How much do you spend a month on kids activities

[Butterflying123]

I think we spend quite a lot on hobbies, and we are very happy with the arrangement, but I curious how it compares to other people.

Honestly, close to £500. But I have 3 children and between them they have music lessons, singing lessons, sports clubs, drama classes, swimming (two lessons, one swims for a club) so it all adds up.

When my daughter was dancing a lot it was about £400 a month. Thankfully, she has cut back on the number of classes she does!

More than £250. But we have a few musical instrument lessons in there which are 1:1 and I don’t mind paying for expert tuition.

We currently pay a fortune for small group swimming lessons for one kid who was not making any progress at all in council lessons, but that will stop soon. It would have been cheaper to pay for a year of small group lessons than years of council lessons with no results!

Sports clubs are quite cheap if you don’t count having to buy cricket kit etc.

We’ve got a pony, so a fortune!

Ah it makes me feel good other people are spending a small fortune on hobbies too! Just wanted to justify the cost to myself. I am happy to spend the money as I really value the experiences for them

When my DS was sailing competitively, it was at least £500pcm, and that was without the ££££ outlays on big kit (i.e. boats). My bank balance is eternally grateful he decided to step it down to hobby level.

DD1... Scouts and climbing... about £75 a month

Dd2... Scouts and Rugby... comes out at £20 a month.

Thens the cost of fuel, and equipment, and camps...

And school trips. That seems never-ending. (£900 for a language trip is the latest.)

Never worked it out really.

but swim lessons for the kids is £155 alone. Then we have guides, rainbows, army cadets, guitar lessons, drum lessons and a climbing club.

but that’s just the club cost. Doesn’t take into account paying out for equipment, fuel etc. camps while not over priced. Army cadets seem to do a lot of weekend camps. Those £15-30 weekends add up.

£50 a month for dancing, £2 a week for performing arts, £160 annually for choir and £65 a term for piano lessons at school. Nearly forgot £5 a.week for kickboxing

Scared to add it up but there's

Swimming lessons x 2 £33pm
Karate x 2 £25pm
Coding x 2 £65pm
Drama x 1 £115 per term
Beavers x 1 £30pm
Tutor £165 pm
Football x 1 £80pm

£50 a month for gymnastics

£15 a half term for guides

£350 a year for drama (paid over each term or half term)

Per month, dd11, £30 for acro, £34 for gymnastics. Rarely have to buy any kit.

dd13, karate twice a week £65 per month.

so roughly equal and comes to about £130 a month in total. There are rarely any extras and all clubs are within 3 miles so not a lot of time or petrol. It’s good value I think.

£450 a month for one child 🫠 But to be fair he does extra-curriculars so I can work, if he didn’t he’d be in ASC which he hates so it’s worth it for me.

We added it up and got quite a shock tbh. Music is the most expensive and brownies the cheapest. Adding in wrap around and holiday care on top gave another scary number.

Crikey Moses! I thought my £66 was a lot! Piano lessons, that's it. Well, if you don't include recently learning to drive, which is beyond a kids activity, but I still have to pay for him!

£142 on DD
Gymnastics
Trampoline
Ballet and
Acting

Very little on DS.
His hobby is Warhammer. The little men are a steep initial outlay. After that, it doesn't cost much.

We’ve got two 🫣 one is semi retired but costs more than the fit one!

I don’t even want to think about it!

My 2 DC only do a weekly swimming lesson each- cost £30 per lesson!! 🫣

I don't begrudge the cost as it's 1-2-1 teaching and the kids have progressed quickly, I just try not to think about how much it is!

Average of around £250 a month.

Tap and ballet - £45 a month
Cheer youngest - £70 a month
Cheer eldest £100 a month
Drama - £60 a term
Plus exam fees/comp fees/costumes etc.

I don't add it up. We are very fortunate but it's basically why I work. Mostly music, a little sport.

Between £300-700 depending on when if any of the gymnastics or trampoline comps fall on and hw far travel is and if we need a hotel. Generally we have about 12 cops a year between 2 of them.

So yeah, alot

Music lessons and swimming club come to £249 a month. 2 children.

For my 10 year old I pay
£200pm for climbing (squad and private lessons)
£15 for guides
This month we have also spent probably an extra £200 on competitions and a hotel for one of these.
£16 for after school clubs for the whole term

My son who is 8 has
Climbing membership £50
After school clubs £8 for whole term

My youngest hates organised fun so plays a lot of football in the park and climbs with me.

Even though we spend a large amount, relative to our income, it is a very low percentage.

We also feel justified in our expenditures because both DH and I have medical limitations. Providing our child with extracurricular activities and hobbies is a way for her to access aspects of life we can’t provide to her directly.