Wednesday, July 13, 2011

STAY-CATIONS: Back-to-Basics Family Fun!

Stay-cations may not only provide a more frugal family vacation, they may also provide an opportunity to create and experience a higher level of bonding with your children.

Upsides to stay-cations include nominal packing as well as minimal airplane or car ride entertainment. Stay-cations, however, provide the challenge of getting into vacation mode when the remnants of your day-to-day life are all around – planning ahead is the key.

Fun, frugal stay-cations include:

• Go on nature walks, hikes and bike rides. Collect rocks to paint.

• Organize day trips to zoos and/or museums. Create a family scrapbook to commemorate your experiences.

• Choose a miniature golf outing and enjoy a little healthy competition.

• Plan a family mini-spa day. Prepare a healthy lunch from your vegetable garden.

• Go camping in your own backyard. Don’t forget flashlight tag and S’mores!

• Plan and prepare yummy goodies and enjoy a picnic together in a local park.

• Rainy day stay-cations are fun too! Here are some ideas:

- Play board games
- Assemble jigsaw puzzles
- Watch family movies

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