Things You'll Need:
- Access to the Internet
- A little perseverance
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Step 1
Visit Boston Central online. This may be the best website to find family events to attend in the Boston area. You can sign up for a free newsletter from Boston Central, and you will receive via email a list of events for the upcoming week. There are also several resources on the site to find specific types of activities to do with your family, like visiting museums or going to fairs or festivals.
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Step 2
Check out museum websites. Many museums either have free admission for kids a certain age or times when admission is free. For example, the newly refurbished Boston Children's Museum has $1.00 admission on Friday nights.
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Step 3
Go to your local library or visit its website. Your local library often has many free events for your children or wonderful events at a much-reduced price. Free story hours or music hours as well as family concerts are common events at local libraries all over Massachusetts at any time of year.
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Step 1
Network with mothers. If you join a local mother's group, often mothers will share information about events in the area that are coming up. The group may also have a website that lists local event information.
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Step 2
Read parent-targeted magazines. In Massachusetts a couple of newspaper magazines that list events include "Bay State Parent" and "Parents and Kids."
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Step 3
Look at events calendars in the local paper. It's a great resource for what's going on around you and in neighboring communities. Many local events, like fairs, festivals and parades are free and offer your kids lots of entertainment without making much of a dent in your pocketbook.
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Step 4
Choose a new playground to go to every now and then. Even going to a different playground is fun for kids.
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Step 5
Schedule a play date. Of course, play dates are free and a great activity to plan with your kids. Whatever you do with your family this year, plan to spend some time together just having fun.
Comments
marietrulson said
on 1/15/2009 Looking for an inexpensive afternoon to spend with the kids, try the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham. This is a great little museum with lots of working machines to play with. From a Player Piano to a Operators Station, kids have a wonderful time exploring some of the machines from the past. Museum hightlights for my family were the Climb on fire engine and the Working Machine Shop run by leather belts and pullies.
Razieh said
on 8/20/2008 DJ's at The Garden Restaurant (222 Friend Street, Boston)holds a weekly "Family Night" every Monday night where kids eat for free! They also play a Disney Movie on their plasma tv's and raffle off family friendly prizes every week. www.djsatthegarden.com