How much do you spend per month on children's activities?

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I've always thought my DC (8 & 10 yo) don't do that many outside things but we spend:

Cubs/Scouts (weekly) £15pm each
Swimming club £18pm each
Wildlife rangers (monthly) £3 each
Tri-club (weekly) £8pm each

So, that's £88 per month, between them, out of the household expenditure.

Neither are particular keen on ball sports, so the swimming and tri are pretty much their only exercise (although active in other ways at scouts etc too)

They'd both like to join a children's club at the climbing wall, but that's another £88pm between them. It's not that we couldn't afford it, but £90 pm does make a difference to us and I'm balking at the total cost of their activities. At the same time, I do like to know they're being active and social and I guess talented sports or musical children cost their parents more?!

Guitar lessons £60.cubs £6 Football training £10 watching football team £50 approx (I have factored in my season ticket here cos i take him).

My DD's do swimming and Ballet.

No idea how many weeks a term is as they arent old enough for school yet at 3.6 and 21mths but

Ballet is termly at £88
Swimming is every 10 weeks (termly?) at £270 and thats with sibling discount.

2 DDs flute/clarinet lessons £120, Riding lessons £72, Guides £12 (+camp,outingsetc), Youth clubs £12, Pony club £16, singing lessons £18

Don't want to add it up as that seems a lot now I've written it down! We have tiny house, small mortgage and no social life or big holidays!!

DD-8, Football team subs £13 a month, training with different club £10 a month. Trampolining £20 a month. Brownies 2.00 a week. swimming with me £10 a month.

DD-15 Trampolining-£20 a month, dance class £20 a month.

Total- £95 a month

gymnastics x 2 = 2 x £42.00 every 8 weeks
swimming x 2 = 2 x £19 per month
football x 1 = £40 every 10 weeks for ds
dance club x 1 = free afterschool club for dd

Son: cubs £15, percussion £40, Cricket £10, karate £10
Daughter: rainbows £17, violin £42, gymnastics £40, dance (ballet/Tap) £56
Toddler: Gymboree £26, Move and groove £12

So near enough £250....swoon. Must choose my least favourite and put them on eBay

It always sounds so scary if you add it up. DD is 9y:

LAMDA (via school's afterschool club) approx £5 a week inc exam, term time only
Drama (out of school) £3.50 a week, term time only
Drama (afterschool club) - free, yeah!
Climbing - £13 once a fortnight, all year round - we restrict to fortnightly as gets too much otherwise
Singing lessons - £15 a week, term time only plus however much exam is going to cost me soon

So about £100 a month over the year - ouch! Good job we only have the one!

sorry, gymnastics is 2 x £21.00 every 8 weeks

DD1 aged 6, 7 end of month: Rainbows £15 a term, will be Brownies end of month at £18 a term. Singing Lessons £110 a term, Swimming £47 every 10 weeks.
DD2 10 weeks old: Boogie mites £1 a week, Infant Massage £1 a week, Baby group £1 a week. Soon to add swimming £47 every 10 weeks.

Dance club £54 per term
Brownies £20 per term
Drama club - free
Not too bad, but wants to start the violin.
DD2 very cheap - doesn't like clubs/groups/activities at all!

DS Swimming £23
DS After school activity £16
DD Toddler music £24
DD Toddler 'aerobic' session £8

£71 a month. TBH, I knew it was that much as I was trying to figure out where my money was going last week.

We haven't even quite got to the Rainbows / Beavers / rugby stage yet. DD will eventually swop music for swimming though.

Dd1 only does piano which costs me around £80 per term, she used to do brownies but we couldn't afford both so she chose piano.

Tennis - £80 per month
Football - £20 per month
Guitar - £40 per month

Total for 2 children = £140 per month

I don't know how some people can afford to do lts of clubs everyday, especially when they have several children.

Ds
football 1 27.00
football 2 12.50
football 3 15.00
monthly
Recorder 18.00 termly
Cricket 20.00 registration season

Dd1
Dancing 20.00
weekly
Rainbows 18.00 termly

Dd2
Dancing 4.00 weekly

DS football £50 - for training, matches and tournaments
DS swimming £35
DS gymnastics £40
DS recorder lessons £5 (taught by a volunteer at the school, money only for buying the music)

DD ballet £40
DD junior music £30
DD swimming £25
DD junior gymnastics £32

DD2 swimming £25
DD2 tumble tots £20

God, that's £300!

DS is dropping gym next year and starting guitar, which will be more expensive. And then he'll start piano a term later costing even more!

Swimming £80
Beavers £10
French £20
Taekwondo £32
Football £20
Golf £12
Dance £12
Cricket £16

Think that works out at £202 (but have had wine) per month for 4 children......good job I've had the wine

£72.40 a month. That includes weekly swimming lessons for DS, a dance class and a 30 min private swimming lesson and a dance class for dd.

DS1 clarinet £8 per lesson
1:1 swimming £8 per lesson
Drama £8 per lesson - so £24 per week, £96 per month

He also does some holiday things - this Easter is doing a caving day, £22, and a four day Drama workshop which is costing (eek) £90.

Ds2 doesnt do any clubs ( he is severely autistic ) though I'm crossing my fingers that an SEN trampolining club will start up soon.