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From bowling to movies to ice cream, here's a roundup of free and inexpensive summer activities to help keep your children busy this summer.
Join in the fun this Saturday, June 27th, by venturing outdoors for the 4th annual Great American Backyard Campout sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. Rather you pitch your tent in your backyard or just sleep out under the stars, this is a great opportunity for making some family memories. Make sure to turn the automatic sprinklers off for the night...a lesson I learned the hard way.
Don't forget your Camping Printables. Lisa Hallett Taylor, About.com Guide to Pool & Patio, offers plenty of tips in this get-your-outdoor-space-ready checklist. The About Camping Guide, David Sweet, has basic camping information that will help you get started. So pitch your tents and have fun!
Select bowling centers and schools around the country are participating in the first ever “Kids Bowl Free” program. This program is designed by bowling centers to give back to the community and provide a safe, secure, and fun way for kids to spend time this summer. A family pass is available providing the same great "2 games a day" package for up to 4 adult family members. Shoe rentals are available at the regular price. Check the list of participating centers to see if one is near you.
Need more ideas for keeping kids entertained this summer? Check out this roundup of summer learning activities for kids.
Each summer for the past 11 years I've hosted the About.com Homeschooling Summer Reading Club. Your children can use the same reading time for other reading programs at your local library's summer reading program and/or some of these programs. I've found that summer reading incentives can turn a child into an avid reader which can last a lifetime. So beat the heat with a good book and read the summer away.
More Thrifty Thursday Tips for Parents:
Free Online Childbirth Classes
Save on College for Twins
Family Board Game Night
Tween Party Locations On the Cheap
The Great American Backyard Campout
Fun That's Free, or Almost Free
Vacationing in Lean Times
Summer Reading Programs for Kids
Printable Fathers Day Coupon Book
The costumes were fantastic, the orchestra superb, the set amazing.
I was blown away with the performance of the Sound of Music by the Biola Youth Theatre. I was invited to the performance by a homeschooling family, the Bennetts, who live next door to me. Benjamin Bennett, who graduated from homeschooling this year, had the lead role of Captain Von Trapp. Grace Bennett, the young entrepreneur that I've previously written about, played some bit parts and was part of the ensemble.
Biola Youth Theatre began in 1996 under the name of Biola Home School Music Club. The first home school productions were A Christmas Carol and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Biola Youth Theater strives to provide La Mirada and the surrounding Southern California communities with a quality theatre program led by highly skilled and dedicated professionals in a caring and nurturing environment for children and youth.
I highly recommend this program for your children interested in musical theatre if you're in the area. If you can make it to see this performance, you won't be disappointed.
Many theaters offer free or cheap movies for kids during the summer. With budgets being watched so closely these days, the summer movies are sure to be a hit. Some of the theaters also have discounted popcorn and soda prices for an extra special treat. Here's a listing of theaters offering summer specials for kids. Be sure to check your local theaters for specific showings.
More Thrifty Thursday Tips for Parents:
Shop During a Tax Free Weekend
Free Weekends at National Parks
A Thrifty Tween Room Makeover
Consider Camping
Ideas for Inexpensive Father's Day Gifts
I Like These Links
Be Smart About Rewards Programs
Free (or cheap) Summer Movies for Kids
When It's Better to Be Safe Than to Save
Saving Money on School Supplies...Already!
Free Pregnancy iPhone Apps
Photo: Nick White / Getty Images
Four of the seven Hearn family children are on tour this summer with the David Payne production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Hearn kids are quite talented. This is their first big "gig" and a dream come true. They have been homeschooling "forever." Read more to find out their homeschooling style and preferences.
Dana of Principled Discovery hosts this week's Carnival of Homeschooling. In this edition, we will be consulting the Field Guide to Homeschoolers to attempt to describe this fascinating specimen of educational freedom and gain a greater understanding of its habits, habitat and daily life.
The next carnival will be hosted at The Daily Planet. Submissions are due by Monday at 6 p.m. I look forward to reading your submissions.
Carnival of Homeschooling Schedule
The 11th Annual Summer Reading Club is underway! Get those library cards out! The purpose of the Summer Reading Club is to encourage students to read for pleasure, help the reluctant reader along and reward them for their efforts. Get your kids signed up and reading all summer long.
2009 Summer Reading Club
Reading Club Tour - see what happens to your reading club lists and how the awards and prizes get back to you.
Favorite Preschool/Kindergarten Level Books
Favorite Books for Grades 1-6
Favorite Books for Grades 5-12
Looking for an easy way to keep your kids sharp over the summer months and also help fight world hunger? Then FreeRice.com is for you. For each question you answer correctly, they donate 10 grains of rice through the UN World food Program. From its launch in October 2007, Free Rice has raised over 64 billion grains of rice and fed people in Bangladesh (video clip), Cambodia, Uganda, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.
They've expanded the site to include other subjects:
Art: Famous Paintings
Chemistry: Chemical Symbols
English: Grammar, Vocabulary
Geography: Countries, World Capitals
Language Learning: French, German, Italian, Spanish
Math: Basic Math (Pre-Algebra), Multiplication
So what are you waiting for? Start answering questions and watch your bowl fill with rice. Your kids can spend the summer feeding their minds and feeding hungry people all over the world. Then, why not work it into your homeschool curriculum for next year? It's free, it's fun and it's a great cause!
More Thrifty Thursday Tips for Parents:
Inexpensive Summer Learning Materials
Invest Successfully in Uncertain Times
Take a Hike!
Cars on Campus
Listen to Your Closet
Budget Bath Seat for Twins
Ask Friends for Help
Free Summer Fun
4 Inexpensive Comfort Aids for Labor & Birth
I attended the graduation ceremony for our homeschool group last week. It was held at the monthly park day. The park has a very nice amphitheater with a stage for the passing out the diplomas. We had kindergarten, 6th grade and 8th grade graduates. Parents, friends and grandparents came to make it a special day. It was simple, but nice.
How do you celebrate your graduate’s achievement? Share your ideas of your celebrations to help other homeschooling families who are promoting or graduating their students.
Kindergarten Graduation
6th Grade/8th Grade Graduation
High School Graduation
Homeschool Graduating Class of 2009 - Submit your senior pictures/announcements
Henry Cate of Why Homeschool hosts this week's Carnival of Homeschooling. Announcing the adoption of his son, he presents The Baby Bop Edition. Congratulations to the Cate Family for your new addition!
The next carnival will be hosted at Principled Discovery. Submissions are due by Monday at 6 p.m. I look forward to reading your submissions.
Carnival of Homeschooling Schedule
Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee signed SB0433 into law today requiring that diplomas issued by church related schools or homeschools be recognized by all state and local governmental entities as having the same rights and privileges of diplomas issued by public school systems.
More about Tennessee:
Tennessee Homeschooling
Tennessee State Unit Study
Tennessee Printables
I learned how to make these tacos from my mother-in-law who had 8 children and needed to make a little go a long way. The other day I was talking to my neighbor who was making tacos for her family of 10 and gave her my tip of adding potatoes to the hamburger meat to make it go further. We've been eating these for so long...I wasn't aware that other people didn't know about them. They're really very good and everyone loves to come to dinner on potato taco night. To feed my bunch, I have to double the batch and make about 50 tacos.
More Thrifty Thursday Tips for Parents:
Fitness for Free
Favorite Brown Bag Lunches
Cheapest Photo Frame on the Planet
Save Pounds and Pennies
Go Through the Grocery Flyer with Your Kids
Buying and Selling Twin Stuff
Saving on Birthday Gifts
Swap Coupons and Money-Saving Tips
Baby Showers on a Budget
Cheap Dates Are Good
5 Ways to Find Free Child Care
Do-It-Yourself Day Camp
The first few pictures are up. Submit your graduating senior's photo and profile to be included in the Homeschool Graduating Class of 2009 Photo Gallery. I appreciate your help in building a Class of 2009 Photo Gallery that we can be proud of.
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While the majority of Americans see their country falling behind other nations economically, they also believe the nation can improve its standing with more college degrees, according to a new survey from Kaplan. The Kaplan University Education Insights Survey found 83 percent of adults in the United States agree that the country is falling behind, with seven in 10 saying that the nation can improve its standing if more people earn college degrees. Read the Full Article
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The ability to pause and rewind podcast lectures gave the upper hand to college students in a recent study that compared the performance of students who attended a lecture in person and those who viewed it from iTunes University. Read the Full Article
Faculty opposition has forced the University of Toledo to scrap talks with a private company to develop graduate online programs, The Blade, a newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, reported yesterday. Read the Full Article
Shai Reshef has a big goal for his new venture: He wants to offer low-cost, quality higher education all over the world, and particularly in countries where options are limited and students have relatively little money. His solution is the University of the People, which would offer free online degrees. Read the Full Article
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