| The family vacation is a tradition
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| | vacation and include it in your budget.
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| intended to bring families closer
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| | This is the easiest way to prepare for a
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| together and one that many of us would
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| | vacation expense and take the stress out
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| just not think of giving up. Quality
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| | of planning.Since the goal here is to get
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| time for the family reinforces the
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| | the most fun for your money, let's talk
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| importance of family values. It's sort
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| | about some low cost vacation ideas that
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| of a "time out" from the day to day
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| | could be right for your family.Camping is
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| routine of living and growing. A chance
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| | a great low cost option for families that
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| to focus on getting to know better those
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| | enjoy the outdoors. Don't worry, you
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| that are most important to us, our
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| | don't have to sleep in a tent. There are
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| family. Of course, how much importance
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| | lots of state parks that rent cabins for
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| you place on this event depends on your
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| | a very reasonable fee.I can highly
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| past experiences.In today's fast paced
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| | recommend the Finger Lakes area of New
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| society a vacation just isn't a vacation
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| | York if it's a convenient distance for
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| unless its costing you a small fortune to
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| | you. About a five hour drive for us, it
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| get to, and stay at, some exotic venue
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| | turned out to be one of our most
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| that usually offers no excitement without
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| | memorable vacations.I'll warn you, these
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| dishing out more money. I suggest we
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| | cabins are booked full up to a year in
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| put on the brakes and get back to basics.
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| | advance. So, plan early. Tent spaces
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| You surely won't have a better
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| | aren't as difficult to book. The park
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| opportunity to do so than on the family
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| | sports an amazing gorge trail with
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| vacation.Let's not forget that the
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| | thundering waterfalls, scheduled nature
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| "family" extends beyond our home life.
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| | learning activities, and a large play
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| Most of us have family that we rarely get
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| | ground. The activity I think the kids
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| to spend time with either because of
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| | enjoyed the most was the natural swimming
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| distance or time issues. But, one should
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| | area, with diving boards, at the bottom
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| always make time for family. Right? I
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| | of a beautiful waterfall.As an added
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| knew you would agree! Not trying to make
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| | bonus, when you are registered at a state
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| you feel guilty here but, we do have a
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| | park, you gain free entrance into all
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| way of letting life rush us through the
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| | state parks. This area is loaded with
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| years. I call it "non-intentional
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| | beautiful parks full of gorge trails,
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| neglect" and most of us are guilty of it
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| | lake views, and camping facilities. And,
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| at some point in our lives. So, let's
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| | if you find the time, you can visit the
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| re-invent the family vacation to include
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| | Corning Glass Museum not far from this
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| some real quality time that reinforces
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| | campground.This is a tourist area you
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| the value of our families.Would you
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| | will definitely find yourself wanting to
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| consider a visit to grandparents, distant
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| | revisit. We did not get to see all we
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| uncles, or a friend's home a vacation?
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| | had wanted to see in a weeks time. You
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| When I was growing up, the family
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| | are likely to find an area of such
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| vacation usually meant visiting family
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| | natural beauty convenient to you as well.
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| members who lived some distance away.
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| | Just do a little research, you never
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| Coming from a family of limited finances,
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| | know what you'll find!
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| this tradition was budget friendly yet,
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| | If you want to beach it, be sure to
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| was sufficient to satisfy our need to
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| | check out all your options for lodging.
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| escape the norms of home life.Of course,
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| | Sometimes a large family can do better by
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| as the teen age years approached, it
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| | renting a condo or home for the week
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| became harder and harder for my mom to
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| | rather than staying at a hotel.
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| convince us that "we would have a good
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| | Remember, you can save a tremendous
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| time" visiting the relatives. Some of
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| | amount of money if you can prepare your
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| which we had already spent several
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| | own meals while on vacation. A good
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| vacations visiting and had, I guess, lost
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| | portion of a families vacation budget can
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| their uniqueness to us as teenagers. That
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| | be literally "eaten up"! Even a little
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| said, if any of you can figure out what
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| | kitchenette in a suite can save you big
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| makes a teenager happy, except
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| | bucks.If you're campers, you can almost
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| socializing with their own peers, then
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| | always find a campground near popular
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| congrats! Let me know your secret. All
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| | beach areas and get maximum savings on
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| kidding aside, I believe that they still
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| | lodging.Don't forget your best resources,
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| enjoy the family outings but have a
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| | friends and family. Ask around to see if
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| strong resistance to acknowledging that
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| | anyone has visited an area you plan to
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| they are actually having fun. In other
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| | go. You may get lucky and have a "friend
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| words, they are having fun and just
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| | that has a friend" who maybe has a
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| refuse to admit it!I was a single parent
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| | vacation spot they wouldn't mind renting
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| for many years and just didn't have the
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| | to you for a lesser fee. Sometimes
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| money for family vacations requiring
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| | people won't rent out their vacation
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| hotel stays and admission fees. I guess
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| | spots for various reasons, but don't mind
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| I followed in my mother's footsteps in
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| | doing so if the tenant is a trusted
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| hoping that a visit out of town would
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| | acquaintance of a friend or family
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| suffice. And it did. For many years,
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| | member.When travel and lodging are cost
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| the family vacation consisted of a visit
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| | prohibitive, you can still have a
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| to a dear friend or family member's home
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| | vacation right at home. Yes, in your own
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| who was willing to put up with four kids
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| | backyard. Many of us live within
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| for a week. These are truly "beloved
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| | reasonable distance to museums,
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| friends and family!"I am fortunate to
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| | campgrounds, historic sites, and
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| have a good friend for life who has two
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| | beautiful state parks. You might be
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| children within the same age group as my
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| | surprised at what you find in your own
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| kids. Since we didn't get to visit often
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| | local area.Do some research in your area
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| throughout the year, these visits were
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| | to find free or low cost activities and
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| exciting for both my kids and hers who
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| | sites to visit. Schedule something for
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| had become good friends.So, by all means
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| | each day of the week, even if it's just a
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| plan to visit a family member's, or
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| | park visit for a picnic. Some areas have
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| friend's, home for a week. Young
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| | local public beaches. Plan an outing at
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| children especially enjoy these trips.
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| | a local public beach. Visit historical
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| They make new friends and the family
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| | sites. Many of these are free,
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| ties are strengthened. This is an
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| | educational, and fun for parents and
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| excellent way to reinforce family values
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| | kids.
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| and the importance of keeping in touch
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| | You can even plan activities at home
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| with family members that may live some
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| | just as if you were at an exotic vacation
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| distance from your home.Do a little
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| | spot. Have a different theme for each
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| research before you go. Find out if
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| | day. For example: A beach day (sun
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| there are any museums, historical sites,
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| | tanning, volley ball, make some fancy icy
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| low cost attractions, or state parks
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| | drinks to sip on in the sun, have a
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| within driving distance from where you'll
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| | picnic)A camp day (stay in a tent or
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| be staying and plan to visit. Remember
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| | sleeping bags under the stars, build a
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| to ask the family member or friend you
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| | little fire if allowed in your area,
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| are visiting if they have any
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| | roast marshmallows, make smores, sing
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| suggestions. Since they live in the
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| | campfire songs)Have a backyard fair
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| area, they will most likely be aware of
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| | (create booths with games like ring toss
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| popular spots. Ask about bowling, roller
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| | or balloon popping to win little prizes)A
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| skating, or special movie nights in the
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| | colonial day (dress, and live in another
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| area and plan accordingly. You can
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| | era!). This is great fun. I thought of
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| even plan some game or craft activities
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| | this one purely by accident when the
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| to keep everyone busy and having fun.For
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| | electricity went out one day. The kids
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| those of you who have worn out your
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| | expressed how "neat' it was to live like
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| welcome or simply don't have family
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| | they did in the "old days." No lighting
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| within a reasonable distance, finding
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| | except candles and lanterns, no T.V. or
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| vacation spots that will provide a
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| | radio, no video games or computer.
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| memorable experience for everyone in the
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| | Sounds boring, but believe it or not,
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| family can be a challenge. Especially
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| | they had fun coming up with ideas to keep
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| on a tight budget. Don't be discouraged,
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| | occupied. A good teaching tool too!
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| it is not impossible. Plan for your
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