1st and only day out, Easter hols

[Donut22]

I'm literally shocked at the price of everything! I've just took my children out for the afternoon trampoline park, dinner and a little arcade place, this is the only thing we have done during Easter and it sure is going to be the last, 130pound later! We used to always be out doing something but this is just crazy! My children are getting to that age where parks and walks are boring too which don't help! What the hell are we going to do for another week 😂 send help!

Where on earth did you go?!
We have a local trampoline and inflatable place which is £10 for an hour. We tend to eat first or after at home and take a snack. I took mine swimming today with a friend which was £7 each. I think maybe doing all three things is why it cost a lot!

Spread things out which helps so we tend to watch some tv, read/draw, play in garden then go somewhere like the trampoline place. Then a walk then home etc.

Well that's a big day out
Also, how many kids?how much is trampoline park? How long in arcade? Where for lunch?

We did an inflatable thing yesterday for £10 each (90 minutes) so three primary aged kids and me £32. Free thing in town where they got sweets. Macdonald's, three happy meals and an adult meal so £15.

We did fairground and arcade and put £100 in with very little change, got food at the start for prob £30 (with DH) and a pub stop mid way for drinks and snacks (£15) but we KNOW that's always an expensive day, we work on the basis of it being once or twice a year

Trampoline park near me is 18.95 per child x3 plus drinks crisps (yes I should of brought my own) then dinner out, parking petrol and more drinks! Has all come out to 130bloody quid!

We’ve been out every day but barely spent that in 2 weeks! We’ve been swimming, to a farm park (most expensive day), NT places (we have membership), to a country park with friends etc.

Oh and arcade! I couldve spent less by not going to arcade etc but I'm terrible with money I'll think stuff it and deal with it later and here I am screaming at my bank bal now 🙈🙈😅

How old are your dc?
Some ideas:
swimming
library
train or bus trip to a nearby town
bike ride
Museums
Don't buy food everything you go out.

Oh, agree with NT places. Well worth the membership.

Sounds like you've done 3 days out in one OP. I would have separated them into three separate days out rather than doing it all in one day.

Sympathy. Finding the same for my 10 year old DC. Just wants to go out and shop all the time! Not interested in NT, parks etc any more. Wish the weather was better it would save us some £££

Next time you could split those into three separate days out on different days to better fill the holidays - so trampoline park one day, lunch another day, arcade a third.

The rain isn't helping. All activities kind of need to be indoors.

Im glad my 10 year old isn’t interested in shopping and will still happily spend her days at a NT property… much cheaper!

I went to a local church hall yesterday and spent a few quid they had crafts and activities and cake!!
and the day before we did the early bowling and that was really cheap as less than normal
and the early morning cinema was reduced cost less than a tenner and was out 10-1 so pretty good going

Weather not helping at all!! Indoor activities so much more expensive.
Sounds like a lot of money for one day.
We hired a private pool today for £30, we went bouldering/climbing on another day which cost about £40, Easter egg trail which cost about £6 and we took a picnic.
Hoping weather picks up next week so we can do more picnics and outdoor activities which are free