Comments on: Kyle’s Coupons: 10 Frugal Summer Fun Ideas

By: Evansvile Coupons

Evansvile Coupons — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:48:19 +0000

There’s absolutely no reason not to use coupons. I’ve become very fond of them, especially lately with prices in the grocery skyrocketing. Why wouldn’t you use coupons, its like free money!

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:05:48 +0000

As far as the popcorn goes, we buy a 50 lb bag of popcorn at Sam’s Club (we just had to get a new one and it was $16.18. The bag lasted us more than a year, and we eat a lot of popcorn). We bought popcorn oil there too ($9.68 a bottle; we used 3 bottles for the 50 lb bag), and salt (4lbs for .87). We bought a stovetop popper at Target for $20. It’s a lot less money than microwave popcorn, and it pops bigger, too. We really like it.

It’s usually 115º+ here in the summer, so in the summer, we tend to stay indoors (kind of the opposite of cold, snowy areas, because in the winter is a great time to play outside here). We homeschool through the summer and take off for the days when I can. My children are small. On the days when I can, they enjoy playing dress up, playing with clay, dancing, painting with watercolors, and playing board games.

If you want to take the children to a park here–even one that squirts water, you’ll find that the parks are empty during the day, as the play equipment is too hot (you’ll get burned on it). After 8 pm, though, the parks are full. The sun has gone down and it’s cooled to 105º.

We do play in the sprinklers in the early evening.

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By: annie

annie — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:35:12 +0000

We started washing our hands in cold water to save water and the energy to heat it up. When running the hot water to wash hands, it would take a while for the warm water to make it to the sink, and we usually finished washing our hands before the water got really warm so we ended up wasting water as well as energy to make hot water that we weren't even benefiting from! annie’s last blog post..I Will Survive

By: FunFrugalMom

FunFrugalMom — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:21:23 +0000

These are great tips. I never considered that I might be able to get a pool that cheaply. My kids would love that. There are also the Build and Grow free projects for kids that Lowe's sponsors. They do one or two a month but you have to register ahead of time. The kids get to actually build a project they get to keep, along with a cute little Lowe's apron and safety glasses. FunFrugalMom’s last blog post..Free Crafts For Kids

By: Marci

Marci — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:55:17 +0000

Get our in nature! I like to put food and recreation in the same outing – and luckily here in the Pacific NW that is easy to do.

For $6.50 I can buy a shellfish harvest license and go clamming/mussels/crabbing for the whole year. Kids under 14 are free. The grandkids enjoy getting wet and digging in the dirt. I Luv fresh clams!
For a fishing license and a pole from a garage sale and some time spent digging sand shrimp, I can fish the bay and river banks all year long. Kids under 14 are free again. I Luv fresh fish!
If you know the good ones from the bad, go on a nature walk and gather fresh mushrooms. They dry and freeze (sauteed first) very well.
During berry season, we’ll be out gathering all kinds of berries for jams, jellies, drying, freezing, syrups, and fruit leathers.
And for a $10 permit, I can go cut 2 cords of wood here over a 3 week period. And have a nice picnic lunch on the tailgate in the woods afterwards.

All of the above are good exercise, and either bring in food or firewood for the house also. Plus, we usually take a picnic lunch and snacks and enjoy a picnic. It’s the Best!!!

By: Lorie

Lorie — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:19:41 +0000

I haven't done the Chuck E. Cheese thing yet but I keep thinking that I need to. Around here, Nashville, there is usually a coupon if you buy 60 tokens you get 40 free. 100 tokens would last us a long time. Something one of my friends does, they eat dinner then head to Chuck E. Cheese & purchase a dessert pizza for about $4. Lorie’s last blog post..Army Crawl

By: Amiyrah

Amiyrah — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:52:27 +0000

Kyle, I agree on the Chuck E. Cheese thing. It's the coupon that really makes it a good deal. And when you are stuck in an apartment like we are, taking our boy to an air conditioned place where he can run around like a maniac while we sit and watch is great lol. Plus, we can play skeeball together and Hubby and our boy can enjoy video games outside the house. We're also lucky enough to have a pool in our complex, so that's where I take our son during the summer weeks when we start to get a little stir crazy. New venue with no gas wasted! Amiyrah’s last blog post..Stockpile Double Agent series- jarred spaghetti sauce

By: Nate @ Debt-free Scholar

Nate @ Debt-free Scholar — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:46 +0000

I highly recommend bicycling! Here in the Portland, OR area we have some pretty good bicycle lanes on the roads that make road biking mores safe and enjoyable. So far, I have not done any mountain biking, so I will have to look into that. Thanks, Nate Nate @ Debt-free Scholar’s last blog post..Why Every Student Should Join Twitter Immediately!

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:08:19 +0000

Wow - great ideas. We go to the local park and play in the creek alot. Denise’s last blog post..Quiznos Q Club