Summer Fun on a Budget

Memorial Day Weekend always makes me long for summer. 

I am lucky because I get to have my whole family home with me for the summer since my hubby is a teacher. However, having everyone at home can be more expensive. We want to go places and do things, but we are on a limited budget. 

Each year we make a list of things we want to do over the summer. We try to keep the costly activities limited to about one each month of the summer. And all the rest of the ideas are free or mostly free. During Spring Break this year, my sweet soon-to-be first grader (insert crying mama here) decided to write her own list of summer fun activities. It has been posted up on our fridge since that time just waiting. I think I will keep this sweet list forever.

I love how much Chan has grown as a writer even since she wrote this 2 months ago!

So if you like lists and staying on track with your budget, then here's our list of simple summer fun ideas just waiting to be stolen by you. Steal away, my lovelies! ;)

Summer Fun That We Save For:

Dallas or Ft. Worth Zoo 

Dallas World Aquarium

Perot Museum (this will be a first for us!!)

Mostly Free Summer Fun:

Dallas Museum of Art & Klyde Warren Park Food Trucks

Putt-putt golf (also a first for us!)

Bowling (kids bowl free at Strikers-cost of shoes is not included)

Visits to Austin & East Texas

Free Summer Fun:

Library (including kids computer time!)

Catch & release fish pond

Home-made ice cream

Daddy's softball games with friends

Beach club/pool (we will be here A LOT!!)

Trampoline movie night

Park picnics with friends

Learn to ride bikes without training wheels (anyone wanna volunteer to help with this? ;)

Living room slumber party

Constellation hunts

Lemonade stand

Grilling out 

Farmer's market

Pass out sandwiches/lemonade to local workers

VBS

The countdown to summer is on!!! I would LOVE to hear your free summer fun ideas...I wanna steal from you too! ;)