Only 10$ for a priceless amount of fun. :)

So this is a personal kind of brag. With the warm weather here, I want to get my kids away from their electronics and out the door. My DS and I signed up for a local 5km, and 10km run this morning. The cost was only 10$ to register and includes shirt, bracelet and the medal they get following the race. After the race, there is a free BBQ, fruit and a free swim at the local Y. For the afternoon we are off to the mall. There is a science exhibit there today that my DS will just love. This, of course, is completely free. On the way home we are going to stop and use our old bread to feed the ducks. A very cheap day, only $10. But these days are pretty priceless in my opinion. :)

Would love to hear some ideas on other fun activities for the summer. Feel free to post yours. :)

Have a lovely Saturday my friends. Hope the sun is shining brightly where you are. :)

nice ideas for having fun with a little bit of money

Definitely a priceless, memorable day together for you and DS! :-)

Awwwww, you will have a nice and wonderful day with your childrens and moments like this are priceless. Wen my DS was younger we did a bunch of things like this and most of the time for free or just a little money but never much. Now we talk about some of those moments and it makes me feel so good. TooCouponCrazy thank you so much for sharing with us such a great moments in your life with your childrens and have LOTS and LOTS of fun thogether.........:-)

priceless indeed. Enjoy every moment. My teens are all grown up and in their own worlds and those days are behind me. But I loved taking them out to spray parks and the zoo etc. Have an amazing day.

sounds like a great weekend. free outings for us include splash pads, skateboard park, bicycling, picnics. :-)

I love this brag. Your DS will cherish these kinds of activities with you. It reminds me of all the free and cheap activities my mom used to take us to. Looking back on them now, I realize they were very simple activities, but we always loved going to things like a (free) festival with mom

Oh and your run registration fee is nice and cheap. Here they can cost $100 bucks (some of those cancer runs are $2000!!! Not a typo)

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Awwwww, you will have a nice and wonderful day with your childrens and moments like this are priceless. Wen my DS was younger we did a bunch of things like this and most of the time for free or just a little money but never much. Now we talk about some of those moments and it makes me feel so good. TooCouponCrazy thank you so much for sharing with us such a great moments in your life with your childrens and have LOTS and LOTS of fun thogether.........:-)

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priceless indeed. Enjoy every moment. My teens are all grown up and in their own worlds and those days are behind me. But I loved taking them out to spray parks and the zoo etc. Have an amazing day.

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you two are making me tear up going down my own memory lane with all the things we did with the 3 kids.....sniff, sniff, it is no wonder I was so emotional taking the dogs to their first doggy park, lol

Way to share the day and make memories with your DS TooCouponCrazy!

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments. The race was wonderful and we had a great time. It was great weather, a great crowd and everyone had so much fun. :) Thanks again guys! :love:

Awesome! I'm always looking for free cheap things to do with the kiddos(they're 9 years apart so finding something that entertains both of them is even harder).
Can I ask how old your ds is? I would love to do a race or something with my 11 year old.

Wonderful brag! I love activites that cost next to nothing. Sounds like your DS and yourself had a wonderful time.

Dh and I's favorite summer activity is to ride our bike to a park. Have a pinic (packed from home). Relax and people watch. We dont' have kids but we see kids kicking a ball around, paying frisbee, fly a kite, etc. Then we ride our bikes to an ince cream / gelato shop on our way home.

Thanks for sharing this, yes these days mosly we will spend more than planned too,BBQ potluck is the one we will enjoy not free but it saves a lot when combined together, as another sc friend said splash pad, strawberry picking, apple or pear picking, sometimes museums will offer free entry etc

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Awesome! I'm always looking for free cheap things to do with the kiddos(they're 9 years apart so finding something that entertains both of them is even harder).
Can I ask how old your ds is? I would love to do a race or something with my 11 year old.

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Mine is 11 as well. He will be 12 in a few months. MY other is almost 19 so yeah, mine are far apart as well. :)

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Thanks for sharing this, yes these days mostly we will spend more than planned too,BBQ potluck is the one we will enjoy not free but it saves a lot when combined together, as another sc friend said splash pad, strawberry picking, apple or pear picking, sometimes museums will offer free entry etc

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I wish we had some large museums around here. I would love museums and a picnic or something. :) Looovvvee BBQ. :)

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Wonderful brag! I love activites that cost next to nothing. Sounds like your DS and yourself had a wonderful time.

Dh and I's favorite summer activity is to ride our bike to a park. Have a pinic (packed from home). Relax and people watch. We dont' have kids but we see kids kicking a ball around, paying frisbee, fly a kite, etc. Then we ride our bikes to an ince cream / gelato shop on our way home.

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Great ideas from all of you. Already making plans for next weekend. :) Any day that ends with ice cream is great. :P