One of the best things about summer is how evenings last so much longer. You’re a little too keyed up to hit the pillows early, but what to do while the weather is so invitingly warm?
Our bargainistas compiled a couple of our favorite ideas on how to keep cool, save money, and take advantage of the long, dusky summer evenings.
1. Make special meals with your family. Avoid the high price of going out to dinner but increase the fun by cooking something out of the ordinary. In our
$3-A-Day brochure, we have several inexpensive, easy recipes to help you shake up your routine.
2. Host a trivia night. You can either break out a traditional trivia game, or make up your own, based on whatever
interesting facts you can find on the internet. One of our favorite things to do is to come up with trivia facts about our friends and family and share them at the end.
3. Have a campout overnight in your backyard. Pitch a tent or sleep out under the stars in your sleeping bag. Get a book on astronomy from the library, pull out your flashlight, and see if you can find Ursa Major and her little sister, Ursa Minor.
4. Speaking of flashlights, play Flashlight Tag! Choose someone to be “It”, and give that person a flashlight. The person who is “It” counts to 50 while everyone else hides. The person who is “It” tries to find people. When they find someone, they shine the flashlight on that person and call out their name. The first person to be caught then becomes “It”. Be careful bumping around in the dark though. Safety first!
5. Your Own Outdoor Theater - It doesn't take much to have your own outdoor theater. If you don't have a projector and DVD player, rent one (try your local library or community college). Hang a sheet on the side of your house, (preferably where people can lounge on the lawn or set up chairs) run an extension cord, set up the system and play a DVD from Grocery Outlet. Or throw open the windows and invite everyone around the TV. Paired with a barbecue, this will create an enjoyable night your friends and neighbors won’t forget.
Share your tips with us! What do you do on warm summer evenings?