Summer is looming! One of our foster daughters got out of school May 20 (she's a senior), one gets out of school May 31, and the other two get out on June 3.
What to do when money is scarce and time is long? Trisha Navotny over at 24/7 Moms was kind enough to let me use some of her ideas for summer fun on a budget. I've added some of my own ideas, as well.
- "Movies at Regal and AMC. Be sure to check your local movie theatres to see if they have summer special s going on." Locally, we have a Cinemark 10 in Canton, OH that has dollar movies and $3 3D movies.
- "Free Reading programs – Chuck e Cheese, Barnes and Noble, Half Price books." Libraries also offer reading programs, competitions, and story times.
- "Go to a fast food restaurant ... for an Ice Cream or French Fries or other dollar menu treats.
- Make your own playdoh.
- Make your own playdoh.
- Factory tours - You can find local factory tours in your area by visiting Factory Tours USA.
- Home Depot offers a free kids workshop the 1st Saturday of every month. Click here for more information.
- Lowe's offers monthly free grown and build workshops for kids. Click here for more information.
- Lakeshore Learning Every Saturday free. Click here for more information.
- Target FREE Museum Days. Click here for Museums near you.
- Free Tours of local places like your Radio station, TV stations, Newspaper or Fire station.
- Free Vacation Bible Schools. Call your local church for dates and times.
- Kids Bowl Free pay for shoes only - Sign up at Kids Bowl Free
- Kids Eat FREE - Find local restaurants where your kids can eat free when you purchase an adult meal. Theses two websites are a great resource: My Kids Eat Free and Kids Meal Deals."
- Memberships are a bit costly at first, but provide free trips for a year. We have memberships at the zoo, a historical society with several different venues, a science museum and more. Most of these memberships have reciprocal members across the country. So you can use these memberships to get into the zoo near where you vacation, for example.
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