The 2010 Kids Bowl Free is a program that you can sign up for and get your kids 2 free games of bowling per day. A family pass can be purchased for only $24.95 and includes 2 games per person per day. Go here to see more details. http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/how.php
Take your kids to the movies for free this summer at Regal Cinemas. Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 a.m., you will be able to see a selected G or PG movie for free. (Note: Tickets and seating are first-come, first-served and are limited to theatre capacity.)
Kids can hit the lanes for free games this summer at all 93 Brunswick Zone and Brunswick Zone XL centers. Every day this summer, students age 18 and younger can bowl one free game whenever lanes are available. Shoe rental is not included. To claim their games, students just need a Student Ball Pass, which you can get for free at any Brunswick center or online here.
The entire family can enjoy a free family summer camp at Bass Pro Shops, starting June 5th. Kids will get to enjoy free crafts like coloring their own backpack, painting a wiggle fish, designing their own birdhouse, making a camping photo frame, creating plaster animal tracks and making a leather key chain for Dad (while supplies last). The whole family will enjoy learning the basics of hiking, camping and fishing. Other workshops include bird watching, archery, animal identification and plants & insects. New this year, families can learn important summer safety travel tips for their pets. Kids will earn a collectible pin for every workshop completed (while supplies last). Plus, throughout the event, families will love the time-honored tradition of making campfire s’mores. “Camp” is in session at the 54 Bass Pro Shops across the United States, including two stores in Canada, on Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 2 PM, and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5 PM.
You can buy a punch card for $5 at the Cinemark box office for their Summer Movie Clubhouse. For 10 weeks of summer, they will be showing a fun movie for kids each week (G or PG). If you don’t want to buy the punchcard, the movies will be $1.
Prices are the same for children and adults!
You can get more information and find you local theater here. http://www.cinemark.com/summermovieclubhouse/index.htm
AMC MovieCamp has $1 movie admissions every Tuesday morning at 10am. These are all rated PG and the doors open at 9:30am. They will also be offering the KidsPack Concession combo for only $4 (30% off). Go here to see more details. http://www.amcentertainment.com/smc/
Every Tuesday this summer, you can head over to your local Carmike Cinema at 10 AM where $1 gets you into a favorite blockbuster film from the past…you can even snag popcorn and a drink for just $1 each!
The $1 summer movie schedule is as follows…
* June 15 – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
* June 22 – Aliens in the Attic
* June 29 – Ice Age
* July 6 – Ice Age: The Meltdown
* July 13 – Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
* July 20 – Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
* July 27 – Alvin and the Chimpmunks
* August 3 – Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
* August 10 – Tooth Fairy
Check out these stores for weekend fun events~typically FREE
Free Lakeshore Learning Craft - http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/store_locations/storeCrafts.jsp?f=m
Free Home Depot Kids Workshop – search “kids workshop” on their webpage
Free Lowes Kids Clinics- https://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/
Michael’s Free Family Event - http://theknackkids.com/EventView/Code/ev0068.aspx
Joann’s Craft stores offer kid, pre-teen and teen classes for a fee as well as “Summer Camp” classes http://www.joann.com/joann/common/content_noleftnav.jsp?catName=kidsCamp
A great resource for activity ideas AND craft ideas is the FamilyFun.com website. **I loved their magazine when the kids were young**
If you live near a state or national park check out their Jr Ranger programs. It will keep the kids busy for a bit and they typically get rewards.
Barnes & Nobles has a great summer reading program available:
*Click here to print off the Passport of Summer Reading. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/
*Read any 8 books this summer and record them in this Passport (Be sure to document the location you visit in each book).
*Bring your completed Passport to a Barnes & Noble store between May 25 and September 7, 2010.
*Choose your FREE reading adventure from the book list featured on the back of your Passport. Your name will be automatically entered in the sweepstakes for a chance to win a complete set of signed The 39 Clues books.
*Please note that this offer has a limit of 1 free book per school-age child (Grades 1-6)
Borders 2010 Summer Reading Program Double Dog Dare Program
* Kids 12 and under read any 10 books of their choice
* Books need to be listed on the form found here http://media.bordersstores.com/pdf/summerreading.pdf
* Bring the completed form to a Borders, Borders Express, or Waldenbooks store by 8/26/10 and kids can then choose a FREE book of their choice from a pre-determined selection
Half Price Books Feed Your Brain Summer Reading Program
* Get a Feed Your Brain reading log at your local Half Price Books or download one here
* Beginning, Tuesday, June 1st, have your kiddos (ages 14 and under) check off each day that they read for 15 minutes or more (be sure that a parent/guardian signs the completed form)
* Bring the completed and signed log to your local Half Price Books.
* Get a Feed Your Brain Reading Reward (i.e. $3 Shopping Card good at all Half Price Books locations)
* Each week through Saturday, July 31st, you can repeat the process above
* For more information, click here http://www.halfpricebooks.com/feed_your_brain.html
***our local libraries offer a summer reading incentive program too
If you are planning to travel this summer we found books on CD with a personal CD player to be a HUGE sanity saver for us adults
This summer, more than 600 museums in all 50 states are offering FREE admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 31st, 2010, through Labor Day, September 6th, 2010 to show their appreciation for those who are serving this nation.
Below are some facts about the Blue Star Museum Program…
* Active duty military personnel and/or immediate family members (i.e. spouse, sibling or children) will gain free access by showing either a Geneva Conventions CAC ID or a DD Form 1173 ID card at the museum admissions desk
* Up to five immediate family members plus the military ID holder are allowed in free per visit
* Immediate family members under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an appropriate ID holder.
* Some special or limited-time museum exhibits may not be included in this free admission program, so check with the museum directly.
* There is no limit on the number of participating museums that eligible parties can visit.
* Click here to view the participating museums. http://www.arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/index.php
If you live where the city/cities have a parks and recreation department check out what they have listed in their monthly or quarterly newsletter.
While we live outside the city limits, I can go online and check the 4 local cities newsletters online. One does water days for the kids every Wed. in the summer, another does outside concerts, another does Movies in the park. Then there are often fireworks, camp nights, parades and local street fairs or festivals!!!
you can get BOGO Free Tickets at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom / Magic Mountain with a Las Palmas Product label thru 9/6/10. http://www.laspalmassauce.com/
Monday, June 14, 2010
Free Treats for Good Grades/Report Cards
Did your kids make the Honor Roll or Principal’s List? If so, hold on to your kids’ report cards as they can prove to be very valuable…
• Chick-fil-A offers a free 8pk. of nuggets if your child had all A’s and B’s.
• Pizza Hut offers a free personal pan pizza and soft drink with at least 3 A’s.
• SBarro offers a free slice of pizza and soda to elementary students with A’s and B’s, as well as a free slice to one parent.
• McDonald’s offers a free Happy Meal with all A’s.
• Krispy Kreme gives one free doughnut per “A”, up to 6 total.
• Chuck E. Cheese offers 15 free game tokens with all A’s and B’s.
• Limited Too offers $5 off that day’s purchase with all A’s and B’s.
• Blockbuster offers 1 free “family” rental for all A’s.
• Baskin Robbins offers one free scoop of ice cream for A’s and B’s.
I would recommend calling your local stores to confirm that they are participating!
• Chick-fil-A offers a free 8pk. of nuggets if your child had all A’s and B’s.
• Pizza Hut offers a free personal pan pizza and soft drink with at least 3 A’s.
• SBarro offers a free slice of pizza and soda to elementary students with A’s and B’s, as well as a free slice to one parent.
• McDonald’s offers a free Happy Meal with all A’s.
• Krispy Kreme gives one free doughnut per “A”, up to 6 total.
• Chuck E. Cheese offers 15 free game tokens with all A’s and B’s.
• Limited Too offers $5 off that day’s purchase with all A’s and B’s.
• Blockbuster offers 1 free “family” rental for all A’s.
• Baskin Robbins offers one free scoop of ice cream for A’s and B’s.
I would recommend calling your local stores to confirm that they are participating!
$45 worth of Dog Treats for $3.47~~ PetSmart
MomsByHeart posted here about a $3 off Science Diet Dog Treat internet prinable coupon and a sale at PetSmart.
The Sciene Diet Simple Essentials are on sale at PetSmart for $2.50 each until 6/21.
The link to the printable is here
AND this weekend in the newspaper coupons there was a $3/1 coupon also.
We had 4 prinables (from 2 computers)
Plus 3 manuf. coupons from the paper
for a total of 7 coupons.
I wasn't sure how our store would handle it.
If they would reduce the value of the coupon to $2.50 or if they would take the full $3 value off leaving me with an overage that I would need to eat with other items purchases.
They gave me the full $3 value and we ended up with 9 bags of Dog treats for $3.47 ($2 of which was tax)
**Plus I got a print out on our reciept to do a Survey and get another $3 coupon off anything in the store!!**
Our Dogs are loving all these treats!!!!
The Sciene Diet Simple Essentials are on sale at PetSmart for $2.50 each until 6/21.
The link to the printable is here
AND this weekend in the newspaper coupons there was a $3/1 coupon also.
We had 4 prinables (from 2 computers)
Plus 3 manuf. coupons from the paper
for a total of 7 coupons.
I wasn't sure how our store would handle it.
If they would reduce the value of the coupon to $2.50 or if they would take the full $3 value off leaving me with an overage that I would need to eat with other items purchases.
They gave me the full $3 value and we ended up with 9 bags of Dog treats for $3.47 ($2 of which was tax)
**Plus I got a print out on our reciept to do a Survey and get another $3 coupon off anything in the store!!**
Our Dogs are loving all these treats!!!!
Target: This weeks shoping
Today we did our weekly Target shopping. 2 Glade Fabric Refreshers (we choose the Pet Neutralizer one) $3.49 x 2
-$2/1 x 2 Target printable coupon
-$1/1 manufacturer’s coupon from the 6/6 SS
***there is an internet printable one on coupons.com
_______
.49cents each
4 Vanish Drop In's
$2.14 x 4
-BOGO x 2 Target printable coupon
-BOGO x 2 internet printable from coupons.com
________
4 Free (for some reason the Target coupons took off $2.74 so I actually made $1.20 toward other items)
3 Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-A-Clean Starter Kits
$8.49 x 3 -$5/1 x 3 manuf. coupons from 6/13 SS
-$3/1 x 2 Target printable coupon
_______
$6.47
and then I had 3 get a $5.00 Target Gift Card coupons from the newspaper coupons a few weeks ago so made 8.53 that I can use on future purchases
Bought 5+lbs of bananas @ .57cents a lb =2.98
bought 7+lbs of apples @ .99cents a lb = 7.49
bought 4lbs of grapes @ .99cents a lb = 3.82
Buitoni Frozen meals for two
$8.99 x 2 -$1.50/1 x 2 Target coupon from a Sunday paper a few weeks ago
-$1.50/1 x 2 internet printable from the Buitoni website
______
$5.99 each
Small bottle of Olay Total Effects Body Wash
6 pack of Ivory bar soap
$3.54 Olay TE BW
$3.79 Ivory 6 pack
-$4/1 manuf. coupon from last weekends paper
-Buy Olay TE BW get Ivory free/3.79
_______
+.46cents twd other items I bought
Ceaser Softies Dog Treats $1.99 x 2
-$1/1 Target coupon in a Sunday Paper
-$1/1 manuf. coupon from a Sunday Paper
____________
+.02 cents twd other items I bought Yoplait Gogurts
$2.19 x 2
-$1/2 Target printable coupon
-$.75/2 manuf. coupon from THIS Sunday's paper
______________
$1.31 each
Total spent was 30.12 and almost all of that was on FOOD items.
-$2/1 x 2 Target printable coupon
-$1/1 manufacturer’s coupon from the 6/6 SS
***there is an internet printable one on coupons.com
_______
.49cents each
4 Vanish Drop In's
$2.14 x 4
-BOGO x 2 Target printable coupon
-BOGO x 2 internet printable from coupons.com
________
4 Free (for some reason the Target coupons took off $2.74 so I actually made $1.20 toward other items)
3 Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-A-Clean Starter Kits
$8.49 x 3 -$5/1 x 3 manuf. coupons from 6/13 SS
-$3/1 x 2 Target printable coupon
_______
$6.47
and then I had 3 get a $5.00 Target Gift Card coupons from the newspaper coupons a few weeks ago so made 8.53 that I can use on future purchases
Bought 5+lbs of bananas @ .57cents a lb =2.98
bought 7+lbs of apples @ .99cents a lb = 7.49
bought 4lbs of grapes @ .99cents a lb = 3.82
Buitoni Frozen meals for two
$8.99 x 2 -$1.50/1 x 2 Target coupon from a Sunday paper a few weeks ago
-$1.50/1 x 2 internet printable from the Buitoni website
______
$5.99 each
Small bottle of Olay Total Effects Body Wash
6 pack of Ivory bar soap
$3.54 Olay TE BW
$3.79 Ivory 6 pack
-$4/1 manuf. coupon from last weekends paper
-Buy Olay TE BW get Ivory free/3.79
_______
+.46cents twd other items I bought
Ceaser Softies Dog Treats $1.99 x 2
-$1/1 Target coupon in a Sunday Paper
-$1/1 manuf. coupon from a Sunday Paper
____________
+.02 cents twd other items I bought Yoplait Gogurts
$2.19 x 2
-$1/2 Target printable coupon
-$.75/2 manuf. coupon from THIS Sunday's paper
______________
$1.31 each
Total spent was 30.12 and almost all of that was on FOOD items.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Two free $10 gift cards to Emergency Preparedness (for bloggers)
Awesome! My Mom and I were just talking emergency preparedness, so this is a timely frugal find.
1st off; if you have a blog and go to the Preparedness Panty's blog you can read their post with instructions on "grabbing their button".
Next follow their instructions on
How to claim your free $10.00 gift card:
1. Put one of our blog buttons (2 to choose from) on your blog or website.
2. Send an email to blog@beprepared.com with a link to your site/blog so that we can verify the button (put Free $10 gift card in subject line). Include your contact information in the email so that we can mail your gift card to you.
3. That's it. Don't forget to let your friends and family know so that they can win a free gift card too.
You should then recieve a $10 gift card from Emergency Essentials.
Then if you go here you can use their new Food Storage Analyzer tool to imput your stockpile information and it will tell you how many days you have food on hand for how many people you imput!
I used their Grocery Store canned foods analyzer. Just from my canned and bottled goods, they are estimating that my family of 5 could live for 34.87 days. That's GOOD stuff to know.
Everyone always comments on our stockpile and I tell them we could easily live for 30-60 days w/out another purchase. Given what the analyzer told me about my canned goods, I'd say 60 days is VERY realistic. It's also comfortings since we live in the Earthquake state!
After you use the Food Storage Analyzer write a review on your blog and follow these instructions from their website they will send you another $10 gift card from Emergency Essentials.
You will receive a free $10 Emergency Essentials® gift card by doing the following:
1. Go to the Food Storage Analyzer™ and create a free account - Click here to go to the Analyzer.
2. Try out the Food Storage Analyzer™ - Click here for Analyzer instructions.
3. Write a review of the Analyzer and post it on your blog and
4. Important: Copy and paste the code in the box below the red button (under step 5) to the bottom of your review post - this will add the red button to the bottom of your post.
5. Send an email to blog@beprepared.com with a link to your blog post. Put 'Blog Post Giveaway' in the subject line of the email so that we can verify your post and the button. Be sure to include your address so we can mail your gift card.
1st off; if you have a blog and go to the Preparedness Panty's blog you can read their post with instructions on "grabbing their button".
Next follow their instructions on
How to claim your free $10.00 gift card:
1. Put one of our blog buttons (2 to choose from) on your blog or website.
2. Send an email to blog@beprepared.com with a link to your site/blog so that we can verify the button (put Free $10 gift card in subject line). Include your contact information in the email so that we can mail your gift card to you.
3. That's it. Don't forget to let your friends and family know so that they can win a free gift card too.
You should then recieve a $10 gift card from Emergency Essentials.
Then if you go here you can use their new Food Storage Analyzer tool to imput your stockpile information and it will tell you how many days you have food on hand for how many people you imput!
I used their Grocery Store canned foods analyzer. Just from my canned and bottled goods, they are estimating that my family of 5 could live for 34.87 days. That's GOOD stuff to know.
Everyone always comments on our stockpile and I tell them we could easily live for 30-60 days w/out another purchase. Given what the analyzer told me about my canned goods, I'd say 60 days is VERY realistic. It's also comfortings since we live in the Earthquake state!
After you use the Food Storage Analyzer write a review on your blog and follow these instructions from their website they will send you another $10 gift card from Emergency Essentials.
You will receive a free $10 Emergency Essentials® gift card by doing the following:
1. Go to the Food Storage Analyzer™ and create a free account - Click here to go to the Analyzer.
2. Try out the Food Storage Analyzer™ - Click here for Analyzer instructions.
3. Write a review of the Analyzer and post it on your blog and
4. Important: Copy and paste the code in the box below the red button (under step 5) to the bottom of your review post - this will add the red button to the bottom of your post.
5. Send an email to blog@beprepared.com with a link to your blog post. Put 'Blog Post Giveaway' in the subject line of the email so that we can verify your post and the button. Be sure to include your address so we can mail your gift card.
Monday, October 19, 2009
CVS Clearance
Ever seen that IKEA commercial where the lady is running to her car yelling "Start the car, Start the car" because she got such good deals she was afraid someone would tell her they messed up on pricing or something.
I often feel like that with my bargin and coupon shopping.
Yesterday I hit CVS for a few FREE items that we can use
(2) Glad Reed Diffuser/Soy Candle deal.
$6.99 - $6.99ECB plus I had $3.50 internet coupons. (no longer avail)
(4) And the Free Neosporin Lip care products
$5.89 each - $2.50 clipless Oct. CVS coupon - $3.00 internet printable (no longer avail)
I glanced at the clearanced section and was pleasantly surprised.
3) Pretty Revlon Hair barrettes, .49-.69cents each
8) Kiss My Face travel bottles for .09cents (these will be great in our AnyMarine Boxes!!!!)
3) 10pk of hangers for .72cents (the girls keep raiding our closet for hangers)
1) A cool book at 75% off for a gift. (Reg. price 12.99 got for $3.24)
2) 1GB USB flash drives for $4.99 (DH gave his to the girls for school work)
2) 3in1 Car Wash sponge 90% off
3) Physicians Formula Bronzers 90% off $1.49 (reg. price 14.99) plus I had $1 off manf. coupons for each of the 3 AND they had the sticker so they qualify for the rebate found on physiciansformula.com WOOOHOOO!
3) Bonnie Bell lipgloss lip Smackers stocking stuffers for the girls. 75% off.
With ECB's, coupons (I got a $5 off $15 purchase coupon printed in the store as did hubby's card) I spent less than $15 for everything listed above.
According to my reciept I saved $170
As every store is different, YMMV, but definately worth checking out if you are near a CVS!!!
I often feel like that with my bargin and coupon shopping.
Yesterday I hit CVS for a few FREE items that we can use
(2) Glad Reed Diffuser/Soy Candle deal.
$6.99 - $6.99ECB plus I had $3.50 internet coupons. (no longer avail)
(4) And the Free Neosporin Lip care products
$5.89 each - $2.50 clipless Oct. CVS coupon - $3.00 internet printable (no longer avail)
I glanced at the clearanced section and was pleasantly surprised.
3) Pretty Revlon Hair barrettes, .49-.69cents each
8) Kiss My Face travel bottles for .09cents (these will be great in our AnyMarine Boxes!!!!)
3) 10pk of hangers for .72cents (the girls keep raiding our closet for hangers)
1) A cool book at 75% off for a gift. (Reg. price 12.99 got for $3.24)
2) 1GB USB flash drives for $4.99 (DH gave his to the girls for school work)
2) 3in1 Car Wash sponge 90% off
3) Physicians Formula Bronzers 90% off $1.49 (reg. price 14.99) plus I had $1 off manf. coupons for each of the 3 AND they had the sticker so they qualify for the rebate found on physiciansformula.com WOOOHOOO!
3) Bonnie Bell lipgloss lip Smackers stocking stuffers for the girls. 75% off.
With ECB's, coupons (I got a $5 off $15 purchase coupon printed in the store as did hubby's card) I spent less than $15 for everything listed above.
According to my reciept I saved $170
As every store is different, YMMV, but definately worth checking out if you are near a CVS!!!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Did you see the Cathy Comic from Sundays paper?
Did you see the Cathy comic strip Sunday? Pretty funny! My Mom is convinced this IS how my life is.
pssst, Mom, I really do DO more than just coupon... even if I "don't have a coupon for it" haha
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