These cute Tiny Love Follow Me Puppies for crawling babies, bark to invite play. They move with the baby’s touch, have three friendly tunes, have an accordion shape and stand 8 inches tall and are 13 inches long. Regularly $24.95 Sale $17.77 With $5.00 coupon final price $12.77 (Me Fiona $12.54) and Free Shipping with Prime or $25 order.

Me Fred Tiny Love Follow Me puppy comes in green and Me Fiona Tiny Love Follow Me puppy comes in pink crafted by TINY LOVE, toy company that creates products trusted by parents worldwide.

The deal works like this:

• Head to Amazon HERE where you will see the sale price of $17.77 (down from $24.95)
• Then also clip the $5.00 off coupon found below the price making your final price $12.77 for this Follow Me Puppy shipped FREE.

Amazon’s prices change frequently, so this deal can change at any time!

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Amazon has a great deal on Making Memories Took Kit. I own this kit, and I’m very impressed with the quality of the product and the possibilities that this kit brings to the imagination. On Amazon the Making Memories Kit is only $14.99 and shipped FREE with Amazon Prime or a $25 or more order. That’s a savings of 50% off of the original price of $29.99.

The Kit includes:

• 18 different tools
• A Metal box that holds all tools

This Kit would be a great gift idea for any crafter or a fantastic addition to anyone that is into scrapbooking or cardmaking.

Here’s how to get this deal:

• Head to the Making Memories Tool Kit Here.
• You will see them on sale for $14.99 (Originally $29.99) That’s a savings of 50%
• Plus you will get FREE shipping with Amazon Prime or a $25 or more purchase

Amazon’s prices change frequently, so we are not sure how long this deal last!

Shipping is free on Amazon on purchases over $25.00 or with Amazon Prime, so head over to our other great Amazon Deals that you may be able to bundle into your order.

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Moms grab your daughters and enjoy some craft time together for FREE!

Right now you can join the site Craftsy.com through this link HERE for FREE registration.  They have a lot of projects, classes and offers at discounts.  But even better, is that they will have a featured class that is FREE and right now the FREE class is a Sewing Machine 911 class!

Here are details about this FREE online class:

Sewing Machine 911 Enjoy your class as many times as you want, whenever you want. Your access never expires. In my free online Craftsy class, Sewing Machine 911, I teach all about the typical ills most machines suffer from, and how to easily remedy those pesky problems. Gain confidence in troubleshooting your own machine issues with my tips and tricks. In this class, I discuss both vintage and modern machines, new and used. All of these machines can sew, and they can sew well when the user understands them correctly. Work with me and get to know the ins and outs of your sewing machine, including the basic components of each machine, spotting symptoms, knowing when to take your machine to a professional, and much more!

I love this idea as our girls and I are always looking for things like this to do together.  I hate to admit it, but I have tried sewing so many times and I just can’t seem to do it right! I need help in this area big time and so this looks like something that will help!

The registration was really quick and then it gives you access to see the classes, including the featured FREE one!

Register for your FREE Craftsy account HERE for access to the different classes and ideas.

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Our family loves this movie.  I have no idea how many times we have watched it!  We find it to be very well put together, great footage and music, and, most importantly, highly informative on a point that has become a touchstone in our culture.  Right now the Blu-ray Edition  of Mysterious Islands is on clearance for $12.50 – 50% off the list price of $25.00.  PLUS they are also giving away a FREE DVD copy of Darwin vs. Calvin: the Battle of the Millennium (a $15.00 value) when you buy Mysterious Islands Blu-ray!  We’ve watched that one a couple of times, too. 

Shipping costs vary by location – mine came to $3.09.  That means a total of $15.59 for both movies shipped, or just $7.80 each.

Here are some other neat items I turned up in the clearance section:

• Recycled Paper Press for $9.00, original price $15.00.  (This looks like so much fun!)
• The Lost World Adventures, by Mark Steven Smith for $5.50, original price $11.00.
• Reformation and Revival: The Story of the English Puritans, by John Brown for $8.00, original price, $16.00.

These are just some examples – as I write there are 102 items on clearance!  Check them all out HERE.

Or, head over HERE to just see the Mysterious Islands and Calvin vs. Darwin deal!

Please note that clearance stock is limited and can sell out or change at any time!

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It is that time of year when many of us are itching for a getaway or at least a nice ol’ theme park visit for a little excitement.  Trust us, we love theme parks.  In fact, in our previous “unthrifty days” we would go on a whim, drop a load of money at the gate paying full price and not think twice about the person standing in line next to us on a ride in the park bragging about their discount into the park while rolling our eyes as if we didn’t care.  Well, we didn’t care – until one day when we recognized the reality of our debt-load and how stupid it was to not get a discount (not to mention the foolishness of being there when we couldn’t even afford it). We used to think it would be too much work to try and scope out a discount.  Arguably, some discounts will be more work than others, but some are hardly any effort and certainly worth seeking out!

We still love theme parks.  But now we plan, budget and seek out those discounts.  Honestly, discounts to any theme park are a dime a dozen.  We can pretty much guarantee you a discount to any theme park if you just look in the right places.  So we’ve rounded up a list of ways to save money on those tickets!

Here are our 25 Tips on How to Save on Amusement and Theme Park Tickets

1. Check directly on the theme park’s websites. In this day and age, if a company is offering a discount, it will most likely be found somewhere on their website!  This can be quite honestly the easiest way to get a discount and at least save something off the gate entrance price.
2. Quickly find out about discounts by calling the customer service or the management desk.  Most representatives will be clueless and confused as to why you are asking if there is a discount somewhere, but simply calling and asking directly may save you time if you get a helpful employee!  Ask to talk to a supervisor or manager if the person you are speaking with doesn’t know of any discounts.
3. If you are a part of any of these groups, then check on a AAA, AARP,  Sam’s Club or Costco. We have found that you can get a discount to most theme parks through one (or all) of these outlets!
4. Check with your local banks and credit unions, even if the theme park is not local. What I mean is that we have a lot of credit unions in our area and the area we grew up in. None of them are close to Disneyland, but they offer discounts and discount packages to Disney and other Theme parks.
5. If you are planning to stay multiple days and hit multiple attractions, then consider a multi-day pass or a multi-attraction pass. Theme parks like Universal Studios or SeaWorld have offered “Buy One day, Get One free.”  Disney’s park hopper passes are cheaper per day the more days you purchase. Also, the CityPass is a popular way to go (for visiting multiple attractions) as you save 30% right off the top going through CityPass directly.  You can actually get discounts on the CityPass itself through AAA, Costco and more! These multi-day passes can also apply to the smaller and local theme parks too!
6. Search online or call hotels local to the theme park and see if they have a package deal. In our area, several of the surrounding hotels offer discount packages with a room to the local Lagoon theme park.  They are not widely advertised, but they are common.  If you call one of the local hotels and they do not have a discount package deal, ask them if another hotel in the area does – you can usually find one within a phone call or two.  We did this recently when we visited the Creation Museum in Kentucky.  We called a couple of hotels and one gave us a list of hotels that offers discount packages.  As it turned out, we were able to stay at a Comfort Inn for $99 a night (for our whole family of 7) and this included the room and 2 adult tickets to the museum.  Since the adult tickets were $25 each, we received $50 in tickets and a room for $49.  The regular room rate was around $85 and discounted room rate of $70, so we were happy with the savings.  We actually stayed two nights and received 4 adult tickets.  Although we only needed 2 adult and 3 kids tickets (2 of our 5 kids was free ) it was still cheaper to use the adult tickets for two of the kids than pay the discounted room rate and buy 2 additional kids tickets.
7. Have a travel agent work up a deal! Contact your local travel agents and tell them that you are looking for discounts galore and see what they quote you for a price! You never know, but they might actually be able to grab bigger discounts with their insider information than you can find! If not, it gives you the basis to try and beat that price you are quoted!
8. Check on the discount prices using your Entertainment Book. This little (BIG) book is not only filled with coupons to your local businesses, but both in the book and then access your online account as there will be many more offers online, including many theme parks!
9. Check with local (to the theme park) restaurants/businesses, Coke Cans/Convenience Store Cups, etc. We live near Lagoon Amusement Park and many local fast food restaurants, locally distributed soda cans (e.g., the Coke cans distributed in our area) and convenience store cups will have a coupon for a discount into this local park. Even when we were down in CA, we ate at Wendy’s (using our free fries coupons) and noticed that the drink cups down there had an $8 discount to SeaWorld or San Diego Zoo. So you could potentially find these all over the local area of the theme park.
10. Check the local physical phone book. Whether you live locally or are staying at one of the local hotels, we always see coupons in the local phone books for some discount off of the attraction tickets!
11. Check the hotel displays. This is one of the oldest and most common ways to easily find a discount and we typically find these discounts to be the lowest offered as they are so common, but they are a discount none the less! Those displays house dozens of flyers to attractions in the area and many of them will have an attached discount or coupon.
12. Reserve/purchase your tickets in advance online. We saw this recently on LegoLand.  They were offering weekday tickets for 40% off when ordered online and in advance for a short time!
13. If you are local to the theme park, consider season/annual passes.  In our area, we mentioned the Lagoon Theme Park.  They sell season passes which make up the cost in just over 2 visits to the park all season! In addition, the season passes are cheaper if you buy in groups, so if you know others looking for season passes, then you can make one big group purchase and split the costs and get your additional discount! 
14. If you are a large family, consider a family season/annual pass, even if it is for a one-time visit! This one may sound quite strange – but we saw this in action when we went to the Creation Museum earlier this year.  We went with another family that had 8 kids.  The Creation Museum offered a family annual pass no matter how many family members there were.  They literally saved a bunch of money by purchasing this pass than individual tickets. Even if they hadn’t planned a road trip back there within the year, this one visit made it worth the money!  Obviously this only works if they do offer a “family” annual/season pass.
15. Consider going with a large group for a group discount (this could work if you are not local to the park and going on a road trip with a large group too!). Many theme parks offer discounts with a group.  A group is sometimes considered 8, 10 or 12 or more! Even if you don’t intend to “hang out together at the park” consider teaming up with others for this group discount!
    
16. Check with your employer for a discount! One of Alex’s previous employers corporate offices are based out of San Diego. They offered discount tickets to the San Diego attractions, even for their employees in other offices across the country.
17. Look for the Buy One Get One days. We have seen so many theme parks offer “buy one day get the second day free” deals for certain times or seasons.  Consider attending the park during one of these times.
18. Find out if they offer discounts for students.  If you are a student somewhere, many theme parks will offer special discounted rates for students when you show your student id.
19. Find out if they offer discounts for military.  Just like the students, if you are either retired or active duty military, almost all theme parks offer some sort of discount for you and your family when you show your military id.
20. Check with your insurance. This one may be interesting, but we have noted that many insurance companies offer discounts for their clients just by being a member of a certain insurance group.  We would recommend calling your insurance agent to find out if they offer discounts for their members!
21. Check to see if they offer discounted days with canned food donations.  Another popular discount we have seen has been with the donation of food items that they will turn around and donate to a food bank.  This is such a great idea and not only do you get your discount, but the community is helped too!
22. Avoid Peak Season or days. You will find it more difficult to find discount tickets especially during the peak times as they know they can jack up the prices.  If you avoid a peak season or day, you will get more for your money as you will be able to do more.
23. Is there a bundle package offered that will include tickets, parking and maybe food?  Many theme parks also offer an all-in-one package and they will bundle options that will ultimately give you a discount.
24. Is there a discount option if you enter the park after a certain time of day?  Some theme parks will also offer a discount if you enter after 1pm or 4pm, etc.  We have seen these tickets discounted as much as 50%.  So if that extra 2 or 3 hours in the park is not worth double the expense, then consider this option!
25. Ask a local or an employee. If you know locals or employees, they will have insider information or even possibly free entrance for friends because they work there – you just never know what you might find out!

One big thing to consider when seeking out a discount is: “What are the restrictions on your discount tickets?” and consider the “nickel and dime” expenses. Answering this question can save you from regret later as some discount tickets might not be all that they are cracked up to be!

• Is there certain times only that you can enter (time of day, season, blackout dates, etc.)?
• How much will parking cost?
• Are there rides/attractions that are not available with this ticket?
• Any other restrictions or considerations that you need to weigh?

With all of that in mind, we recommend taking a quick look at all 25 ideas above and select your best and biggest discount option from the list!

Are there any discounts that we may have missed?  Please leave a comment below for all to take advantage of!

Dinosaurs!  And Hot Wheels!  It doesn’t get better than this!

Walmart and Walmart.com have T-Rex Takedown for only $22.97.  Very nice.  But it will be even better when you combine it with this $5.00 off coupon HERE!  As always, store-pick is free!  Making your total:  $17.97.  Includes 1 play set and 1 car.  The T-Rex randomly speaks 12 phrases and makes 3 sounds.

I punched in 4 different zip codes concerning the availability of this great toy!  And at each site it was available both in-store and on-line.

The best part though is that this Hot Wheels $5 off Coupon is usable on all Hot Wheel purchases over $20.00, so this means many other great deals too! 

Get this $5.00 off coupon HERE!  Use zip code 90210.

Go to Walmart.com and get your T-Rex Takedown HERE!

50 Blocks in all!  Bright colors!  All 50 pieces fit in the durable take-along bag!  It doesn’t get any better than that!

And eligible for Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25!

So here’s the details of the deal:  Amazon is selling these Fisher Price Little People Builders Classic Shapes Blocks for $11.18 with FREE shipping with Amazon Prime or a $25 or more order. These normally sell for $24.99.  If you are trying to get to the $25, we suggest checking out the super sweet deals you can find on Amazon right now to bundle into your order by checking these posts HERE!

To get these cutie-pa-tootie blocks for your cutie-pa-tootie - Little People Builders Blocks HERE!

See more Amazon Deals to see if there is anything else you can bundle into your order since you are getting FREE shipping after $25.00.

This is a really good price for these Twistables Crayon Pencils! One of our kids received a small set as a birthday present a while back and I didn’t understand the hype, but they are really cool, the crayons/pencils won’t break from the middle and they last a long time.  We also loved taking them on travel as we normally don’t let them use crayons in the car because of the mess, but these were slick to use and travel with.

So when we saw this deal, we know it is a price we will pay for this many Twistable Crayon Pencils. Amazon is selling them for $6.97 for a 30-pack marked down from $12.  The shipping is FREE with Amazon Prime or a $25 or more order.

Head over to Amazon HERE for this Crayola Twistables Deal.

See more Amazon Deals to see if there is anything else you can bundle into your order since you are getting FREE shipping.

Thanks Free Snatcher

Toys R Us is offering a great deal on their brand of batteries! They are on sale, then in addition, they are buy one get one FREE on those sale prices! So a double discount! This sale is only offered online and not valid in-store.

They have several of them on sale and for BOGO, this will make for really cheap batteries and the selection is selling out online so HURRY! We haven’t ever tried Toys R Us batteries before – are they any good?

Head to the Toys R Us Site HERE to grab the deals! Search for “Batteries” and sort by Toys R Us brand to see all of the selection!

You will need to pay shipping unless you spend $49 or more (free with $49 or more order) – so if you have other items on your list, they may have a good deal on it this weekend as they are running some amazing sales all over the site! In addition, you can select to have your items shipped to your local store for FREE.

*You can also get FREE shipping if you have a Shop Runner account (you can get a free 30-day trial of Shop Runner HERE too, but you will need a credit card to get your free trial and if you do not cancel after the 30-days you will be automatically charged)

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If you are wanting to travel near or far this weekend, here is an idea for a FREE family activity! FREE National Parks Entrance!

Starting April 21 – April 29th, 2012, you can visit National Parks for FREE.

Head to the National Park Service site to find out a national park in your area or one that you would like to travel a few hours too!

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Thanks Money Saving Mom for the reminder

This is the PERFECT deal for the perfect time of year! This is also a kid favorite and great summertime toy/activity. Even better is that it is on sale for a good price too .

Here is a HOT deal on a super HOT kids item just in time for summer!! We love almost all of the items from Insect Lore (the makers of the live butterfly and other insect kits). They do have some great products.  So when we saw this deal today for 50% off their big bug magnifying jar, we thought we would let you know as we know many of you have also appreciated the deals found on their products.

Here’s the deal:

The Insect Lore Big Bug Magnifying Jar is normally $12.99, but it is on sale for $6.60 right now and shipping is FREE with Amazon prime or a $25 or more order.

Head to the site HERE to get your Big Bug Magnifying Jar deal.

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*Please note that Amazon’s prices change frequently so we are not sure how long this price will last!

We would love to hear from any of you that have tried either of these kits! What did your family think?

Michael’s Craft Store is offering some great coupons for this weekend! First, you can print a coupon for 50% off one item with this printable Michael’s coupon.  This coupon is good today, Friday April 6th, 2012 ONLY!

Second, you can print a coupon for 30% off your entire regular priced purchase for tomorrow, Saturday April 7th, 2012 ONLY.

So this what we recommend – if you had a larger item that you needed to get, we recommend getting it today with your 50% off.  Then tomorrow head back in for all of the little crafting items you might need and use the 30% off coupon! It would probably be worth the two different trips if you like to do a lot of crafting and have some things on your list to buy!  If you only have smaller items to buy, the 30% off your entire regular priced purchase is probably going to yield much higher savings.

When I have crafting projects to do, I keep a list of things I need and then I will by them slowly and sometimes one item a week at Michael’s with coupons like above.  It works for me as I live fairly close to a Michael’s and so I can stop by when running my other errands.

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This is a fun deal – but not really a deal.  Rather informational to let you know about a site HERE where you can log-in and see activities going on all the time in your are and nationwide to help generate ideas for either one of these events or activity or community event going on to attend or enjoy for summer fun.

They will send you an email too when there are more community events/activities/things to do.  We don’t know much about this site as it is new, but it is worth receiving an email to know what are some things you can do!

Head to the site HERE to see the community events/activities/things to do and get on the email list!

Eversaveis a daily deal site that is offering a sweet deal on Sesame Street set that includes the following 10 items:

• Sesame Street ABC’s flashcards
• Sesame Street Numbers 1-20 flashcards
• Sesame Street Fun with Letters wipe-clean book
• Sesame Street Fun with Colors & Shapes wipe-clean book
• Sesame Street Fun with Numbers wipe-clean book
• Sesame Street Alphabet with Elmo workbook
• Sesame Street Numbers with Big Bird workbook
• 30 Nursery Rhyme Songs music CD
• 30 Preschool Songs music CD
• 30 Silly Songs music CD

This whole set is on sale today at only $23 and this includes the shipping = final is $2.30 each item shipped FREE!

This is a super deal and this is one that you can enjoy with you child (especially over the summer months) or even break it up into gifts in your gift bin for when you need a gift and not have to pay high last minute prices!

Head to Eversave HERE and log-in or register to see this deal today!

In addition, each day there are deals for your local area – as there are dozens and dozens of deals, you will want to find your local area to see what is offered!

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Michael’s Craft Store is offering a printable coupon for 50% off one item with this printable Michael’s coupon.  This coupon is good today, Friday March 30th, 2012 ONLY!

This coupon comes at the right time with Sprintime and Easter crafts on many to do lists this week!

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I have to admit, I succumb to the Oriental Trading sales! We use a portion of our educational or party budget to grab the great deals that they offer! They have such amazing prices and even better is that they have a large selection of sale and clearance.  There are literally hundreds (probably thousands) of activities, crafts, party stuff and educational fun that you can create with the products that they offer.

So…. as you know, we hate to pay shipping except we will when the deal justifies it!  But its always better when the sale is amazing AND you get FREE shipping – and this one is GREAT! After this post, I am going to take some time and put together and order to refill our kids’ craft shelf for future fun! If you are a homeschooler or run a preschool, you might want to get our your list of needed craft supplies and check and see if any are offered on Oriental Trading for less right now too!  Plus, if you have summer parties, birthday parties, etc. – check those items too as you might just get a super bargain and NO SHIPPING charges!! YAY!

Here’s how to get the deals at Oriental Trading right now:

• Head to the Oriental Trading site HERE to place any order size
• Click on any of the sale categories or banners at the top to be take to the specials going on right now
• Add any number of items to your cart
• Then use coupon code: FREEFW52 to receive FREE shipping on any size order!
• FREE shipping is only good through tomorrow 3/29/12!

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There are a couple of great crayola deals that you can grab from Target right now with some new coupons.

First, you can get the three pack of scissors for .99 (.33 each pair!)!

Here’s how:

• Buy 1 My First Crayola Safety Scissors 3-pack for $2.99
• Then use the $1.00/1 Printable Crayola Coupon HERE
• Then stack with the $1.00/1 printable Crayola Target coupon = final is $0.99 after coupons ($0.33 each)
  

Second, you can get the triangular crayons for $1.19 each box!

Here’s how:

• Buy 1 My First Crayola Triangular Crayons for $3.19
• Then use the $1.00/1 Printable Crayola Coupon HERE
• Then stack with the $1.00/1 printable Crayola Target coupon = final is $1.19 after coupons

*Please note, you can stack both a manufacturer’s and store coupon on the same item – the only time you can double up on coupons

Check out these helpful links to help you save more money!

• More HOT Coupons
• See our Target Category for More Target Deals
  
• Check out the National Target Shopping List with Coupon Matchups
• Search the Coupon Database for any specific coupons you may be looking for!

Thanks Bluegrass Savers

Moms grab your daughters and enjoy some craft time together for FREE!

Right now you can join the site Craftsy.com through this link HERE for FREE registration.  They have a lot of projects, classes and offers at discounts.  But even better, is that they will have a featured class that is FREE and right now the FREE class is a quilting class!

Here are details about this FREE online class:

The Craftsy Block of the Month is a completely free, year-long online class instructed by expert quilter, Amy Gibson. There are 12 installments, each one posted on the first day of every month. The first 10 months/installments teach our students two new exciting blocks (brand new designs or funky spins on traditional blocks). The last two months are dedicated to finishing the quilt. At the end of the class, our students will have full-size and one-of-a-kind quilts. Like all of our classes, students can view it whenever it’s convenient for them, and can watch them however many times they’d like. It’s filmed in high-definition, and it’s fully interactive—students can ask Amy questions as they go.

I love this idea as our girls and I are always looking for things like this to do together. There are actually lots of ideas and offers on the craftsy site for any type of craft hobby!  Right now we have been enjoying scrapbooking together, but want to add to the list and this is a great idea!

The registration was really quick and then it gives you access to see the classes, including the featured FREE one!

Register for your FREE Craftsy account HERE for access to the different classes and ideas.

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This deal is backwards  

It only costs .01, which is essentially free, and the shipping is $5.49 – it should be the other way around, but however you look at it, this handy little popular hide-a-key is only $5.50 shipped! It is a good deal as we have seen these things priced at a lot higher. 

Please note: the .01 price can increase at any time!!

Head to Amazon HERE for the Hide-A-Key Rock for $5.5o shipped

See more current Amazon Deals to see if there is any other good deals that are what you are looking for right now

First, you’re probably wondering what we are referring to regarding the issue with the in-laws.  Well, each year Cassie’s parents buy us a copy of the Entertainment book.  I open it each year – already knowing what it is, but loving it because its one of our most prized gifts each Christmas!  But this year, my in-laws have called us a few times: “We’re getting ready to go out – can we borrow your book?”  Its not the worst thing in the world, but when we both love the same places – well, you can see the problem.   So, we’re hoping this sale can help clear up this issue and get the in-laws their own copy – plus an extra one for ourselves.  LOL!

We do assume you know about the Entertainment Book.  This book is HUGE and has hundreds of coupons in it for 50% off or Buy One Get One FREE coupons for the businesses in your local area!  You can usually find these right before Christmas for $30-35 depending on your area, which means a bit of a costly gift – which can truly yield some sweet savings.  This today only sale will let you cash in and get each of these for only $7.79 when you consider all the discounts.

If you want to skip all the steps and get a decent deal, you can grab your two books for $15.50 each by going directly to the Entertainment Book site here.

Or you can follow the following steps to drop the price to $7.79 each:

• Head to the Ebates site HERE and register.  Here’s where you will register for a $10 gift card of your choice (the most popular are displayed below) that will be mailed to you in a few days after your purchase.  Please note that you will not receive the gift card just by signing up, but completing a $25 purchase – which your Entertainment book qualifies for!
  

• After you register, search for Entertainment.com in the search box (top right)
• Click through the link that looks like the image below: By doing this extra step – you will get your 17.5% cash back rebate applied to your Ebates account plus your $10 gift card that you chose will be mailed to you in a few days after your purchase. Please note cash back rebates apply directly to your Ebates balance and are either sent by check or PayPal every three months.

• Once you are at the Entertainment.com site, click on the Order your books now! for the 2 for $29 sale!

So how does this work out for the $7.79 each book?  You get two books with shipping for $31, earn back $5.43 in your Ebates account, and counting the $10 gift card your final price is $15.57 – or $7.79 each book!

See more HOT deals here!

Update, these have not gone up in price to $4.62 for the pair, but still a good deal.

We love Melissa and Doug toys, but they also have practical items too.  We actually have a set of these scissors from about 2 -years ago and we let our then less than 2 year old use them with ease at the time.  She is now over 3 now and they still work great.  All of our kids actually use them (except the 9 month old ) and it sets our minds at ease because they are safe for them all to use.

The better news is that they are super cheap on Amazon right now! They normally sell for $15 for two pairs, but on Amazon, they have them marked down to $2.98 for a set of two and FREE shipping with Prime or a $25 or more purchase! This is a great way to grab some, even if you run a preschool or daycare, it is a good deal to stock-up on for cheap and have less worries! We use them almost daily in our homeschool.

Please note, these prices can change at any time!

Head to Amazon HERE for the Melissa and Doug Kid Safe Scissors 2-pack deal

See more current Amazon Deals to see if there is any other good deals you can bundle into your order for the FREE shipping with $25 purchase!

Okay – we saw this deal on Amazon today for the Bendaroos and had to post it again.  We had seen these advertised for so long, but never wanted to fork out the money.   So, when we saw a similar deal on Amazon back in November, we decided to give them a try.  Honestly, it was one of the best playtime hands-on activities we have invested in.

We were skeptical about them because we asked for your thoughts back in November on our Facebook page.  There were some mixed reviews, but most of you liked them and your kids did too! Some complaints that some of you had made was that they are very messy and they get stuck in carpet, etc.

So with the reviews and the hot price at that time, we did buy them and we LOVE them! Why?  It entertains our kids for hours.  All 4 of the older ones! We have had them since November and when they are done with them, we seal them up in a ziploc bag and they are still great to use each time they play with them! They are like flexible wax strings and they really are fun.  We only let our kids play with them at the table, but because they are wax, we can see how they could ruin carpet like some of you were saying.

But in terms of the mess, I actually prefer this activity over many because it is much less messy than play-doh, paints, anything with glitter and glue, beads, etc.  They are much easier in terms of needing a quick entertaining activity to pull out!  So we don’t often go into that much detail about our personal experience with a product, but after seeing these advertised over and over again on TV and elsewhere at the special TV price, to then find them on Amazon for a fraction of the TV price was worth trying and we’re glad we did as it makes for a few more peaceful moments in our home.

With that being said, they are actually even cheaper than when we bought them in November!

Here’s the deal: Amazon has the Bendaroos Mega Pack 500-piece kit on sale for $6.88 (down from $23.99).    These will also ship FREE Amazon Prime or $25 or more purchase.

Please note, these prices can change at any time!

Head to Amazon HERE for the Bendaroos 500-piece set deal

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We love this deal as we have used Veritas Press for years for some of our home education materials! In fact, when I was a child, my own parents purchased many materials from Vertias Press for our own home education.

So we were super excited to see that they are giving everyone a FREE $5 credit to spend on the Veritas Press site! This will help any homeschool or educational materials budget stretch even further! This is like getting a $5 gift certificate – and all you have to do is claim it!

They offer tons of materials for all grade levels and some additional educational supplements and even activities for younger children as well.

You can claim your $5 credit HERE and it will be credited to your account waiting for you when you check out next.

In addition, share this news with your friends and they too can claim a FREE $5 credit and you will also be rewarded with more credits as well!

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Moms grab your daughters and enjoy some craft time together for FREE!

Right now you can join the site Craftsy.com through this link HERE for FREE registration.  They have a lot of projects, classes and offers at discounts.  But even better, is that they will have a featured class that is FREE and right now the FREE class is a quilting class!

I love, love, love this idea as our girls and I are always looking for things like this to do together.  Right now we have been enjoying scrapbooking together, but want to add to the list and this is a great idea!

The registration was really quick and then it gives you access to see the classes, including the featured FREE one!

Register for your FREE Craftsy account HERE.

There is a site called BooksShouldBeFree that is offering a number of classic children’s books on audio for FREE! Just download the ones you want and listen for FREE!

We told you about the Chronicles of Narnia FREE downloads and our kids ate it up! It was an excellent activity and they are thirsty for more.  So to help teach them to be able to sit and listen, we are planning to grab more FREE downloads!

The downloads are many popular and classic stories! Just head to their site HERE to see the selection.

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Thanks Money Saving Mom

Walmart online has a great markdown price on a Crayola Extreme Designer and Sand Art bundle set! This set is normally $25 but on the Walmart.com site, you can get them for $8.97 for both sets together! This is a great savings and you can choose to have it shipped to the store to avoid shipping fees.

• You will get the Crayola Extreme Designer (just this set is being sold on Amazon for $14.99 right now).
• Then you will be able to pick one of two of the Crayola Glow Explosion Sand Art Deluxe Sets to add to this bundle (these sets are selling for $10.99 on Amazon right now).
• Add them to your cart, then checkout and choose to ship to your local store for FREE shipping = final is $8.97 for both sets shipped FREE

Head to Walmart HERE for this Crayola Sets Bundle Deal

These clearance deals are only offered online.

We are not sure how long this price will last!

See more Walmart Deals from our Walmart category to not miss any other deals both in-store and online!

Here’s a Christmas FREEBIE for kids! They can choose and download a Christmas card to color and decorate.  This is a great idea as it is a FREEBIE, Activity, and something with special meaning for a parent/grandparent too! We love those multifaceted FREEBIES Our kids are coloring as we speak!

Download and print your FREE Christmas Cards to Color HERE.

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Thanks All You

Amazon is offering a sale on these dolls again! We love this sale and our girls love their mini American Girl dolls! They play with them in their standard size dollhouse and just have a ton of fun!

These are special and wonderful gifts (think stocking?) for the American Girl doll fan in your house!   If you have ever been in the market or tried to find a sale on American Girl Dolls, you might know that it is a near impossibility!

So the sale today on Amazon for 30% off is really quite AMAZING.  This sale is for the mini dolls that are a great alternative to the regular size 18″ dolls.  These are perfect doll house size and they come with a mini-book that goes along with the doll.

The best part is that they are only $14.93 (regularly $21.95) and they will ship FREE with Amazon Prime or a $25 or more purchase.

This list of dolls marked down even includes the newest historical dolls, Marie-Grace and Cecile whose stories are based in 1853 New Orleans. Each of these also comes with the coordinating mini-book!

• Cecile Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Kit Kittredge Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Marie-Grace Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Julie Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Rebecca Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Ruthie Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Emily Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Nellie Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Kaya Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Josefina Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Elizabeth Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Kirsten Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Addy Mini Doll (American Girl)
• Felicity Mini Doll (American Girl)

*Please note that Amazon’s prices change frequently so we are not sure how long this price will last! In addition, each doll can sell out at any time!

If you are looking for a FREE Amazon Prime Membership, see our previous post!

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Wow – we’re not sure if this is a glitch on the Toys R Us site or not, but there are many Crayola items that are “buy 1 Get 2 FREE.”  This is an automatic 66% discount, but even better is that it looks like the cheapest item in your cart is the one you pay for and the others are FREE! We tested this out and it was the case for us too! This means a GREATER than 66% discount.

There are many Crayola items included and they are going fast – so head over to the Toys R Us site right now and search for the Crayola products and look for the “buy 1 get two free” promotional items. Add three items mix and match and then just pay for the cheapest item!

You will need to pay shipping unless spend $49 or more – so if you have other items on your list, they may have a good deal on it this weekend as they are running some amazing sales all over the site! In addition, you can select to have your items shipped to your local store for FREE (thanks Laura!).

Head to the Toys R Us Site HERE to grab the deals!

Also, if you are shopping in-store, take this 20% off coupon with you for the Super Wow deals going on this weekend!

Visit our Holiday pages to not miss anything going on right now!

Thanks A Savings Wow

Here’s a great deal on a very expensive, nice and practical magazine! This might also be just the right gift for someone on your list!  Mamapedia is offering a one-year Cooking With Paula Deen Magazine subscription for only $10.  This is a fantastic deal and could even make for a great gift for someone!

This magazine is normally $29.94 a year and Amazon has it on sale for $19.98, so this deal is a good one!

Here’s how to get it:

• Head over to Mamapedia and create a new account (it’s FREE) or log-in
• Then find the deal for Salt Lake City (this deal is available for everyone everywhere, just hosted under Salt Lake City).
• Add a one-year subscription to the Paula Deen Magazine to your cart for $10
• *If you are a first time purchaser at Mamapedia – you can use coupon code: NOV10 at checkout for an additional 10% off, which would make this only $9.
  

10% Off Your First Mamasource Deal Purchase With Code: NOV10