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No Spending Challenge: January: Ideas to break the boredom

So right about now, you are probably questioning if this was a good idea?  Rest assured it is!  You can do this!    Just throwing out a short list of things you can do this weekend to mix it up in the house: FREE (or mostly) things to do on the weekends (family time is encouraged): For those of us who have snow:        ·         Spray snow with colored water ·         Catch snowflakes on your tongues ·         Go sledding down a really big hill ·         Blow soap bubbles outside when it's cold enough to shatter them ·         Make ice ornaments ·         Snowball fight ·         Make a snowman ·         Make a snowfort ·      ...

FREE Things to do: No Spending Challenge

I n keeping with the No Spending Challenge for January , finding things to do outside the home so you don't go stir crazy is key!  The children especially will have a hard time understanding this no spending thing.  Some ideas that will help with this: Home Depot - Hands on Workshop for kids - ages 5-12 These are offered the 1st Saturday of the month. Today is the 1st one of the new year!  Make a Desk Calendar: Make a Fun Desk Calendar Make a fun Desk Calendar. FREE hands-on workshops; designed for children ages 5 - 12. Offered the 1st Saturday of every month at all The Home Depot stores between 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Please do not arrive before 9:00 a.m. Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment. All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin. One workshop kit, apron and pin per child, while supplies last. Children ...