Don't have a lot of money? Want entertainment?

If you have young children, you may create a chalk mural on your driveway. Even baking cookies can be fun family entertainment.  I remember when I was a child, my mom would make a batch of yeast bread dough and my sister and I would shape the dinner rolls.  It was fun, and we learned cooking skills we would use in our later years.

For healthy entertaiment, how about a hike in the woods or taking the children to play in the park?  Visit a public garden and look at the flowers and vegetation. Why not plant your own garden and reap the produce? As a family, go for a bike ride. Or make a kite and fly it in an open area. Run through the garden sprinkler on a hot day.  Have a family pick-up game of one on one basketball or invite the neighbors over for a game of volleyball. Invite the neighbors in for a potluck barbeque and have activities for the kids and adults.

Visit a drive-in movie theater or tour a dairy farm or a police or fire station.  Enjoy a free concert in the park or community festival.  Visit the public library: check out movies, books and music, andtake advantage of the programs that are offered at the library.  Read a good book for enjoyment.

- SusanTaylor—FIELD SPEC II - Families