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Those who are in or who run moms groups
Anyone wanna share some good ideas for playdates/events/MNOs that your moms groups are doing? I feel like I'm sort of doing the same things over and over again....and I need to plan some good stuff for September and October. I know that eventually, EVENTUALLY, the weather will cool down and we can do stuff like Dewberry Farm, pumpkin patches, etc etc...but for now since it's so.damn.hot, I'm having trouble. Nobody wants to be outside, but we all want to be budget-friendly...so it's hard!
Just wanted to pick brains to see what ideas I can borrow 
Thanks!
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Re: Those who are in or who run moms groups
pottery painting (can be as inexpensive as a few dollars), bounce places (the one we go to is $5 all day and you can come and go), Wonderwild, Stomping Grounds, Children's Museum and Zoo (since school is back in session)
MNO - Susan G. Komen team, wine/painting (a little more $ than other ideas), bowling, game night at someone's house
At one of our local libraries they let us use the multipurpose room for about 2 hours for free and we all brought in snacks and did crafts, had bubbles and just chilled out for a while.
Some of the movie theaters have dollar movie days.
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Sugar Creek Baptist Church has an indoor play place that is supposed to be amazing. It's a hike from our area, but a lot of moms still go when we do an outing there because it's so much fun:
https://www.sugarcreek.net/children/playscape
We have reserved a room in a library or community college. It's usually in the winter so they read "The Polar Express," kids wear their PJs, someone sets up an easy and not-too-messy craft that is related to the story, serve hot chocolate to kids who are old enough, etc. Obviously you wouldn't do the winter thing, but you could find another theme and have the kids dress according to it.
Tour a fire station. I know it's hot, but you could set it up for early in the morning. At least it's not directly in the sun, and it's free.
We just did a mom's night out at someone's house, and they have a pool. It was a chance for the moms to swim without kids to worry about. Everyone brings a snack. We have also done a fondue night, which is a huge hit...although it may be too hot for that! We will go to La Madeleine for dessert and coffee after kids are in bed.
That's all I can come up with at the moment. Good luck!
I'm the President of mine and we do a lot of MNO at drinking places. [lol] Museums have wine night - those are HUGE hits since the ladies like looking at art but the husbands apparently don't. Mexican food is always cheap~ good margartitas.
Our monthly meetings have had speakers about getting kids back in the groove for school, extreme couponing, suncare, painting mini-pumpkins, holiday crafts - the kids do crafts while the speakers do their thing.
We have a lot at local pools - not sure if you have those in yoru area but there are pools and splashparks near us so we frequent those.
ETA: our other meetings have focused sround getting a stylist to help us not look so mom-ish, new hair styles, make-up etc