http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ en-us rrouthier@pressherald.com 2008-08-21T10:24:07-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/031851.html All kids love getting stuff in the mail, don't they? I did. My daughter Sophie, almost 5, sure does. So I'm always on the lookout for free goodies in the mail that I might be able to send her way.... 31851@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ clubs 2008-08-21T10:24:07-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/031800.html For me, free admission is a huge draw. I might be very interested in taking my family to a place, but I often won't actually take them until there's a chance for free admission. Such a chance is coming Saturday,... 31800@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ free admission 2008-08-20T09:47:12-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/031587.html Everything's better with cookies and ice cream. Even furniture shopping. I found this out the first time I took my family to Bob's Discount Furniture, at the Clarks Pond shopping complex in South Portland. My wife and I were browsing... 31587@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ free food 2008-08-15T09:14:44-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/031249.html Don't say the state doesn't give you anything for your tax dollars. This Sunday, you get all the state parks and state historic sites for free. It's the state's annual Maine Day, when Maine residents get into more than 50... 31249@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ free admission 2008-08-07T15:23:23-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/031153.html The stereotype is that Mainers are born with a hunting rifle in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. The truth is, lots of Mainers have no experience in hunting or fishing at all. So how will they... 31153@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ outdoors 2008-08-05T15:57:34-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/030897.html Sometimes, to find great free things to do with the kids, all you have to do is ask. For years, I had driven by the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center off Route 1 in Falmouth and just assumed there was a... 30897@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ free admission 2008-07-29T13:21:36-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/030418.html It's sort of trendy to hate malls. But I look at the mall as a veritable variety pack of free entertainment for little kids. And this time of year, when it might actually get sticky enough for a soul to... 30418@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ Malls 2008-07-17T16:01:35-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/029862.html Drive-in movies may be dying out, but walk-in movies are all the rage in Portland this summer. Starting with "Finding Nemo" tonight, there’ll be a different, free movie playing in Congress Square on Monday nights through Aug. 4.... 29862@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ movies 2008-07-07T14:14:13-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/029488.html Every week, my kids get to see marine life up close, enjoy fresh-baked cookies and ride around in funny little cars. All in one place. For free. That's because every week they go to the supermarket. Yes, whether you go... 29488@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ errands 2008-06-25T13:40:40-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/029107.html OK, class, here's your homework in Frugal Family Outings 101: Make a list of 10 museums, amusement parks or attractions you'd like to visit, then bookmark their Web sites and check every two weeks to see if they announce a... 29107@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ free admission 2008-06-18T13:17:25-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/028754.html The term “cheap dad” is sometimes used in derision. Wrongly. Unjustly. So it’s nice to see the folks at the Boothbay Railway Village paying homage to dads who don’t like to shell out a lot of cash. On Sunday, Father’s... 28754@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ free admission 2008-06-12T10:06:00-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/028560.html This week’s award for “Most Creative Family Event of Epic Proportions” goes to the Pirate Rendezvous in Damariscotta. It’s scheduled for Saturday, beginning around 10 a.m. A 55-foot sailing ship full of pirates will sail into town with cannons blasting.... 28560@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ Pirates 2008-06-10T14:13:18-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/028345.html You want to impress all the other parents you know with a clever and fun birthday party for your child, right? But you don’t want to spend the $200 or more it costs at some party-for-rent places, right? Here’s a... 28345@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ birthday parties 2008-06-06T11:49:04-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/028268.html So I’m standing at the counter of the South Portland Public Library, waiting to check out “Olivia Saves the Circus” and a couple of Wiggles DVDs, when I notice a small printed notice announcing that the library has a free... 28268@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ Libraries 2008-06-05T10:38:38-05:00 http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/028069.html If I took my kids to all the circuses, amusement parks and ice skating shows I'd like to, I'd need a home equity loan. So a few years ago, I decided to start training myself to look for cheap family... 28069@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/familyentertainment/ Introduction 2008-06-02T13:52:53-05:00