inexpensive, indoor kid activities?

wannabanaud

Anyone got any neat/different ideas for indoor kid activities? Preferably free to get in (or really cheap) since i have 2 kids

I've already thought of chuck e cheese, the aquarium (expensive), science center (expensive and far), and port discovery (far, not sure of price)

Or activities that you do in your house? With this brutal heat i'm totally at a loss as to what to do with the kids...

firedancer1028

The Bel Air library has storytime on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Regal movie theater in Abingdon has free kids movies on Tues and Wed at 10:30 (we were going to go today, but Hannah actually slept in, so we didn't make it).  Mariner Point park in Joppatowne has a nice walk and tons of squirrels that aren't afraif of people and you can feed them- by some peanuts before you go.  Tubing at Rock State Park or the beach at Gunpowder State Park.  Those are all the things I plan to do while I am home with Hannah this summer.

KathrynMD

does your mall have a play area?  The one in Columbia does and its great and its open early - before the mall opens.

I'm sure there are jump places and kids gyms near you too, but they are probably not free.

idonthavethis

firedancer1028:

The Bel Air library has storytime on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Regal movie theater in Abingdon has free kids movies on Tues and Wed at 10:30 (we were going to go today, but Hannah actually slept in, so we didn't make it).  Mariner Point park in Joppatowne has a nice walk and tons of squirrels that aren't afraif of people and you can feed them- by some peanuts before you go.  Tubing at Rock State Park or the beach at Gunpowder State Park.  Those are all the things I plan to do while I am home with Hannah this summer.

Have you been to the beach at Gunpowder yet? If so, how was it?

KathrynMD

You could also try craft stores - they always seem to have kids activities.  You could buy some craft kits to do too - or just build some obstacle courses in the house.  Can you just let the kids run around outside w/o you?

firedancer1028

idonthavethis:

firedancer1028:

The Bel Air library has storytime on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Regal movie theater in Abingdon has free kids movies on Tues and Wed at 10:30 (we were going to go today, but Hannah actually slept in, so we didn't make it).  Mariner Point park in Joppatowne has a nice walk and tons of squirrels that aren't afraif of people and you can feed them- by some peanuts before you go.  Tubing at Rock State Park or the beach at Gunpowder State Park.  Those are all the things I plan to do while I am home with Hannah this summer.

Have you been to the beach at Gunpowder yet? If so, how was it?

I haven't been, but my sister took my nephew a few weeks ago and they had a good time.

gracie2762

I second the craft idea. If you don't have a Michael's/AC Moore's near you, Oriental Trading usually has super cheap kits. Do you have a mall with a play area near you? Maybe find some kid friendly recipes and have them cook treats with you?

tspring82

firedancer1028:

idonthavethis:

firedancer1028:

The Bel Air library has storytime on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Regal movie theater in Abingdon has free kids movies on Tues and Wed at 10:30 (we were going to go today, but Hannah actually slept in, so we didn't make it).  Mariner Point park in Joppatowne has a nice walk and tons of squirrels that aren't afraif of people and you can feed them- by some peanuts before you go.  Tubing at Rock State Park or the beach at Gunpowder State Park.  Those are all the things I plan to do while I am home with Hannah this summer.

Have you been to the beach at Gunpowder yet? If so, how was it?

I haven't been, but my sister took my nephew a few weeks ago and they had a good time.

I went to Gunpowder (Hammerman area) a few weekends ago and it was nice.  It's $3 per person and we packed food for the day.  The water is warm too since it's river/bay vs. ocean.  There are a ton of play areas at Hammerman. 

idonthavethis

tspring82:

firedancer1028:

idonthavethis:

firedancer1028:

The Bel Air library has storytime on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Regal movie theater in Abingdon has free kids movies on Tues and Wed at 10:30 (we were going to go today, but Hannah actually slept in, so we didn't make it).  Mariner Point park in Joppatowne has a nice walk and tons of squirrels that aren't afraif of people and you can feed them- by some peanuts before you go.  Tubing at Rock State Park or the beach at Gunpowder State Park.  Those are all the things I plan to do while I am home with Hannah this summer.

Have you been to the beach at Gunpowder yet? If so, how was it?

I haven't been, but my sister took my nephew a few weeks ago and they had a good time.

I went to Gunpowder (Hammerman area) a few weekends ago and it was nice.  It's $3 per person and we packed food for the day.  The water is warm too since it's river/bay vs. ocean.  There are a ton of play areas at Hammerman. 

Thanks! We might go this weekend.

deenamathew

Kids indoor activities like paintings, coloring images,crafts, puzzle games, build a fort out of blankets, finger paint with pudding, nursery rhymes etc. Every kids love doing painting and coloring the different images with crayons. My kid would love to paintings, coloring images.  I have downloaded thomas the train coloring pages for my kid. He love the cartoons characters. Here is the link of the page from were i have downloaded.

http://www.momjunction.com/articles/thomas-train-coloring-pages-toddler-will-love_0087160/