Jun 23
This week I took my four-year-old and her little pal to the “free movies” at our local movie theatre. It reminded me of a few things.
1. I love bonding with my kids in a way where they feel spoiled and loved and I don’t feel like I’ve compromised my budget.
2. Repeats of movies are always better on the big screen. We’ve been regular attenders at our local Family Film Festival since the girls were young, but it never seems to get out to see classics like Charlotte’s Web on the big screen.
3. Little kids like to wiggle around. It’s nice to take a break in the air conditioning, watch a movie, and spill a little popcorn between the seats (especially if you don’t have to vacuum it up out of the couch cushions).
Look for a FREE Family Film Festival in your area. http://www.regmovies.com/nowshowing/familyfilmfestivalschedule.aspx
Tagged with: free • free family film festival • free movies • free summer movies • freebies
Jun 10
Most public libraries have summer reading programs to incentivize kids to read while they’re on summer break. Major bookstore chains have also added their own programs.
Here’s a few to summer reading programs that offer FREE books for completing an alloted number of books. You can sign your kids up for one, two, or all three. It’s a great way to get your kids off the video games and excited about reading.
Barnes and Noble. If you read 8 books you get one book for FREE. The kids get to keep track on their summer passport. They also have great tips and tricks for parents and a suggestion reading list. Check out their program HERE.
Borders and Waldenbooks. This program requires kids to read 10 books before they receive their FREE book. They have a more limited number of FREE books to choose from, but it’s still a FREE book, so how can you really go wrong. Check out their program HERE.
Borders.
Tagged with: encouraging children to read • free • free books • freebies • library • reading • summer reading programs
Mar 10
Need some incentive to get moving on your spring cleaning? Here’s how you can get a FREE spring cleaning kit from SC Johnson. It only requires minimal information and took me 30 seconds to sign up.
Also, I received a $10 credit when I signed up on bTrendie and got these stylin’ rain boots for my daughter for $11.97 (including shipping). They’ve got great rain gear for spring on sale now, including umbrellas for under $5 shipped and hats for under $2. They have tons of cute stuff that would go great in an Easter basket. Or if you decide don’t see anything you like today you can save your $10 for another day. Get your FREE $10 HERE.
Thanks Coupon Geek for the heads-up on these great deals.
Tagged with: deals • freebies • kids stuff • spring
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