DS1 and I have special "dates" where we do some odd shopping (not the big weekly shop - DH is a SAHD and he does that - the odds and ends pick up) and then we go out for "coffee". I'll get a coffee for me and a babychinno for him, and I'll have grabbed a banana or some grapes along the way for us to share.
We also feed the ducks together sometimes, or go for a walk.
When I don't work too late, I do their baths, too.
My DH does swimming lessons with DD and now she is older he doesn't have to go in the water but he was always happy to take her to have that 1 on 1 time.
Another big thing here is that DH likes to go for a drive most Sunday's so he takes DD with him and they go for a drive (we live quite rural so it's a long drive) and they head to a playground up to an hour away. DD has a play and also has personalised attention (which doesn't happen at home with the twins) and then they drive home. DD loves going for drives with daddy and this is something he prefers to do with her, he refuses to take her to Bunnings when he goes as she only wants to play at the indoor playground and he can get nothing done
We don't really have anything labelled as Daddy daughter time but she often goes to the park with him, sometimes with and sometimes without DS - the supermarket is also something else they often do together on their own. Round the house they always change the bed sheets together, often she helps him hang out the washing, they make pizza together etc. etc. She has expressed a desire to go running with him as he often goes for a run in the morning but she is a bit little for that so just do "running practice" when at the park.
Most other stuff we do as a family - I don't like to miss out on doing fun stuff :-) But within that there is often then bits where DD will go with DH and me DS or vice versa.
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