School is out for the summer! YAHOO!!! I love the lazy days of summer and really enjoy having the kids home. We need occasional activities away from the house however. Tomorrow’s activity will be both fun AND frugal.

As soon as chores are done, (I’d say around 9:30 am) we will load the car and head to a town just 10 miles south of us. We’ll visit the dollar store to let the 3 younger kids (4,6 & 11) choose gifts for dh’s birthday on Thursday. (combining this shopping with our outing to save on gas… outrageous to run to with the price of gas these days!) After the dollar store, we are stopping at the library to choose several books to read. By this time the kids will be feeling hungry and I will have packed a lunch from things we have at home - sandwiches, chips, soda (because I happen to have some on hand right now) and cupcakes. This town we’ll be in has a small man-made lake with a sandy beach. We’ll eat our lunch there and then let the kids play in the water until their teeth start to chatter. LOL If it’s too chilly to play in the water, we’ll take advantage of the playground equipment. I hope to arrive home by 4pm in time to fix dinner.

The cost of this fun day out will be very minimal. Lunch from home, small amount for the shopping and about $6 in gas. We COULD spend more…. but why should we when there are activities close by that will fill the need?!

Enjoy YOUR frugal summer activities!