A Few Summer Family Freebie Ideas

Kids Bowl Free

Free Admission to Museums

Free entry to U.S. National Parks: "Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the free weekends should help American families struggling with the recession afford a memorable vacation. All 147 Park Service sites that charge fees for entry will waive entrance fees from June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16."

FREE FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL and more free movies here.

AMC Movie Watcher freebies and deals.

AMC Theatres printable coupon (PDF) good for a FREE LARGE Popcorn when you buy a LARGE Fountain Drink (expires 11/05/09). One coupon per ticket purchase. Valid only at AMC Theatres. Not valid with any other offer. Source: Slickdeals

Free Summer Meals for Children(NYC - tourists and locals, anyone!) This is also offered in other locales across the country. Check your local area.

Operation Purple - free summer camp for children of deployed military.

Children's Freebies all year round(samples and more)

Chuck E. Cheese: 100 tokens $10, exp 7/9/09

There is a pool in our area which allows free admission after a certain time, and hour before closing. Check your community pools to see if they have lower rates in the evenings.

Community centers are a good places for free or low cost summer activities. Our local community center charges $15.00 a year for an indoor pool, rock wall and gym time. They also have very inexpensive group swim lessons. They offer classes all year round for other activities as well.

Barnes & Noble offers free story times during the week.

Check your tourist information centers in your local area for coupon booklets. I found a great coupon booklet from a welcome center that I had not seen before, and we saved at least $15.00 with it for local attractions. We like to play tourist in our area and discover new places near us.

Check you local library for free summer programs.

Churches and other places of worship often offer free summer programs. Christian churches offer Bible camps/school during the summer.