Tuesday 18 October 2011

Crikey , its Half Term next week !

I know its Half Term next week, but it just hit me as to how we will amuse ourselves with Payday falling at the end of the holiday. I have been thinking of cheap ways to keep us occupied. In the summer we went to the Black Country Living Museum, my daughter went free that day but I got a day ticket that came with 12 months free admission. I think we will go there again, the child ticket will cost £7.10 but she will get the 12 months free as well , so we can return again until next summer as often as we like ( plus they do fantastic old style fish & chips). My daughter has been invited to a sleepover with friends so that will occupy her for one day/night. I have been looking at the cinemas to see what Kids Showings they have, they can be fairly inexpensive at around £1.25 each, and of course we will take our own sweeties. Other than that it will be having friends over, (home) movie nights and trips to the park/walks and bike rides. The finances are looking a bit grim until Payday but unlike previous years, the credit card won't be touched. It will be fun on the cheap :-)

7 comments:

  1. also kids after enjoy the simpler things in life anyway. How about a morning of baking cookies or crafting, or even watching a movie together snuggled up on the sofa eating popcorn and having a hot chocolate?

    By the way your half term seems to be late, as my family in Cumbria had their half term the other week......

    Gill in Canada

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  2. Hi Gill, all good ideas thank you. the north of england/scotland always seen to have their break before us, dont know why ?

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  3. Good on ya for keeping the credit card out of harms way!

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  4. Oh, I adore school breaks. Don't forget puzzles and board games. Have fun!

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  5. Yes, what about making a timetable of the week to start with so she can see when things are coming up and add in the free time slots too?

    Craft is great, painting, photo diary maybe,can she make some Christmas cards?

    Sft x

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  6. Meant to say, it's terrific that you'd determined to do it on a budget!

    Well done!

    Sft x

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  7. It sounds as though you have lots of lovely things planned. I did much the same as you have planned when my girls were young, and some days we did nothing much at all. They seemed to need the odd day of nothingness as much as we adults sometimes need a ' duvet day'!

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