Showplace Cinemas has a fun (and cheap) way to get the kids out of the house. Not only do they have their Kids Bowl Free program going on at the FEC in Newburgh, but the annual Family Film Festival also runs all eight weeks of summer.
You don't have to take a road trip to the ocean to enjoy the beach. All you have to do is head to Boonville, Indiana to enjoy Scales Lake Park's Beach.