But fun can be costly, especially if you're on a budget - so how do you get around that? Simple - take a little bit of time and research the area you live at online. If you do this, you'll probably be pleasantly surprised at what all is being offered.
This past weekend I decided to see what kind of a fun we could have for free. Here is the break down of everything we did:
- Friday after work the kids and I went to the local library and picked up some books and DVDs. It was free to get the library card and it was free to check out the materials.
- Later Friday afternoon we went to use our KidsBowlFree coupons at the bowling alley. It was free to register for the program and it was free to bowl 2 games.
- Friday night we packed some snacks, grabbed our chairs and headed to the Movie in The Park Event to watch Toy Story. It was free to attend and they gave out free popcorn and free cotton candy.
- Saturday morning we went to the Army's Birthday Celebration that was held downtown. They had free music, free cake, free popcorn, free water, free soda, free cupcakes and all the vendors/businesses were giving away things for free. It was free to attend and we ended up with a bunch of cool stuff.
- Saturday afternoon we went to a Caribbean Festival that a local church was having at one of the local parks. There was free music, free food and it was open to the public.
- Sunday morning we went to a splash pad in one of the local parks. It was free to get into the park and free to use the splash pad.
As you can see - free doesn't have to boring and being short on cash doesn't mean you have to sit at home and do nothing. Just take a little bit of time to do the research and you can have an enjoyably, exhausting weekend like we did - for free.
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