72. How to Be the Home that All Your Kids' Friends Want to Be In with Guests Harmony and Collin Bryce

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Growing up did you ever hang out at the “cool house”? Maybe it had the newest games, or a pool to swim in, or maybe you just felt like you could be more yourself. How can we as parents foster that fun, safe space, and memorable place for our kids.</span> <strong><em>(And all their friends too!)</em></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melissa here for another Family Brand podcast! Today on the show I welcome Collin and Harmony Bryce. We’ve known Collin and Harmony for a while now, we first met back when we all lived in the same neighborhood after Chris and I first got married. Recently, they’ve been telling us about this thing they call the “game night culture”. The more I heard about it the more I knew we had to share it on the podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us as Collin and Harmony talk about how you can become the house that all your kids and their friends want to be at. Don’t worry about the details, we’ve got you covered. You don’t need endless amounts of food, a big house, or even a yard to create intentional fun. The Bryces have the playbook on how to have the best game night ever. Hit play to hear their best tips and tricks for things like planning for big groups, game ideas for different ages, how to use these nights to develop life skills along the way, and more. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll love how their approach to game night isn’t all “fun and games”. During our conversation, Collin and Harmony open up about how taking the time to learn these skills as parents has led to their kids having more genuine connections and the ability to create real childhood memories that will last a lifetime. In the year 2022, these may be some of the best gifts we could give our children.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I left this episode with tons of ideas and notes of how to spend our next Smith game night</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If these tips help you as well, we’d love to hear ho