Let's have some cheap fun

Life Kit

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🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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You don't need to spend a lot of money to have fun. Have you done a chocolate bar taste test? Hosted a themed hangout? Gone to a surprise movie night? Here are some ideas to help you save money and maximize entertainment.

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0:00.0	You're listening to LifeKid from NPR.
0:06.2	Hey everybody, it's MaryL.
0:08.2	We're going to start today's episode at the top of a hill,
0:11.0	with Emma Tempest.
0:12.4	Back when she was a teacher,
0:13.8	she would take her class of four and five year olds
0:16.0	to the park for an end of year celebration.
0:19.0	And it was at the top of this enormous hill
0:22.4	and every year we'd have a rolling down the hill.
0:24.8	Competition and all the adults would join in.
0:29.0	Because you just have, you have that permission to have fun.
0:32.4	The other part of that celebration was a trip to a mini zoo.
0:36.0	You'd hear the children saying things like,
0:38.0	oh I wonder what that fish is thinking.
0:40.0	And you'd be like, what?
0:42.0	I've never thought of that before.
0:44.0	That spirit of imagination and wonder,
0:47.0	you can take that with you anywhere.
0:49.0	And it costs nothing.
0:51.0	Emma is now a positive psychology coach
0:53.0	who helps people get unstuck through play.
0:56.0	We did an episode last week about play,
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