Planning "Family-Night" Is As Easy As 1-2-3

Thursday, March 1, 2001

Tues., Wed., Wed., Fri., 6 PM—Tim’s soccer practice 5PM--Lauren’s ballet ciass 7 PM—Dinnerat Smith’s 6:30 PM—Family Night (NAPSA)-—-Whenis the last time you saw“Family Night” on your cal- endar? Most famihes wish they had more time to spend together. In fact, a national survey confirms that rnore than 50 percent ofAmericans say they are looking for ways to spend more time together as a family. Not only do familhtes feel that they don’t have the time in their hectic sehedule for “Family Night,” but many find it hard te arrange because they don’t know whatto plan. Maytag Appliances has whipped up a simple, three-ingredient recipe to spice up “Family Night” and get the most out of time spent together. * STEP 1: PICKA DAY Begin by planning ahead! Pull out your calendar, find a night that doesn’t have practice or work meetings penciled in, and make that night “family Night. ” And have your famil y make a comm ment to eachother, that this nigh ithe second Friday of each month, For example) is “Family Night.” STEP 2; PICK A MEAL Keep it simple. Since the point is together time, preparations can be made easy, so time can be spent eating and sharing the day’s events. Buy pre-made food ij tems such as deli trays, sheet cakes, frozen pizza, lasagna and even watermelon. You can set aside your worries about storing these odd-sized items because Maytap’s new Wide-By-Side” refrigerator is unlike any other refrigerator in the world. It is designed to give you extra width in both therefrigerator and freezer sections to store larger items more easily. And to save time and avoid the nuisance of heavy clean up as well, use paper napkins, plates, cups and plastic utensils. SPEP 3: PICK AN ACTIVITY Nowthat nscrapiimertime, take advanta f the weather and set up lawn games such as hadminton, volleyball or croquet. Or if your family prefers movies, pull out your old projector and yourlawn chairs, put a large piece of white paper on the fence and enjoy viewing your home movies. And should your festivities get rained out, head inside for board games. With the right recipe and the Maytag Wide-By-Side refrigerator for easier storage, “Faraily Night” is as easy as 1-2-3. Rememberail you do is pick a day, pick a meal and pick an activity for a successful “Family Night.” You can even let your kids plan part of the evening by letting them choase their favorite meal and/or activity. his way everyone has a hand in the planning process. So, put Maytag’s three-step “Fanuly Night” plan mto action and enjoy spending more time together. For more information on the Maytag Wide-By-Side” or other Maytag products, call 1-806-688-8906 or log on to wwiwmaytag.com to pur- chase an appliance online

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