Debt Mutiny!

Here are some simple, yet inexpensive ideas for having fun as a family:

1. Visit the playground.
2. Go on a bike ride.
3. Go roller-skating or roller-blading.
4. Play catch or Frisbee.
5. Play Tag, Simon Says, Red Light-Green Light, Duck-Duck Goose, or Hide & Seek.
6. Jump rope or play Leap Frog.
7. Play hopscotch.
8. Fly a kite.
9. Have a scavenger hunt.
10. Go for a hike.
11. Go fishing.
12. Feed the geese or ducks.
13. Take the dog for a long walk.
14. Wash the car together.
15. Draw pictures on the sidewalk with colored chalk.
16. Go for an after-dinner walk around the neighborhood.
17. Camp out in the backyard.
18. Have a bonfire and roast hot dogs or marshmallows.
19. Watch the sunrise or sunset together.
20. Brush up on constellations and go for a stargazing walk.
21. Catch fireflies.
22. String popcorn and place on a tree for the birds.
23. Plant a tree or some flowers.
24. Have a picnic.
25. Go to the library.
26. Make an erupting volcano together.
27. Have Family Game Night with board or card games.
28. Play charades.
29. Do a jigsaw puzzle together.
30. Read a book together as a family.
31. Work on a crossword puzzle.
32. Make a family tree.
33. Go through old family albums.
34. Archive your unfiled photographs.
35. Make scrapbook binders out of keepsakes.
36. Bake cookies.
37. Make homemade pizza.
38. Create your own banana splits.
39. Make an indoor tents with blankets draped over tables and chairs.
40. Clear out the furniture, get in your pajamas, pile up all the pillows and blankets into the middle of the floor in the living room and watch a family movie together.