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by Ed Bacchus
A buddy of mine and I came up with this list of things to do with our children last spring during bad weather.
He has 3 children and I only have 2, but these activities have come in handy for us a number of times since then.
Most are geared to local Dallas, TX spots, but I am positive you can find similar sites for activities like these in your own area.
Fun Things to Do With Your Kids
1. Visit the local Children’s Museum (Most major cities have one dedicated to children)
2. Take a tour of the Kids’ Wing of your major Art Museum
3. Spend an afternoon at the Aquarium
4. Go to the Movies (A no brainer, but we can get more creative than this)
5. Take a field trip to the Science Museum (Great adventure for kids)
6. Spend some time at the Toys R US Jungle Gym (In the TX summer heat this is a must)
7. Enjoy the Merry Go Round at a local mall (We have a couple of malls who have installed these)
8. Go Roller Skating
9. Try Bowling
10 Have your kids create a new friend at Build A Bear (A chain found in malls, you can take all afternoon deciding on the many choices)
11. Paint N Party (Arts store where you can pick your piece, paint it and they fire it)
12. Hang out at Chuckie Cheese
13. Eat and play at Main Event (Similiar to Chuckie Cheese or Dave & Busters)
14. Let the kids have a great day at Dave & Busters
15. Browse the Bookstore (Barnes & Noble or a half-priced one)
16. Enjoy the Library
17. Go out for Ice Cream
The key to this list is to have it handy because you never know when you are going to need it. If you have something to add, please comment.
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Ed Bacchus is the author of Parenting Toys - a daddyblog with a little flava. To learn more about Ed, visit his blog and click on 100 Things About Me.
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