I've been feeling run down, experiencing some discomfort, and overall just feeling ick. I'm hoping I'm not coming down with something! DH just left to go work on the swing set with FIL - we bought it second hand and it needs a few repairs before being brought over to our house - and the kids are driving me bonkers. Going outside -is- an option but I'm trying to change it up a little. We can go visit family, go to the store (but all we need are batteries), or do something else - but my brain has phased out already. What do you do when you need to get out but don't feel like a big outing (I.e. Zoo)?
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I visit my parents. They're 40 min away and love to help with the babies. Plus they feed me.
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I'm visiting family right now and there is a big mall about 15 mins away with a huge free play area. We went early yesterday and he had a blast with 3 other boys there his age. When he was over that we just ran the hallways, looked at the pet store animals, and he did some coin operated rides. (But it's a weird situation because the mall is pretty new and huge and nice...but almost in foreclosure so it's pretty empty. Kinda perfect for us though. In a regularly busy mall it might not be great). Special treats like Auntie Ann's pretzels and Ice Cream make it even better
I live in NYC so being in the burbs with a mall is kinda of exciting for us, though. Ha. Might not be for regular suburbanites.
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Indoor playground, chick fil a play place, bookstore or toy store with train table
ETA: monkey's treehouse is worth the drive and $$ if want to be lazy
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Oh, another thing we've done when in the suburbs is go to a huge Barnes n Noble. They have a play area with Thomas trains and he picked out a book.
@runnerd: jinx
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Trampoline park, the park down the street & the library. Barnes and Noble is a good call too! They have fun stuff to play with! Just walking around the mall can be fun too
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I go to soft play because E runs off to play and I can sit and stare into space!
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The playground around the corner from us. Usually there will be other kids to play with and parents to make small talk with at least. We don't have any local family to visit.
Or... Tv. Let's be real.
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The pool, or the playground at the school down the road.
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@Foodnerd81:
and tv
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@Foodnerd81:
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The playground, splash pad, CFA/McD's play place, and if it's really hot, we go to the mall and she runs around the kids zone.
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Childrens museum! Contained and lots of entertainment. I would kill for them to have a starbucks inside though, or at least a drive thru nearby!
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We live in a small town so there isn't much to do. We go in the backyard or to a park.
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Indoor playground. I can sit and DD can run around.
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Backyard to play.
Library, he has 2 favorites but sometimes we check out a new branch
Walk to park with playground
Barnes & noble
Children's museum
My Gym when they have free play times
Take his bike around the block
A store-he really likes Best Buy for some reasonAnd yes sometimes he gets lunch in front of the TV while I zone out
I wish our town had more kid things, and that our mall had a kid play area
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the library or target (ha)
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@Alexandra603: Oh good I am glad I am not the only vote for Target!
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