I would pay MORE for an activity offered during my kids’ school or aftercare hours. I don’t have to schlep them to practice, games, etc. That would be worth more, not less to me.
We live in a high cost of living area and encourage our kids to participate in one sport or extracurricular of their choice at a time staring when they were 5-6 yrs old. In addition we force them to take swimming lessons from late spring to early fall.
Our son likes baseball and played fall ball (skill building) and does little league in spring. It’s about $500 in registration fees a year plus clothes, cleats, glove, bat, helmet, snacks on snack day, etc. as needed. Probably around $700 a year all in depending on how much he outgrows things.
Our daughter likes soccer, but prefers skills classes over league play (thankfully). We pay ~$90/month plus cleats, shin guards, clothing. Probably also around $700 a year, but she plays more months of the year and gets more hand me downs.
Swimming is expensive and our kids don’t like it, but we require it because we spend a lot of time at a family member’s house with a pool. I don’t recall exactly what we spent last year, but it’s in the ballpark of $300 / month for both kids for ~4 months a year. So $1,200 for 2 kids.
They’ve also dabbled in other sports, gymnastics, art classes, math and robotics classes, and other various things that run between $80-$120 per month. But that’s usually instead of one of their usual sports, not in addition to.
Neither kid wants music lessons, but both enjoy Simply Piano. We got a free mediocre keyboard, paid $60 for 3 months of Simply Piano and paid about $40 for MIDI adapters and headphones and things. So we’re about $100 in for 2 kids for 3 months. If they’re still into it at the end, I’ll pay $150 for the year subscription. And if they’re still into then, maybe we’ll get a better digital piano and actual lessons. I’m not holding my breath.