I don’t know about you but finding things to keep our boys entertained especially in half term is getting harder as they get older and more and more expensive.
We found an ace deal on Groupon after searching for things to do local to us on a budget and have used it 3 times now so I knew I had to share it with you.

Our two are obsessed with arcades, they discovered their love for them when on holiday in Skegness. We all know how expensive they can be, £1 after £1 being put into the machines, you end up losing track of how much you are spending and have to say no constantly to any more games.
Vortex Gaming Arcade takes that pressure away with its cashless Arcade.

GROUPON DEAL
Two Arcade gaming experiences with 80 play tokens each and 2 bottomless sodas for £17.60 RRP £46.50
15% off your first Groupon using code WELCOME at the checkout

*Price fluctuates so keep an eye, vouches last 4 months and valid Monday – Thursday

Vortex Gaming Arcade has a whole host of games, something everyone will enjoy. Our personal favourites are Air hockey, Basketball hoops, Shooting Games, Racing Games and classic games like Dance Mat, Space Invaders and Monopoly. There is so many fun engaging games at a cost of around 5 tokens each. You do the maths…. that’s a lot of games and fun!

What I love is the children have a card each with their 80 tokens on to spend how they like. Once they are gone they are gone. You can top up extras at the kiosk but we don’t. The children go around choosing and swiping their cards and as parents, you feel so much better doing that than posting pound coins in.
Most of the games you also collect tickets to redeem for prizes at the kiosk. At the end of the session, we add the points together spilt down the middle and the kids normal have an average of 125 each to spend, which will get them a few chewy sweets like Maoam’s and a Novelty toy like an aeroplane glider or bouncy ball.

2p Machines, they have a great selection of them with novelty things you can win, so be sure to take your stash along with you.
Vortex Gaming Arcade also does food, we have eaten there before and had their Hot Dogs and chips, the food was ok and had places to sit down inside or outside on the balcony overlooking the water which is nice. But a little pricey.

Myself and luke have the bottomless drinks to keep us going as the kids don’t drink pop, we get them a Fruit shoot each for £1.20 and then at the end a little pot of ice cream for £1 to get them out the door. Car parking costs £2.50 for two hours, so all in all the trip costs us not including petrol just £24.50 for a fun afternoon.

Resorts World has lots of lovely shops to walk around and some family-friendly restaurants like Las Iguanas and Nando’s. They also have a cinema there which we are hoping to visit soon.
I hope this has given you an idea about what you can do with your family on a budget. We have done it for a past birthday and it went down a treat, you can also order the deal as a gift for a loved one!

Let me know if you go, I would love to know what you think
Saff xo