99 Ways to Entertain Your Family for Freeoffers a variety of opportunities to both entertain and educate family members of all ages. The major categories of free activities include “Around Town”, “Just Imagine”, “With Nature”, “Rituals and Routines”, and “Holidays”. Mack Thomas, father of five adult children, has written a score of children’s books, including bestsellersThe First Step BibleandWhat Would Jesus Do?A winner of three ECPA Gold Medallions book awards, he lives in Oregon.Mack Thomas, father of five adult children, has written a score of children’s books, including bestsellersThe First Step BibleandWhat Would Jesus Do?A winner of three ECPA Gold Medallions book awards, he lives in Oregon.Introduction
This book is really about more than getting the best deal on entertainment. Even if we could afford the most lavishly expensive diversions available, they’re less valuable–and ultimately less satisfying–than the kinds of entertainment promoted in this book. So not only will you be getting something here for free…you’ll be getting thebestfor free.
In fact, the qualities, attitudes, mindsets, and skills that let us enjoy to the maxanykind of entertainment are best learned in the kinds of activities you’ll be guided through in this book.
So, at root, this is more about learning to enjoy better all of life than about being entertained more economically. Though the dollar savings are no small matter. Based on a conservative average expenditure of $7.50 per person for a paid entertainment event, this book will save a family of four about $3,000 annually. If You’re Bored, You’re Boring The foundational concept here is probably this: truly satisfying entertainment comes from anactiveattitude and approach, not passivel3: