50 Creative, Cheap Ways to Have Fun...Something for the weekend ! !

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50 Creative, Cheap Ways to Have Fun


This is a repeat of one  of my earlier postings , but expanded a bit to suggest some things to do to make the weekend special even with little or no money. One of the problems about not working is that it can seem that all the days feel the same and the weekend stops being different and special, because there is little change in routine...quite a few of the ideas here are really geared to children and families, but that's great because with more and more families unable to afford holidays, ways to amuse children and keep them off the computer and away from the telly are really welcome...The modern scavenger hunt using technology sounds fun , and the sort  of thing that groups like the Girl Guides and Cubs are now doing, to appeal to modern youngsters...

Saturday night frequently does not offer much on the telly and so I would recommend the idea of a home movie night with friends, where you choose the movies from DVDs that you already have, and instead of sending out for a really expensive pizza delivery, buy pizzas instead from the supermarket, some chicken nuggets and garlic bread etc for a fraction of the cost of a delivery service...or .if the weather holds have a barbeque.....

Another fun idea is the open mike night, which is really just a fun night in with your friends , maybe the neighbours, singing, reading poetry etc and you an do quite cheap pub style food..cheaper still if everyone brings a dish, eg a bowl of chilli, jacket potatoes etc

Something often overlooked these days with our constant access to TV and computers is the fun we had playing board games when we were younger...Scrabble, Monopoly, etc...and again you can have a break for food.

Swap blogs with your friends, family etc...and get some different content, and perhaps new ideas and techniques for your blogs or websites ...

Check out your local library, where there is often lots of things going on besides borrowing books

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