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Summer fun on a budget: indoor fun!

June 19, 2009 by


On rainy days or days when it’s too hot to go outside, there are still plenty of fun things you can do inside (that don’t include TV or video games) to keep your kids busy.

Earlier this week I shared some craft ideas for entertaining your kids here.

Here are some more ideas:

*Bake – pick out your favorite cook (or other kid friendly recipe) and start cooking! My kids love to help in the kitchen

*Board games – My kids absolutely love it when we get to pull out the board games and we have a closet full of different ones that I try to rotate through so that they don’t get tired of playing the same thing over and over again (although for some reason they never seem to get tired of Candyland).

*Build and indoor fort – Grab your pillows, blankets, and sheets, and get creative! If you need some ideas, here are some great articles:
Building an indoor fort (from families.com)

How to build an indoor fort (from Helium.com)

*Indoor picnic – instead of eating lunch at the table, spread out a blanket and have an indoor picnic. This breaks up the monotony and my kids love it!

*Puzzles – my kids love puzzles. I have found some great, inexpensive puzzles for $1 at Dollar Tree and it’s a great boredom buster.

Here are some more great articles with ideas for indoor fun:

*Rainy Day Activities for Children Ages 6-10

*20 Fun, Indoor Activities for Bored Kids

*Rainy Day Fun and Boredom Busters for Kids

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It’s freebie Friday!

June 19, 2009 by

Here’s a round-up of some of the freebies:

*Get free rootbeer floats today from 2-8 p.m. at A&W. Click here for the details. Offer is good for a small float only. No purchase necessary. Limit one per person.

*Click here to print out a coupon for a free Orange Julius smoothie. Offer is valid today only. Valid for one 20 oz Light Smoothie, either Strawberry Delight, Tropical Sunlight, or Berry-Pom Twilight. Limit one coupon per customer during the day of the promotion. While supplies last. Not valid with other coupons or special offers.

*Click here to get a Scott Extra Soft Double Roll and a 10 count travel pack of Scott Naturals flushable wipes.

*Click here to get a free sample of Kotex.

*Click here to get a free Minute Maid frozen novelty product.

*Get 50 free Disney movie reward points when you enter the code GOOFY on your account

*Click here to get a free strawberry cereal bar from Walmart.

Here are a few more freebies:
Free Coupon E Class

freeflys

Vista Print

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Coupon round-up!

June 19, 2009 by

There will be two inserts (RP and SS) in this Sunday’s paper. You can check out the full listing here on The Coupon Clippers. I didn’t see a whole lot to get excited about. Keep in mind that inserts vary by location, so your inserts may have different coupons or different dollar amounts.

If you are looking for multiple copies of coupons, The Coupon Clippers is my favorite resource. Coupons for the Sunday inserts are available for purchase early Saturday morning and the hot coupons go FAST.

Here are the highlights:

SMARTSOURCE
*.50/1 French’s Mustard on any (expires 9/10/09) – good for the 10/$10 sales if your store doubles because it will be free

*.75/1 Huggies baby WIPES on ONE package, 64 count or larger (expires 7/18/09)

*$1.50/1 Huggies DIAPERS on ONE package (expires 7/18/09)

*$2/1 Iams Premium Protection pet food, this is a TARGET coupon NOT a manufacturer’s coupon (expires 8/31/09) – this would be good to combine with the $2 off coupons from the P&G Year of Savings booklets when they have a gift card deal on Iams (which they seem to have almost every month)

*$1/1 Kraft DIP on any ONE, 16 oz (expires 7/31/09) – great for the 10/$10 sales because then they will be free!

*$1/1 Kraft SALAD Dressing on any ONE bottle (expires 7/21/09)

*$1/2 Oscar Mayer HOT DOGS on any TWO packages (expires 8/16/09)

RED PLUM:

*$1/1 Garnier Fructis SHAMPOO, Conditioner or Treatment on any, excluding trial size (expires 7/31/09) – good to have on hand for CVS and Walgreens deals

*$.75/2 Quaker CHEWY GRANOLA bars on any TWO boxes (expires 8/15/09)

The Coupon Clippers

ONLINE COUPONS – Don’t forget to go and load the latest online coupons to your Kroger or Randalls/Safeway card:

Cellfire (now has Randalls coupons, too!)

P&G Esaver

Shortcuts (now has Randalls coupons, too!)

Upromise – matches up well with CVS deals

COUPONS.COM PRINTABLES – Here are some good printables: (you should be able to print 2 per computer)

*$2/2 Crystal Light drink mixes
*$1/1 Keebler Sandies cookies
*$.75/3 Pillsbury refrigerated baked goods products
*$1/1 Wisk laundry detergent
*$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural diapers
*$.75/2 Nature Valley granola bars
*$2/1 Dry Idea deodorant
*$1/2 Hefty plates or bowls
*$2/1 Listerine
*$1.25/1 DiGiorno crispy flatbread pizza
*$2/1 Axe
*$1/2 Keebler fudge shoppe cookies


Check out Slick Deal’s A-Z printable coupon list here.

Get more great coupons by clicking on the links below:

Luvs

CoolSavings

Kraft Foods

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Another Photo Deal – 50 free prints and a photo notebook from Snapfish!

June 18, 2009 by

Yesterday I posted about a CVS deal where you can get 50 free prints. Today, there is a deal from Snapfish where you can get 50 free 4X6 prints when you create a new account and you also get a cute photo notebook.

Here’s the “fine print:” This offer is valid for new customers only and for mail order only. The 50 free prints does not apply for retail pick-up. All shipping and handling and tax charges apply. Offer for US customers only. Free product credit expires 6/23/09 (but you have to sign up today to get it on your account)

Click here to access this offer.

Also, get 15% cash back when you shop through Ebates (and a $5 sign on bonus if you are registering for the first time)

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Summer fun on a budget: season passes and city passes

June 18, 2009 by


Season passes – If you have a theme park in your area that your family enjoys, you may want to consider buying a season pass. Many parks offer season passes that are not much more than a day pass and once you have made the initial investment, your family can go over and over again so it makes a “cheap” day out.

Zoo memberships are another great investment. Many zoos offer “reciprocity” at other zoos when you purchase a membership which gives you free admission or heavy discounts. Check with your zoo to see if this is an option and if it is, it cuts down on sightseeing expenses if you go out of town, too!

City passes are another great option for cutting down on sightseeing expenses. They are currently available in 11 different areas and include a bundle of activities for about 50% off the regular price. For example, the Southern California City Pass includes: 3 day park hopper admission to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure as well as admission to Universal Studios, Sea World, and the San Diego zoo.

City passes are currently available for the following cities:
*Atlanta
*Boston
*Chicago
*Hollywood
*Houston
*New York
*Philadelphia
*San Francisco
*Seattle
*Southern California
*Toronto

You can get more information about what activities are included for each city pass or purchase one here.

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