Movies. I love them, love taking my kids there but hate the cost. What ever happened to $1 shows? Well, they're $2.50 shows now. I've just discovered that many of the national theatre companies offer special summer showings. The days of dollar theatres are gone and now you can see movies for a reduced price at your neighborhood theatre.
AMC: www.amctheatres.com
AMC has a program called "AMC Summer Movie Camp" that allows you to get tickets 8 days before their show for free. Their movies show on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. You can check out their site for upcoming movies.
Dickinson: www.dtmovies.com
Dickinson's Summer Vacation Movie Series has a lot more viewing options and time options than AMC. Their selections are not free but the flexibility it lends to mothers is worth it. They have 2 showing of 1 or 2 movies at least 4 days a week. And at the small price of $2.50 a ticket (children 3 & under are free!) it is well worth it.
Other Inexpensive Summer Fun:
-Parks
-Picnics
-Bike Riding
-Walks
-Focus on the Family's ideas: http://www.focusonyourchild.com/entertain/art1/A0001011.html
-More ideas: http://www.thebanner.org/magazine/article.cfm?article_id=58
Have fun this summer!!!
4 Comments:
Great ideas! Maelee (5) loves going to the movies and I think it's about time we introduced Carys (2) to the wonders of the movie theater.
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Anonymous, at 10:05 AM
Carys I'm sure will love it. The nice thing is if she isn't ready or if there is a "melt-down" it's not as big of a deal to walk out since not much money has been invested. I had to walk Joe out of a movie where I spent the full adult price (he was free) and it felt like a waste. Had I taken him to one of these shows it wouldn't have mattered as much. O well.
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Rebekah, at 10:24 AM
Hey, there's a movie theatre out at Noland Fashion square that has everything for a buck. Of course if you live far away there isn't much savings cos of gas.
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Ben, at 8:52 PM
Hooray for Carys! Welcome to the wonderful world of movies.
Joe sat through Shark Boy and only got up a couple of times...refills for popcorn.
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Anonymous, at 8:25 AM
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