Do your kids like bowling? Do you like FREE stuff? If you answered yes to both, or at least yes to the 2nd question, then listen up! Kids can bowl for free again this summer as a popular summer nationwide program is continuing this year. **(One catch is that most bowling alleys still require you to pay for shoe rental, so maybe not completely free....but close!)** My family did this last year, but got so busy with several things, never actually used it. But oh well, it was free. This year, we hope to use it several times as 2 of our 3 kids went bowling a couple times recently and loved it. We just wish it was cheaper....maybe even free! Now it is and we hope many of your families can take part in this program this year.
How can something like this be worth your time? Why is a counselor like me interested in a program like this? Here are some reasons I see that this can be a great thing....
*Activity and Exercise: Your children get some exercise and get to move around by playing a fun and climate controlled sport. Even if for only an hour or two, it is still a few hours away from the TV.
*If parents or grandparents can go, it is a great family activity. Getting a chance to do family activities outside the home can be costly at times, but this one is FREE!
*Can be a good time to have some important talks and talk about life. Maybe some one-on-one time with each kid by taking just one kid each time. Quality time one-on-one is very rare in our fast and busy lives.
*Interact with other people and watch other people. Kids learn by doing and by observing. If a lot of people sign up for free bowling, then a lot of kids and families are going to be bowling this summer and your family can meet new families or simply go bowling with your current friends and current family friends.
So....how do you get signed up and how do you learn more? Well, I'm going to link you to a great blogger, Richard Byrne, and his blog Free Technology for Teachers. He has a great blog entry with some videos you can watch to learn more. Go to his blog by clicking here.
If you don't need more information and you just want to sign up, click here to get to the Free Bowling for Kids page.
Happy Bowling!! (By the way....bonus points if anyone can beat Mr. Barry's record game. I bowled a 199 when I was in college! So close to 200, but I blew it in the last frame!)
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