Creatively Frugal
Indoor Fun
What does your family do for entertainment when the weather keeps
everyone indoors?
"We set up a card table and put out a jigsaw puzzle." ~ J
"It is about 2° as I write this so we are right in the middle
of our season of indoor frugal fun! One key to keeping our two boys (age
3 and 5) happy is to ration the fun: if they only use certain toys or
games on certain days, the games and toys tend to hold their appeal
longer during the winter months. For example, we have game night on
Fridays and get out board games and popcorn then. We have one big drawer
with a set of trains and some other toys which they can only use on the
weekends. They have certain days for videos; on my cleaning day they can
watch a short one and on Saturday a long one. We alternate Wednesdays
with another family so we get indoor play at each other's house for a
change of scenery. We have two days for baking and one day for library
visits. We also make sure we do get out for a little while almost every
day no matter what the weather to keep our spirits up. This may all
sound very scheduled, but the boys are very clear on what there is to
look forward to and this helps everyone a lot!" ~ BethAnne
"We love to play card games with our children ages 15-3, games
such as Dutch Blitz, Uno and Go Travel." ~ Beverly
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