1. Swim free
Over the summer, Schweppes are sponsoring a weekday swim ‘free’ promotion. It’s a treat for them and a chance for the adults to have a snoop around some health club pools that are usually off-limits.
We say ‘free’ because you need to hand in a Schweppes’ Abbey Well water bottle cap to take part but a bottle is just 50p.
Search by postcode at Schwimfree.co.uk and remember that, despite the cuts, many local councils have preserved their free swimming programmes for the (non-fancy) pools too.
2. Cash in those loyalty points
Loyalty schemes like Clubcard and Nectar have special deals with family fun parks like Legoland.
If you collect as you spend, check their sites before paying in cash to save big and, to collect even more, consider promotions which boost earnings such as the Clubcard’s credit card.
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3. Competition time
Keep them occupied (and perhaps even nab some prizes) with competitions for kids.
There are plenty of ultra-competitive sites dedicated to these kind of contests though, thankfully, their kids pages tend to be a bit more laid back. Loquax.co.uk has a good selection.
4. Watch movies cheaper
We know kids that must be nearing their 100th watch of Finding Nemo but if yours aren’t quite so fanatical or, more likely, you just can’t bear to hear that theme music ever again, online DVD rental is a good option.
It’s much cheaper than the cinema and significantly cheaper, and more reliable, than the local DVD rental store too.
For extra moneysaving points note that our DVD rental site offers 30 day free trials, where going to the site direct only gets you two weeks free.
Note also that many cinemas have holiday deals. For example, Vue offers morning tickets for just £1.25 with their kids AM deal.
5. Appy days
The summer holidays are sure to bring deals for kids to daily deals site Groupon.
But pre-booking and printing vouchers is a pain so get the best from voucher codes with the site’s app.
The app uses your location to find deals in the local area and there’s no need to scramble for printed vouchers since you can show the barcode to the retailer, and let them scan it, right on screen.
We also spotted iReward chart – a simple way to keep track of who’s racking up the stars for good behaviour, particularly when you’re out and about.
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