Summer is looming! I know for many of you, school is already out. We have another week or so here in Montana, and others have almost a month to go. To help you get organized for summer activities with your kids, here's a blog post I'm recycling from last summer:
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.
- 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.
- 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. Check out memberships at the zoo, historical societies, science museums, children's museums 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.
More on fun in the summertime:
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