At Sandbridge Blue, we realize that family vacations are all about memories. When you think of your vacation to Sandbridge Beach, we want you to remember how much fun you had and how much you enjoyed spending quality time with your family...not how expensive it was.With this in mind, we came up with a few budget-friendly activities to add on to our previous article,
Top 7 Vacation Budget Tips for Sandbridge Beach, that you can take advantage of while on vacation to save you money while also fostering family bonding.
Budget-Friendly Activities
Make the most of your money and the time you have away with your family in Sandbridge by incorporating these activities into your vacation plans:
- Participate in Water Activities - While a favorite beach pastime is just catching some rays and maybe reading a book, some people want a little more activity in their beach day itinerary. If you have children, teens, or even young adults in your group, they can spend hours surfing the waves on a body or "boogie board". If you don't have boogie boards already, no worries! You can rent some from Surf and Adventure Co. and enjoy free delivery and pickup. Also check out their kayak, canoe and paddle board rentals!
- Plan a Family Game or Movie Night - Enjoy a night-in with the family at your vacation home with dinner and a movie or family game night. Fry up the fresh fish you caught at the pier, play some board or card games, and then relax on the couch with a family movie and build a blanket fort for the kids to camp out on the living room floor.
- Go Berry Picking in Pungo - There's nothing like fresh strawberries you picked right from the farm! Virginia Beach is known for some of the most delicious strawberries and the kids will have a blast harvesting their own fresh treat. Just south of Sandbridge is Pungo Agricultural District with 16 different places to pick your own strawberries; hurry though, Strawberry season in Virginia Beach runs from April through June and the best berries are available early in the season. Depending on what time of year your Virginia Beach vacation is, you may even be able to pick your own bushel of blueberries, blackberries, kale, cabbage, or even wildflowers!
- Geocache around Sandbridge - Never been geocaching before? Geocaching is a fun (free) way to explore the outdoors and bond with friends and family. Basically, someone will hide a "cache" of some sort with hints about its location and people use a Geocaching App with GPS to find it. Once you find it, you add your name to the paper log (if there is one) and log that you found it on geocaching.com. Not only will you get plenty of exercise and enjoy the challenge of the hunt, but the only cost to you is the price of gas from one area to another!
Enjoy Your Vacation Rental to the Fullest
As mentioned in the preceding budget tips article, any of our Sandbridge rentals have private or community swimming pools, in-home theaters, hot tubs or even boat docks. Equipment like kayaks and bicycles can be rented for a small cost but provide your family with hours of fun, bonding, and memories to last a lifetime.At Sandbridge Blue, we're happy to provide your family with a home to come back to after a long day out enjoying the area. Whether you plan to lounge on the beach soaking in the sun each day or explore some of these family (and budget) friendly activities, at the end of the day you'll be glad you chose beautiful, quaint, Sandbridge Beach as your vacation destination.
