I've gotten questions this summer about how we afford everything that we do. Although we have the discount page, and I've written posts about free places to take kids, I still get the question a lot. I've written up a sample itinerary of a week for the stay at home parents, now that bigger kiddos are back in school.
Monday: Head to Cova for
Mini Monday. With your purchase of an adult drink, your kiddo will get a free mini muffin, lemonade, and a craft. Let them play outside, then head to one of the many parks in and around Ocean View and let them play for free. If you still have time, checkout
Pretlow Library. Tuesday: Start the day at the Hermitage Museum. Pack a snack and walk the grounds overlooking the water. Walk inside and view the museum with the bribe of the playground afterward. Once you can't stand the heat, head to the Barry Art Museum on ODU's campus.
Wednesday: Grab a dollar, and head to the Mariner's Museum in Newport News. For just a dollar per person you can soak up the A.C., look at tons of boats, and play at their nature site. Take a walk on the Noland trail.
Thursday: Checkout Hike It Baby! Now free, joining Hike It Baby lets you access hikes led by members all over Hampton Roads.
Friday: Head to Hampton's
Bluebird Gap Farm. See animals, walk through the gardens, then play on the playground. Bring a picnic lunch and eat at the tables. Walk, bike, or drive over to
Air Power Park to checkout the planes and space ships.
Saturday: Weekends at
Hickory Ridge Farm have barrel train rides and food trucks, but the play area is always free. Grab a quick snack from the farm stand and eat it on your way to the close by
Historic Greenbrier Farms. Swing on the tire swing, jump on the bounce houses, and let kids pet the animals.
Sunday: Take the family out to Pungo and hit the
Jerassic Park. Grab the scavenger hunt and find those dinosaurs.
