As a parent, I don’t get why families don’t go more often. We’ll go as a family probably 4-5 times a year. My youngest isn’t the biggest fan, so we’ll also split up some times and just go with my oldest. We go far more than other families we know.
I know people cite costs, but going to the movies costs us less than other family activities. We’ll buy a bag of popcorn or two, and make use of discounts and my Cineclub subscription (Cineplex in Canada). We’ll smuggle in some other drinks or snacks. And by smuggle, we carry a kids backpack and make no effort to hide it and have never had an issue. We spend about $40-50 total.
If we go for dinner at a family restaurant, we’re dropping somewhere around $80 or so or more. If we go bowling, that’s about $60 for an hour lane rental with shoes and stuff, and we usually end up ordering some french fries or something.
I know lots of families that don’t do those other outings and are budget restrained, but I see many families that do. And maybe movies just arent their thing, but when we do go to the movies, we often invite the kids friends and the kids are usually excited for the outing.
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As a parent, I don’t get why families don’t go more often. We’ll go as a family probably 4-5 times a year. My youngest isn’t the biggest fan, so we’ll also split up some times and just go with my oldest. We go far more than other families we know.
I know people cite costs, but going to the movies costs us less than other family activities. We’ll buy a bag of popcorn or two, and make use of discounts and my Cineclub subscription (Cineplex in Canada). We’ll smuggle in some other drinks or snacks. And by smuggle, we carry a kids backpack and make no effort to hide it and have never had an issue. We spend about $40-50 total.
If we go for dinner at a family restaurant, we’re dropping somewhere around $80 or so or more. If we go bowling, that’s about $60 for an hour lane rental with shoes and stuff, and we usually end up ordering some french fries or something.
I know lots of families that don’t do those other outings and are budget restrained, but I see many families that do. And maybe movies just arent their thing, but when we do go to the movies, we often invite the kids friends and the kids are usually excited for the outing.