Free things during hard times in America-

I have really tried hard to find things to keep us busy yet that are free.

Library is a great resources for any person but a life saver for a stay at parent. Place to relax,explore,get books,cd,dvd's have story's read and meet new friends. Its like a breath saver for a parent. All of these thing for free. Which is so nice, even if we had extra money we would use this often. Being in a town like Urbandale we can almost go to a different library every day. We only go to two right now Mondays and Thursdays.

Mall Living in the great snowy cold Iowa- You can walk around shop and not really spend money- Often times malls have a playground for kids. Negative? Parents are morons and sometimes have no control over there kids which leads to a pocket full of problems- But going early or when things getting crazy just leaving-

Parks- Well i look forward to warm weather and parks, but right now for Mr Mom its not much of an option.

Antique Malls This can be fun and can me a night mare- Again if you know you kid you can judge this better. Some place will be better then other. My son is great for 40 min, but i need to have full eyes on deck-

Mother groups- ( most place love having a daddy join) We have a place here in Urbandale Called Yost Family Chiropractic that does some great Mommy and me- Where they bring in great programs, often groups or business that charge but its free . Its a great marketing idea both for Yost and the Business they bring in. Because every town has Music classes, etc but its hard to pay for them with out trying it first. Places like this a great for a stay at home parent.

Bass Pro - Ok not a joke. have you been to a Bass Pro? A good hour to walk around and explore, every town a child and father would find fun. They have a huge fish tank and feed it three times a week. Where you can watch. A great learning town. Warning they throw in life fish to other fish- Me and my son enjoyed it but some might not.


All town and States will be different. Some will have maybe a great list but the key is to find things that are free and can keep you child attention, have fun and maybe learn a thing or two.