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momof10 Jan 24 2006, 11:31 AM Post #1

What kind of outings do you do with your kids? I am in need of some fresh ideas of what to do. We have approx. $50 a week to do something (for 11 people ) so it needs to be cheap!

We did go strawberry picking last week which was a BLAST!

prsthelrd Jan 24 2006, 02:50 PM Post #2

pic nic at a local park. We have done this with both boys and girls and in the end they had a lot of fun.

weekend bed time dessert run. we saw another houseparent do this. He had all his kids going to bed and out of the blue called a dessert run intheir pjs and took them for ice cream thru a drive thru

nmmommy Jan 25 2006, 07:32 AM Post #3

love the dessert idea, very cute!

sandylegsntoes Jan 29 2006, 10:31 AM Post #4

Depending on which group we're working with (the kids or the teens) we do the following activities:

-fishing either pier, bridge, surf or boat. Both groups like this. It's inexpensive. (have you been to blue springs)?

-springs. I think you are in Florida, there are LOTS of springs to explore and if you don't have an annual state park pass, it costs under ten bucks to get into them. I got a Florida state park book and we started checking off each one as we visit.

-to state parks. there's an annual state park pass. Both groups like this. We cook out, play volleyball or kick ball, go for hikes, exploring, sometimes we stay until dark and build a campfire and sing, share stories.

-local parks with swings, slides, etc. we drove around and found the best ones.

-sometimes i buy craft materials, age appropriate, and we do crafts at the park. the little kids love to make things out of inexpensive paper plates. the older one like to gather stones, leafs, etc to deccorate candles when we make them.

-pet shops, the big ones...kids love to just look around and we don't have to buy a thing

-zoo

ah, I'll get back with you on more...gotta go wash the boat!

 

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