Family Freebies and Discounts for May

Rudi's Organic Bakery Facebook page HERE has a fun and Free Sandwich Lunchbox that your child's artwork can be put on. Ends 6/30.


Don't forget to check out Pizza Hut Free BOOK IT Program to enroll at their Website (if you are a teacher or homeschool parent) for reading incentives (free pizzas) for your K-6 student/ students. My son has participated the last 2 years and it has been a blessing in his reading enrichment. The website has additional teacher helps and printables. You can also go to their Facebook page HERE for additional information and periodic contests.


Celebrate National Public Gardens Day with FREE Admission on May 11th by going HERE (and fill out info and print your admission) from Better Homes & Garden. A fun way to start your Mom's Day weekend celebration!


Frappacino Happy Hour at Starbucks! May 4 - 13th from 3pm to 5pm. (Treat Mom to a Half Price Starbucks Frappacino while your out.) http://www.starbucks.com

Free pet food sample coupon Here at Petco  for you to print out for Natural Balance Cat Food Pouch 3 oz.
and a Free pet food sample coupon Here at Petco for you to print out for Natural Balance Dog Food roll 2.75oz (Through 5/31 - can print one of each per household)

This page will be updated with more great deals this month so check back soon! 


Here's a picture below of our family day out/field trip last week ( in Stanwood, Washington) during Free National Park Week. Did you get to get out and explore? 

May is a great month for Deals! Here's more Great Freebies or Discounts:


Click Here for Coupon to print for FREE Panda Express Entree   You just need to purchase a 2 item entree with beverage and you can recieve a FREE Entree with coupon. Through 5/31 


Today only visit a participating Häagen-Dazs location on Tuesday (5/8) and enjoy a FREE Scoop of Haagen-Dazs ice cream between 4-8pm! More info on Facebook Haagen-Dazs page


Here's a Great deal to spend on Mom at The Body Shop! Get twice as much with Buy $20 get $10 Off at The Body Shop- Coupon to Print Hurry, offer end 5/13/12.

Great Family outing opportunity with FREE Museum Admission Friday May 18th in honor of International Museum Day. See Seattlemet.com HERE blog for more details and link to specific museums participating. 


With the weather getting warmer enjoy a quick cool down for you and the kids on your way home or while your out because its Free Slurpee Day at participating 7 Eleven Stores on May 23rd from 11am to 7pm , Small size only (7.11oz) while supplies last).

Economical Indoor Germinating - Let's Get Growing!

It doesn't need to take a lot of time and money to get your seedlings started growing indoors and germinating. Seed starts are easy, fun and educational for children too! I like to re-use my see-through plastic containers for this purpose, such as plastic cupcake or fruit containers with lids attached or large apple (bubble type) containers from costco to make a greenhouse type set up instead of purchasing and recycle/ use small clean plastic drinking or yogurt cups. I purchased a quality seedling starter soil and seeds from my local garden center and fill the "bubbles" or cups. You can also just get the small round peat disks that contain similar ingredients as a seed starter soil and follow directions for them to expand by adding water. (and then no bag of seed starter soil is necessary). But make sure they are kept moist.

I put a small hole in the bottom of the cups and plastic trays for drainage and put a container or pan underneath so watering is easy by filling bottom and it soaks it up through the holes made. Fred Meyer usually has a great deal on seeds (as pictured previously.) Just follow planting instructions per packet for indoor starts. If the seed packet doesn't specify you can start indoors first, I typically will plant those directly into the garden when it stops frosting at night (later in the Spring). This is just from my personal experience for my climate the last few years. Your area may be more accommodating earlier in the season. 

After you have filled the containers with seedling mix soil and put your seeds in (or watered your peat disks so they have expanded and filled the cup), I keep them in a warm area, such as up on top of my refrigerator or near a light. When they start to germinate and pop up a nice sunny spot works great to re-position them to. You can raise the lid as they grow (I usually find a popcicle stick or a chopstick to prop the lid open with and cover the gap with some plastic wrap.)

These squash seedlings popped up quickly in about 6 days. Remember to not let them get too dry but keep moderately moist but too much will cause rot. You may need to re-pot to a larger pot if roots start getting too cramped I have found. I like to acclimate the plants eventually for a short time on my covered deck during the day and bring them in at night for a week or two also before putting them in the vegetable or herb garden.

Get more growing tips here at Garden Guides.

Free Summer Bowling for Kids - Register Soon!

AMF Summer Unplugged

Free Bowling For Kids

All Summer Long!

Summer Unplugged is Back in 2012!

Kids registered in the Summer Unplugged program can bowl two games per day, every day all summer long! (Shoe rental is not included.)
Sign-up begins April 1st, so be sure to come back here and register! Summer Unplugged Website Register Here

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To find out what AMF Bowling Alleys are in your area you can  Go Here to their website and input your zipcode and state. 

TRAVEL Sites, Games for Kids Printables and Giveaways

With winter winding down and thoughts turning to spring I thought it would be nice to post some upcoming Travel websites so you can start planning for upcoming vacations or business trips.  I included a fun, free printable travel games for kids page from WeJustGotBack.com, a link to vote for my friend on another great travel site for women and a website that has travel giveaways to enter, so check them out!

Free Printable Car & Travel Games for Kids | WeJustGotBack.com
Be sure to check out upcoming travel giveaways and trip planning on this trustworthy family friendly travel site as well.


Women on their Way Travel Website Click Here 
Please click on Like under Vote for this Entry on this page for my friend's Travel Blog Contest Entry, thanks!
Great Travel website to check out with Special Offers and Tips so bookmark this one while your there too.

Click Here for Neo Travel Sweepstakes! 

Enter to win several travel giveaways...you never know, if you don't enter, you can't win. 

My son on our trip last summer I won to Victoria, BC, Canada via Black Ball Ferry! (pictured above)

Make Your Own FOAMING SOAP

I don't know about your kids, but handwashing reminding can sometimes get so frustrating but I have found that the "Foamy Soap" Dispensers are a"Big hit", and you don't have to continually buy these special kind of bottled liquid soaps, just re-use one with an easy recipe below and save money too!

FOAMING SOAP RECIPE

• Pour a few Tablespoons of Liquid Soap (Shampoo, Body wash or Dishwashing liquid can also be used) into a previously purchased/used Foaming Soap Dispenser Bottle
• Fill with warm water (not completely to the top but leave a little room - an inch or so to work properly) screw on the lid/pump and gently shake.
• Squirt a few times to get it started

**I also like to add a few drops of Lavender Essential Oil to it for an added fragrance bonus!

Once you have tried this, you find your not having to buy as much liquid soap as nearly as often! I am not sure why I didn't figure this out sooner :)

FREE Lego Club Magazine and Events Info. for Kids

My son sure looks forward each month to receiving his Lego Club Magazine in the mail! It is a FREE 2 year Subscription he enjoys with great building ideas and upcoming Lego features. Yesterday he attended a Free Lego Speed Building Event at our local Lego Store. (See Pic. below) This kind of information is advertised as well in the magazine, although we just happened to be there recently at the right time as a treat for his week long hard working of goals he personally acheived.

Click Here to Sign Up for Your FREE Lego Club Magazine

Mostly FREE or Easy on the Wallet Summer Kids Happenings!

Here are some sites to check out for your family fun this summer that won't break the bank. I will be updating this list as more come in, so check back soon. Let me know if you have any to share as well. Have a great summer!

Free Bowling for kids

$1 Summer Movies

Buy 1 Get 1 Minor League Baseball Ticket

Kids Free Lowes Build and Grow Events

Photo Fun with Kids!

Today as the sun peeked out this first day of Spring for a brief visit my son and I went to a nearby park. I told him "lets each take 5 pictures with our camera of things that are interesting to us". "It could be birds, flowers, signs, or whatever you see that you really like". It was fun to find out what is of importance visually to some and not to another. (I let him use the camera as he is 9 and comfortable with it but please assist if necessary with the buttons, depending on your type of camera and age appropriateness). We hope to do this project again soon as the weather took a sad turn while we were out but we did get a few photos to share. We hope this photography adventure is a fun project for you and your family whether you home school your children (as I do) or do as an after school (public or private school) excursion on a weekday or weekend. My son really liked the1st picture above of the actual 1901 Engine used for logging in Seattle. I liked the picture with my son and the unique way the trees grew out all curvy. Keep it simple and enjoy the time together!

We also made a Birdwatching project out of this adventure as well and logged several bird species we found on the path. To learn more about a fun Bird Cornell Lab of Ornithology citizen science project check this site out to sign up as we did and you will receive a fun packet in the mail with information to collect your area bird data and some freebies (while supplies available).  Celebrate Urban Birds