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It’s Freebie Friday: Dove, Emergen-C, Hot Prints and free family fun!

April 2, 2010 by

It’s Friday again which means another post filled with freebies for you and your family! I hope you enjoy!

Dove Men + Care:  Get a free sample of Dove Men + Care body wash from Walmart

Emergen-C drink mixes:  Get a free sample of Emergen-C drink mixes (choose from BLUTini, Pucker Up Parfait, Pretty in Pink Hot Tea, and Maui Wowee)

Hot Prints:  Get your latest free Hot Prints photo book!   The books and shipping are free!!

P&GbrandSAMPLER:  Get a free P&GbrandSAMPLER pack which includes samples and coupons from Pantene and other great P&G products

Here are some free, family friendly events that may be going on in your town this weekend:



Bass Pro Shop ~ Get a free 4X6 photo with the Easter bunny Friday, 4/2 from 6-8 pm and 4/3 and 4/4 from 11-3 pm (at Christmas we did this and got a free photo with Santa and the quality was great, but be prepared for lines!).  Make your own Easter decorations (4/3 and 4/4 beginning at noon).  Easter Egg Hunt:  4/3 and 4/4 from 2-3 pm (ages 8 and under)

Borders ~ Borders is hosting a Spring-tacular event at participating locations on Saturday, 4/3 at 11 a.m.  It includes a parade, storytime, and crafts featuring the Laurie Berkner Band

Home DepotKids Workshops ~ Saturday, 4/3 from 9 am-noon, kids ages 5-12 can build their own Butterfly House!  In addition to a newly constructed project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron!

Lakeshore Learning ~ Saturday, 4/3 from 11 am-3 pm make a “Silly Bunny Puppet” – your little ones can give these bunnies personality as they add eyes, whiskers, fluffy ears, and more!

Michaels ~ Free Family Easter Event – Saturday, 4/3 from 10 am-1 pm – Decorate a free pail for your Easter egg hunt plus enjoy a free coloring activity page (while supplies last)

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
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Welcome to Friday follow!

April 2, 2010 by

Welcome to the Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

Here’s how YOU can join the celebration:

–Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.

–Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots. We will follow you back.

–Follow as many blogs as you’d like.

–Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you’re from Friday Follow.

–Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow.

The Blog Hop is the same at each of our three hosts blogs so you do not have to add your blog at each site. Just one – but you can follow each blog. Follow a few or follow them all.

If you’re visiting my blog for the first time, thanks for stopping by! I blog about money saving tips and post scenarios and coupon match-ups for various stores throughout the week (Kroger, Walgreens, CVS, Target, etc).  I also post daily “themes” each week such as Menu Planning Monday, Tip of the Day Tuesday, Thrifty Thursday, and Freebie Friday.

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Heads up: Hot Toys ‘R Us toy deals!

April 2, 2010 by

If you still need some last minute items for your Easter baskets, Toys ‘R Us is having a Doorbusters sale that starts tomorrow. Even if you don’t need anything for Easter baskets, these are still great deals and you may want to pick up a few to store in your “gift” stash.

One of the things I noticed in the ad was that the Playskool Busy Basics Lullaby Gloworm will be on sale for $4.99 (50% off).  Pair that with the $2 Playskool Gloworm printable and get it for $2.99!

They will also have Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head on sale for $3.99 (50% off).  Pair that with the $2 Mr. Potato Head printable and get it for $1.99!

You can check out the entire ad here.

If you need something for “bigger” kids, check out the deals on games.  When you spend $20 on ANY Hasbro board games, you will get a $5 Toys ‘R Us gift card.  You can “roll” the $5 gift card into the deal again, too!

Here are some of the details on sale:

$4.99 games ($2.99 after $2 MIR)

*Candy Land
*Chutes & Ladders
*Cootie
*Hi Ho Cherry-O
*Memory

$8.99 games ($5.99 after $3 MIR)

*Battleship
$4/1 Battleship printable
Final Price = $1.99 after rebate and coupon

*Connect 4
$4/1 Connect 4 game Playsaver insert
$4/1 Connect 4 printable
Final Price = $1.99 after rebate and coupon

*Operation
$5/1 Operation printable
Final Price = $.99 after rebate and coupon

*Trouble

*Twister
$4/1 Twister Playsaver insert
$4/1 Twister printable
Final Price = $1.99 after rebate and coupon

$12.99 games ($9.99 after $3 MIR)

*Elefun
$5/1 Elefun printable
Final Price = $4.99 after coupons/rebate

*Hungry Hungry Hippos
$4/1 Hungry Hungry Hippos printable
Final Price = $5.99 after coupons/rebate

*Gator Golf
$5/1 Gator Golf printable
Final Price = $4.99 after coupons/rebate

(Plus, get a free plush animal when you buy any Elefun and Friends game!)

$14.99 games ($11.99 after $3 MIR):

*Bop-It
$5 off Bop-It Playsaver insert
$5/1 Bop-It printable
Final Price = $6.99 after coupons and rebate

*Connect 4X4
$4/1 Connect 4 game Playsaver insert
$4/1 Connect 4 printable
Final Price = $7.99 after coupons/MIR

*Guess Who

*Sliders

Here are some possible scenarios:

SCENARIO: (if you have the Playsaver coupons)
Buy Bop-It – $14.99
Buy Twister – $8.99

Use $5/1 Bop-It coupon
Use $4/1 Twister coupon

Spend $14.98 OOP, get a $5 TRU gift card
Submit for 2 $3 rebates (one for each game)
Final Price = $3.98 OOP after coupons/rebate/gift card ($1.99/game)


SCENARIO:
Buy Operation – $8.99
Buy Elefun – $12.99

Use $5 Operation printable
Use $5 Elefun printable

Spend $11.98 OOP, get a $5 TRU gift card
Submit for 2 $3 rebates
Final Price = $.98 after coupons/rebate

SCENARIO:
Buy Candy Land – $4.99
Buy Chutes & Ladders – $4.99
Buy Cootie – $4.99
Buy Hi Ho Cherry O – $4.99
Buy Memory – $4.99

Spend $24.95 OOP, get a $5 TRU gift card
Submit for 5 $2 rebates (one for each game)
Final Price = $9.95 OOP after rebate/gift card ($1.99/game)

SCENARIO:
Buy Candy Land – $4.99
Buy Chutes & Ladders – $4.99
Buy Cootie – $4.99
Buy Battleship – $8.99

Use $4/1 Battleship coupon

Spend $19.96 OOP, get a $5 TRU gift card
Submit for 3 $2 rebates and one $3 rebate
Final Price = $5.96 OOP after rebate/gift card ($1.49/game)

**While you’re there, don’t forget to get your Easter candy!  It’s on sale for $1.99 (7-13 oz bags).  There is a $3/2 Hershey’s bagged candy printable on smartsource.com.

Plus, all DVD and Blu Ray movies are Buy One, get one 50% off!

For tomorrow (Friday, 4/2) only, there are also special printable coupons.   One of those coupons is for 40% off all Leap Frog toys (excludes Leapster and Tag hardware/software).  Here are some links to printable coupons:


$5 off any Leap Frog Fridge Toy (must be registered at Leapfrog.com to access)


Here are some deals you can get with the Toys ‘R Us and Leap Frog coupon combined:


*Leap Frog Fridge Phonics – online pricing = $20.99, price after both coupons = $7.59


*Leap Frog Word Whammer – online pricing = $24.99, price after both coupons = $9.99

*Leap Frog Fridge Farm – online pricing = $16.99, price after both coupons = $5.19

*Leap Frog Fridge Talk Magnetic Word Play Recorder – online pricing = $21.99, price after both coupons = $8.19

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We have our winners!

April 1, 2010 by

Here are the three winners of our Mahatma Rice giveaway and what they had to say!  All of the winners have been contacted already.  I hope you’ll come back and sure what you thought of your rice!  CONGRATS AGAIN!

#12 – The Bookworm
The Bookworm said… I’m a blog follower. (Here’s what she’s planning to try – I’d love to try the 5-Spice Chicken with Minted Rice!)

#15 – Heather
Heather said… I would love to try the Coconut Shrimp and Rice Salad. I think my husband might die if I made that one night! (I hope you and your husband enjoy!)

#4 – Melissa 

Melissa said…

The Classic Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken and Rice) looks good! (I think it sounds good, too!  I might have to try this one myself!)
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Thrifty Thursday: Reward your kids with free Chuck E Cheese tokens!

April 1, 2010 by

Are you looking for a fun, free and motivating way to reward your kids for their accomplishments?  Chuck E. Cheese offers free printable rewards calendars! 

Here’s how this works:

1.  Download and print out the calendar

2.  Mark the days off with a pen or sticker as your child accomplishes their goals

3.  Bring your completed calendar in to Chuck E. Cheese and your child will get 10 free tokens as a reward!

My kids love Chuck E. Cheese, so the incentive of ten free tokens is great for me and for them, too.  (Here’s my “tip” ~ we go early, when they first open and then we have the place pretty much to ourselves!)

(Note:  A pizza purchase is required, but it doesn’t specify a size, so you should be able to order a personal pizza, which my kids could share)

Here are some of the rewards they offer:

*Active Kid Rewards (two weeks straight of physical activity)
*Clean  Your Room (two weeks straight with a clean room)
*Getting Dressed (two weeks straight of getting dressed independently)
*Good Night’s Sleep! (two weeks straight of getting a good night’s sleep)
*Good Patient Award (making it through a doctor’s visit!)
*Homework First (two weeks straight of completing homework before anything else)
*Magical Manners (five straight days of “good manners”)
*Potty Perfect (two weeks straight of no accidents!)
*Reading Rewards (two weeks straight of reading)
*Sports Awards (Best Attitude, Best Team Spirit, Best Improvement, Best Sportsmanship)
*Stop Thumb Sucking (two weeks straight of not sucking thumbs)
*Teeth Brushing (two weeks straight of brushing teeth independently)
*Tooth Fairy Award (just for losing a tooth!)

Chuck E. Cheese also offers “Tokens for Grades.”  Have your child bring in their most recent report card and they will receive FREE tokens for good grades (this offer is valid for 15 tokens, with a food purchase only)

Don’t forget to join their e-mail list to register for “hot” coupons!

Do you have a Thrifty Thursday idea to share?  Don’t forget to link up below!

 For more Thrifty Thursday ideas, check out Coupon Teacher, Madame Deals, and Life as a Mom. 

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