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May 3, 2009 at 1:05 pm #273043
jaime
I thought it would be interesting for use to share some ideas for frugal summer fun. Here are a few my family enjoys:
- picnic at a park (bring your sketch pad and have some fun)
- get a dvd at the library, make homemade pizza and have a movie night
- pitch a tent and camp out in the back yard
- grab some $ store ballons and have a water ballon fight
- play flashlight hide and seek
- go for a bike ride on the trails
ok…it’s your turn. share some of your low cost summer fun! :bounce:
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May 3, 2009 at 1:09 pm #420796
wilbe95
Bike rides (we have a bike path in our town).
We also are fortunate enough to have a free fishing pond in our town and the boys love to go there-of course you have to toss your catch back in but still fun.
Flying kites-we always have a wind here 🙂 -
May 4, 2009 at 12:33 pm #420828
jaime
Kim, I remember playing in the sprinkler when I was young LOL…what fun! Thanks for sharing some more ideas!
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May 4, 2009 at 2:43 pm #420841
brchbell
At college he washes every night and has a line strung in his room and never has to pay for the machines. He’s getting a room with a balcony this coming year so he’s excited that he can grow a little salad stuff and have a line outside.
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May 4, 2009 at 5:35 pm #420849
Pyxidragon
Summer fun for us includes:
– Growing edibles in the gardens
– Badmitton/Frisbee/Boffing (The last is a term for “fighting” with pvc pipe covered in foam & duct-tape. Shields can also be made from the same materials)
– Outdoor movies (they show them for free in the local parks in the evening)
– Swimming or rubber-duck racing in the nearby river
– bbq/open fire cookery (homemade pizza is amazing on the grill)
– water-gun fights
– learning & practicing new medieval crafts -
May 4, 2009 at 9:03 pm #420875
danghsia
go hiking. cooking outdoor… playing fun game at park (three legged, musical game ..
I forget what it call
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May 5, 2009 at 1:20 am #420895
arleneb
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May 5, 2009 at 1:11 pm #420925
jaime
What great ideas everyone. Summer is a good time to teach some skills to our kids as well as time for them to just have some good old fun 🙂 (the boffing thing had me laughing)
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May 5, 2009 at 2:09 pm #420943
rtebalt
Some fantastic ideas!!! Thanks!!!
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May 6, 2009 at 6:19 pm #421038
Carlybarly
Great way to discover the countryside. My husband and I did this when my daughter was little. We have some great memories and pictures.
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May 6, 2009 at 7:41 pm #421045
DohDohBird
Summer concerts in the local parks
Hold a yard sale!
Help little ones build a fort out of large cardboard boxes
Let the kids wash your car. (I loved doing this when I was a kid)
Sign up the kids at kidsbowlfree.com and they can bowl free a lot this summer!
Host a family field day and invite the whole family — everyone brings something to grill or do potluck.
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May 6, 2009 at 9:43 pm #421065
Linette
Our kids love to fish and crab and also love to go pick berries. We are so fortunate in our area because we are a 45 second walk from the gulf and we fish and crab right off the dock. I do not eat seafood but my husband and children love it and in the summertime our meat bills decline!
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May 11, 2009 at 7:10 pm #421294
Pyxidragon
@arleneb 117500 wrote:
Pyxidragon, I’m glad you defined boffing ’cause it had a very different meaning when I was a teenager. lol”
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May 16, 2009 at 9:40 pm #421521
andyandlexismom
A few things that we have done in our area….
If you have young(er) kids, take a tour of your local fire or police station. Call ahead first to see if they will give you a tour. I’ve found that most are more than happy to show the kids around.
Make up a scavenger hunt for the park/nature trail. Take the family on a nature hike and see who’s the first to find everything on the list.
Enjoy summer reading clubs at the library or at a bookstore –Barnes & Noble is one that comes to mind. I’m sure there are others.
Go camping in your living room –complete with sleeping bags, S’mores and ghost stories told by flashlight. No TV allowed! 😉
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May 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm #421543
jaime
Andyandlexismom, I love the ideas. I never thought about the free local tours! Thanks
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May 19, 2009 at 5:46 pm #421658
carolee
Nature trails, hiking, fairs, festivals, camping, fishing, shows, learning programs, 1 day events. Just to name a few
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July 22, 2009 at 4:35 pm #423729
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