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9 Inexpensive Activities To Keep Your Kids Entertained This Summer

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Check out your local library and book stores for their summer reading programs. At our library, the kids can earn small prizes, such as free coupons for pizza and ice cream for reading books through out the summer. Local towns, libraries, malls and fire halls also host carnivals and festivals as fundraisers. Thanks for reading.

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Go Ahead and Be a Cheap Date

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Rent a learn-to-dance video at the library and take a laptop to a local park at night. Grab a book from your library. Whether you’re a fan of written verse or not, it’ll definitely be something you’ll remember. Do you have any fun, inexpensive date night ideas? Dance the night away. Read books aloud. Think of new things.

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You Don't Have To Be A Student To Take Advantage of the Back-to-School Deals

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Consider donating school supplies to womens' shelters, local schools, children's hospitals, libraries, churches. I bought some inexpensive pencil boxes a few years ago and stuffed with crayons, glue stick, scissors for birthday party favors. I am sure they would appreciate your generosity. Battle the boredom blues. Thanks for reading.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

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People opened their windows and used attic fans or sat in metal lawn chairs outside to cool off. Cameras had to have actual film and pictures had to be developed after the whole roll of film was ‘exposed’ Research was done at a library using the Dewey decimal system, not a search engine. Weather prediction was terrible.

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Natural Mothering eBook Bundle

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Get a FREE download of the first 4 chapters of the e-book that should be in every parent''s library: "The Parenting Information Maze: How to Choose the Right Advice for YOUR Family." ( Value: $9.95 ). become a fan and ''like'' FBS on Facebook. Get the audiobook of Pinky McKay''s "Breastfeeding Simply" read by Pinky McKay for FREE! "A

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