There was even water! The beach, you say? Well....... not exactly.
We went to a local park with a sand volleyball court and a man-made pond. Like so many other aspects of the frugal lifestyle, this trip to "the beach" was all about making do. We had lots of fun, and we didn't even have to leave town! Added benefit -- no jellyfish!
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YOu are so smart when it comes to making your little ones happy. I am sure they think you are an awesome mommy! If you lived near me I wouldn't be a snotty park mommy, I would come hang out!
Make your own beach? I love it. :) You're brilliant.
Val
These are the kinds of "trips" that we take! We always have lots of fun! Keep up with all the great ideas. I love them
Creative thinking outside the beach - kudos!
You are so creative. Way to think of what might look/feel like a beach to them. Growing up on one of the Great Lakes, I tend to be a beach snob. But you captured the feel of it. Way to go.
When we lived in an apartment, we used to play in the volleyball court all the time. He loved it, and it was only a short walk away! ;)
linked my way here. you and i have some young kid/frugal interests in common. :)
nicola
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This was genius. Way to go! The girls look like they were enjoying their Make-Do trip to the Beach!!
Thanks for sharing!
Okay valerie - since I am local, I HAVE to know what park this is! We need a trip to the "beach" too!
@ aprilfoolwed -- Hi April! It's Cedar Beach Park in Allentown. They are getting ready for MayFair (I think it starts tomorrow night.) Have fun!!
This is wonderful! Sunnyboy has been asking to go to the beach this week. Although it's only an hour away I don't drive so this is not an easy request to fulfil, but I have been trying to think out of the box and I think if I could find a park like this he would be delighted. We are going on a work outing day-trip to the beach in a couple of months but that time-scale is hard to explain to him at the moment :)
Love that idea! We are blessed to have many lakes in our town and we live only 15 min. from Lake Michigan.
~Liz
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