Summertime… and the living is easy. Well, maybe if you’re not a parent that’s true. If you are a parent, summer can be a wonderful time, yes, but it can also be a time when the kids are wanting more entertainment. And it’s also possible that you have things to do other than entertaining your kids all day. Maybe. Or maybe you enjoy entertaining them, but don’t have endless amounts of money to spend on special activities.

(I don’t know about you, but my children still seem to believe that if I go to the magical machine at the bank, it will just give me more money. So that I can buy them more things. And why am I laughing at them?)

Anyway, the good news is that if you play your cards right, you and the kids can be enjoying free movies all summer long. And no matter what your relationship with the magical bank machine, that’s a good thing.

It was this post over at Animated News that reminded me. They highlighted the Regal Cinemas Free Family Film Festival, which offers free showings at select theaters on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings all summer long.

Don’t have a Regal near you? Don’t worry; they’re not the only ones helping you out this summer. Over at AMC they call it Summer Movie Camp and do free showings on Wednesday mornings. Or you can purchase a package for Cinemark’s Summer Movie Clubhouse that works out to just $.50 per movie and enjoy ten flicks for less than what you’d normally spend on a single showing.

And if you enjoy seeing all of those great movies, too, while you’re taking your kids? Well, I certainly won’t blow your cover.

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