Project 1: Foam & paper seascene.

Here's a simple project. I used things I had around the house already.

Cost: $1-$3 for foam.
Prep time: 5 minutes.
Play time: 20 minutes

Materials needed.
Foam sheets.
1 piece of paper.
Scissors.
Glue.

Cut a wave shape, some fish, and a few half circles for boats out of the foam.


Glue the waves to the bottom of the paper.

Then you can let your child glue the fish and boats where they want them.



When everything is glued down, you can give your child markers and crayons to color in the details.



You can also cut out a few triangles to make sails for the boats.

I hope you enjoy this fun project!

Where we're going Sept 5th-9th.

I plan our weeks activities in advance. This is what we plan to do next week:

Monday. Cost: Free
We're going to a local park. Then we'll be heading off to the Museum. We're also going to bring our lunch with.

Tuesday. Cost: $10 w/o pass.
We're going to the Zoo with a local mom's meetup.com group. We have a family pass, so this is something we'll be doing a bunch.

Wednesday. Cost: Free
We're going to one of the big parks close by. I'm going to show my son photos of both parks, and let him pick which one to go to.

Thursday. Cost: Free (but we will be buying apples)
We're going to the Apple Orchard. I'm very excited about this. We'll be playing in the kid area, and buying some fun snacks/project supplies.

Friday. Cost: Free
We're taking a walk with the moms group. I also plan to head down to the beach with our sandbox toys.

I love getting my son out of the house. He is very high energy and will literally bounce off the walls if I keep him in all day.

Free places to go.

Here are some places we like to go, that doesn't cost us a penny.

Parks. We love finding new parks all over town. Just do an online search, and you should find a bunch. Or asks friends, that's how I've learned about the best parks.

Beach. If you're lucky and live by the water,this is a great place. Sand and water to play with.

Local museum. Ours doesn't charge. It's a great place to go on rainy days.

Mall. Just go to walk around and window shop. We love doing this. We might make it a little special by picking up some fresh baked cookies as a treat.

Easy go-to at home activities.

Here are a few things that I always have on hand for when my son gets bored.

Crayons, markers, colored pencils and paper. Around back-to-school time you can find these for as little as 25 cents a pack. They're always great to have on hand.

Foam sheets and stickers. I love these. I use them for a bunch of activities. They're easy for all ages, and you can get a big bag for $5. Which will last multiple projects.

Sheets of various stickers. kids love to put stickers on everything, They're a great way to decorate and accent a project. Plus you can get them for $1.

Paint & paint brushes. You can get tons of different varieties. Make sure what you have is washable.

Play dough. My son will spend hours playing with this stuff. You can buy it, or I will be posting directions to make your own.

Welcome!

Welcome to Kid Fun on a Budget. This is a place to find fun things to do with your kid, that cost little to nothing. I use to be a preschool teacher, and now stay at home with my toddler. While trying to get my small business going. Having a smaller income is definitely impacting what we can do. After talking with friends it seems this is a very common issue. I've been blessed with the ability to come up with inexpensive project ideas very easily. I wanted to share my ideas with other mom's. I hope you enjoy finding some new, inexpensive projects to do with your kid(s).