How can you have a vacation without any time to take off from work and limited funds? Well the answer is multiple weekend "staycations."
Let everyone in the family choose something they would like to do within 50 miles of home, set a price limit and choose one "trip" for weekends. Provide ideas including simple things like camping in the backyard, going to a movie, have summer camp in the backyard with old fashioned games and a campfire complete with songs, go horseback riding, visit a museum, take a nature hike, make kites and fly them, think outside the box. Use a tourist guide for your area to discover things that tourists come to your town for. Make the "trip" special by sleeping outside or in the family room, etc. in sleeping bags. Dividing up the activities over multiple weekends will help financially and still give everyone the break they need from the everyday demands of life. If you have chosen an outdoor activity and it rains, just choose a different indoor activity for that weekend. If someone doesn't like the activity chosen for a particular weekend, just remind them that they will have a choice on another weekend. Placing all the activities in a basket and drawing for which one to do helps diffuse grumbling as well. Make it a great summer for everyone.
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