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10 Free (Or Inexpensive) Things To Do This Summer
I already did a post on where to go this summer if you are trying to save money. How about things you can do at home? Here’s 10 Free (Or Inexpensive) Things To Do This Summer!
1. Make a kite. However, make sure you fly it in a safe area!
2. Make a time capsule and bury it in your yard.
3. Bake. Make cookies, muffins, bread, etc. with your little ones. My kids love to help me bake, and muffins, for me, is a great way to include them in the process and have breakfast for the week at the same time!
4. Make puppets. The easy way to do this is with socks, but my kids have even taken markers and just drew faces on their hands. We also have a puppet theater, so they make up shows for us too!
5. Movie Night/Afternoon. You can pop some popcorn and throw in a movie at home. If you want to watch something you don’t have, make sure you rent from your local RedBox. You can get a movie for one night for $1 from them!
6. Guitar Hero Marathon. If you have Rock Band or Guitar Hero, spend an afternoon playing it. It’s a fun game and can keep your kids occupied. (I realize that this is only inexpensive as long as you own a Wii, Playstation, XBox, etc).
7. Have a board game night/afternoon. Spend a couple of hours playing board games and/or card games. It’s a great way to squeeze in family time, and as long as you have the games, costs you nothing.
8. The radio game. This is something Bill and I play on road trips. All you need is a radio and your brain. The point of the game is to be the first person to guess who sings the song on the radio. Once everybody gives up or somebody guesses correctly, you change the channel to the next station. The best part is that if you aren’t sure who is singing something and have a smart phone, you can download apps that will tell you the singer of that song.
9. Colored chalk. This one does require a driveway, sidewalk, etc. My kids can play with for hours with chalk. They can draw pictures, write their name, and even draw a hopscotch board.
10. Create a garden. You can get seeds fairly inexpensively. Your kids will love watching you grow flowers, vegetables, etc (whatever you choose). We created a butterfly garden at my house, and some days we just sit in the backyard and watch all the butterflies in the yard!
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- 10 Free (Or Inexpensive) Places To Go This Summer (mythoughtsideasandramblings.com)
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Kitchen Do Over
For those who have been to my place, you all love the size of my kitchen. I will agree; it is big. However, my kitchen is set up terribly. I wish it would be as easy as refacing my cupboards to solve the problems in there. However, it is not that easy. The first thing I hate is the color of the cabinets. They are a dark wood. We personally are an “oak” family, and it just doesn’t go with our style. My second issue is that my cabinets are tiny. By looking at them, you would never guess. However, the way they are set up, is really crazy. To put plates in the cabinet, you have to turn them sideways. Let me tell you, that is royal pain when you are trying to empy the dishwasher.
I often wondered if we would be better off installing some kitchen islands or even some kitchen island carts. My only worry with a cart is that because it is not anchored to the floor that it would become a new playtoy for my kids. However, it does have the advantage that it can be moved when the kids are playing in the kitchen. My kitchen is big enough that I do not have to worry about space in there. I wouldn’t even mind getting a butcher block kitchen island. I think with little ones the butcher block counter would probably hold up better. Plus, my hubby loves wood and has often showed me butcher block counter tops (our laminate counter top now sucks. That is about as nice as I can put it. It is white and stained and just ugly).
From the research I have done, even doing a simple remodel like this can definitely add more value to your house. With the economic climate the way it is, we need all the help we can get to add value to our homes. Let me know what cool things you have done in your kitchens!
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