1. Find out if your local sports teams have club memberships for kids. Last spring a friend told me about Astro's Buddies. For $17 (I think it was actually like 15 and I had to pay a $2 fee for paying online.) we got 4 tickets to one of six club member games. In addition, Jeremiah got a special edition Astro's hat, a drawstring bag in the shape of Lance Berkman's Jersey, a Lance Berkman card, a sticker for the car, a subscription to their newsletter, and 2 tickets to an autograph party. At the autograph party Jeremiah got to play around in the dugout and on the field, and of course; he even got a few autographs and pictures with players.
We went to the game with the friends who told us about it, which of course made for even more fun!
We also chose a game we knew would have a fireworks show. Even more fun!
Two days of fun for only 17 dollars!
Check around and see if your local teams have similar deals. Even if your closest teams are minor league teams it could still be a ton of fun!
2. Take them to paint ceramics. We have a place in our local mall where we can do this. Check around and see if you have a place locally where you can do it. I have never spent more than $7 total doing this. All you pay for are the ceramics, which range in price depending on size.
a.) I only get the cheap ones for the kids!
b.) I also limit their color selection based on what they get to paint and where I plan on hanging it.
1.) Last time we went Cherish was only aloud to have pinks and purples for a ceramic picture frame that now hangs in her room.
3. Vacation Bible School!!! Of course, this is a must for us. The kids love it and it's a weeks worth of free fun! Find out if your church is having one and if so make plans to be there. I know of kids who love it so much that they attend every VBS in town.
4. Take them to the beach. Most beaches are free and kids absolutely LOVE them! The only time you should have to pay for access to the beach is if you are parking on the beach or if it has showers! Trust me if they're charging for any other reason it is not a beach you want to take your kids to. Most of beaches that charge do so because they allow alcoholic beverages. Likely that means you would be entering a party atmosphere with young kids. Sorry, but I don't want to explain to my 4 year old why some guy is tripping over his own feet! lol.
If you live with in a couple hours drive of the beach this is a must!!!
5. Check out local water parks and community pools!
a.) Since we are entering spring and summer you should start checking into specials now! Like I said in part 1 of this series some of these places have discount days and group rates and if you Google them you may even find coupons.
b.) If you have a pool in you neighborhood make sure you get a season pass! They are often free as long as you are a resident of the neighborhood. However, even the ones you have to pay for are usually worth it!
c.) Check out other community pools in your area to see if maybe you can pay for a days visit even if you are not a member of that community. It never hurts to ask! Last summer we actually found out about a pool at a church in Houston that is set up like Noah's Ark. We paid $5 each, spent the day there, and the kids had a BLAST!
6. Check out community fairs! Be on the look out for these they usually take place around holidays like; Memorial Day, the 4th of July and Labor Day but some can be sporadic. These are great because usually the consumer decides how much to spend! Give your kids a set amount and tell them to choose wisely. Not only will they have fun but they might learn a thing or two about money!
That's it for now! Let me hear your ideas,
MEL
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