Comments on: You Tell Me: Frugal Family Fun

By: Christa

Christa — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:26:12 +0000

I love all these ideas! My kids are young so the park is always a great idea but we take them hiking, to the beach, and sometimes to museums like the Natural History Museum. This is a great topic–I’ll do a list or post on family fun places in LA on my blog- http://frugalmomla.blogspot.com. The Getty Museum has family days quite often which are popular.

By: Paula

Paula — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:33:06 +0000

Oh too much to share here. I have to blog about it! LOL!!! I also have a Friday’s Fun section on my blog (Just For Fun) where every Friday I try to post some fun frugal family activity. :) I too LOVE the idea of a set budget for those eating out!! GREAT idea!!! Although with inflation, by the time mine are old enough, It will prolly be up to $10 per child. LOL!!

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By: Michelle Dawn

Michelle Dawn — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:51:37 +0000

It can be a lot of fun (and educational) to have a scavenger hunt. Go to a park or wooded area and make a list of items for the kids to find -like a specific type of leaf or flower, a flat rock, an acorn, a pine cone, etc.

By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal

Ron@TheWisdomJournal — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:17:56 +0000

Fishing is a pretty cheap thing that we enjoy. There are plenty of free fishing lakes nearby and bait is very inexpensive.

Funny Story:
On one trip, my 4 year old son asked if we were going to keep the fish, clean them, and eat them. I said sure! He asked if boys like to clean fish. I said of course! Later, while we were cleaning them (it was pretty messy) he looked up at me and said, “Are you SURE boys like to clean fish?”

By: Brooke

Brooke — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:00:21 +0000

Heck yes!!! This is my favorite! Puzzles, bike-riding, flashcards….hmmm…uh, crafts, there’s tons of stuff to do!

By: Mrs. Rocket

Mrs. Rocket — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:15:46 +0000

We like to go to a mall with a playarea (obviously only fun for families with small kids) and get a treat in the food court, using B1G1 coupons of course! The kids get to play to their heart’s content and my hubby and I can have a mini date. :-)
Also, we live in a small town so we like to walk around downtown and look in all of the shop windows. Then we top it off with a stop at the little corner coffee shop and buy Mommy & Daddy a treat and a scone for the kiddos!

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:13:45 +0000

Nettie – I LOVE the idea of going out to eat and setting a dollar limit! Brilliant!

By: Nettie

Nettie — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:58:43 +0000

First of all, I commend you for planning the family time. As a child, we had Family Nights every Tuesday evening. We knew to plan it – it was like church: non-negotiable. Those are some of my best memories. After I was married, I felt terribly left out knowing my family was continuing the tradition without me.
I don’t have kids yet, but by God’s grace, I plan to have those family times with my kids someday. It’s too important.
BTW: once a month, our family went out to eat together on Family Night. I don’t know how we did it, but each of us (4 kids) were given $4 as our limit for food. We could pick anything on the menu as long as it wasn’t over $4. Talk about teaching kids to be frugal! We’d figure out how to get dinner AND dessert out of that four bucks!

By: Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping.com

Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:19:36 +0000

Nice tips. Our favorite is the family game night where we let the kids pick the board or card game and we all sit down and play together, always fun!