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How much have you spent over Easter school holidays?

69 replies

emhg · 16/04/2023 08:24

Was just thinking about this.. not including normal things eg eating at home which we would have to do anyway, we have spent a small fortune in the last 2 weeks on holiday clubs, days out, activities and eating out/ drinks out and travel

Days out have included crazy golf, entrance fees to attractions and day out in London
3 evening meals and a few lunches

I think it would have been cheaper to go on holiday abroad!

We only have 1 dc so I have no idea how people with multiple dcs can afford it

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Runnerduck34 · 16/04/2023 09:32

Loads but not helped by having 2 birthdays during Easter holidays, so we've eaten out twice, had family round on Easter day and did all food etc, I hate to think how much I spent on Easter eggs for our dc and family plus doing an Easter egg hunt..
We had a theatre trip, a trip to the cinema, a day out in London( to free museum) but still travel costs and lunch, , dc also had friends round for sleepover and had takeaway pizza. Been an expensive month particularly if you add in birthday presents and a car service with 3 new tyres- everything comes at once.....
Been clearing out our savings and are limping to pay day...

Mustardandchickensandwiches · 16/04/2023 09:38

All together about £600

pompomdaisy · 16/04/2023 09:43

Was out shopping with the 17 year old yesterday and today out shopping with the 23 year old. So a bloody fortune! It never stops!

MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel · 16/04/2023 09:45

Cinema £90
Meal out £130
Trampolining £50
Swimming £25
Takeaway x2 £100

thesnailandthewhale · 16/04/2023 09:48

No young kids anymore but I work term time so get the holidays:

Paint/decorating stuff £92
Brow lamination: £35
Vinted mooching £40

Howmanysleepsnow · 16/04/2023 10:09

A lot less than most of you!
4 dc, 2 primary age, 2 teens.

£28 for trampolining and ninja course with younger 2.
£24 ice skating for me and the youngest (teens had plans, second youngest wanted to go to work with his dad)
£62 for rock climbing with all 4 dc
£20 for chocolate eggs for an egg hunt with all four.
£32.50 for football 6 times for second youngest (this is a regular cost though)
Several walks, including some a bit further away we drove to so £30 fuel.
£10 gym for the eldest (also regular)

So £154, plus £42.50 in regular activities.
Teen DD also had a day out in a nearby city with friends by train but used her own money, and is going to the cinema today. Both teens went into town with friends a couple of days too.

kessiebird · 16/04/2023 10:12

Meal out for four £117
Indoor mini golf course for two £17.50
Meal out for two (with friends) £25.
Hair braiding and meal for two £50
Fish and chips for four £16
Maccies for kids £16
Sleepover film rentals and trip to bubble tea shop plus sleepover food £36

On top of that a day to see family in a caravan, sleepover at a friends, a few local walks, lunch at mine with dsis and a swim where I'm a member were v low or no cost.

So £277, maybe £300 max with parking, extra fuel and the odd drink. DD said this morning she was sad to go back to school (and she loves it) so it's worth it. Saved around £50 in bus fares and school lunch money.

Badbudgeter · 16/04/2023 10:14

Hardly anything tbh I had booked time off then dtd1 came down with chicken pox a week before holidays then dtd2 followed 10 days later. We did manage a cinema trip £40 a went to someone’s party £30 but comparatively it’s been really cheap.

Im glad I didn’t book holiday clubs etc as I’d of been massively out of pocket.

IhearyouClemFandango · 16/04/2023 10:19

Not a huge amount I don't think:
£50 roller skating for 5
30 tennis for 2 older ones
30 cinema for DH plus 2
5 for PTA Easter trail
5 skateboarding for youngest
10 skateboard trip for oldest

Other than that, had a day out using a season pass, a meal out with parents paid by them, lots of time in garden/entertaining

IhearyouClemFandango · 16/04/2023 10:20

Oh yes, a burger king for £25

IhearyouClemFandango · 16/04/2023 10:21

Am not counting the kids' regular sports or activities in that, or the normal weekly takeaway

Hartpool · 16/04/2023 10:26

Spent 2 weeks in Florida so spent a ton there! The rest of the holidays in the UK, we've spent £25 on a funfair, £180 on 2 days childcare, £38 takeaway, £135 annual zoo pass, £60 concert tickets, £8 soft play, £50 theatre tickets. My dc like to get out every day and we live in London so there's plenty to do. Always think it's a bit of a waste to live in the capital and stay in all the time as we could be doing that in a cheaper bigger house in a provincial town!

Bakinhappy · 16/04/2023 10:28

Not a lot really -

New books & cheap picnic followed by walk in the park - 25
Cinema followed by mcdonalds - 50
DH and eldest went to a big match - 30
Playdate at the park followed by ice creams - free as we paid last time
Family get together at our house - 9 people fed including desserts - 30
Visiting family - only the price of fuel
We've done a few different bakes over the holidays which the kids love to help with or try but I have most of the ingredients anyway so only a little bit spent there too.

Would have done a day or two at the beach which is an hours drive away but we've had a few sicknesses in the house. They would have been day trips though so no significant costs.

Honestly I don't do overnight stays in this country because they are so expensive. I save towards foreign breaks instead.

The kids go to camps through the summer to break up the long time off but they dont go to Easter camps with it being a short break anyway.

The kids seem content with this. We live rurally near a beauty spot so they have loads of garden space and different walks on their doorstep.

Scottishdreams1991 · 16/04/2023 10:50

about 600 for 3 dc. Ds7 went on a hoilday camp for a week for 40 pound tho 9 to 3!! Bargain

Zorilla · 16/04/2023 13:05

~£700, 2x DC aged 8 and 5

£190 for 4 days of holiday club
£350 for day trip to London (theatre tickets to a musical, nice dinner out and train)
£55 day out to a nature park for 3 of us, took our own picnic lunch
£50 for petrol to go and visit family
£40 for the four of us to watch a football match
£20 for soft play (not worth it)

FrownedUpon · 16/04/2023 14:07

Around 2k, but that included a week in Cornwall.

HistoryFanatic · 16/04/2023 16:48

Cost of living crisis. P🤣

dizzygirl1 · 16/04/2023 17:09

The key thing is also age of children. My 2 at 3/6 were a LOT cheaper to 'entertain' over holidays but now at 13/16 they are expensive for days out. Rubbish weather, health and revision means we haven't gone out as much as we'd like so it's been cheaper but not cheap.

NotPrettyInPink23 · 16/04/2023 17:11

Not much as this holidays has mainly been playdates and using season passes.. Picnics have been what we have indoors mainly.

Other holidays can be 300 a week with entry fees for 2 dcs and one who doesn't have to pay yet. But mainly we stick to annual passes, parks and playdates

bluesky45 · 16/04/2023 17:18

We spent about £50 on the cinema. Other than that, we did a birthday day out which we would have done anyway and Easter visits to family. Generally a very chilled Easter holiday with not much spent but now the kids are driving me crazy at home!

Cherrysherbet · 16/04/2023 17:34

Youngest dd is 12, so only her to treat!

Cinema trip for her and friend, then McDonald’s

Crazy golf and pizza lunch afterwards.

A couple of sleepovers at ours, and she went to friends houses.

The most money we spent was on our Easter roast and Easter eggs. Not too bad this year.

Dh and I had lots of extra work over easter too, which helped money wise.

thatsn0tmyname · 16/04/2023 17:36

I haven't added it up but not too much. Mine are 9 and 11 and I'm a teacher. I used my RHS and Historic Palaces membership plus Tesco vouchers for a pizza lunch. The best days involve a picnic and meeting up with friends. It's much cheaper when the weather is good and friends with kids are willing to meet up.

jclm · 16/04/2023 17:52

We have a child with severe autism so need to keep him occupied all day, so coffees, snacks and treats add up even if we didn't do big days out:

McDonald's X2 £50
Greggs X2 £13
Pizza delivery £30
Additional childcare £100
Shopping trip with daughter to city £40
Parking at various places £15
Trip to farm plus lunch £30
Charity shop spends £30
Cinema for daughter £4

Over £300...!!

caringcarer · 16/04/2023 18:11

Not much this half term. I've spent money on fuel to drive up North to see and stay with relatives. We had half a day at the beach so fish and chips and ice creams. DS spend 1 day with a friend and his Dad and I sent money for the bowling activity they did and Dad bought lunch for both boys. Another day he was invited to a different friends. DH took him to the cinema and we've had a couple of takeaways. He had a 1-1 cricket session which was £35. That's about it.

TheChosenTwo · 16/04/2023 18:25

£1300 over the Easter holidays. I only booked 2 days off to make the long weekend extra long.
Dc1 was home from Uni so has been brilliant at doing nice things with dc3, but it’s cost me a fortune!! They went down to the coast, went to top golf, lunches out, theme park, then with dc2 aswell and my niece they’ve gone to a gaming place together and another day to the cinema. They’ve also been out for breakfast at a couple of places they wanted to try out, ceramics painting place and when I was off we went to London for a day. Have had all my nieces and nephews round on Easter Sunday for a big egg hunt. They’ve done a lot of baking together too.
My bank account has taken a battering 😂 I had considered putting dc3 into school holiday camp thingy as he enjoys it but he opted to spend the time with his siblings instead which was lovely that he wanted to do that and they wanted to aswell. Might have saved me a bit but I appreciate the fact that they enjoy spending time together and dc1 loves being home as her car is here meaning at least they have easy transport and unlimited options for where they can go.