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Five Free Albuquerque Activities

by Alison

March 03, 2009

Some days you feel like you must get out of the house, but it would get expensive if each outing meant spending a lot of money!  Here are five free (or nearly free) activities for days like that.

Visit the Kidgets play area at Cottonwood mall.  Meet up with a friend and the kids can play and run around while you get in some adult time. Obviously this one's only free if you limit your shopping to the window variety!

Take advantage of a museum's free day. Several local museums have free admission days during any given month. This posts lists some and I've heard rumors that the Natural History museum is free everyday after 4:00 pm. They also have a handful of free days each year. Don't forget about the new storytime at the balloon museum, museum admission is free to those attending the storytime.

Explore at the Nature Center. Let your kids run around and explore nature. This even works if the day is a bit cold or gray because there's lots of fun stuff in the visitor's center also. If you park on-site, you'll pay a small fee, otherwise, it's a freebie.

Learn a new sport. Head over to a local tennis court and see how good your child is at hitting the balls, if nothing else, he'd probably enjoy chasing down the ones you hit!  Or you could try some frisbee golf, there's a course at Roosevelt park , or you could visit any park with a large open space and create your own.

Play with trains at Barnes and Noble. Each Barnes and Noble has a train table in their children's areas.  This is another one of those nearly free ones because it might be hard to escape with out a new book!  Just be sure and keep Barnes and Noble in mind when you are in the market for some new books.  Read more...

Live Sporting Events in Albuquerque

by Alison

February 02, 2009

In honor of yesterday's Super Bowl game, I thought I do a round-up of local sporting events. Albuquerque may not have any major league professional teams, but there are still many opportunities to catch a game. Attending a live sporting event with your preschooler has many benefits. It can get your child interested in a new sport and perhaps give them a new activity to try out, physical  Read more...

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