FREE or Low Cost Events
Check out the library. - They have many events that are FREE (but require registration). Check out your local librarys web site for details.
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*Kids Workshop @ Home Depot (ages 5-12)
FREE 1st Sat. of each month at all locations
Hands on workshop - kids receive....
*free apron (similar to the Home Depot associates aprons)
*achievement pin
NO need to pre-register
Check out their web site
http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/kids-workshops
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*Build and Grow Clinics @ Lowes
Saturdays @ 10am - Any location
Build a FREE wooden project.
Kids receive ....
*free apron, googles,patch and
certification.
You NEED to pre-register. You can do it
on-line.
Check out their web site
http://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx
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*Lightning Speedway (MI)
FREE Monthly Kids Workshop
6:00 pm Friday Monthly
Build a car, Learn How Cars Work, Race The Car You Built.
Simple assembly with screwdriver only. Rec. for kids 6 and older
(kids must be accompanied by an adult)
Check out their web site for event schedule & details
www.lightningspeedway.com
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http://www.free-attractions.com/state_pages/michigan.htm
http://www.michigan.org/ (Pure Michigan page)
great ideas and information about things to do in MI
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Get Into Games !!!
Here's a great thing to try. There's a web site that has all sorts of information on games to play. Here's a great way to not spend alot of money but still have lots of fun. Check it out ..... www.best-family-games.com
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Bass Pro Shop is back !
They have events going on again this Summer. Family Summer Camp.
Tues, Thurs, Sat. & Sun. check their web sites for times
Now - July 13th
www.basspro.com
FREE Family Activities (family photos, s-more cook out, & more)
FREE Workshops (casting, fishing, shooting, camping & bird
watching) Earn pins by attending these workshops
FREE crafts
FREE Summer fun guide
Boy Scout Merit Badge Classes
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101 Things To Do This Summer (Cont)
16. Check out a baseball game (try minor league – tickets are less expensive).
17. Make mud pies.
18. Splash in puddles.
19. Visit a museum.
20. Go to your local farmer’s market.
21. Play board games.
22. Plan and go on a picnic.
23. Hoola-Hoop and jump rope.
24. Play hopscotch.
25. Have a car wash.
26. Set up a lemonade stand.
27. Sing silly songs.
28. Roast marshmallows.
29. Find cloud animals.
30. Swing.
31. Play baseball.
32. Build an indoor fort.
33. Go on a treasure hunt.
34. Go to your county fair.
35. Find a craft.
36. Watch the birds.
37. Watch the sunset (or sunrise).
38. Enjoy fireworks.
39. Have an ice cream party with friends.
40. Read a book (or two or three).
41. Learn about a new country.
42. Plant a garden.
43. Run through the sprinkler.
44. Play school.
45. Make a puppet show.
46. Play hide and seek.
47. Horseback riding.
48. Pick wildflowers.
49. Go berry picking.
50. Bake cookies.
51. Make your own popsicles.
52. Play tag.
53. Have a barbecue.
54. Go to grandma’s house.
55. Take photos.
56. Visit the beach.
57. Go to the movies.
58. Eat watermelon (and spit the seeds).
59. Go to the zoo.
60. Have a tea party
61. Have a water balloon or water gun fight.
62. Put together a puzzle.
63. Make a card and mail it to a loved one.
64. Have friends over to play basketball.
65. Climb a tree.
66. Fly a kite.
67. Play cards.
68. Make a banana split or sundae.
69. Have a pillow fight.
70. Find a local tourist destination and be a home town tourist.
71. Set up an obstacle course.
72. Roll down a hill.
73. Go bowling (learn how to bowl for free). http://kidsskatefree.com/
74. Make home made ice cream.
75. Find a parade.
76. Go on a road trip.
77. Go fishing.
78. Play tennis or badminton.
79. Play horseshoes.
80. Play kickball.
81. Go boating.
82. Play miniature golf.
83. Play charades.
84. Look at baby books.
85. Play video games (set up a tournament).
86. Color in a coloring book.
87. Make a birdhouse or bird feeder.
88. Paint a picture.
89. Have lazy jammies day.
90. Junk food breakfast.
91. Play dress up / make a fashion show.
92. Visit a farm.
93. Visit a national park or state conservation area.
94. Catch frogs.
95. Tie Dye a shirt.
96. Make a campfire (inside with flashlights) and tell ghost stories.
97. Keep a summer journal.
98. Volunteer.
99. Wash the car by hand.
100. Play bingo.
101. Create a dino (or army man) dig in the sandbox.
What ideas do you have to add to this list?
Check out the library. - They have many events that are FREE (but require registration). Check out your local librarys web site for details.
___________________________________________________________________________
*Kids Workshop @ Home Depot (ages 5-12)
FREE 1st Sat. of each month at all locations
Hands on workshop - kids receive....
*free apron (similar to the Home Depot associates aprons)
*achievement pin
NO need to pre-register
Check out their web site
http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/kids-workshops
___________________________________________________________________________
*Build and Grow Clinics @ Lowes
Saturdays @ 10am - Any location
Build a FREE wooden project.
Kids receive ....
*free apron, googles,patch and
certification.
You NEED to pre-register. You can do it
on-line.
Check out their web site
http://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx
___________________________________________________________________________
*Lightning Speedway (MI)
FREE Monthly Kids Workshop
6:00 pm Friday Monthly
Build a car, Learn How Cars Work, Race The Car You Built.
Simple assembly with screwdriver only. Rec. for kids 6 and older
(kids must be accompanied by an adult)
Check out their web site for event schedule & details
www.lightningspeedway.com
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.free-attractions.com/state_pages/michigan.htm
http://www.michigan.org/ (Pure Michigan page)
great ideas and information about things to do in MI
_____________________________________________________________________
Get Into Games !!!
Here's a great thing to try. There's a web site that has all sorts of information on games to play. Here's a great way to not spend alot of money but still have lots of fun. Check it out ..... www.best-family-games.com
_____________________________________________________________________
Bass Pro Shop is back !
They have events going on again this Summer. Family Summer Camp.
Tues, Thurs, Sat. & Sun. check their web sites for times
Now - July 13th
www.basspro.com
FREE Family Activities (family photos, s-more cook out, & more)
FREE Workshops (casting, fishing, shooting, camping & bird
watching) Earn pins by attending these workshops
FREE crafts
FREE Summer fun guide
Boy Scout Merit Badge Classes
_____________________________________________________________________
101 Things To Do This Summer (Cont)
16. Check out a baseball game (try minor league – tickets are less expensive).
17. Make mud pies.
18. Splash in puddles.
19. Visit a museum.
20. Go to your local farmer’s market.
21. Play board games.
22. Plan and go on a picnic.
23. Hoola-Hoop and jump rope.
24. Play hopscotch.
25. Have a car wash.
26. Set up a lemonade stand.
27. Sing silly songs.
28. Roast marshmallows.
29. Find cloud animals.
30. Swing.
31. Play baseball.
32. Build an indoor fort.
33. Go on a treasure hunt.
34. Go to your county fair.
35. Find a craft.
36. Watch the birds.
37. Watch the sunset (or sunrise).
38. Enjoy fireworks.
39. Have an ice cream party with friends.
40. Read a book (or two or three).
41. Learn about a new country.
42. Plant a garden.
43. Run through the sprinkler.
44. Play school.
45. Make a puppet show.
46. Play hide and seek.
47. Horseback riding.
48. Pick wildflowers.
49. Go berry picking.
50. Bake cookies.
51. Make your own popsicles.
52. Play tag.
53. Have a barbecue.
54. Go to grandma’s house.
55. Take photos.
56. Visit the beach.
57. Go to the movies.
58. Eat watermelon (and spit the seeds).
59. Go to the zoo.
60. Have a tea party
61. Have a water balloon or water gun fight.
62. Put together a puzzle.
63. Make a card and mail it to a loved one.
64. Have friends over to play basketball.
65. Climb a tree.
66. Fly a kite.
67. Play cards.
68. Make a banana split or sundae.
69. Have a pillow fight.
70. Find a local tourist destination and be a home town tourist.
71. Set up an obstacle course.
72. Roll down a hill.
73. Go bowling (learn how to bowl for free). http://kidsskatefree.com/
74. Make home made ice cream.
75. Find a parade.
76. Go on a road trip.
77. Go fishing.
78. Play tennis or badminton.
79. Play horseshoes.
80. Play kickball.
81. Go boating.
82. Play miniature golf.
83. Play charades.
84. Look at baby books.
85. Play video games (set up a tournament).
86. Color in a coloring book.
87. Make a birdhouse or bird feeder.
88. Paint a picture.
89. Have lazy jammies day.
90. Junk food breakfast.
91. Play dress up / make a fashion show.
92. Visit a farm.
93. Visit a national park or state conservation area.
94. Catch frogs.
95. Tie Dye a shirt.
96. Make a campfire (inside with flashlights) and tell ghost stories.
97. Keep a summer journal.
98. Volunteer.
99. Wash the car by hand.
100. Play bingo.
101. Create a dino (or army man) dig in the sandbox.
What ideas do you have to add to this list?