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So you wanna go to the beach?

May 19, 2009 by
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Emily asked me if we could go to the beach today, which resulted in a lesson in geography. See this map? We live in Pennsylvania. See the ocean? It’s ALL THE WAY OVER THERE. I asked her what she wanted to do at the beach. “Play in the water….. and the sand!”, she said. So we visited a place with lots of sun and plenty of sand….

There was even water! The beach, you say? Well……. not exactly.
We went to a local park with a sand volleyball court and a man-made pond. Like so many other aspects of the frugal lifestyle, this trip to “the beach” was all about making do. We had lots of fun, and we didn’t even have to leave town! 
Added benefit — no jellyfish!

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  1. Heather says
    May 19, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    YOu are so smart when it comes to making your little ones happy. I am sure they think you are an awesome mommy! If you lived near me I wouldn’t be a snotty park mommy, I would come hang out!

  2. Val in the Rose Garden says
    May 20, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Make your own beach? I love it. 🙂 You’re brilliant.

    Val

  3. centralillinoisian says
    May 20, 2009 at 10:40 am

    These are the kinds of “trips” that we take! We always have lots of fun! Keep up with all the great ideas. I love them

  4. Kristin says
    May 20, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Creative thinking outside the beach – kudos!

  5. Ivy says
    May 20, 2009 at 11:30 am

    You are so creative. Way to think of what might look/feel like a beach to them. Growing up on one of the Great Lakes, I tend to be a beach snob. But you captured the feel of it. Way to go.

  6. Sherry says
    May 20, 2009 at 11:35 am

    When we lived in an apartment, we used to play in the volleyball court all the time. He loved it, and it was only a short walk away! 😉

  7. nicola says
    May 20, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    linked my way here. you and i have some young kid/frugal interests in common. 🙂
    nicola
    http://whichname.blogspot.com

  8. Sharinskishe says
    May 20, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    This was genius. Way to go! The girls look like they were enjoying their Make-Do trip to the Beach!!

    Thanks for sharing!

  9. aprilfoolwed says
    May 20, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Okay valerie – since I am local, I HAVE to know what park this is! We need a trip to the “beach” too!

  10. Valerie says
    May 20, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    @ aprilfoolwed — Hi April! It’s Cedar Beach Park in Allentown. They are getting ready for MayFair (I think it starts tomorrow night.) Have fun!!

  11. sunnymama says
    May 20, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    This is wonderful! Sunnyboy has been asking to go to the beach this week. Although it’s only an hour away I don’t drive so this is not an easy request to fulfil, but I have been trying to think out of the box and I think if I could find a park like this he would be delighted. We are going on a work outing day-trip to the beach in a couple of months but that time-scale is hard to explain to him at the moment 🙂

  12. Hoosier Homemade says
    May 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Love that idea! We are blessed to have many lakes in our town and we live only 15 min. from Lake Michigan.
    ~Liz