ACTIVITIES
- WRAL website have pages on where kids eat free, free and cheap family movies (like all the outdoor movies), preschool profiles, park and playground database…lots of information on free days at museums, etc.
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These links also list family-friendly events in the Raleigh area:
- City of Raleigh recreation has a bunch of affordable price activities for families, visit their website and click “Browse Programs/Camps” tab. Take a note that you can not register for any of these activities without creating an account, which is not an automated process, so it takes about 2 business days after you fill in the online form. Therefore, it is best to create your account well in advance.
- Social Butterflies NC is another great resource for kids friendly activities around Raleigh. On this site, you can also sign up for a monthly newsletter detailing kid-friendly events.
FAMILY GAMES
These are games you can play at home, there is a huge list of family games out there if you search on Google , but here we are try to provide guidance to the most popular games to get you started. Feel free to send your favorite to our email and we will love to add to the list. Feel free to search on Google for where you can buy them.
- Apples to Apples Party Box – The Game of Crazy Combinations (Family Edition) (Ages 12+)- How to play . They also have Apples to Apples Junior for our younger family members:-).
- Pictionary board game. How to play
- Ticket to Ride. A great board game featuring North America train routes connecting cities. How to play. They also have another version of the game featuring Europe train routes.