C-los
What are some fun interesting things I can do with my shorty to keep her interested and occupied with me,,,,,without breaking the budget......come on guys......GOOD ideas ;p
Thanks.....
Answer
Go for a walk
Find a lake while walking, feed the ducks stale bread.
Window shop the mall.
Offer to babysit for a friend so they can go out.
Offer to help a friend with a project in their home - paint.
Start a garden
Read to each other - you may both find you like this a lot
Board games
Chinese Checkers
Star Gazing
Cards
Dance at home
Borrow movies from the Library
Some museums and zoos have free days.
Christmas/Holiday craft faire - most are free, walk around.
If you like Sports most High School teams play on Friday nights.
Check out your local college home games as well
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20 Dates for Under $20 - check it out
1. Find the best happy hour in town. Look through your newspaper or search online for local restaurants and bars with happy hours. Most places offer half-price food and drink specials, allowing you to get two drinks and share an appetizer for less than $20.
2. Go to a museum. Most museums either have free admission or offer free entry on certain days of the month.
3. Visit your local zoo. Most zoos offer adult tickets for less than $10. Pack your own snacks and bottled water and have a mini picnic while you're there.
4. Go on a romantic hike. Bring a backpack and surprise your partner with a bottle of champagne, glasses and fresh strawberries.
5. Go swimming at your local pool, lake or beach. Bring some water toys and have more fun than the kids.
6. Beat the heat with an ice cream date. Take two scoops to the park, or take a walk downtown and go people watching.
7. Hit the dollar movie theater. Lots of cities have discount movie theaters showing second-run features. Pick a rainy day and have a movie marathon.
8. Take a downtown walking tour. Discover things and places you never knew existed. While you're there, pick up a free visitors guide for more date ideas.
9. Plan a cheap picnic. Go on a picnic at the beach, mountains or in your own backyard. Grab a blanket, pack a deli sandwich and a bottle of $5 wine.
10. Take a blanket to the beach. Split your budget between a bottle of wine and cheese, then enjoy the sunset while you snuggle on a blanket.
11. Stroll through the botanical gardens. Spend the day walking hand in hand through rose gardens and tropical rainforests, for less than $10 a ticket.
12. Be a kid again. Go bowling, play miniature golf, ride go-carts or play laser tag.
13. Build a bonfire. All you need is some firewood, snacks and a drink of your choice. This is also a great opportunity to make 'smores.
14. Rent something. Go roller- or ice-skating, rent a two-seater bike and pedal through the park, or paddle a boat on a pond.
15. Paint pottery together. Lots of studios let you get creative for around $6 an hour.
16. Pitch a tent. Park fees are usually less than $10, which leaves money for food and firewood. Go camping and roast hot dogs as you gaze at the stars.
17. Go wine tasting. Most wineries charge around $5 for a tasting of five different wines -- plus, you'll get to keep the glass as a souvenir of your date.
18. Take a scenic drive. Pull over to have coffee and dessert at a nice cafe.
19. Explore local galleries and artists. Many cities have art walks one night a month during the summer, with the bonus of a free glass of wine.
20. Rack 'em up at your local pool joint. With pool games costing less than $2, you might even have money left over to share a pitcher of beer.
Go for a walk
Find a lake while walking, feed the ducks stale bread.
Window shop the mall.
Offer to babysit for a friend so they can go out.
Offer to help a friend with a project in their home - paint.
Start a garden
Read to each other - you may both find you like this a lot
Board games
Chinese Checkers
Star Gazing
Cards
Dance at home
Borrow movies from the Library
Some museums and zoos have free days.
Christmas/Holiday craft faire - most are free, walk around.
If you like Sports most High School teams play on Friday nights.
Check out your local college home games as well
..
20 Dates for Under $20 - check it out
1. Find the best happy hour in town. Look through your newspaper or search online for local restaurants and bars with happy hours. Most places offer half-price food and drink specials, allowing you to get two drinks and share an appetizer for less than $20.
2. Go to a museum. Most museums either have free admission or offer free entry on certain days of the month.
3. Visit your local zoo. Most zoos offer adult tickets for less than $10. Pack your own snacks and bottled water and have a mini picnic while you're there.
4. Go on a romantic hike. Bring a backpack and surprise your partner with a bottle of champagne, glasses and fresh strawberries.
5. Go swimming at your local pool, lake or beach. Bring some water toys and have more fun than the kids.
6. Beat the heat with an ice cream date. Take two scoops to the park, or take a walk downtown and go people watching.
7. Hit the dollar movie theater. Lots of cities have discount movie theaters showing second-run features. Pick a rainy day and have a movie marathon.
8. Take a downtown walking tour. Discover things and places you never knew existed. While you're there, pick up a free visitors guide for more date ideas.
9. Plan a cheap picnic. Go on a picnic at the beach, mountains or in your own backyard. Grab a blanket, pack a deli sandwich and a bottle of $5 wine.
10. Take a blanket to the beach. Split your budget between a bottle of wine and cheese, then enjoy the sunset while you snuggle on a blanket.
11. Stroll through the botanical gardens. Spend the day walking hand in hand through rose gardens and tropical rainforests, for less than $10 a ticket.
12. Be a kid again. Go bowling, play miniature golf, ride go-carts or play laser tag.
13. Build a bonfire. All you need is some firewood, snacks and a drink of your choice. This is also a great opportunity to make 'smores.
14. Rent something. Go roller- or ice-skating, rent a two-seater bike and pedal through the park, or paddle a boat on a pond.
15. Paint pottery together. Lots of studios let you get creative for around $6 an hour.
16. Pitch a tent. Park fees are usually less than $10, which leaves money for food and firewood. Go camping and roast hot dogs as you gaze at the stars.
17. Go wine tasting. Most wineries charge around $5 for a tasting of five different wines -- plus, you'll get to keep the glass as a souvenir of your date.
18. Take a scenic drive. Pull over to have coffee and dessert at a nice cafe.
19. Explore local galleries and artists. Many cities have art walks one night a month during the summer, with the bonus of a free glass of wine.
20. Rack 'em up at your local pool joint. With pool games costing less than $2, you might even have money left over to share a pitcher of beer.
Best place in the Poconos to rent a cabin/house/apartment for a week in August?
DBM
My family (my wife and me, our daughter and her husband and our young adult son) are interested in renting a cabin and/or house and/or apartment in the Poconos for a week in August. Although we would love something rustic, we would like to be at a lake and with a pool. It would be best if there was good hiking nearby as well. Where is the best location to look?
Answer
DBM,
I can tell you where NOT to stay! That's Split Rock Resort. They have had a lot of financial problems over the past 10yrs and the place has really gotten run down.
The rooms are old and out-dated in the Galleria and even if you get in to Willow Brook (newer townhouses - but those units can have water problems) the ammenities are lousy and can have unpredictable hours. They put in a new water park just a couple of years ago, but it's over priced and kinda cheesy.
If you mean August of 2014 - My vote would be Knoebels! http://www.knoebels.com/index.php/camping They have tent camping and they also have really neat cabins! And Knoebel's is a great place for a family vacation. It's an amusement park, so I don't think it qualifies as "rustic", but c'mon! Who doesn't like to camp in the middle of an amusement park! I think the best time is early in the morning - you can walk thru the park before it opens and see all the stuff you don't get a chance to see when there's a bazillion people in the park! There are other things to do in the area, you don't have to do *just* Knoebels. You can do all kinds of other day trips.
It's not exactly in "The Pocono's" but my husband and I really enjoy going over to World's End State Park. They have rustic cabins you can rent that are really nice. They have a stove, fridge and elec, but no water and heat is a wood stove. Great hiking trails, good fishing. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/worldsend/index.htm
I've never gone, but I hear Great Wolf is kid friendly! http://www.greatwolf.com/poconos/waterpark
DBM,
I can tell you where NOT to stay! That's Split Rock Resort. They have had a lot of financial problems over the past 10yrs and the place has really gotten run down.
The rooms are old and out-dated in the Galleria and even if you get in to Willow Brook (newer townhouses - but those units can have water problems) the ammenities are lousy and can have unpredictable hours. They put in a new water park just a couple of years ago, but it's over priced and kinda cheesy.
If you mean August of 2014 - My vote would be Knoebels! http://www.knoebels.com/index.php/camping They have tent camping and they also have really neat cabins! And Knoebel's is a great place for a family vacation. It's an amusement park, so I don't think it qualifies as "rustic", but c'mon! Who doesn't like to camp in the middle of an amusement park! I think the best time is early in the morning - you can walk thru the park before it opens and see all the stuff you don't get a chance to see when there's a bazillion people in the park! There are other things to do in the area, you don't have to do *just* Knoebels. You can do all kinds of other day trips.
It's not exactly in "The Pocono's" but my husband and I really enjoy going over to World's End State Park. They have rustic cabins you can rent that are really nice. They have a stove, fridge and elec, but no water and heat is a wood stove. Great hiking trails, good fishing. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/worldsend/index.htm
I've never gone, but I hear Great Wolf is kid friendly! http://www.greatwolf.com/poconos/waterpark
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