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Fun Activities You Can Do With Your Kids Without Breaking the Bank

By
Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Q: Dear April Masini,

Could you please suggest some entertaining activities for my eight year old daughter and eleven year old son during the school holidays? I never know how to keep them busy! What are some fun things they could do that won't cost me an arm and a leg?

Sincerely,

Fearful of School Holidays

A:

Dear Fearful of School Holidays,

There is no need to fear school holidays anymore because I have some great tips that could just work for you. You'll be able to spend some quality time with your kids and they will be kept fully entertained with these fabulous suggestions. Everyone wins!

Here are my Top Nine Tips To Entertain Kids Under 12 For Under $15

Tip #1:  A matinee or a rental movie is a great treat for most kids. Make some popcorn at home for your rental movie.

Tip #2:  Bake. Cookies, brownies, roast chicken — let your child help you make dinner.

Tip #3: Library trip. For free, you can take your kids to the library to check out books, DVDs and videos.

Tip #4:  Collages. Give your child a stack of old magazines, some scissors and glue. Let them make a big collage to hang in their room.

Tip #5:  The local YMCA has a great indoor, heated swimming pool. Take your kids for a winter swim. Or sign them up for a class.

Tip #6:  Tents. If you don’t mind the clean up after, give your child some sheets and let them make tents over the living room and dining room furniture. They will play there all day.

Tip #7:  Dress up. A trunk of dress up clothes will keep kids entertained for hours.

Tip #8:  Educational computer games. Ask your child’s teacher to recommend a few. A computer program that teaches children to type is great.

Tip #9: Too cold for lemonade? Let your kids make a cookie stand outside, and sell cookies. A garage sale that they run with their old stuff is great, too.

Time will fly by before they know it!

April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.

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