How much do you go out, as a family?

[OmarsMum]

A lot, around 2-3 times a week sometimes more, DH works from home most of the time, I don't drive anymore, so he has to be with us when we have to go out.

 

[RachA]

We don't go out to places that cost much at all. Meals we do for birthday's etc and sometimes the odd other occasion - it probably equates to going out every other month.

OH really doesn't do things like soft place and neither do i unless i'm desperate for something to do! Places like the zoo or sea life centres are so stupidly expensive, plus once you've been once i do see the need to keep going back again and again.

Weekends for all are about doing stuff about the house. OH works full time and we have a house that has a lot of work that needs doing to it plus a big garden that takes a lot of time and effort. He can't always do stuff in an evening so he does most of the work on a weekend. Daniel doesn't mind this - anything in the garden he loves so he is more than happy if OH is in the garden. If he is working inside then Daniel helps out inside too.

While it's nice to do things i also believe that children should be taught to amuse themselves, for them not to need to be taken out in order to keep them happy and also be taught how to do stuff around the house etc. I have one of the most active children i have ever come across but he doesn't feel the need to be taken out in order to enjoy time with me and OH.

 

[Gemie]

We go out a lot. DH only works 3 days a week and I'm disabled so I don't work so in that way were fortunate to be able to spend a lot of family time together.
We spend a lot of time in the countryside or in parks or by the river. Love being outdoors and the fresh air does all of us the world of good

 

[Jodie.82]

we go somewhere out of the house all together every day, even if its just to the shops downtown.
OH works nights so we always have the days together the 3 of us. on his days off sunday-wednesday we do something every day, swimming, walking in the mountains, go for lunch, go playing in the main square, bbqs with friends, picnics. we have a relly outdoorsy lifestyle here come to think of it but I still miss england and the nice kids parks!

 

[MikaylasMummy]

Oh is in the surf club and has either rowing training or a carnival every Sunday.so we all get up early and spend most of the day at the beach.oh always works Saturdays and has every second Friday off but the kids are in daycare cos I'm usually at uni so if I'm home we go to the movies/lunch/beach.so really we only go out as a family one day a week cos that's all we have!

 

[Septie]

Multiple times a week. Sometimes we just head out in the evening or late afternoon for a couple of hours as a family. Other times it's longer trips - zoo, parks, beach, hiking, museums...

 

[XfairyhopesX]

I could of written this, we lit never go out for food etc as a family, our fault as i think we both just think we'll do it when hes older and its not such hard work lol... although a friend of mine says hers are so good in restaraunts etc as she has always done it!!!

Soft play etc usually with friends not oh xx

 

[Maggs]

Our biggest regular outing tends to be grocery shopping on the weekend! DH works every weekday, I work every other weekend so the 2 weekends we're off a month is about all we get. Usually we try to get for a walk or two, trip to a playground but that's all weather dependent. We don't have many soft play areas or zoos nearby and we can't really afford too much extra at the moment.

 

[sweetcheeks78]

A lot, every weekend in fact. DH is great at coming up with plans for big days out Even if it's not a big day out, we still go for a walk together, maybe for a swim or out on our bikes. I'm really lucky that DH wants to do so much as a family, if I'm not around for some reason he'll take LO off out for the day by himself, he often takes him to soft play, the zoo, the aquarium. I know a lot of men would do well to be half as interested as my DH

 

[Eleanor ace]

Sundays are family days for us. We tend to go swimming and for lunch, or to the park, for a nice walk, even just shopping sometimes.

 

[Pearls18]

We try at least every weekend even if it's just taking LO to the park, now we live in London I have a list as long as my arm that I want to!

 

[LJM]

Not very often at all- doesn't help that DH works odd times (afternoons/evenings and nights)

We will be having a family outing just before Christmas and it will be the first time we have really gone out properly as a family for a while!

 

[sweetcheeks78]

We don't go out to places that cost much at all. Meals we do for birthday's etc and sometimes the odd other occasion - it probably equates to going out every other month.

OH really doesn't do things like soft place and neither do i unless i'm desperate for something to do! Places like the zoo or sea life centres are so stupidly expensive, plus once you've been once i do see the need to keep going back again and again.

Weekends for all are about doing stuff about the house. OH works full time and we have a house that has a lot of work that needs doing to it plus a big garden that takes a lot of time and effort. He can't always do stuff in an evening so he does most of the work on a weekend. Daniel doesn't mind this - anything in the garden he loves so he is more than happy if OH is in the garden. If he is working inside then Daniel helps out inside too.

While it's nice to do things i also believe that children should be taught to amuse themselves, for them not to need to be taken out in order to keep them happy and also be taught how to do stuff around the house etc. I have one of the most active children i have ever come across but he doesn't feel the need to be taken out in order to enjoy time with me and OH.

I agree that kids should also be happy at home, but we both work (DH full time and me 4 days). He is in the military and is away all week on base, home at weekends, so for us the weekends are special. Yes we do jobs in the house too, but we also see it as precious time all together. Our LO doesn't 'feel the need' to be taken out, he is just as happy at home, but we enjoy going out and making the most of our time together in that way.

 

[lovehearts]

In the summer we seemed to be out a lot, just the park or for a walk or shopping. My DH only works 4 days in summer so we had more days to do things. Now he is working 5/6 days and i work 4 days. We always try and get out on our 1/2 days together but we moved house 3 weeks ago and the weekends have been spent digging ourselves out of boxes Once we are sorted in the house I imagine we will go back to going out when we have time together.

I must add - we never do big days out or expensive days out. We just do walk/shopping/park etc. And we dont eat out either.

x

 

[DanielleM]

We usually do something once a week as a family, even if it just going to McDonald's on a Sat afternoon. I do like going for walks as a family too. This last weekend though we had to strip the bedroom on the saturday so we never did much, but on the sunday the boys watched MotoGp whilst I made a lamb roast, then we all sat down for sunday dinner together as a family.

 

[special_kala]

We do something every week, at least once. DH works shifts though so it tends not to be on weekends.

 

[xemmax]

We usually spend all weekend as a family doing things although occasionally FIL will take Oli out on a Sunday for the afternoon/evening if he hasn't seen him during the week. Weekends are rarely given up for time spent without each other as DF works long hours during the week. We usually go for a big day out on Saturday (museum/science park/National Trust/farm/zoo etc) and on Sunday have a lazier day, and either go out for picnics/walks/soft play/dinner.

 

[DanielleM]

What typr of things would you like to do as a family karlilay? these are a few of the things we have done as a family over the past few weeks

* Local bonfire & fireworks (£1 entrance fee)
* Blackpool tower circus
* Swimming
* Adapted bike riding (£1 per bike)
* Walks round local ares
* B&Q and Ikea shopping (can you tell we are having an extension built )
* Pub lunch
* Pet at Home to see all the animals and fish
* Manchester Airport viewing park

There are lots of sites that can give you family things to do for quite a reasonable price....let me try and find a link xx

 

[DanielleM]

https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/

 

[OmarsMum]

While it's nice to do things i also believe that children should be taught to amuse themselves, for them not to need to be taken out in order to keep them happy and also be taught how to do stuff around the house etc. .

Omar is so happy at home & he'd stay at home all the time if I let him

I go out for my own sanity