Check this out! Print coupons for buy one get one at many area restaurants!
http://www.utahfindit.com/bogo/
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Free baby wipes at Target!!!
Target Up & Up Baby Wipes Solo Pack, $0.97
$1/1 Up & Up Wipes Target printable
FREE after coupon!
Target Up & Up Flushable Toddler Wipes Refill, $0.97
$1/1 Up & Up Wipes Target printable
FREE after coupon!
Target Up & Up Wipes Tub, $1.55
$1/1 Up & Up Wipes Target printable
$0.55 after coupon!
Friday, November 20, 2009
40% off sale items at Gap.com
This doesn't happen very often but codes are stacking at Gap.com on sale priced items!
20% and 25% off =40% off.
Use codes:
gapsale25
gap20
Regular priced items will only get 20% off.
Free shipping for orders over $50.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Finding the best deal at Walmart
With the holidays upon us. I think most everyone is thinking about Christmas gifts. Everyone likes to save $$$.
Have you ever noticed prices can vary at Walmart from store to store? Even stores really close to each other can have different prices. For instance I have seen 3 different prices on the same item at Layton, Riverdale and Clinton.
Well, they have different prices online too. Usually online things are CHEAPER! Plus they offer free shipping on many items using their site to store option.
Here is one example. Parker needs and wants a bike for Christmas. Brandon and I began shopping around a few weeks ago. We found the bike we wanted at Walmart.
At North Logan Walmart it was $104.
At the Providence Walmart it was $94.
At Walmart.com it was $87 with FREE site to store shipping!
The SAME bike.
SO we saved $7.46 including saved tax by buying it online.
I know that's not a lot but it all adds up especially at Christmas.
Another great plus with the bike is it came in a box site to store. Now the toy dept would have assembled it for us but it will much easier to keep hidden this way until Christmas.
Yet another great thing about site to store is it's not delivered to your front door possibly ruining the surprise. You go pick it up at a time that's good for you.
Have you ever noticed prices can vary at Walmart from store to store? Even stores really close to each other can have different prices. For instance I have seen 3 different prices on the same item at Layton, Riverdale and Clinton.
Well, they have different prices online too. Usually online things are CHEAPER! Plus they offer free shipping on many items using their site to store option.
Here is one example. Parker needs and wants a bike for Christmas. Brandon and I began shopping around a few weeks ago. We found the bike we wanted at Walmart.
At North Logan Walmart it was $104.
At the Providence Walmart it was $94.
At Walmart.com it was $87 with FREE site to store shipping!
The SAME bike.
SO we saved $7.46 including saved tax by buying it online.
I know that's not a lot but it all adds up especially at Christmas.
Another great plus with the bike is it came in a box site to store. Now the toy dept would have assembled it for us but it will much easier to keep hidden this way until Christmas.
Yet another great thing about site to store is it's not delivered to your front door possibly ruining the surprise. You go pick it up at a time that's good for you.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Super deal at Bath and Body Works
12 Anti-Bacterial Soaps for $26 which INCLUDES shipping with code at Bath and Body Works!! That's $2.16 each and you don't even have to go to the busy mall AND they make great Christmas gifts!
Use code TENTHIRTY for $10 off $30
OR
12 for $20 + tax in-store!!!
Print this coupon - http://f.chtah.com/i/34/528207786/20091105_coupon.html
That's $1.67 each before tax!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Twelve Days of Christmas Food Storage Gifts
On the first day of Christmas,
Because your are so sweet,
I hope this can of HONEY
Makes your day complete.
On the second day of Christmas,
Because you are so neat,
Santa's elves have brought you
Two large bags of WHEAT.
On the third day of Christmas,
If you're baking the kids a treat,Y
ou'll need this bag of SUGAR
To make it oh-so-sweet.
Popcorn, chips, and french fries,
Would quickly have to halt,
For they would lose their savor,
Unless they had some SALT.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
According to Hoyle,
Everything you cook will stick,
If your pantry's out of OIL.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
This variety of MILK,
Will make your cooking easier,
With sauces smooth as silk.
Cooking, washing, brushing teeth,
Would certainly be awful,
If fresh pure WATER wasn't there.
Make sure you have a shelf full.
They have improved the quality,
Of T.P. through the ages--
But gosh, in time of crisis
This beats the Yellow Pages.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
Warm things will soothe the tummy,
This VEGETABLE SOUP mix,
Will sure taste quite yummy.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
Make your cooking turn out nice
A little shake, a little pinch
Of your favorite can of SPICE.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
Getting anxious, I am sure,
With your year's supply of IVORY
You're 99-44/100% Pure.
Now Christmastime is finally here,
Hope you've enjoyed the treats.
Your year's supply's in better shape
Make sure you don't deplete.
Have a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year!
I hope this plate of GOODIES
Brings you lots of joy and cheer!
Because your are so sweet,
I hope this can of HONEY
Makes your day complete.
On the second day of Christmas,
Because you are so neat,
Santa's elves have brought you
Two large bags of WHEAT.
On the third day of Christmas,
If you're baking the kids a treat,Y
ou'll need this bag of SUGAR
To make it oh-so-sweet.
Popcorn, chips, and french fries,
Would quickly have to halt,
For they would lose their savor,
Unless they had some SALT.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
According to Hoyle,
Everything you cook will stick,
If your pantry's out of OIL.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
This variety of MILK,
Will make your cooking easier,
With sauces smooth as silk.
Cooking, washing, brushing teeth,
Would certainly be awful,
If fresh pure WATER wasn't there.
Make sure you have a shelf full.
They have improved the quality,
Of T.P. through the ages--
But gosh, in time of crisis
This beats the Yellow Pages.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
Warm things will soothe the tummy,
This VEGETABLE SOUP mix,
Will sure taste quite yummy.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
Make your cooking turn out nice
A little shake, a little pinch
Of your favorite can of SPICE.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
Getting anxious, I am sure,
With your year's supply of IVORY
You're 99-44/100% Pure.
Now Christmastime is finally here,
Hope you've enjoyed the treats.
Your year's supply's in better shape
Make sure you don't deplete.
Have a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year!
I hope this plate of GOODIES
Brings you lots of joy and cheer!
Monday, November 9, 2009
TRIPLE coupons at Winegars
Tuesday 11/17
This was one of my very favorite sales when I lived in Roy!!!!
I know people drive from all over to get in on the deals!
Coupons up to 50 cents tripled.
Anything over 50 cents will be face value plus one dollar. So even your high value coupons get $1 added on top. Say you have a coupon for $3, it is now worth $4.
Limit one coupon per item. Limit of 3 coupons of like item per customer.
Other Winegar deals -
Wednesday 11/11 deals:
bananas 29 cents lb
western family butter 2 for $3 1lb packages
dozen potato rolls $1
Kretschamr smoked bavarian ham $4.99 lb
pepsi 1 liter products 89 cents
western family 2% milk $1.48
40 lb box boneless skinless chicken breasts $1.19lb
turkey steaks $7.99
Thursday 11/12 deals
12oz western family frozen oj 99 cents
8 inch apple pie $1.99
new york steaks $3.49lb
Large pomegranates 97 cents
western family diced tomatoes 4 for $1
western family tomato sauce 8 oz cans 4 for $1
Friday 11/13 deals
25lb western family flour $7.49
jonagold, braeburn, granny smith, or cameo apples 49 cents lb
home pride bread $1.48
Saturday 11/14 and Sunday 11/15 deals
1% western family milk $1.48
western family dozen eggs 79 cents
dozen dinner rolls $1pumpkin pie $1.99
birchberry oven roasted turkey $3.99 lb
ribeye steaks $3.99 lb
2 lb western family cheddar cheese $3.99
Monday 11/16 deals
small avocados 39 cents each
western family margarine 2 for $1
jennie o turkey pastrami $1.99 lb
jennie o turkey pastrami $1.99 lb
french bread 2 for $1
Of course the triple coupons will be Tuesday!
Deals should be good at all 3 locations - Roy, Clearfield, & Bountiful!
Gap Get and Give time again!!! Save 30%!
I can only give invite coupons to 25 friends.
Get 30% off your entire purchase, even clearance, in stores at:
Gap
Banana Republic
Old Navy
Gap Outlet
Banana Republic Outlet
Shop November 12 to 15
They will donate 5% of what we all spend to the National Leukemia and lymphoma society.
Please send me your email addie if you want a coupon.
bparish01@msn.com
Get 30% off your entire purchase, even clearance, in stores at:
Gap
Banana Republic
Old Navy
Gap Outlet
Banana Republic Outlet
Shop November 12 to 15
They will donate 5% of what we all spend to the National Leukemia and lymphoma society.
Please send me your email addie if you want a coupon.
bparish01@msn.com
Disneyland is on sale!!!
I haven't seen hopper ticket prices this cheap in a long time!
Travel between Jan 5, 2o10 - Apr. 29, 2010
3 day Hopper pass $149 - All ages 3 and up!
4 day Hopper pass $161 - All ages 3 and up!
5 day Hopper pass $169 - All ages 3 and up!
6 day Hopper pass $173 - All ages 3 and up!
More info here:
Monday, November 2, 2009
Screaming Deals at Smiths!
Hurry in for these screaming deals with coupons. These deals should continue through next week!
As part of Smith's Mega 10 promo you can get some great deals when you use coupons and buy things mix and match in groups of 10. Here's some of my great deals:
Cans Carnation evaporated milk .24 ea
Boxes Cheez-its .24 ea
Dannon Crush Cups .49
Cans Hormel Chili .12 ea
Keebler Fudge Shoppe cookies .49
Tombstone Pizzas $1.24 ea
Krusteaz pancake mix, Krusteaz blueberry pancake mix, Krusteaz Belgium Waffle mix $.69
Ghirardelli Brownie mix $.49
Check out the complete Shopping list:
My store had coupons for the Cheez-its with the display.
For some cheaper Tombstone pizza check out this rebate:
For some cheaper Quilted Northern check out his rebate:
Free sugar!
Albertson's closed last night and debuted today as Associated Foods Fresh Market. Turn in your Albertson's Fresh Values card for a free 5lb bag of sugar. The new store will not require a shopper card.
Hogle Zoo Wild Wednesdays
Wild Wednesdays = free admission days!
These are the last Wednesday of the month, November through February.
Utah's Hogle Zoo offers free admission to all guests on Wild Wednesdays thanks to funds from the SL County Zoo, Arts and Parks tax.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
50% off at Payless!!!
Here is the link to Oprah's website:
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20091016-tows-payless
Link to the pdf coupon:
http://media.oprah.com/sterm/payless-halfoff-coupon.pdf
Rumor has it.......
on tomorrow's Oprah show she will be offering a coupon code for 50% off everything at Payless Shoe Source.
The coupon will be good for a one time purchase of up to 15 items.
Exclusions are: Unforgettable Moments (dyeable shoes), Gift Cards, and the Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets.
There will be an option to text "Oprah" to 242424 on Thursday to receive the coupon code.
I'll keep y'all updated for sure
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20091016-tows-payless
Link to the pdf coupon:
http://media.oprah.com/sterm/payless-halfoff-coupon.pdf
Rumor has it.......
on tomorrow's Oprah show she will be offering a coupon code for 50% off everything at Payless Shoe Source.
The coupon will be good for a one time purchase of up to 15 items.
Exclusions are: Unforgettable Moments (dyeable shoes), Gift Cards, and the Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets.
There will be an option to text "Oprah" to 242424 on Thursday to receive the coupon code.
I'll keep y'all updated for sure
Thursday, October 1, 2009
2 Free Jazz Tickets for 10/01/09
First, you need a Twitter account.
Sign up if you don't have one. www.Twitter.com
Second, you need to follow Utah_Jazz on Twitter
Third, print the tweet from Utah_Jazz that says "Print or show this tweet at the ESA Box Office from Noon-3 today and receive 2 FREE tickets to tonights game-while supplies last"
ESA is the Energy Solutions Energy, home of the Jazz games.
Have fun!
Sign up if you don't have one. www.Twitter.com
Second, you need to follow Utah_Jazz on Twitter
Third, print the tweet from Utah_Jazz that says "Print or show this tweet at the ESA Box Office from Noon-3 today and receive 2 FREE tickets to tonights game-while supplies last"
ESA is the Energy Solutions Energy, home of the Jazz games.
Have fun!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
FREE Honey Bunches of Oats!
1. Go print a coupon for 2.00 off any box of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal with pecans. You can print it once.
2. Hit WalMart, which currently has the cereal on sale for 2.00 a box until September 3o.
3. Enjoy your free box of cereal!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
$2.99 pizzas at 5 Buck Pizza!
Tuesdays and Thursdays until the 31st of October 5 Buck Pizza is offering a $2.99 one topping medium pizza.
Good at the Roy 5 Buck and the Ogden location on the corner of 2nd Street and Washington Blvd.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Case lot time again!
It's time for the fall case lot sales!
Here is an amazing price comparison list! I've posted her before. She compares the prices at many of the grocery stores plus Costco, Sam's, LDS storehouse, and Walmart.
This is a great resource to see if you really are getting the best deal in town on your case of food.
Check it out:
Friday, September 11, 2009
Bath Towels 2/$3.78 at Kohl's.com!!!
Big One Bath Towels 2/$3.78!!!
Codes: *can combine % off and shipping code*
15% off with Kohls Charge AUGUST15 - exp 09/15/09
20% off when spend $100+ with Kohls Charge SAVE20AUG - exp UNKNOWN
Free shipping on any order with Kohls charge MVC9983 - exp 09/15/09
15% off when spend $100 PERKSPOT100 - exp UNKNOWN
10% off any order NEW273 - exp UNKNOWN
original $3.99-7.99 sale $1.60-$3.20 + currently extra 10% off when add to cart = 2/$3.78 before codes.
I just bought a bunch of ivory colored towels! These will make great wedding gifts!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Willard's Fruitway!
Just about everything that is grown in Utah is ripe right now. It's a great time to take a drive along Willard and Perry's fruitway. Plus, Saturday is Peach Days in Brigham City!
Right now a bushel of peaches will cost you around $24, that's 50lbs so it's a great deal for canning and your food storage! Some stands like Grammy's have had various varieties for $16-$20/bushel. Right now the Early Elberta's are just coming on and they make great peaches for canning.
Brandon and I cruised the fruitway last week and found some really great deals on lots of produce we didn't grow like whole watermelons for $1.50, corn 6/$1, eggplant .50, and tons more!
Here is a listing of most of the stand, their location, and hours of operation
Sneaky
This is the first year that we have grown zucchini. Whoa! I never knew one plant could produce so much. I hate for it to go rotten even though it does add variety to my compost pile. So I have been a little sneaky lately. Pretty much everything I have cooked the last couple of weeks has had pureed zuchini in it somewhere. The sauce for Hawaiian Haystacks, the sauce on supper on a slice, sloppy joes, lasagna, spaghetti sauce, crepes, smoothies, pancakes, german pancakes, mashed potatoes, brownies, shepherd's pie, chicken and broccoli casserole, mac and cheese, salsa, and the list goes on. It's amazing where you can hide this stuff! I just start out with a little and see how much I can get in there without anyone noticing. It works pretty well and I am very pleased to know that my kids are eating it. I also do this with carrots, sweet potatoes and cauliflower. I got the idea from the book The Sneaky Chef but I've just adapted to my own usual recipes. The kids get a little suspicious when you start making a whole bunch of "new" recipes.
Another idea that I got from Mandy is to substitute mashed up black beans for hamburger in just about any recipe that calls for ground beef. There are a few reasons I started doing this
1. I have never really liked the texture of ground beef
2. Black beans are way healthy.
3. Beans are cheaper than meat
4. From a food storage standpoint beans are super easy to store
5. It is super fast and easy if you use beans from the can (I prefer to cook my own beans because it is cheaper and I can control the sodium but I do keep a few cans of beans in the pantry)
6. It is a great way to cut back on the meat in your diet.
Some of the successful recipes I have done this with are lasagna, sloppy joes, shepherd's pie, supper on a slice and I have a few more planned. I usually use about one cup cooked beans for 1lb of hamburger. The beans double their mass when cooked so 1/2 cup dry =1 cup cooked. Once they are cooked I just mash them up a little with a fork (more depending on how hard I'm trying to hide them) and put them where the hamburger would usually be. I have to admit we are bean lovers in our family but in most of the recipes you can't even taste the beans and they kind of end up looking like hamburger in the food. Another good thing is that the more you eat beans the better your body gets at digesting them.
Another idea that I got from Mandy is to substitute mashed up black beans for hamburger in just about any recipe that calls for ground beef. There are a few reasons I started doing this
1. I have never really liked the texture of ground beef
2. Black beans are way healthy.
3. Beans are cheaper than meat
4. From a food storage standpoint beans are super easy to store
5. It is super fast and easy if you use beans from the can (I prefer to cook my own beans because it is cheaper and I can control the sodium but I do keep a few cans of beans in the pantry)
6. It is a great way to cut back on the meat in your diet.
Some of the successful recipes I have done this with are lasagna, sloppy joes, shepherd's pie, supper on a slice and I have a few more planned. I usually use about one cup cooked beans for 1lb of hamburger. The beans double their mass when cooked so 1/2 cup dry =1 cup cooked. Once they are cooked I just mash them up a little with a fork (more depending on how hard I'm trying to hide them) and put them where the hamburger would usually be. I have to admit we are bean lovers in our family but in most of the recipes you can't even taste the beans and they kind of end up looking like hamburger in the food. Another good thing is that the more you eat beans the better your body gets at digesting them.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Kid's Wilson Backpacks for $2.49!!!
Find them at Kids Woot.
Today only or until they run out.
I got 3, one in each color.
Shipping was a flat $5 for the entire order!
Paid $12.47 for 3 backpacks!
I know school has already started but these will be great to have on hand for when the current packs wear out. :)
Today only or until they run out.
I got 3, one in each color.
Shipping was a flat $5 for the entire order!
Paid $12.47 for 3 backpacks!
I know school has already started but these will be great to have on hand for when the current packs wear out. :)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Kids Woot!!!
If you've never checked out www.Woot.com it's a great place to find cheap stuff! From their site:
"Woot offers a new deal every night at midnight Central time, in limited quantities at a discounted price. Only one product is available at any given time. If you want one, you click that big orange button that says I WANT ONE. When it sells out, or the next midnight rolls around, that deal is gone. No backorders, no rainchecks, no do-overs. And no, we don’t tell you what the next product is. What fun would that be?"
Now they offer www.kidswoot.com !!!
"Kids.Woot sells stuff for kids. By “stuff” we mean everything from carseats to apparel to educational toys & games to non-educational toys & games."
"Woot offers a new deal every night at midnight Central time, in limited quantities at a discounted price. Only one product is available at any given time. If you want one, you click that big orange button that says I WANT ONE. When it sells out, or the next midnight rolls around, that deal is gone. No backorders, no rainchecks, no do-overs. And no, we don’t tell you what the next product is. What fun would that be?"
Now they offer www.kidswoot.com !!!
"Kids.Woot sells stuff for kids. By “stuff” we mean everything from carseats to apparel to educational toys & games to non-educational toys & games."
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The VERY late August Calendar
Here's the August Calendar. Sorry it's so late. Where has the summer gone?
August 1 ~ Respect For Parents Day ~ Make a list of the qualities of a good parent. Thank your parents.
August 2 ~ First Lincoln Penny Issued in 1909 ~ Count your money and talk about ways to save.
August 3 ~ Chocolate Chip Day ~ Make chocolate chip cookies for your neighbors. What is your favorite kind of chocolate chip?
August 4 ~ "Ant Bully" movie was released today a couple of years ago. Talk about what a bully is and what to do about it.
August 5 ~ Admit You're Happy Month ~ Make a list of at least 3 reasons you have to be happy.
August 6 ~ American Family Day ~ Do a fun activity with your family.
August 7 ~ Sisters Day ~ Do something fun with your sister or someone as special as a sister.
August 8 ~ National Waffle Day ~ Eat and Elephant for Breakfast! (or dinner :) http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjsci/qt/elephantsrecipe.htm
August 9 ~ International Art Appreciation Day ~ Take a trip to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts-http://www.umfa.utah.edu/ or make your own art, display it and invite others to come see your art show.
August 10 ~ May Your Reading be a Haven Month ~ Visit the library and check out some great books to read!
August 11 ~ Play in the Sand Day ~ Go to your local park or beach and make a sand castle.
August 12 ~ International Youth Day ~ Find out what other children around the world do to have fun.
August 13 ~ National Garage Sale Day ~ Go to a garage sale or have your own. This could be a fun way to talk about spending $ wisely.
August 14 ~ National Nagging Day ~ Find someone in the news who you would like to nag. Write a nagging letter.
August 15~ Best Friends Day ~ Spend the day with your best friend. Make cards for each other.
August 16 ~ Watermelon Day ~ Enjoy a slice of watermelon and organize a seed spitting contest.
August 17 ~ Relaxation Day ~ Take time today to relax and read. Read in bed, a hammock, or under a tree.
August 18 ~ Bad Poetry Day ~ Cut words that rhyme from the newspaper. Use them to write and awful poem.
August 19 ~ Aviation Day ~ Make paper airplanes and see how far they go. Have a contest. I could go on and on with this one. LOL
August 20 ~ National Radio Day ~ Learn about how we are able to listen to the radio. Play the Radio Transmission Activity http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/radio/
August 21 ~ Homeless Animals Day ~ Look at the lost and found listings in the classified ads are there any lost animals?
August 22 ~ Be and Angel Day ~ Find a community "angel" in the news. How is he or she helping others. What can you do to help?
August 23 ~ First Photograph of the Earth from the moon taken today ~ Take your own pictures of life on this earth. Make a photo collage.
August 24 ~ National Save your Smile Week ~ Avoid sweets today; and give your teeth a good brushing and flossing.
August 25 ~ Kiss and Make up Day ~ Find a conflict in the news. Write a letter to the editor telling how you thing it could be solved. Make up with someone who have hurt you.
August 26 ~ Susan B. Anthony Day ~ Talk about why it's important to respect the rights of others.
August 27 ~ Mother Teresa's Birthday ~ Learn more about Mother Teresa's work and then find ways you can volunteer in your community.
August 28 ~ Dream Day ~ In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream Speech." Read or check out a video about it. What are your dreams?
August 29 ~ Inventors Month ~ Think about a problem. Can you invent something to help?
August 30 ~ Smores Day ~ Make Smores using a campfire or grill.
August 31 ~ National Trail Mix Day ~ Make your own trail mix and go on a hike.
August 1 ~ Respect For Parents Day ~ Make a list of the qualities of a good parent. Thank your parents.
August 2 ~ First Lincoln Penny Issued in 1909 ~ Count your money and talk about ways to save.
August 3 ~ Chocolate Chip Day ~ Make chocolate chip cookies for your neighbors. What is your favorite kind of chocolate chip?
August 4 ~ "Ant Bully" movie was released today a couple of years ago. Talk about what a bully is and what to do about it.
August 5 ~ Admit You're Happy Month ~ Make a list of at least 3 reasons you have to be happy.
August 6 ~ American Family Day ~ Do a fun activity with your family.
August 7 ~ Sisters Day ~ Do something fun with your sister or someone as special as a sister.
August 8 ~ National Waffle Day ~ Eat and Elephant for Breakfast! (or dinner :) http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjsci/qt/elephantsrecipe.htm
August 9 ~ International Art Appreciation Day ~ Take a trip to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts-http://www.umfa.utah.edu/ or make your own art, display it and invite others to come see your art show.
August 10 ~ May Your Reading be a Haven Month ~ Visit the library and check out some great books to read!
August 11 ~ Play in the Sand Day ~ Go to your local park or beach and make a sand castle.
August 12 ~ International Youth Day ~ Find out what other children around the world do to have fun.
August 13 ~ National Garage Sale Day ~ Go to a garage sale or have your own. This could be a fun way to talk about spending $ wisely.
August 14 ~ National Nagging Day ~ Find someone in the news who you would like to nag. Write a nagging letter.
August 15~ Best Friends Day ~ Spend the day with your best friend. Make cards for each other.
August 16 ~ Watermelon Day ~ Enjoy a slice of watermelon and organize a seed spitting contest.
August 17 ~ Relaxation Day ~ Take time today to relax and read. Read in bed, a hammock, or under a tree.
August 18 ~ Bad Poetry Day ~ Cut words that rhyme from the newspaper. Use them to write and awful poem.
August 19 ~ Aviation Day ~ Make paper airplanes and see how far they go. Have a contest. I could go on and on with this one. LOL
August 20 ~ National Radio Day ~ Learn about how we are able to listen to the radio. Play the Radio Transmission Activity http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/radio/
August 21 ~ Homeless Animals Day ~ Look at the lost and found listings in the classified ads are there any lost animals?
August 22 ~ Be and Angel Day ~ Find a community "angel" in the news. How is he or she helping others. What can you do to help?
August 23 ~ First Photograph of the Earth from the moon taken today ~ Take your own pictures of life on this earth. Make a photo collage.
August 24 ~ National Save your Smile Week ~ Avoid sweets today; and give your teeth a good brushing and flossing.
August 25 ~ Kiss and Make up Day ~ Find a conflict in the news. Write a letter to the editor telling how you thing it could be solved. Make up with someone who have hurt you.
August 26 ~ Susan B. Anthony Day ~ Talk about why it's important to respect the rights of others.
August 27 ~ Mother Teresa's Birthday ~ Learn more about Mother Teresa's work and then find ways you can volunteer in your community.
August 28 ~ Dream Day ~ In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream Speech." Read or check out a video about it. What are your dreams?
August 29 ~ Inventors Month ~ Think about a problem. Can you invent something to help?
August 30 ~ Smores Day ~ Make Smores using a campfire or grill.
August 31 ~ National Trail Mix Day ~ Make your own trail mix and go on a hike.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Unlimited Double Coupons at Smiths!!!
August 2-4 ONLY!
Coupons will double up to $2 in value so:
$.25 = $.50
$.50=$.1
$1 = $2
$1.25=$2
$1.50=$2
Use as many as you want!!!!
Coupons will double up to $2 in value so:
$.25 = $.50
$.50=$.1
$1 = $2
$1.25=$2
$1.50=$2
Use as many as you want!!!!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Gap Get and Give is Here Again!
Save 30% off your entire purchase at Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Gap Outlet, Banana Republic Outlet & Athleta.4 Days only July 30 - August 2.
Coupon is good for as many uses as you want to use it in-store(s).
Online Code is a one time use only
I can invite 25 friends and they get a coupon via email. Email me if you want need a coupon. This would be great for back to school shopping!
bparish01@msn.com
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Make your Car Last 250K miles
Here is a great article that was on MSN today.
Some of the highlights:
Hanging on to your car longer means:
* Fewer Car Payments
* Lower insurance costs
* Time to save for the next car
How to get the most from your car:
* Follow the maintenance schedule
* Be alert for recalls
* Take it easy on the engine
* Be diligent with oil changes
* With every oil change, check the fluids, belts, tire tread and hoses.
* Have a fill-up routine.
* Find a good mechanic or become one.
* Do a walk-around everytime you get in.
* Drive defensively.
* Keep it clean and waxed.
* Know when to fold.
* Refuse to care what other people think.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveonaCar/MakeYourCarLast250000Miles.aspx?page=1
Some of the highlights:
Hanging on to your car longer means:
* Fewer Car Payments
* Lower insurance costs
* Time to save for the next car
How to get the most from your car:
* Follow the maintenance schedule
* Be alert for recalls
* Take it easy on the engine
* Be diligent with oil changes
* With every oil change, check the fluids, belts, tire tread and hoses.
* Have a fill-up routine.
* Find a good mechanic or become one.
* Do a walk-around everytime you get in.
* Drive defensively.
* Keep it clean and waxed.
* Know when to fold.
* Refuse to care what other people think.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveonaCar/MakeYourCarLast250000Miles.aspx?page=1
Fun and Free!
I don't know if anyone has posted about this but I just discovered it so sorry if it is a repeat. There is an awesome park with a splash pad (kind of like the Gateway) in South Ogden. It is right next to the parking lot of the Ogden Athletic Club. They have those big mounted water guns and the buckets that dump water and all sorts of spraying water. There is also a regular playground right there and some trails to walk or jog on. This is an awesome find for me because: 1. It's free and 2. I don't have worry about anyone drowning like I do at the Aquatic Center. They may be doing some construction there because when I went on Monday they had that orange construction fence up on some benches and the water was off. We stayed and ate our lunch and then the water turned on much to the delight of all of the swimsuit-clad kids that were there. It was kind of hard to find, but if you can get to the Ogden Athletic Club, you are there.
Monday, July 6, 2009
The DivvyUp!!!
I'm sorry I didn't post about this sooner!
This is a HUGE consignment sale in Cache Valley. There's been a similar one in Davis County called Just Between Friends. I am not aware of one ever being in Weber County.
It is for Children's clothing 0-16 years, toys, books, outdoor toys, furniture, video games, maternity clothes & kids shoes.
Anyone can be a consignor and anyone can shop!
It's a great way to avoid the hassle of ebay or having a garage sale to get rid of your outgrown items. It's also a great way to find quality children's items less expensively!
Like I said it's short notice but if you want to sell your kids stuff you need to sign up online ASAP TODAY and print your sales tags by 11 am tomorrow.
They do have a fee. They charge a flat $7 per consignor and then they take 40% of the sales price of each item, you keep 60%.
Merchandise can be dropped off at the Cache County Fairgrounds until tomorrow evening.
The sale runs Thursday - Saturday. With volunteers and Consignors getting the first chance to shop Thursday.
The best part is if you don't want your items that don't sell back they will donate them for you!!!!
Check out all the details here:
http://www.thedivvyup.com/Index.aspx
I've talked with one of the organizers on the phone and they are SO easy to work with! If you have special circumstances but still want to participate, like you can't get your stuff up here in time or something like that, they will do their best to accommodate you.
I know of people coming from Salt Lake and Bountiful this is such a huge and fun event!
I'll be consigning about 200 items. I can't wait to see how it goes! If you decide to sell your stuff up here too tell them I sent you. :)
This is a HUGE consignment sale in Cache Valley. There's been a similar one in Davis County called Just Between Friends. I am not aware of one ever being in Weber County.
It is for Children's clothing 0-16 years, toys, books, outdoor toys, furniture, video games, maternity clothes & kids shoes.
Anyone can be a consignor and anyone can shop!
It's a great way to avoid the hassle of ebay or having a garage sale to get rid of your outgrown items. It's also a great way to find quality children's items less expensively!
Like I said it's short notice but if you want to sell your kids stuff you need to sign up online ASAP TODAY and print your sales tags by 11 am tomorrow.
They do have a fee. They charge a flat $7 per consignor and then they take 40% of the sales price of each item, you keep 60%.
Merchandise can be dropped off at the Cache County Fairgrounds until tomorrow evening.
The sale runs Thursday - Saturday. With volunteers and Consignors getting the first chance to shop Thursday.
The best part is if you don't want your items that don't sell back they will donate them for you!!!!
Check out all the details here:
http://www.thedivvyup.com/Index.aspx
I've talked with one of the organizers on the phone and they are SO easy to work with! If you have special circumstances but still want to participate, like you can't get your stuff up here in time or something like that, they will do their best to accommodate you.
I know of people coming from Salt Lake and Bountiful this is such a huge and fun event!
I'll be consigning about 200 items. I can't wait to see how it goes! If you decide to sell your stuff up here too tell them I sent you. :)
Sunday, July 5, 2009
50 prints for one cent each!!
To get 50 4x6 prints for 50 cents (only 9 cents each for prints after that) at Snapfish.com through July 9th, use the coupon code PENNY at the checkout.
I am so behind on getting my pictures printed, I am definitely taking advantage of this deal!
I am so behind on getting my pictures printed, I am definitely taking advantage of this deal!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Another great deal at Albertson's
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is part of the Epic Promo buy 10 save $5.
It is $1 a box if you buy 6 within a group of 10 of the Epic Promo items you'll pay .50 cents for them or $3 for all 6.
When you purchase Kraft Macaroni and Cheesepurchase between 7/3 - 7/26
Buy (4) & get $1.00 OYNSO
Buy (5) & get $1.50 OYNSO
Buy (6) or more & get $2.00 OYNSO
Remember these spend like cash on your next shopping trip so they are basically cash back!
So when you buy the 6, within a group of 10 Epic promo items, and you'll pay 3.00 for them, and get a 2.00 OYSNO coupon back.
Without any coupons, they're 6/$1.00!
You can't purchase more than 6 in one order and get additional $2 OYNSO coupons. Only one will print per transaction.
Use this coupon: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE, 7.25 oz. or smaller, excluding Kraft Organic Macaroni & Cheese, max. value $1.49 *One coupon per person, per transaction* (7-28-09) SS-6/28
Your final price will depend on how your checker enters the B3G1FREE coupon. If he/she enters it at .50, your final price is 6/.50. If he/she enters it at 1.00, your final price is 6/FREE!
You can't even get generic for that cheap!!!
This information was found at www.pinchingyourpennies.com
Thursday, July 2, 2009
July Calendar
Sorry this is late. :( Bet you didn't know there were so many "Days" on the calendar did you? :) Have fun this month doing things that cost little or nothing. Most of all have fun spending time together! I love summer with my kids!!!
(Don't miss my post below for some awesome deals at Albertson's this week)
July 1 ~ National Picnic Month ~ Take a picnic to the park for a fun family activity. While you’re there take a family picture together.
If you can’t go anywhere have a picnic in your backyard.
July 2 ~ 4th of July Activities ~4th of July flower pots: http://familyfun.go.com/decorating-ideas/gardening/feature/famf0603_proj_plant/Uncle Sam hat treat holders for your July 4th barb-b-que: http://crafts.kaboose.com/uncle-sam-hat-treat-holders.html 4th of July hand-held ribbon streamers: http://crafts.kaboose.com/patrioticribbondancealong.html
Decorate bike and wagons for the fourth of July parade.
July 3 ~ 4th of July Activities ~ Make Balloon Fireworks:http://www.marthastewart.com/article/balloon-fireworks?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-july
Make Paper wind streamer:http://www.marthastewart.com/article/paper-wind-streamer?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-july
Fireworks fans:http://www.marthastewart.com/fireworks-fans?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-julyLaterns:http://www.marthastewart.com/article/h-is-for-holiday-lanterns?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-july
July 4 ~ Independence Day ~ Teach your little ones why we celebrate the 4th of July. Find news articles that show how the US is an independent country. Find a country that is not independent.
Have a 4th of july block party with kids games, food & fireworks.
July 5 ~ National Recreation Month ~ Participate in a recreational activity with the whole family.
July 6 ~ Webmaster Day ~ Visit 3 different kinds of websites, ie game, information, store.
July 7 ~ Make corn on the cobs cupcakes ~http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=b413c840f02f8110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=corn%20on%20the%20cob%20cupcake&rsc=header_1
July 8 ~ Father Daughter Take a Walk Day ~Take a walk with your dad or someone else you love.
July 9 ~ I Forgot Day ~ Did you forget to do anything yesterday? Do it today. LOL
July 10 ~ Take Charge of Change Week ~ Want to change something about your city? Write a letter to your mayor with your ideas.
July 11 ~ Cheer Up the Lonely Day ~ Make a card and send it to someone who needs a friend.
Take a flower or plant to your neighbor.
July 12 ~ Paper Bag Day ~ Write a play, make paper bag puppets, and perform the play for family and friends.
July 13 ~ Gruntled Workers Day ~ In the newspaper find a happy worker and an unhappy worker. Be a happy worker today.
July 14 ~ Anti-boredom Day ~ Make a list of 3 fun activities you can do and do them.
July 15 ~ Respect Canada Day ~ Is Canada in the news? Find out about our Northern neighbor.
July 16 ~ American Dance Week ~ Make up a dance with your friends and perform it.
July 17 ~ National Ice cream Day ~ Make homemade ice cream and have the neighbors over for icecream.
July 18 ~ Family Movie “Theme” Night ~ Buy or rent a family movie & pair it up with costumes (even just hats) & food that match the movie.
July 19 ~ Stick Your Tongue Out Day ~ Eat things that will turn your tongue different colors.
July 20 ~ Moon Day ~ Find out what the phase of the moon will be tonight. Go out and observe the moon.
July 21 ~ National Blueberries Month ~ Look for things that are blue in the newspaper. Make blueberry muffins.
July 22 ~ Ice Day ~ -Make frozen finger paints...and paint outside during the hot weather!http://funmajors.blogspot.com/2008/05/freeze-frame.html
-Play with ice! Bring a big bowl or more of ice, some extra bowls, plates and utensils outside and let your child play with the ice. It will cool them down, keep them happy and ignite their imaginations!
-make pudding pops or other type of popsicles with juice
July 23 ~ Travel Day ~ Plan a pretend trip. What will you need to pack?
July 24 ~ Amelia Earharts Birthday ~ Learn about Amelia Earhart born July 24th 1897:
http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html
Talk about the history of aviation. Make and fly paper airplanes. Go to the local municipal airport and watch planes take-off and land.
July 25 ~ National Salad Week ~ Think about foods you could use to make a new kind of salad. Write a recipe.
July 26 ~ All or Nothing Day ~ Few situations are "all or nothing." Find stories in the news of compromises.
July 27 ~ Fingerprint Day ~ July 27, 1858, the first use of fingerprints as a form of identification. Make a fingerprint craft:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/handprint.html
July 28 ~ National Hot Dog Month ~ A show-off is also called a hot dog. Look for both kinds of hot dogs today.
July 29 ~ Hot Summer Fun Day ~ Go swimming at your community pool, or enjoy a wading pool at home.
July 30 ~ Beach Day ~ Go to the beach and make sand castles. If you do not have beach nearby go to a sand volleyball court and make sand castles.
July 31 ~ Car Wash ~ Wash cars together at your house!
More fun ideas:
Pick weeds together.
Plant a tree
A yummy pasta salad for your outdoor picnics/barb-b-ques: http://healthycooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/ranch_bacon_pasta_salad_recipeStrawberry fruit pizza for your outdoor picnics/barb-b-ques: http://healthycooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/strawberry_fruit_pizza
Check for FREE movies in your area.
Make alphabet letters/card out of sandpaper...great for the child who needs extra sensory input!Take some fun family photos, cut out around each figure (no space in the background) and glue them to some magnets. Now you have a fun, personalized magnet toy for your child to make lots of scenarios.
Have a lemonade stand/cookie stand/etc
July 1 ~ National Picnic Month ~ Take a picnic to the park for a fun family activity. While you’re there take a family picture together.
If you can’t go anywhere have a picnic in your backyard.
July 2 ~ 4th of July Activities ~4th of July flower pots: http://familyfun.go.com/decorating-ideas/gardening/feature/famf0603_proj_plant/Uncle Sam hat treat holders for your July 4th barb-b-que: http://crafts.kaboose.com/uncle-sam-hat-treat-holders.html 4th of July hand-held ribbon streamers: http://crafts.kaboose.com/patrioticribbondancealong.html
Decorate bike and wagons for the fourth of July parade.
July 3 ~ 4th of July Activities ~ Make Balloon Fireworks:http://www.marthastewart.com/article/balloon-fireworks?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-july
Make Paper wind streamer:http://www.marthastewart.com/article/paper-wind-streamer?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-july
Fireworks fans:http://www.marthastewart.com/fireworks-fans?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-julyLaterns:http://www.marthastewart.com/article/h-is-for-holiday-lanterns?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_crafts_crafts-for-fourth-of-july
July 4 ~ Independence Day ~ Teach your little ones why we celebrate the 4th of July. Find news articles that show how the US is an independent country. Find a country that is not independent.
Have a 4th of july block party with kids games, food & fireworks.
July 5 ~ National Recreation Month ~ Participate in a recreational activity with the whole family.
July 6 ~ Webmaster Day ~ Visit 3 different kinds of websites, ie game, information, store.
July 7 ~ Make corn on the cobs cupcakes ~http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=b413c840f02f8110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=corn%20on%20the%20cob%20cupcake&rsc=header_1
July 8 ~ Father Daughter Take a Walk Day ~Take a walk with your dad or someone else you love.
July 9 ~ I Forgot Day ~ Did you forget to do anything yesterday? Do it today. LOL
July 10 ~ Take Charge of Change Week ~ Want to change something about your city? Write a letter to your mayor with your ideas.
July 11 ~ Cheer Up the Lonely Day ~ Make a card and send it to someone who needs a friend.
Take a flower or plant to your neighbor.
July 12 ~ Paper Bag Day ~ Write a play, make paper bag puppets, and perform the play for family and friends.
July 13 ~ Gruntled Workers Day ~ In the newspaper find a happy worker and an unhappy worker. Be a happy worker today.
July 14 ~ Anti-boredom Day ~ Make a list of 3 fun activities you can do and do them.
July 15 ~ Respect Canada Day ~ Is Canada in the news? Find out about our Northern neighbor.
July 16 ~ American Dance Week ~ Make up a dance with your friends and perform it.
July 17 ~ National Ice cream Day ~ Make homemade ice cream and have the neighbors over for icecream.
July 18 ~ Family Movie “Theme” Night ~ Buy or rent a family movie & pair it up with costumes (even just hats) & food that match the movie.
July 19 ~ Stick Your Tongue Out Day ~ Eat things that will turn your tongue different colors.
July 20 ~ Moon Day ~ Find out what the phase of the moon will be tonight. Go out and observe the moon.
July 21 ~ National Blueberries Month ~ Look for things that are blue in the newspaper. Make blueberry muffins.
July 22 ~ Ice Day ~ -Make frozen finger paints...and paint outside during the hot weather!http://funmajors.blogspot.com/2008/05/freeze-frame.html
-Play with ice! Bring a big bowl or more of ice, some extra bowls, plates and utensils outside and let your child play with the ice. It will cool them down, keep them happy and ignite their imaginations!
-make pudding pops or other type of popsicles with juice
July 23 ~ Travel Day ~ Plan a pretend trip. What will you need to pack?
July 24 ~ Amelia Earharts Birthday ~ Learn about Amelia Earhart born July 24th 1897:
http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html
Talk about the history of aviation. Make and fly paper airplanes. Go to the local municipal airport and watch planes take-off and land.
July 25 ~ National Salad Week ~ Think about foods you could use to make a new kind of salad. Write a recipe.
July 26 ~ All or Nothing Day ~ Few situations are "all or nothing." Find stories in the news of compromises.
July 27 ~ Fingerprint Day ~ July 27, 1858, the first use of fingerprints as a form of identification. Make a fingerprint craft:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/handprint.html
July 28 ~ National Hot Dog Month ~ A show-off is also called a hot dog. Look for both kinds of hot dogs today.
July 29 ~ Hot Summer Fun Day ~ Go swimming at your community pool, or enjoy a wading pool at home.
July 30 ~ Beach Day ~ Go to the beach and make sand castles. If you do not have beach nearby go to a sand volleyball court and make sand castles.
July 31 ~ Car Wash ~ Wash cars together at your house!
More fun ideas:
Pick weeds together.
Plant a tree
A yummy pasta salad for your outdoor picnics/barb-b-ques: http://healthycooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/ranch_bacon_pasta_salad_recipeStrawberry fruit pizza for your outdoor picnics/barb-b-ques: http://healthycooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/strawberry_fruit_pizza
Check for FREE movies in your area.
Make alphabet letters/card out of sandpaper...great for the child who needs extra sensory input!Take some fun family photos, cut out around each figure (no space in the background) and glue them to some magnets. Now you have a fun, personalized magnet toy for your child to make lots of scenarios.
Have a lemonade stand/cookie stand/etc
A few great deals at Albertson's
You may or may not know about these. All these deals were found on www.pinchingYourPennies.
This is week 2 of Albertson's Epic Promotion. Many products are buy 10 get $5 off instantly.
Deal #1
By far the best deal is Starkist Tuna Pouches. They are $ .75 when you buy them as part of a 10 item set. Most of the stores have pads of coupons for save $1.50 when you buy 3 pouches making them $ .25 a pouch. Look for these as tear pads on the shelf or go ask customer service. Some stores also have them at the checkstand. Ask around. To make the deal even better when you buy 5 you get a $1 on your next order that prints from the Catalina machine. It prints for every 5 you purchase in the same transaction so you could get a lot at once. This can be used to purchase anything and is like cash back. So here's the math:
I found for the best savings I had to buy 30 pouches.
30 pouches @ $1.25 each = $37.50
- $15 for epic savings
-$15 using 10 $1.50/3 coupons
= $7.50
Earn $6 OYNO
You just purchased 30 tuna pouches for $1.50 or .05 cents a pouch
These have been in huge demand because they are almost free and thus becoming hard to find. Call before you go if that's the only thing you need so you're not disappointed.
Deal #2
Skippy Peanut Butter has an in-ad coupon this week for .99 cent/jar limit 6.
Purchase Skippy Natural with the brown lid and for every 2 you purchase you get $1 ONYO from the Catalina machine. If you purchase your limit of 6 you will get 3 $1 Catalinas back making the peanut butter .49 a jar.
Deal #3
This is an unadvertised deal at Albertson's right now. Buy Honeymaid Grahams, 6 pack of Hersey's Milk Chocolate and Kraft large Marshmellows and get $3 off instantly from Hersey's.
This deal is even better when you use coupons from your Sunday inserts.
For each set of 3 items you can use:
Save $1 on Honey-Maid Grahams, any 14 oz. or larger when you buy (1) Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, 10 oz. or larger AND (1) Hersheys Milk Chocolate, 6-pack (9-6-09) Smores
SS-5/17
and
Save $1/2 Hersheys Milk Chocolate, Hersheys Milk Chocolate with Almonds and Hersheys Special Dark Chocolate, any 6-packs (9-30-09) SS-6/28
Here's the math when you buy your smore's stuff in sets of 2
2 Honeymaid Grahams $6
2 6 pks of Hersey's bars $6
2 bags marshmellows $2
= $14
-$6 intantly from Hershey's
-$2 on Honeymaid Grahams
-$1 on Chocolate
= $5 total or .83 cents for each item.
I noticed at the 20th and Harrison store in Ogden they had a whole smores display in the back of the store with a tearpad for $1 off all 3 ingredients if you don't have inserts or not enough insert coupons. The $1 off all 3 cannot be used with the $1/2 Hershey's.
This is week 2 of Albertson's Epic Promotion. Many products are buy 10 get $5 off instantly.
Deal #1
By far the best deal is Starkist Tuna Pouches. They are $ .75 when you buy them as part of a 10 item set. Most of the stores have pads of coupons for save $1.50 when you buy 3 pouches making them $ .25 a pouch. Look for these as tear pads on the shelf or go ask customer service. Some stores also have them at the checkstand. Ask around. To make the deal even better when you buy 5 you get a $1 on your next order that prints from the Catalina machine. It prints for every 5 you purchase in the same transaction so you could get a lot at once. This can be used to purchase anything and is like cash back. So here's the math:
I found for the best savings I had to buy 30 pouches.
30 pouches @ $1.25 each = $37.50
- $15 for epic savings
-$15 using 10 $1.50/3 coupons
= $7.50
Earn $6 OYNO
You just purchased 30 tuna pouches for $1.50 or .05 cents a pouch
These have been in huge demand because they are almost free and thus becoming hard to find. Call before you go if that's the only thing you need so you're not disappointed.
Deal #2
Skippy Peanut Butter has an in-ad coupon this week for .99 cent/jar limit 6.
Purchase Skippy Natural with the brown lid and for every 2 you purchase you get $1 ONYO from the Catalina machine. If you purchase your limit of 6 you will get 3 $1 Catalinas back making the peanut butter .49 a jar.
Deal #3
This is an unadvertised deal at Albertson's right now. Buy Honeymaid Grahams, 6 pack of Hersey's Milk Chocolate and Kraft large Marshmellows and get $3 off instantly from Hersey's.
This deal is even better when you use coupons from your Sunday inserts.
For each set of 3 items you can use:
Save $1 on Honey-Maid Grahams, any 14 oz. or larger when you buy (1) Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, 10 oz. or larger AND (1) Hersheys Milk Chocolate, 6-pack (9-6-09) Smores
SS-5/17
and
Save $1/2 Hersheys Milk Chocolate, Hersheys Milk Chocolate with Almonds and Hersheys Special Dark Chocolate, any 6-packs (9-30-09) SS-6/28
Here's the math when you buy your smore's stuff in sets of 2
2 Honeymaid Grahams $6
2 6 pks of Hersey's bars $6
2 bags marshmellows $2
= $14
-$6 intantly from Hershey's
-$2 on Honeymaid Grahams
-$1 on Chocolate
= $5 total or .83 cents for each item.
I noticed at the 20th and Harrison store in Ogden they had a whole smores display in the back of the store with a tearpad for $1 off all 3 ingredients if you don't have inserts or not enough insert coupons. The $1 off all 3 cannot be used with the $1/2 Hershey's.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Top Coupon Myths revealed
From www.PinchingYourPennies.com :
Myth #1~ It takes too much time to clip and organize coupons. Yes, there are some coupon users who prefer to clip ALL their coupons and have them with them while shopping; however, Pinching Your Pennies has simplified the process. With detailed shopping lists for local stores, including a dated listing of each corresponding coupon to each sale item. Also, there is a sortable coupon list that tells you when each coupon was published. Together, this system takes about 95% of the drudgery out of couponing! And the best part is that Pinching Your Pennies is FREE and will always remain FREE! All one needs to do is save your newspaper coupons each week, then when a HOT sale happens, you clip the noted coupons from a PYP list and save. With this system, I can prepare for a grocery shop in about 30 minutes, spend about 30-45 minutes in the store and save at least 50-60% each week. Most weeks more!
Myth #2~ I joined a paid website subscription or follow a little green self-proclaimed guru; therefore, the service must be superior. FALSE! No other website has much condensed information about couponing, is simple to follow, has the best supportive and ethical community on the net. Stick around and you will be a coupon pro in no time.
Myth #3~My family does NOT use the products that have grocery coupons. We don’t eat processed foods. It is not true that coupons are only available for processed junk food! In many instances, there are coupons available for dairy, eggs, milk, cheese, meats and even produce at times. (Just tonight, I saved $4 on fresh produce with grocery coupons!) See Horizon Organic Milk for coupons, for example. Also, coupons are following food trends, so we are seeing more organic coupons. See Organic Valley for coupons on organic items that change monthly. Plus, there are TONS of coupons available for health, medicines, beauty, laundry soap, toilet paper and cleaning products. Household cleaning products ranked as the largest single coupon category distributed. (see link #1 below)
Myth #4~ It isn’t worth my time to use coupons to only save $ .25. Most of us would pick up a quarter IF found on the ground, and the truth is the average coupon is worth $1.18 in 2006 (see link #1 below). In 2006, food coupons had an average value of $ .82, while non-food had an average value of $1.42. Definitely money in my pocket to me!
Myth #5~ Why use grocery coupons? It is cheaper to buy store brands. Yes, there are times that a store brand item can be the better deal. This is especially true if you need the item and the comparable name brand is not on sale. However, I have never gotten store brand items for FREE! This happens all the time using grocery manufacturer’s coupons and combining store sales on name brands.
Myth #6~ To truly save money, I have to hit every store and every sale. Not so! Grocery sales at most stores cycle every 12 weeks and each store will see similar price points on many items. Simply pick your favorite store and shop there. If you do this and use the Pinching Your Pennies shopping methods (see Coupons 101 to get started), you will to see an increase in the quality AND quantity of food you are bringing into your house for the same or less than you previously were for MORE money by week 12.
Myth #7~ I don’t have time to coupon. Oh how false this is! Back when I started couponing 12 years ago, there weren’t great FREE sites like Pinching Your Pennies that does all the research for you. Never has couponing been so easy and a time saver. On average, I can get $200 worth of groceries for $75 or less. A CASH savings of $125 is worth my time of about 2 hours/week or around $65/hr. Most part-time jobs don’t pay that well and it is still a game to see how much I can save, too.
Myth #8~ Only poor people use coupons. Just the opposite! Shoppers with household incomes of $150,000 per year or more tended to use coupons most frequently. (see link 2) And over 80% of grocery shoppers with household incomes between $50,000 to $75,000 use coupons. Obviously using coupons is a smart way to pinch pennies, for all of us!
Myth #9~ I can save just as much at Wal-Mart or a warehouse club (Costco or Sam’s Club) as I can using coupons. FALSE! I truly believe that many consumers shop at Wal-mart simply because it is easier and a habit. Wal-mart does NOT always offer the best prices, nor best quality food, espcially produce. Instead by shopping around town and supporting our local markets, we are creating competition amongst stores that keeps grocery prices lower, overall.
Myth #10~ To save anything substantial, I must get a newspaper subscription. While most coupons still come in the Sunday inserts (Smart Source, Red Plum & Proctor & Gamble), technology has enabled consumers to use Internet Printable (IP) coupons, check out coupons and store promotions to see real savings. For time tested ideas about this, check out Heidi's blog entry. But a newspaper is still a good idea. See here for multiple subscription rates/deals in Utah.
So if you are ready? Check out PYP’s forums for shopping lists, tips, strategies and ideas on how to stretch your food dollar. Data cited from the following sites:
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Free Disney Christmas Carol Train today only
Today at the Union Station until 7 pm you can tour Disney's Christmas Carol Train. I plan on going around 2 pm if anyone else wants to go. :)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Update on the Salt Lake Connect Pass
I posted here about the Salt Lake Connect Pass back in March. They have changed the program and now 3-6 year olds have to buy a child's pass. Up until last month 0-6 year olds were free. I find this a total bummer.
One improvement is the passes are now available year round. They were only available June -August.
One improvement is the passes are now available year round. They were only available June -August.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Ogden Staycation!
Here's a good deal if you want stay really close to home.
This price is $160 for a family of 4. I am not sure on pricing for larger families. It says children under 2 are free so I don't think they'd count towards your 4 people.
You get:
* 1 night hotel stay at Best Western High Country Inn, Comfort Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites or the Marriott Ogden.
Admission to:
*The Treehouse
*The Dinosaur Park
*The Ogden Nature Center
*The Union Station
*Hill Aerospace Museum
*iRock
*Fat Cats Package - includes bowling (one lane for 75 minutes); shoe rental; one large, one-topping pizza from The Pizza Factory; six bread twists and two pitchers of soda .
*A 50 percent discount for the best reserved seats at an Ogden Raptors baseball game.
*A 25 percent discount to experience iFLY indoor skydiving and Flowrider indoor surfing.
Here is the link with phone numbers and additional info:
http://www.ogdencvb.org/content/view/54/289/
This price is $160 for a family of 4. I am not sure on pricing for larger families. It says children under 2 are free so I don't think they'd count towards your 4 people.
You get:
* 1 night hotel stay at Best Western High Country Inn, Comfort Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites or the Marriott Ogden.
Admission to:
*The Treehouse
*The Dinosaur Park
*The Ogden Nature Center
*The Union Station
*Hill Aerospace Museum
*iRock
*Fat Cats Package - includes bowling (one lane for 75 minutes); shoe rental; one large, one-topping pizza from The Pizza Factory; six bread twists and two pitchers of soda .
*A 50 percent discount for the best reserved seats at an Ogden Raptors baseball game.
*A 25 percent discount to experience iFLY indoor skydiving and Flowrider indoor surfing.
Here is the link with phone numbers and additional info:
http://www.ogdencvb.org/content/view/54/289/
Friday, May 29, 2009
Bored kids?
Here is a calendar of activities I developed a couple of years ago for a mom's website I am a moderator for.
June 1 ~ National Donut Day-Go get donuts, make donuts, share a donut, write about donuts. Take a donut survey. Ask everyone what their favorite donut is and make a graph.
Try donut bobbing: When playing this game just make sure you don't buy powdered donuts or it will get everywhere. You will need one donut for each participant, string, scissors for cutting string, and staples or tacks to hold the string up. String the donuts up from the ceiling or a tree branch and adjust the length so that each person can easily reach the donut with their mouth. When you say "GO" the players will have to try to be the first person to eat the whole donut without using their hands. If you have set a time limit, then the person who has eaten the most wins the game.
June 2 ~ National Rocky Road Day-Find a news article about someone who is on a "rocky road" (having a hard time) Eat Rocky Road icecream, make Rocky Road brownies.
June 3 ~ National Repeat Day-Find something in the news that is so good you wish it would repeat over and over. Write a story about something that repeats. Start a family exercise night and decide on some exercises you want to do (biking, walking, running) Repeat this night every week.
June 4 ~ Celebrate National Dairy Month-Let kids plan the meals for the family today and make sure they include all the dairy servings.
If you live near a rural area make arrangements to visit a dairy farm.
Arrange a tour of the Dairy Dept. of your local grocery store. Kids love going into the GIANT cooler!
June 5~World Environment Day-Find a way you can help the earth and do it.
Clean out toys for a yard sale or charity and talk about how reusing things helps the environment.
Go on a hike and talk about “Leaving No Trace.”
Go on a nature walk and let the DK’s take their own pictures of things they see. Develop them and make a memory book.
June 6~ International Volunteer Day-Identify ways to volunteer. Little or big ones can volunteer to do a job at home.
Find places that allow children to volunteer and volunteer.
Make a summer craft and take it to the nursing/assisted living home in your area. Visit with the residents or volunteer to sing them a song.
Bake cookies or another treat and take them to random people.
June 7~ Go on a camp-out. You could go on a real one or simply set up a tent and sleep over in your own backyard.
Pretend your camping by getting out a jumbo candle (one with 3 wicks), turn out the lights and roast marshmallows over the candle!
Make smores in a pizza box solar oven as seen here:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jaminacema/365242/
Go fishing.
Lay on the front lawn after dark and snuggle under a blanket. Watch the stars together and tell stories.
June 8~ Best Friends Day-List the qualities of a good friend. Do something with a friend.
If you have girl(s) call over some little friends and have them dress up in their favorite princess or girlie outfit. Have a “tea party” w/lemonade, and anything else you can find to eat in your house.
Rent a “bouncy thing” and have friends or neighborhood kids over for the day to bounce.
June 9 ~ "Cars" the movie was released on this day 3 years ago. LOL Look in the classifieds and find a car you would like to drive.
Make a car collage from ads or pictures online.
Go for a bike ride since bikes are cars for kids. LOL Talk about traffic rules and safety.
Use a cardboard box and design it into a car. Fold sides of box in on both ends. Attach yarn to go from front of box to back of box and rest over child's shoulders. To attach, poke holes with a pen or screwdriver into the box, then run yarn through and tie off. Spray paint box or paint box with tempera paint. Let dry. Paint the paper plates black. Let dry. Glue 4 of the 5 paper plates onto the box as wheels. Glue the plastic milk jug lids on to the plates as hub caps. Take last plate and cut out a steering wheel. Glue red plastic milk jug lid onto last plate as the horn. Glue plate to box. Cut tail lights from red construction paper, glue on. Cut headlights from white construction paper, glue on. Draw a grill on front with black marker.
Have a movie night and watch Cars. If you can set up a TV in the backyard and watch the movie even better! Your DK’s could even “drive” their box cars like a drive-in. Let the kids each invite a friend.
June 10 ~ Adopt a Cat Day- List the things you need to do to take care of a cat.
Make a cat craft.
Go to the zoo and make a list of all the different kinds of cats you see.
June 11 ~ Cancer from the Sun Month- Watch the weather forecast and find which days will be sunny. Remember to wear sunscreen.
Go swimming at a big pool, a pool in the yard, run through the sprinklers, spray each other with the hose, or put a sprinkler under the tramp and remember sunscreen!
June 12 ~ Practice your ABC’s.
Go on an ABC summer scavenger hunt. Make a list of ABC words and go outside and find them or get a notebook and put one letter in the corner of each page. Find things for each letter, draw or write them.
Go to the library. Read together before you check out. Check and see when if they do story time too.
Use sidewalk chalk to practice letter.
Paint the sidewalk. We use plain water.
June 13 ~ Little League Baseball Week-Go to a little league or other baseball game. Write a pretend sports news story about that game.
June 14~ Flag Day-Fly the flag, make a flag, look for other things that symbolize the U.S.
June 15~ Smile Power Day-Count the number of smiles in the newspaper. Make someone else smile.
Make a smile collage and hang it somewhere that it will make you smile every day.
June 16~ Play with Paint-On a fence or clothes line hang up large pieces of paper (newsprint works really well. You can buy rolls for CHEAP at your local newspaper) and let them paint to their hearts content since clean-up is pretty much nonexistant. Sponge painting is fun this way also.
Tie Dye shirts outside or decorate a shirt with puffy fabric paint.
June 17~ Eat Your Vegetables Day-Find pictures of vegetables in magazines and make a game or collage. Make a menu that includes all your vegetable servings for the day.
June 18~ Science and engineering-Look up science experiments online or in a book and do one.
Build something. This is great for older kids. Last summer Dorien’s DS and 2 friends built a fully functioning catapult from wood. They shot acorns all over the neighborhood!
Read about Butterflies. A great book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Order your own caterpillars from www.insectlore.com . Watch them develop from caterpillars to butterflies and let them go.
Make a sensory caterpillar. Cut out circles of various types of material, such as: felt, sandpaper, aluminum foil, cotton, sponge, etc. Glue them on a paper, add eyes, legs, and antennas (pipe cleaners work great). The kids love them and learn lots of descriptive words about the way things feel.
June 22~ Science and engineering-Look up science experiments online or in a book and do one.
Build something. This is great for older kids. Last summer Dorien’s DS and 2 friends built a fully functioning catapult from wood. They shot acorns all over the neighborhood!
Read about Butterflies. A great book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Order your own caterpillars from www.insectlore.com . Watch them develop from caterpillars to butterflies and let them go.
Make a sensory caterpillar. Cut out circles of various types of material, such as: felt, sandpaper, aluminum foil, cotton, sponge, etc. Glue them on a paper, add eyes, legs, and antennas (pipe cleaners work great). The kids love them and learn lots of descriptive words about the way things feel.
June 23~ Let it Go Day-Find someone in the news who is angry about a small problem. What could that person do to fix the problem.
June 24~ National Safety Month-Make a list of summer safetly rules and talk to your family about them.
June 25~ Take Your Dog to Work Day-Write a funny story or draw a picture about what a dog might do at a workplace.
June 26~ Toothbrush Invented today 1498-Find pictures of people who take care of their teeth. Remember to brush your teeth today.
Start a tooth brushing chart and record every time you brush your teeth for a month.
Paint a picture using tooth brushes. You can usually get packages of 5 cheapo brushes at the $1 store. Tempera/poster paints work best.
June 27~ "Happy Birthday" song written today 1859-Make up a new birthday song. Throw an un-birthday party.
June 28~ Paul Bunyan Day- Read the story of Paul Bunyan this can be found online at paulbunyantrail.com
Rewrite a story as a tall tale. Talk about how a tall tale is an exaggerated story.
For young kids think of questions that they can develop:
*Paul Bunyan's shirt buttons were made out of (what could be really huge buttons).*Paul Bunyan drank out of a ..... it had to be something very bigCome up with other possibilities and have the children use the phrase such as:"According to the way I heard it ..... "
June Ideas
June 1 ~ National Donut Day-Go get donuts, make donuts, share a donut, write about donuts. Take a donut survey. Ask everyone what their favorite donut is and make a graph.
Try donut bobbing: When playing this game just make sure you don't buy powdered donuts or it will get everywhere. You will need one donut for each participant, string, scissors for cutting string, and staples or tacks to hold the string up. String the donuts up from the ceiling or a tree branch and adjust the length so that each person can easily reach the donut with their mouth. When you say "GO" the players will have to try to be the first person to eat the whole donut without using their hands. If you have set a time limit, then the person who has eaten the most wins the game.
June 2 ~ National Rocky Road Day-Find a news article about someone who is on a "rocky road" (having a hard time) Eat Rocky Road icecream, make Rocky Road brownies.
June 3 ~ National Repeat Day-Find something in the news that is so good you wish it would repeat over and over. Write a story about something that repeats. Start a family exercise night and decide on some exercises you want to do (biking, walking, running) Repeat this night every week.
June 4 ~ Celebrate National Dairy Month-Let kids plan the meals for the family today and make sure they include all the dairy servings.
If you live near a rural area make arrangements to visit a dairy farm.
Arrange a tour of the Dairy Dept. of your local grocery store. Kids love going into the GIANT cooler!
June 5~World Environment Day-Find a way you can help the earth and do it.
Clean out toys for a yard sale or charity and talk about how reusing things helps the environment.
Go on a hike and talk about “Leaving No Trace.”
Go on a nature walk and let the DK’s take their own pictures of things they see. Develop them and make a memory book.
June 6~ International Volunteer Day-Identify ways to volunteer. Little or big ones can volunteer to do a job at home.
Find places that allow children to volunteer and volunteer.
Make a summer craft and take it to the nursing/assisted living home in your area. Visit with the residents or volunteer to sing them a song.
Bake cookies or another treat and take them to random people.
June 7~ Go on a camp-out. You could go on a real one or simply set up a tent and sleep over in your own backyard.
Pretend your camping by getting out a jumbo candle (one with 3 wicks), turn out the lights and roast marshmallows over the candle!
Make smores in a pizza box solar oven as seen here:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jaminacema/365242/
Go fishing.
Lay on the front lawn after dark and snuggle under a blanket. Watch the stars together and tell stories.
June 8~ Best Friends Day-List the qualities of a good friend. Do something with a friend.
If you have girl(s) call over some little friends and have them dress up in their favorite princess or girlie outfit. Have a “tea party” w/lemonade, and anything else you can find to eat in your house.
Rent a “bouncy thing” and have friends or neighborhood kids over for the day to bounce.
June 9 ~ "Cars" the movie was released on this day 3 years ago. LOL Look in the classifieds and find a car you would like to drive.
Make a car collage from ads or pictures online.
Go for a bike ride since bikes are cars for kids. LOL Talk about traffic rules and safety.
Use a cardboard box and design it into a car. Fold sides of box in on both ends. Attach yarn to go from front of box to back of box and rest over child's shoulders. To attach, poke holes with a pen or screwdriver into the box, then run yarn through and tie off. Spray paint box or paint box with tempera paint. Let dry. Paint the paper plates black. Let dry. Glue 4 of the 5 paper plates onto the box as wheels. Glue the plastic milk jug lids on to the plates as hub caps. Take last plate and cut out a steering wheel. Glue red plastic milk jug lid onto last plate as the horn. Glue plate to box. Cut tail lights from red construction paper, glue on. Cut headlights from white construction paper, glue on. Draw a grill on front with black marker.
Have a movie night and watch Cars. If you can set up a TV in the backyard and watch the movie even better! Your DK’s could even “drive” their box cars like a drive-in. Let the kids each invite a friend.
June 10 ~ Adopt a Cat Day- List the things you need to do to take care of a cat.
Make a cat craft.
Go to the zoo and make a list of all the different kinds of cats you see.
June 11 ~ Cancer from the Sun Month- Watch the weather forecast and find which days will be sunny. Remember to wear sunscreen.
Go swimming at a big pool, a pool in the yard, run through the sprinklers, spray each other with the hose, or put a sprinkler under the tramp and remember sunscreen!
June 12 ~ Practice your ABC’s.
Go on an ABC summer scavenger hunt. Make a list of ABC words and go outside and find them or get a notebook and put one letter in the corner of each page. Find things for each letter, draw or write them.
Go to the library. Read together before you check out. Check and see when if they do story time too.
Use sidewalk chalk to practice letter.
Paint the sidewalk. We use plain water.
June 13 ~ Little League Baseball Week-Go to a little league or other baseball game. Write a pretend sports news story about that game.
June 14~ Flag Day-Fly the flag, make a flag, look for other things that symbolize the U.S.
June 15~ Smile Power Day-Count the number of smiles in the newspaper. Make someone else smile.
Make a smile collage and hang it somewhere that it will make you smile every day.
June 16~ Play with Paint-On a fence or clothes line hang up large pieces of paper (newsprint works really well. You can buy rolls for CHEAP at your local newspaper) and let them paint to their hearts content since clean-up is pretty much nonexistant. Sponge painting is fun this way also.
Tie Dye shirts outside or decorate a shirt with puffy fabric paint.
June 17~ Eat Your Vegetables Day-Find pictures of vegetables in magazines and make a game or collage. Make a menu that includes all your vegetable servings for the day.
June 18~ Science and engineering-Look up science experiments online or in a book and do one.
Build something. This is great for older kids. Last summer Dorien’s DS and 2 friends built a fully functioning catapult from wood. They shot acorns all over the neighborhood!
Read about Butterflies. A great book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Order your own caterpillars from www.insectlore.com . Watch them develop from caterpillars to butterflies and let them go.
Make a sensory caterpillar. Cut out circles of various types of material, such as: felt, sandpaper, aluminum foil, cotton, sponge, etc. Glue them on a paper, add eyes, legs, and antennas (pipe cleaners work great). The kids love them and learn lots of descriptive words about the way things feel.
June 19~ Garfield's Birthday-Read Garfields comics in the newspaper. Find something Garfield would like to eat. Watch Garfield the movie.
June 20~ Ice Cream Soda Day- List all the ingredients to make an icecream soda. Make one.
June 21~ First Day of Summer & Father's Day-Find an outdoor activity you and your dad can do to celebrate the first day of summer.
Go to the park.
Jump on the tramp.
Ride bikes.
June 20~ Ice Cream Soda Day- List all the ingredients to make an icecream soda. Make one.
June 21~ First Day of Summer & Father's Day-Find an outdoor activity you and your dad can do to celebrate the first day of summer.
Go to the park.
Jump on the tramp.
Ride bikes.
Write an ad for the job of being a Dad. Tell and show your dad how much you love him.
June 22~ Science and engineering-Look up science experiments online or in a book and do one.
Build something. This is great for older kids. Last summer Dorien’s DS and 2 friends built a fully functioning catapult from wood. They shot acorns all over the neighborhood!
Read about Butterflies. A great book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Order your own caterpillars from www.insectlore.com . Watch them develop from caterpillars to butterflies and let them go.
Make a sensory caterpillar. Cut out circles of various types of material, such as: felt, sandpaper, aluminum foil, cotton, sponge, etc. Glue them on a paper, add eyes, legs, and antennas (pipe cleaners work great). The kids love them and learn lots of descriptive words about the way things feel.
June 23~ Let it Go Day-Find someone in the news who is angry about a small problem. What could that person do to fix the problem.
June 24~ National Safety Month-Make a list of summer safetly rules and talk to your family about them.
June 25~ Take Your Dog to Work Day-Write a funny story or draw a picture about what a dog might do at a workplace.
June 26~ Toothbrush Invented today 1498-Find pictures of people who take care of their teeth. Remember to brush your teeth today.
Start a tooth brushing chart and record every time you brush your teeth for a month.
Paint a picture using tooth brushes. You can usually get packages of 5 cheapo brushes at the $1 store. Tempera/poster paints work best.
June 27~ "Happy Birthday" song written today 1859-Make up a new birthday song. Throw an un-birthday party.
June 28~ Paul Bunyan Day- Read the story of Paul Bunyan this can be found online at paulbunyantrail.com
Rewrite a story as a tall tale. Talk about how a tall tale is an exaggerated story.
For young kids think of questions that they can develop:
*Paul Bunyan's shirt buttons were made out of (what could be really huge buttons).*Paul Bunyan drank out of a ..... it had to be something very bigCome up with other possibilities and have the children use the phrase such as:"According to the way I heard it ..... "
June 29~ Camera Day-Look at the photos in the paper and cut out the best. Make a pretend exhibit.
Take a camera and pretend to be a photographer. Let the DK’s make a scrapbook of their pics.
Take pictures of all the activities you do and at the end of the summer make a scrapbook ~ Summer ‘2008’
June 30~ Superman's Birthday-Celebrate his birthday by writing a story about him.
Make a cape even if it’s out of a blanket and a clothes pin.
Superman Training CourseTo carry out the job of saving the planet, Superman must be in tip-top shape. You'll need a large safe space, lawn furniture, boards to balance on, ropes to climb over, tires etc. Let them run the course as many times as they'd like.
Decorate an “S” shaped cookie. Bake some plain sugar cookies cut out in the shape of the “S” symbol on his costume. Buy various icings and sprinkles and your kids will have a fun treat while they watch a Superman cartoon or movie.
Take a camera and pretend to be a photographer. Let the DK’s make a scrapbook of their pics.
Take pictures of all the activities you do and at the end of the summer make a scrapbook ~ Summer ‘2008’
June 30~ Superman's Birthday-Celebrate his birthday by writing a story about him.
Make a cape even if it’s out of a blanket and a clothes pin.
Superman Training CourseTo carry out the job of saving the planet, Superman must be in tip-top shape. You'll need a large safe space, lawn furniture, boards to balance on, ropes to climb over, tires etc. Let them run the course as many times as they'd like.
Decorate an “S” shaped cookie. Bake some plain sugar cookies cut out in the shape of the “S” symbol on his costume. Buy various icings and sprinkles and your kids will have a fun treat while they watch a Superman cartoon or movie.
Still bored? Try these:
Play frisbee golf (a great older boy game) Set up laundry baskets in a park if you don’t have a course near you. Play each “hole” like a game of stick and ball golf. Count how many throws it takes to get the disk into each basket.
Have a lemonade sale WITH your kids.
Go the your local museums (natural history, art, childrens etc)
Make Dad something for fathers day....paint a rock
Shop at a local outdoor market.
Picnic in the park.
Feed duck at a lake, pond….
Go horseback riding.
Play outside in the rain.
Play with water balloons.
Make Crispy candy Sushi Snacks
-Get a plastic little fish (like a little bag of them at Big Lots or Walmart), blue hair gel, glitter, ziploc bag (snack size works great) and packing tape.-Squeeze the blue hair gel into the ziploc, until it is a couple of inches full. Sprinkle some glitter in it and put one (or two, however many you like) fish in. Gently close it and get the excess air out. Seal tight, and I like to tape over the top. Now your kiddos have a squishy fidget toy, that they can squeeze and play with for hours on end!!!
Play frisbee golf (a great older boy game) Set up laundry baskets in a park if you don’t have a course near you. Play each “hole” like a game of stick and ball golf. Count how many throws it takes to get the disk into each basket.
Have a lemonade sale WITH your kids.
Go the your local museums (natural history, art, childrens etc)
Make Dad something for fathers day....paint a rock
Shop at a local outdoor market.
Picnic in the park.
Feed duck at a lake, pond….
Go horseback riding.
Play outside in the rain.
Play with water balloons.
Make Crispy candy Sushi Snacks
-Get a plastic little fish (like a little bag of them at Big Lots or Walmart), blue hair gel, glitter, ziploc bag (snack size works great) and packing tape.-Squeeze the blue hair gel into the ziploc, until it is a couple of inches full. Sprinkle some glitter in it and put one (or two, however many you like) fish in. Gently close it and get the excess air out. Seal tight, and I like to tape over the top. Now your kiddos have a squishy fidget toy, that they can squeeze and play with for hours on end!!!
(I have July and August Calandars too*:)*)
Monday, May 25, 2009
2009 FREE Summer Actvities
Every Saturday throughout the summer!
Here is the schedule of which businesses are participating which Saturday:
http://www.co.weber.ut.us/ramp/PDFs/summer%20schedule%202009.pdf
June 6th is also the big airshow at HAFB. It is Airforce week and will be a BIG deal! The Thunderbirds will be performing! There was a schedule in the Ogden Standard I believe but there should be one online. I'll try to find it later today.
Here is the FREE public events calendar for the Ott Planetarium which is part of the RAMP calendar above. This shows which shows are at which time and which Saturdays they are showing.http://community.weber.edu/planetar...blicnights.html
Also I would not recommend the BSA Ropes Course for children under 12. We went last year and if you are under 12 you can only do the rock climbing wall not the ropes course. The climbing wall was still pretty difficult for my boys. They do have a easy, moderate, and hard side on the wall but it was so crowded you just got what you got. It was a little disappointing.
Here is the schedule of which businesses are participating which Saturday:
http://www.co.weber.ut.us/ramp/PDFs/summer%20schedule%202009.pdf
June 6th is also the big airshow at HAFB. It is Airforce week and will be a BIG deal! The Thunderbirds will be performing! There was a schedule in the Ogden Standard I believe but there should be one online. I'll try to find it later today.
Here is the FREE public events calendar for the Ott Planetarium which is part of the RAMP calendar above. This shows which shows are at which time and which Saturdays they are showing.http://community.weber.edu/planetar...blicnights.html
Also I would not recommend the BSA Ropes Course for children under 12. We went last year and if you are under 12 you can only do the rock climbing wall not the ropes course. The climbing wall was still pretty difficult for my boys. They do have a easy, moderate, and hard side on the wall but it was so crowded you just got what you got. It was a little disappointing.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Utah Kid's Club
There's a Real Deal for Utah Kid's Club, where you can get the $12 monthly charge for only $6. http://www.utahsrealdeals.com/showproduct.aspx?productid=128
"For just 6.00, each family membership gives you discounts to over 100 family fun centers. Buy one get one free at Boondocks, Hollywood Connection, Fat Cats, Mulligans, Sparetime, Olympic Oval, Laser Assault, Treehouse Museum, Scera Theatre, Showtime Utah, tons of rec. centers, deals at the Planetarium, Aquarium, Hogle Zoo, Ogden Dino Park, Cherry Hill, Seven Peaks, Jumpin Jacks, Jump On It, and sooooo many others.
You'll also have access to the website with a calendar of special events featuring 20+ activities to do Daily with your children, most of which are FREE. As well as access to the Kids Eat FREE calendar. We even throw in 2 FREE kids meals at Applebees for you!!
You Only Need One Membership for your whole family. The membership card is "transferable" meaning that Grandma or even a babysitter can take the kids. The discounts can also be used for mom and dad. There is no age limit. One family per card, no sharing please. We don't require you to buy an annual pass--Each membership is on a month to month basis and can be canceled at anytime.
By ordering through Real Deals, you will recieve a certificate that can be redeemed online to recieve 1/2 off your membership for as long as you like!! "
"For just 6.00, each family membership gives you discounts to over 100 family fun centers. Buy one get one free at Boondocks, Hollywood Connection, Fat Cats, Mulligans, Sparetime, Olympic Oval, Laser Assault, Treehouse Museum, Scera Theatre, Showtime Utah, tons of rec. centers, deals at the Planetarium, Aquarium, Hogle Zoo, Ogden Dino Park, Cherry Hill, Seven Peaks, Jumpin Jacks, Jump On It, and sooooo many others.
You'll also have access to the website with a calendar of special events featuring 20+ activities to do Daily with your children, most of which are FREE. As well as access to the Kids Eat FREE calendar. We even throw in 2 FREE kids meals at Applebees for you!!
You Only Need One Membership for your whole family. The membership card is "transferable" meaning that Grandma or even a babysitter can take the kids. The discounts can also be used for mom and dad. There is no age limit. One family per card, no sharing please. We don't require you to buy an annual pass--Each membership is on a month to month basis and can be canceled at anytime.
By ordering through Real Deals, you will recieve a certificate that can be redeemed online to recieve 1/2 off your membership for as long as you like!! "
Friday, May 15, 2009
Free Chocolate from Mars/M&Ms
Here's the web site to register. They send you coupons in the mail in 6 weeks. :)
https://aws.realchocolate.com/
https://aws.realchocolate.com/
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
FREE Arby's Wednesdays
Free food at Arby's each Wednesday through August.
Some stores require a print out of the email which you can sign-up for here:
https://arbysextras.fishbowl.com/forms/arbys/join.asp
Other stores are just requiring you ask for the deal and make the qualifying purchase. No print-out required.
You may want to call before you go.
We went tonight and got the free Roastburgers. They are pretty good. Here are the deals for the rest of the summer:
MAY
13 - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
20 - Free Chocolate Malt Swirl Shake with any sandwich purchase
27 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
JUNE
3 - Free Iced FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
10 - Free Roast Chicken Club with any soft drink purchase
17 - Free Regular Sidekickers® with any sandwich purchase
24 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
JULY
1 - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
8 - Free Orange Cream Swirl Shake with any sandwich purchase
15 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
22 - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
29 - Free Iced FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
AUGUST
5 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
12 - Free Roast Chicken Club with any soft drink purchase
19 - Free Iced FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
26 - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
A small drink is $1.60 so that's a pretty good deal for a meal.
ALSO:
Until May 31 you can get a free roastburger when you buy a drink via a text message coupon.
Text "Roastburger" to 27297
They will immediately text you the coupon. You have to show the text message to the cashier and they will watch as you delete the message so you cannot use it again. The text coupon is good for 3 days. This started at the beginning of the month and goes until May 31st. It will only work one time.
Some stores require a print out of the email which you can sign-up for here:
https://arbysextras.fishbowl.com/forms/arbys/join.asp
Other stores are just requiring you ask for the deal and make the qualifying purchase. No print-out required.
You may want to call before you go.
We went tonight and got the free Roastburgers. They are pretty good. Here are the deals for the rest of the summer:
MAY
13 - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
20 - Free Chocolate Malt Swirl Shake with any sandwich purchase
27 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
JUNE
3 - Free Iced FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
10 - Free Roast Chicken Club with any soft drink purchase
17 - Free Regular Sidekickers® with any sandwich purchase
24 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
JULY
1 - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
8 - Free Orange Cream Swirl Shake with any sandwich purchase
15 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
22 - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
29 - Free Iced FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
AUGUST
5 - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
12 - Free Roast Chicken Club with any soft drink purchase
19 - Free Iced FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
26 - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
A small drink is $1.60 so that's a pretty good deal for a meal.
ALSO:
Until May 31 you can get a free roastburger when you buy a drink via a text message coupon.
Text "Roastburger" to 27297
They will immediately text you the coupon. You have to show the text message to the cashier and they will watch as you delete the message so you cannot use it again. The text coupon is good for 3 days. This started at the beginning of the month and goes until May 31st. It will only work one time.
Wii games
Walmart.com has a Wii game bundle special right now. Get 2 games for $30. Pick from 79 titles.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10039652
We have:
Thrillville off the Rails
Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Game Party
Cars
All very fun!
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10039652
We have:
Thrillville off the Rails
Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Game Party
Cars
All very fun!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Bountiful Baskets
Sign-up today and tomorrow for the produce co-op. I'd sign-up ASAP as last time Roy sold out fast. Pick-up is Saturday morning. They have added a West Point pick-up location which may or may not be closer than North Park.
In addition to the regular basket this time they are offering:
Granny Smith apples for $14/case
Asian food ingredient pack $7.50
9 grain sandwich bread 5 loaves for $10
Raisin cinnamon 3 round loaves for $10.50
Ciabatta bread 5 loaves for $10
http://02b8ce3.netsolstores.com/
In addition to the regular basket this time they are offering:
Granny Smith apples for $14/case
Asian food ingredient pack $7.50
9 grain sandwich bread 5 loaves for $10
Raisin cinnamon 3 round loaves for $10.50
Ciabatta bread 5 loaves for $10
http://02b8ce3.netsolstores.com/
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Bummer
"Rain Check Policy from KFC
We are so sorry, but due to the overwhelming response to our FREE Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal coupon, we can no longer redeem the free coupon at this time. But we will honor our commitment to giving you a free Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal. Please visit a participating KFC restaurant for a rain check form. Complete the form, attach your original coupon, and give it to the KFC restaurant manager or postmark per the form's instructions, by May 19, 2009, and we'll send you a rain check for your free Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal at a later date, plus a free Pepsi with our compliments. Your participating KFC restaurant will provide you with the form you need. Please note that the redemption periods of the rain checks will vary. All other terms and conditions of the original free Kentucky Grilled Chicken coupon will apply.
Thank you for your understanding,
Roger Eaton
KFC President"
Here is Roger explaining it on a video:
http://www.kfc.com/coupons/raincheck.asp
Here is today's headline about it:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30629945/?gt1=43001
We are so sorry, but due to the overwhelming response to our FREE Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal coupon, we can no longer redeem the free coupon at this time. But we will honor our commitment to giving you a free Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal. Please visit a participating KFC restaurant for a rain check form. Complete the form, attach your original coupon, and give it to the KFC restaurant manager or postmark per the form's instructions, by May 19, 2009, and we'll send you a rain check for your free Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal at a later date, plus a free Pepsi with our compliments. Your participating KFC restaurant will provide you with the form you need. Please note that the redemption periods of the rain checks will vary. All other terms and conditions of the original free Kentucky Grilled Chicken coupon will apply.
Thank you for your understanding,
Roger Eaton
KFC President"
Here is Roger explaining it on a video:
http://www.kfc.com/coupons/raincheck.asp
Here is today's headline about it:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30629945/?gt1=43001
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
FREE meal at KFC
Get 2 pieces of chicken, 2 individual sides and a bicuit for FREE!
From 5/5-5/19
1 coupon per person
It printed 4 coupons for free meals for me:
http://www.unthinkkfc.com/
It can only be printed today and tomorrow.
From 5/5-5/19
1 coupon per person
It printed 4 coupons for free meals for me:
http://www.unthinkkfc.com/
It can only be printed today and tomorrow.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Buying discounted dairy
Did you know the date on dairy products is the "Sell by" date? Dairy products are GUARANTEED to last for 7 days past that date. How do I know this? My dad has been in the grocery business for 31 years. That means if you have a problem with it you can take it in and get your money back. So by purchasing those marked down dairy products you really have nothing to lose.
Each store has a certain time they usually mark down their products. Usually in the morning but I have found my Smith's does it mid-day. The trick is to find out when they do this and plan your shopping trip accordingly. Most stores markdown products that have today's or tomorrow's date. They price it very low so it will sell because once the date is past although it is still fine to consume they no can longer sell it.
Today I ran into Smith's and got some great deals on dairy. I got 3 1/2 gallons of Meadow Gold Over the Moon milk for $.75 each, 2 1/2 gallons of generic chocolate milk for .99 each, and 1/2 gallon of Tropicana for $1.49. They also had 1/2 gallons of organic for $.99 and tons more! In the past at my dad's store (Ridleys an Associated Food store in Hyrum) I've gotten Yoplait yogurt for $.25 and sour cream and cottage cheese for $.50. The great thing is these prices can be combined with coupons!
Look for the same markdowns in the meat department. Mandy has some great info on her blog about that here. I have found Albertson's marks down their meat first thing in the morning and instead of a markdown sticker they have coupons for dollars off on theirs. They also mark theirs down sometime 3 days before the pull-date. The other day I got 3lbs of chicken for $.87!
Each store has a certain time they usually mark down their products. Usually in the morning but I have found my Smith's does it mid-day. The trick is to find out when they do this and plan your shopping trip accordingly. Most stores markdown products that have today's or tomorrow's date. They price it very low so it will sell because once the date is past although it is still fine to consume they no can longer sell it.
Today I ran into Smith's and got some great deals on dairy. I got 3 1/2 gallons of Meadow Gold Over the Moon milk for $.75 each, 2 1/2 gallons of generic chocolate milk for .99 each, and 1/2 gallon of Tropicana for $1.49. They also had 1/2 gallons of organic for $.99 and tons more! In the past at my dad's store (Ridleys an Associated Food store in Hyrum) I've gotten Yoplait yogurt for $.25 and sour cream and cottage cheese for $.50. The great thing is these prices can be combined with coupons!
Look for the same markdowns in the meat department. Mandy has some great info on her blog about that here. I have found Albertson's marks down their meat first thing in the morning and instead of a markdown sticker they have coupons for dollars off on theirs. They also mark theirs down sometime 3 days before the pull-date. The other day I got 3lbs of chicken for $.87!
Another great deal at Smith's this week is cheese. They have a 5lb bag of grated cheddar/Jack for $7.99. That's $1.60/lb! Cheese freezes wonderfully. I put mine in 1lb baggies and froze. This price is good through Saturday May 9 .
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Co-op experience
So I made it down to the Roy Bountiful Baskets produce Co-op! I even saw some of you there!!! :) I wanted to see if it was as good of a deal as everyone was saying it was. I purchased 2 shares. One for me and one for my sister. I got there about 6:35 am and they were already in full swing getting the baskets put together. 
Today's share included:
(I have a digital postal scale for weights)
2lbs red onions
3 lbs 1 oz cluster tomatoes (this weight includes some extras we got at the end)
2 lbs 9 oz bananas
1 4 lb bambino watermelon
1 lb 12 oz plums
1 3 lb cantalope
1 carton blackberries
1 lb carrots
1 head of red leaf lettace
1 bunch spinach
2.25 lbs green grapes
2 lbs pink lady apples
1 4lb head Broccoflower
Then for helping I got 1 more bunch of lettace. Each basket ended up with an extra something from the leftovers. My basket had an extra 4lb cantalope and my sister's had the extra tomatoes.
In all we ended up with 51.3 lbs of produce combined and 5 bunchs/heads of greens. I priced everything out based on prices today at the grocery store. Some of the things are on sale this week some are not. I calculated $74.07 worth of produce. When you subtract what I paid for 2 shares it's a savings of about 51%! So not exactly $50 worth if you factor in sales prices for some of the items but definately a great deal. Some these items I would not have normally bought because they are too expensive at the store right now. My kids were SOOOO excited to see the melons!
This cycle we could have also purchased:
blackberries for $10 a case
An Italian veggie pack for $7. It included 3 different onions, several garlics, 2 zuchinis, 1 carton mushrooms, from what I could tell several fresh herbs.
5 loaves bread for $10. This was a heavy, grainy, wheat bread like is sold at Great Harvest. I don't remember the exact bakery though.
3 loaves cinnamon rasin bread $10
Just a heads up that wasn't in the previous post, there is a $1.50 fee for each separate transaction. This fee applies to all transactions, even those made within the same co-op cycle.
So after your first time participating it will cost you $16.50 for one standard share.
If you wanted 2 shares and wheat bread you would pay $15 + $15 + $10 + $1.50. (You get the picture.)
Your first time will cost you $19.50. $15 + $3(one time fee) + $1.50.
I asked about who is behind it all. Was it a church? A group of churches? A community group? Nope. It was started by 2 women, Tanya & Sally. They both live in AZ. They started it several years ago when they realized that the first thing to go from peoples diets when $ gets tight is fresh produce. It's more economical to buy boxed or canned goods because they keep longer. They wanted to provided a way for everyone to get produce for wholesale prices. The co-op was born. There are currently over 50 pick-up sites and more in the works. The produce is from a major produce distributor the same company delivers in the morning to the grocery stores in the area. It is all first quality and as fresh as if you would have bought it at the store.
All in all it was a great experience and I'll do it again. :)
Today's share included:
(I have a digital postal scale for weights)
2lbs red onions
3 lbs 1 oz cluster tomatoes (this weight includes some extras we got at the end)
2 lbs 9 oz bananas
1 4 lb bambino watermelon
1 lb 12 oz plums
1 3 lb cantalope
1 carton blackberries
1 lb carrots
1 head of red leaf lettace
1 bunch spinach
2.25 lbs green grapes
2 lbs pink lady apples
1 4lb head Broccoflower
Then for helping I got 1 more bunch of lettace. Each basket ended up with an extra something from the leftovers. My basket had an extra 4lb cantalope and my sister's had the extra tomatoes.
In all we ended up with 51.3 lbs of produce combined and 5 bunchs/heads of greens. I priced everything out based on prices today at the grocery store. Some of the things are on sale this week some are not. I calculated $74.07 worth of produce. When you subtract what I paid for 2 shares it's a savings of about 51%! So not exactly $50 worth if you factor in sales prices for some of the items but definately a great deal. Some these items I would not have normally bought because they are too expensive at the store right now. My kids were SOOOO excited to see the melons!
This cycle we could have also purchased:
blackberries for $10 a case
An Italian veggie pack for $7. It included 3 different onions, several garlics, 2 zuchinis, 1 carton mushrooms, from what I could tell several fresh herbs.
5 loaves bread for $10. This was a heavy, grainy, wheat bread like is sold at Great Harvest. I don't remember the exact bakery though.
3 loaves cinnamon rasin bread $10
Just a heads up that wasn't in the previous post, there is a $1.50 fee for each separate transaction. This fee applies to all transactions, even those made within the same co-op cycle.
So after your first time participating it will cost you $16.50 for one standard share.
If you wanted 2 shares and wheat bread you would pay $15 + $15 + $10 + $1.50. (You get the picture.)
Your first time will cost you $19.50. $15 + $3(one time fee) + $1.50.
I asked about who is behind it all. Was it a church? A group of churches? A community group? Nope. It was started by 2 women, Tanya & Sally. They both live in AZ. They started it several years ago when they realized that the first thing to go from peoples diets when $ gets tight is fresh produce. It's more economical to buy boxed or canned goods because they keep longer. They wanted to provided a way for everyone to get produce for wholesale prices. The co-op was born. There are currently over 50 pick-up sites and more in the works. The produce is from a major produce distributor the same company delivers in the morning to the grocery stores in the area. It is all first quality and as fresh as if you would have bought it at the store.
All in all it was a great experience and I'll do it again. :)
Friday, May 1, 2009
More Kelloggs
The $1 off Kelloggs coupons are now on the Kelloggs site so you can print each one twice again.
http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/KelloggCoupon.aspx?id=1992
Warning though, I printed these this morning and each coupon prints on a single page with a huge ad at the bottom wasting a ton of ink. I had no idea until I already started the print job. If I would have canceled it I would have lost my coupons so I just let it go.
A solution would be:
Clip and print only one at a time and cancel the print job after the coupon prints out.
Anyway with the coupons.com coupons that's 32 $1 off Kelloggs coupons.
http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/KelloggCoupon.aspx?id=1992
Warning though, I printed these this morning and each coupon prints on a single page with a huge ad at the bottom wasting a ton of ink. I had no idea until I already started the print job. If I would have canceled it I would have lost my coupons so I just let it go.
A solution would be:
Clip and print only one at a time and cancel the print job after the coupon prints out.
Anyway with the coupons.com coupons that's 32 $1 off Kelloggs coupons.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
You can Make This!
My dear friend Kim and I started out selling on ebay together about 5 years ago. She sold her custom made appliqued clothing. Sometimes the little tops she made for girls would go for $60 at auction!!! It was amazing. She is so talented. One day she and I were talking and she asked if it would be a bad idea to teach other women to sew and make their own things instead of selling things on ebay. You know the whole teach a man to fish thing. Some other friends and I thought she was crazy because she had quite a niche on ebay but told her to do whatever her heart told her to do.
You see Kim and her twin sister Kris had been writing lesson plan e-books for teachers for years. They had both job shared a 4th grade class at one time here in Cache Valley. Kim's idea was to write e-books for other mom's or anyone who wanted to learn how to make things for their family. Not only would she be writing the e-books but she would pay other moms all over the country to submit their patterns and ideas and turn their ideas into e-books. It would be moms helping other moms all the way around.
Several years ago her website was born!
How it works:
"Sewing, Applique, Crafts, and so much more!
Get instant access to patterns, ebooks, instructions, and tutorials for all your favorite craft and sewing projects. Learn to make a twirl skirt, hair bows, and other unique boutique clothing. Download digital scrapbooking and embroidery files. Easy, step-by-step guides for quilting, knitting, aprons, and crochet. "
Click here:
You can purchase ebooks for a gazillion different projects for a small fee.
Applique work
Quilt making
Homemade toy making
graphic design
Doll stuff
Hair accessories
Purses
Woodworking
Painting
Handbags
Holiday Items
Ideas for tweens and teens to make
Ideas for kids to make!
TONS more!
I think this is great because not only will you be learning a new talent but you will be able to save money by handcrafting items for your friends and family. Just this Christmas they had a challenge to see what could be made for $50. This project inspired me and recently I have used YCMT to learn how to sew felt play food for my neices. It is SOOOO cute and it has only cost me only a few dollars! I am so excited for their birthdays to come!
PLUS!!!
YCMT sends out a newletters and they have a blog with lots of free patterns, ideas and projects.
AND!!!
If you have a great idea there is a place to contact them to submit your ideas and sell the patterns and instructions to other moms.
Check it out!
Great Deal on Kelloggs Cereal act fast for coupons!
Right now Kelloggs cereal at Albies is $1.49 a box with in-ad coupon (limit 2)
The rest you purchase will be 3/$5
The varieties are Rasin Bran, Corn Flakes, Froot Loops, Cookie Crunch, Poptart, & Fun Pack.
The large 24oz boxes for the other varieties are $2.99 this week at Albies.
There are a bunch of coupons RIGHT NOW available online:
$1 off one box of Frosted Flakes
$1 off one box of Apple Jacks
#1 off one box of Mini Wheats
$1 off one box of Rasin Bran
$1 off one box of Froot Loops
$1 off Corn Pops
$1 off Rice Krispies
$1 off Special K
You can print 2 of each coupon.
You will need to act fast because these coupons will disappear soon once their print limit nationwide is reached.
http://www.coupons.com/
PLUS buy 10 boxes of Kelloggs, Poptarts, Rice Krispie Treats, Sunshine crackers and you get 2 FREE movie tickets up to $12 value each good at Cinemark and many other theaters. We got some of these movie tickets last week. A certificate will print at the register and you go home and print your movie tickets. Movie tickets will print until May 6th.
There have been some great deals on Kelloggs cereal lately so if you don't use them for this sale hang onto them for the next one. :)
The rest you purchase will be 3/$5
The varieties are Rasin Bran, Corn Flakes, Froot Loops, Cookie Crunch, Poptart, & Fun Pack.
The large 24oz boxes for the other varieties are $2.99 this week at Albies.
There are a bunch of coupons RIGHT NOW available online:
$1 off one box of Frosted Flakes
$1 off one box of Apple Jacks
#1 off one box of Mini Wheats
$1 off one box of Rasin Bran
$1 off one box of Froot Loops
$1 off Corn Pops
$1 off Rice Krispies
$1 off Special K
You can print 2 of each coupon.
You will need to act fast because these coupons will disappear soon once their print limit nationwide is reached.
http://www.coupons.com/
PLUS buy 10 boxes of Kelloggs, Poptarts, Rice Krispie Treats, Sunshine crackers and you get 2 FREE movie tickets up to $12 value each good at Cinemark and many other theaters. We got some of these movie tickets last week. A certificate will print at the register and you go home and print your movie tickets. Movie tickets will print until May 6th.
There have been some great deals on Kelloggs cereal lately so if you don't use them for this sale hang onto them for the next one. :)
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