Its school holidays here this week and last week. So of course that means outings and entertaining the kids.
But this does not have to see all of your money leaving your pockets.
* Check your local library
often they have school holiday events for children of different ages.
we have seen magicians, favourite movies on the projector screen, science shows and even puppet shows to name a few.
all have entertained the children for an hour or two, but break up the day just enough to keep them busy.
* Check your local toy stores
lately I have noticed Toys R Us offer assorted creative days.
So far we have done a "build a Lego creation" and "design a train" events, where they spend time in the store making the item, and then able to take it home, for FREE!
Paid activities done have to cost a fortune either
If you go to the movies, go on the discount day, book online so you don't have to worry about how busy it might get.
Take drinks and a few snacks from home.
And if your lucky enough like us, Kmart is right near our cinema's and they have a wide range of lolly bags for just $1. This means I can let the children choose a bag each and share them out into containers I have bought from home and they get a range of lollies.
Take a picnic to your local playground or skate park, even if its just a serve of hot chips and a loaf of bread, it still makes for a cheap activity, and will run off a lot of the kids energy.
These are just a few ideas to help you get through the rest of your school holidays, i would love to hear what other things your children enjoy doing on the school holidays, and any tips you have to make it more cost effective.
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