Now that I am staying home with my daughter I have a lot more time to do fun things with her but not a lot of money to do them with. Here are some things I have found that do not cost a ton.
1. The park – living where I do it is very family oriented and there are a lot of cool parks, many of which I have yet to discover.
2. Story time at either the library or Barnes and Noble. I love books and want to instill that love in her too. My downfall could be that I can not walk into a childrens book section and not want to buy everything I see!
3. Lunch with daddy. There are many inexpensive places we can go, but if money is really tight I can bring lunch and we can have a picnic.
4. The zoo – we have an annual pass which wasn’t too expensive. Usually we will only go for a few hours in the morning and the most I will spend is about $10. $3 for the carousel and the rest for snacks and drinks.
5. Play area at the mall. Eva love’s going to the mall and playing in the little area they have there. She also LOVES going into the Disney store so that can be dangerous for my wallet.
6. Play date at a friends house. Cost = $0 Time for mommy to chit chat with an adult = Priceless.
Vanessa says...
I wish our malls had play areas in them but thye don’t! I guess it’s because we’re always hot around here!! I’m a SAHM too and I’m trying to learn more ways to stay home and save some cash!
October 26th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Mize says...
Hi.
Good tips, similar to what I do here in Portugal.
My daughter loves riding her bike, which is another cheap thing to do.
For her, going to the supermarket with me is fun so most times I take her but I end up with something that wasn´t on my shopping list, lol.
Another thing we do is cooking, she loves to help and she can be very handy, while she learns cooking too.
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Cheers.
October 26th, 2008 at 8:54 pm