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Kids are so excited when school lets out for the summer, but it only takes a little while before the boredom sets in. Here are some great things to do with your kids this summer to keep them and your budget happy this summer, because your budget may be limited, but fun doesn’t have to be!
Movies
Regal Summer Movie Express $1 Movies
Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse, 10 Movie Tickets for $5
Bowling
Kids Bowl Free – 2 Free Games of Bowling Per Day
Free Brunswick Bowling – Free Game Every Day
Museums
National Air and Space Museum (Washington, DC)
Jacksonville Maritime Museum (Jacksonville, FL)
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (Aiken, SC)
Columbia Museum of Art (Columbia, SC) – free admission on Sundays
McKissick Museum at University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC – free admission always
Greenville County Museum of Art – (Greenville, SC) – free admission always
Mint Museum – free admission Tuesday 5-9 pm (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Greenville Museum of Art (Greenville, NC) free admission always
Knoxville Museum of Art (Knoxville, TN) – free admission always
Tennessee State Museum (Nashville, TN) – free admission always
Imagine It! (Atlanta, GA) – free admission on the second Tuesday of each month
Center for Puppetry Arts Museum (Atlanta, GA) – free admission on Thursday afternoons
Workshops
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic, Saturday Mornings
Home Depot Kids Workshop, First Saturday of every month
Apple Workshops or Summer Camp
Michaels Craft Workshops – The Knack
AC Moore Craft Classes for Kids – Wednesday from 3-5 pm
National Parks
Blue Ridge Parkway
Shenandoah (Virginia)
Kings Mountain (South Carolina)
Cape Hatteras (North Carolina)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Tennessee)
Chattahoochee River (Georgia)
Little River Canyon (Alabama)
Natchez Trace Parkway (Mississippi)
New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park (Louisiana)
Hot Springs (Arkansas)
Padre Island National Sea Shore (Texas)
Other Things
Volunteer at a local Organization
Go Geocaching
B1G1 Minor League Baseball Tickets w/ Kraft Singles Wrapper – Tuesday Nights
Georgia Residents – Free Family Pass to Zoo Atlanta from Library
