Things to do when skyping?

[lifeasalittle]

My daddy and I are in a LDR and Skype pretty much every day. But after almost 9 months, things become routine. We plan to meet up in a few months and it seems that's all he can talk about lately.. which is nice, but I want to enjoy the now. We watch movies and shows sometimes. But does anyone have other ideas for What we can do when we Skype? We both love talking but are terrible at initiating it and end up hearing crickets.

[Strawberry Sprinkles]

Hiya! I'm in the same boat. Me and my partner meet up roughly two times a year, but the rest is Skype! I agree that things definitely become routine... I admit that often times we just enjoy each other's company, not really talking. Some of the things we do, though, to keep things interesting is video games! Which is nice, because we both like to game. Our latest game is Animal Crossing: New Leaf! We also tried some MMOs and mobile apps. He's not much into it, but I secretly would love to have chore charts like Chore Monster! It'd be a nice, easy to upkeep chore app which your partner can set rewards. I love to color him pictures, and he'll draw for me... nightly bedtime stories would be nice too! I make up stories about my stuffies to tell him and talk to him about my day, my school, etc. 

[Guest MeneerM]

Strawberry Sprinkles, can you talk about the chores you are having in your Choremonster? I need some inspiration here

[Strawberry Sprinkles]

Strawberry Sprinkles, can you talk about the chores you are having in your Choremonster? I need some inspiration here

 

I don't mind at all! LDR can be hard and coming up with rules and chore lists that can be kept up with takes a bit of creativity and personalization. My rules/chores are pretty few and aren't on Choremonster (I'd like to have it, but like I said, it's not my partner's thing :3). My rules are:

 

• Tidy my room at least once a day
• Drink lots of water every day.
• Eating two meals every day
• Laundry once a week
• Let my partner know what's going on for the day (school, plans, etc)
• Check on all my stuffies and make sure they're happy, doctor them if they have ouchies.(at least once a month)
• Keep my coloring supplies in check (at least once a month)
• Keep myself occupied in whatever form I want - I just have to stay stimulated

Rewards are: 

• Movie time
• Later bedtime
• Stickers
• Bedtime stories
• Praise (I can't get enough praise  )

Edited June 2, 2017 by Strawberry Sprinkles

[Guest Princessaj]

Far away, but right next to each other....state of mind and imagination.

 

How about you start to read a book together? Each time you Skype you each take turns reading a chapter. Then you can talk about what's going on with the characters and plot lines.

 

Maybe pick a Disney movie and each of you play your respective favorite characters. Choose a scene that would be fun. You can even dress up. Get into character. Sing to each other.

 

Perhaps choose a yummy fun simple recipe for dinner, depending on your timezone, each make the dish and eat together. Plan ahead so you can each do your shopping.

 

Take a virtual trip. Each of you make a list of places you want to travel together on paper, cut, fold and mix them up. Choose one and for an hour (or however long) do google searches for info, pictures and look for videos on youtube to answer a list of basic questions. Use the same list of questions for each country. maybe some of these to get you started....

-What is the time zone?

-How long would it take each of you to get there?

-When are their seasons, if they have them...

-Do they celebrate the same holidays that you do in your respective countries? ie...The US has Thanksgiving on November 23rd. Canada has theirs on October 9th.

-What language do they speak? Find out how to say "I love you..." in their language.

-If carousels are your thing (mine) find out where the best one is in the country.

You get the drill....I so have traveling on my mind. 

 

Pretend you are shopping for a house, car...something big!!! Set a budget, choose some features, pick the city you are going to search and go for it. 

 

These are all evergreen (they don't expire) ideas that you can do over and over without ever running out of ways to learn things and learn about each other. Hugs

[Guest Kitkat47756]

- Eating meals together (this can be hard to arrange depending on time zones but can be nice
- Play games you can do across distances
- Watch shows/movies together 
- Draw/color a lot of different pieces of art and hold a gallery where you take time showing him each piece of art 

I know you two have got this! You'll work it out <3