Frugal Summer Activities

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Frugal Summer Activities

 

Park/nature center outing - Spend the day at a park. Pack a lunch

and some snacks. Take a camera and take lots of pictures. Take a

football, basketball, baseball, bat and ball mits. Spend time

playing with your kids. You can also load up your bikes and ride your

bikes through the park. Many parks will let you swim and fish in the

lake for free. Take some binoculars and watch the different kind of

birds. In the fall it is nice to see all of the deer in the park.

You can even fly a kite. There are so many things to do at a park.

 

Star Gazing - We did this when we were kids. Setup a tent in the

back yard. Take your sleeping bags and pillows out there and stay the

night in the tent. You can stay up late telling ghost stories, look

at the stars, watch for shooting stars, play hide and seek with flash

lights, etc.

 

Movie night - Rent or borrow a couple movies. Make a theme night

with the movies. Have everyone get into their pajamas and bring

their pillows in blankets into the family room. Make popcorn, pizza

rolls, etc. Everyone (including mom and dad) watch the movie in

their pajamas while eating a snack. Since everyone has their bedding

in the family room the whole family can camp out together.

 

Treasure Hunt - Collect some toys, art supplies, etc when they are on

sale or from the dollar store. Get a box of some kind and put all of

these in it. Then hide the box somewhere outside. Draw up a map

that will lead your kids to the treasure. Hide some clues for your

kids to find on their way to the treasure.

 

Board games - Play board games with your kids. This is a good way to

spend time with them that they will always remember.