\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd finally, Gillian\u2019s family have been getting creative. \u2018We\u2019ve been decorating our front room window every few weeks as we live on the main road. We have had lots of nice comments about it. We said we would carry on with this, especially for special events.\u2019\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re looking for some inspiration for activities to keep everyone occupied, \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/\u0022\u003Etake a look at over 700 activities here\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"20 August 2020","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48557,"nodeName":"Sharing your lockdown traditions","title":"Sharing your lockdown traditions","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/10567/wk2tw-1.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd11243920","caption":"Wk2tw (1)","type":"jpg","size":1356943,"width":1920,"height":1080,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Sharing your lockdown traditions","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Lots of you have told us about the new family traditions which have emerged over the last few months. Read about the traditions.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODU1NyJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2020/august/sharing-your-lockdown-traditions/"}