Spring Break on a budget!

Well.........Today is the first day of spring break for the girls! This is great for them and the momma goes......."oh boy." =)

And spring break is even more fun when you are on a budget like crazy!!! We attempted to get the girly's into a charter school this year.....didn't happen. So now we will have two with tuition!! AHHH!!! This meant ALL of our tax returns had to go to pay some things off and then in the bank to cover Hope's tuition in the fall. We've barely made it with Taylor's so we knew there would be no way we could do both of them with payments!! Normally we do something very fun with Tax returns.......not this year.

And spring break is even MORE fun when you have three kids in three different stages of life!

And spring breaks is the MOST fun when the momma looks on weather.com and it's supposed to rain almost every day!!!

So......spring break, three girly's, no money, tiny house....what are we going to do?

Throughout my bible study that I taught, there was a common theme.......God first, plan second. So, yes, God is first every day.......but we need a plan!!

This is hard because Taylor and Hope are ready to start doing big kid stuff like going camping, and going to Carrowinds and ice-skating and roller skating, going to the movies.....fun stuff! But the Kennyboo is still to little for that stuff, except the camping we may be giving that one a shot!

So here is the plan with a budget (under $100):

1. Went to Target last night and in their dollar section they have a whole bunch of different things kids can plant and start their own garden! So for about $10, I got the girls a ton of stuff to plant outside and start their own "mini" garden! Whatever day is nice outside, this will be the day this gets done! I will post pics.

2. On Wednesdays at Monkey Joes, they have half price day! So for about $12 all three girly's will be able to play there all morning! Anyone want to join?

3. A visit to the Library! This is FREEEE!!

4. Chuck E Cheese.......I got some coupons out of the paper on Sunday and for around $25 the girl's can play and have pizza and drinks for the morning! Taylor is just about "over" the whole Chuck E Cheese deal.....but Hope and Kennedy still enjoy it! So, I will be meeting a friend who has a girly Taylor's age for this!

5. A trip to the dollar store for an art project! budget ($10) This one:

http://life.familyeducation.com/outdoor-games/spring/29494.html?detoured=1

6. Camping! I'm still not sure when we are going to attempt this......we are checking out the weather and Kris's schedule but I'm only estimating around $50 for an overnight trip. This would only include gas and the camp fees. Obviously the food we would bring would come out of our budget for the week! We have all the gear so hopefully we won't have to buy anything else! But just an idea.....if you don't have the gear, ask around! Most people wouldn't mind lending you their tent and equipment, as long as you take care of it!! =)

Total cost: $107! I think that's pretty good!

I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear your ideas fora very cheap and easy spring break if you're not going away! I know $100 may sound like a lot......but unless you're just going to stay at home each day and do nothing......it's virtually impossible to have fun and not spend a penny!

Obviously the most important thing is for me to remember that these are memories I'm making with my girl's. And that if I spend each day getting frustrated with their messes and fighting, we are all going to be miserable! So......ok, well one day at least has to be a cleaning day.....and that would be today. Yuck......but it's got to get done! Have a great weekend and please leave your ideas in the comments!!