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Here is a round-up of FREE things to do on Saturday August 14th!
First, Walmart is having FREE sampling of many products again for this weekend. Click on each of these to see if you local Walmart is participating (each store is offering different ones) and for additional details.
We have mentioned City Deals a few times and they are a great place to start your savings at a particular restaurant or business. Why? Well, everyday you can buy gift for 10% off or a 10% bonus (meaning 10% additional was added to the gift card). We have used them for years!
Every once in a while – they offer some sales and clearances on the Citydeals website. While right now they are having an incredible clearance today until items are sold out – and they sell out fast!
Remember that these are gift cards- which essentially means you are getting a discount on cash. Stretch your gift card further by combing with store coupons and discounts too when you go to use your gift cards.
They are offering deals for some nationwide stores:
Fanzz Sports Shop (perfect for the Thrifty Man in your life)
The Got Milk ad campaign is running a promotion right now where you play the “why milk” game for a chance to win one of 50 daily prizes all the way from a cereal-on-the-go cup to a Compaq Laptop – you can play everyday until August 23rd. Honestly, we don’t win anything (and can still claim that ) – but what I like about this one is that everyone gets to print Leap Frog activity pages for your kids. These are workbook like activity sheets and encourage.
You can print the following activity sheets:
Silent “e” spelling
Letters and Numbers Coloring
Stick Puppets
Secret Message
Our kids will have some fun activities to do today – they are especially excited about the stick puppets!
Here is a great Graveyard mall deal of the day. We were excited to find this one – get TWO 3-drawer rolling art carts filled with children’s art supplies for only $25.98 shipped = $12.99 each shipped! This is a deal of the day from Graveyard mall so it while it lasts. These are normally $89.98 for two of them plus the $5.99 shipping = $95.97. They are on sale for $19.99 for two (around $10 each) and then the $5.99 (around $3 each) for shipping to ship both of them to your door.
The reason we are excited about this deal is this is the kind of play and toys that we love to encourage our children with. In fact, as I am writing up this deal post, our oldest is sitting next to me with our leftover marshmallows from our weekend camping trip, straws, cups, paper and string putting together “inventions” (it was really cute, she wrote up a list of inventions that she wanted to create and is making them and checking them off!). We currently house our art and craft supplies in a bin, but a rolling drawer cart is way more practical and convenient. PLUS you cannot find a 3-drawer rolling cart in stores for less than $12.99 normally (Walmart’s is $16.99 WITHOUT the art supplies and without the shipping to your door!). The cool thing is that we can order two of them and keep one for our kids and give the other away as a gift! Or, you can keep both carts and supplies for even more storage and organization possibilities.
These workshops look like so much fun! Tomorrow, Saturday, July 10th from 10am-11am your children can attend a FREE Build and Grow clinic at Lowe’s. They will be making this FREE ball and cup game! It is easy to register! Just go HERE and sign up in 3 steps!
This is a nice and easy FREEBIE for your kids, especially if you are planning birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese or just going for fun! Just play the new online Chuck E Cheese games by collecting as many tickets as you can that pop up on your screen! After the game is over, you should have 30 tickets!! You then print your certificate to take to the prize counter to redeem your 30 tickets for a prize!
BONUS: the game is actually fun to play too and it only took a minute! Our coupon expires on September 4, 2010.
This is a really cool FREEBIE! Why? Well, for volunteering your time to help out, you will receive a coupon for a FREE Ben and Jerry’s ice cream to redeem at Target. Plus you will be able to “scoop it forward” by selecting 5 of your friends to receive one too!
Search for ways to volunteer, then provide your contact information
You will then see a link to your coupon for your FREE ice cream
Also, pass along the coupon to 5 friends!
Plus, to make this even more cool – there are 2 exclusive volunteer flavors that you will find at Target for this event: Berry Voluntary and Brownie Chew Gooder.
This is a very interesting and awesome FREEBIE sample today. You can request a FREE sample of Idea Paint. IdeaPaint is a essentially a dry erase paint that can be used almost anywhere. What fun and creativity can be sparked with this!!
Here is a GREAT coupon offer and a great deal heading into the weekend! Just sign-up for the AMF bowling e-newsletter and they will send you a coupon for buy one get one free game of bowling to use at AMF Bowling Centers!! Our family just went bowling last week for 50% off from offers like these! It makes date night or family night out much more affordable and enjoyable!
If Cedar Point is anywhere in your Summer fun plans this year – you will want to print this coupon off!! This coupon is for $7 discount off of your admission to the amusement park! Yay for Summer fun discounts!
First, Walmart is having FREE sampling of many products again for this weekend. Click on each of these to see if you local Walmart is participating (each store is offering different ones) and for additional details.
PLUS – your kids will also get a coupon for a FREE Wendy’s Jr. Frosty for attending! Thanks Mojo Savings
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