AC Moore – Saturday 9/10 from 1-3pm, Free Make & Take: Thomas & Friends Scarecrow Train.

Babies R Us – Saturday 9/10 from 12-2pm, Baby Safety Day Event: Come learn all about your baby’s safety from car seat & home safety to other great baby tips. Tuesday 9/13 at 6:30pm: Breastfeeding 101.

Bass Pro Shops – Saturday 9/10 & Sunday 9/11, Honoring our Heroes Event: 1-5pm Free Family Activities, 2-4pm Free Patriotic Bug Craft. Saturday 9/10, Dutch oven apple pie cooking demos and free samples.

Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Saturday 9/10 from 11am-1pm Free Grandparents’ Day Make It-Take It: Kids can create a fun gift for Grandma or Grandpa using Perler Beads! Saturday 9/10 from 1pm-3pm Education Open House: Meet instructors & see class samples. 50% off selected classes all day. Wilton Decorating Basics only $22.50! Saturday 9/10 from 3pm-5pm Jewelry-Making with EK Success Filigree & Floral.

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 9/10 from 11am-3pm, Free Personalized Desktop Caddy: kids create a caddy for school supplies with a farm animal or friend.

Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 9/10 from 10am-Noon, Kids build a Police Car that includes stickers and flashing light! Be sure to sign up for this event here.

Michaels – Saturday 9/10 from 10am-11am Embossing Powder Demo (Adult Event Only). Saturday 9/10 from 10am-Noon Free Make-it Take-it Event: Delightful Greeting Card Event (Adult Event Only). Sunday 9/11 from 1pm-3pm Martha Stewart Crafts Paint Event: Make-It Take-It with purchase of glass container (Adult event only). Use 50% off 1 Regular Price Item Coupon!

Pottery Barn Kids – Tuesday 9/13 at 10am, Read Along with Curious George: reading and activities for kids. Select stores will have a chance to meet George.

Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.

Toys R Us – Saturday 9/10 from 11am-1pm, Thomas Play Date: All Aboard for train play and fun!

Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area. My store is featuring: Big G Cereal and Cascadian Farms Sampling Event, Viva Paper Towel Demo Event and Pets Love Walmart Demo Event!

Upcoming Events:

National Public Lands Day and Worldwide Day of Play on Saturday 9/24, Free Entrance to over 100 National Parks that usually charge entrance fees!

Museum Day from Smithsonian on Saturday 9/24, Free admission at participating venues with ticket.

Looking for fun, educational & frugal activities to do with your child? Mom on Dealz will provide you with weekly activities to keep your children learning while you stay on budget!

Check out the previous crafts here

September 13th is National Peanut Day and the 16th is National Play Doh Day. So this week’s craft is edible play doh using peanut butter.  Since there are many children with peanut allergies, included is a non-edible play dough recipe that is peanut free.

Edible Play Doh

Ingredients:
2 Big Spoonfuls of Creamy Peanut Butter
2 Big Spoonfuls of White Frosting
1 Cup of Powdered Sugar

Directions:

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ACMoore – Saturday 9/3 from 1-3pm, Cousin Jewelry Making Demonstration! Monday 9/5 from 1-3pm, Free Make & Take: Crayola Model Magic Autumn Leaves.

Bank of America – Saturday 9/3 & Sunday 9/4, Free Museums On Us days for Bank of America cardholders! There are over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US.

Bass Pro Shops – Saturday 9/3 & Sunday 9/4, Honoring our Heroes Event: 1-5pm Free Family Activities, 2-4pm Free Patriotic Bug Craft.

Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Saturday 9/3 from 11am-1pm Free Demo: AccuQuilt GO! Machine, 1pm-3pm Free Demo: Jewelry Making with Halcraft, 3pm-5pm Free Demo: Jewelry-Making with La Mode buttons.

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 9/3 from 11am-3pm, Free Back-to-School Backpack Tag: kids decorate a colorful, apple-shaped tag.

LEGO Stores – Tuesday 9/6 at 5pm, Free Lego Monthly Mini Model Build: Scarecrow!

Michaels – Saturday 9/3 from 1oam-Noon, Free Make-It Take-It Grandparents Day Card Event. Sunday 9/4 from 1pm-3pm, Make-It Take-It Grandparents Day Frame Event with purchase of a frame. Use 50% off 1 Regular Price Item Coupon!

Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.

The Home Depot – Saturday 9/3 from 9am-Noon, Free Kids Workshop: build an ESPN College Game Day Board.

Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area. My store is featuring: Sweet Moments, Yoplait Yogurt, Kraft Milk and Granola Bars Sampling Event & More!

Looking for fun, educational & frugal activities to do with your child? Mom on Dealz will provide you with weekly activities to keep your children learning while you stay on budget!

Check out the previous crafts here

September 5th is Cheese Pizza Day (not national pizza day) and pizza has lots of educational activities! Sharon picked a simple but fun activity that can help with cutting and gluing skills (very important in kindergarten and beyond).

Learning With Pizza

Materials:
Construction Paper
Scissors
Glue
Directions:
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Not sure what to do with the kids this weekend? Take a look at these FREE events courtesy of Keeping Cents to keep your child entertained and learning without breaking the bank:

Hampton Roads locals – make sure to visit the HR Events page for more activites going on this weekend

AC Moore – Saturday 8/27 from 1-3pm, Buy a Topload Album & Create a School Year Keepsake Book! Use 55% off Regular Price Item Coupon. They are also having Free Make & Take kids crafts on Wednesdays from 3-5pm all Summer long.

Disney Store – Saturday 8/27 from 10:30am-1:00pm, The Story Begins with You Event: dress up your favorite Disney Princess or create a new Disney Princess, then write her “happily ever after” story. *Minimum age for participation is 3 years.  No lineups prior to 30 minutes before event begins.

Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Saturday 8/27 from 11am-1pm, Free Demo: Papercrafting with Fiskars & the Paper Company. Saturday 8/27 from 1pm-3pm, Free Demo: EK Success Paper Punches.

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 8/27 from 11am-3pm, Honeybee Hive: kids make a hanging honeybee hive with worker bees.

Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 8/27 from 10am-Noon, Kids build a School Locker that includes stickers, chalkboard & chalk! Be sure to sign up for this event here.

Pottery Barn Kids – Saturday 8/27 at 11am, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book Club: kids read along and help build a mobile about healthy eating & more.

Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.

Toys R Us – Saturday 8/27 from Noon-2pm, Beyblade Tournament: Come in and get ready to battle! Try out the hottest Beyblade Tops!

Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area. My store is featuring: Totinos Pizza Rolls, Velveeta, Tyson, and Taco Bell Sampling Events & More!

Looking for fun, educational & frugal activities to do with your child? Mom on Dealz will provide you with weekly activities to keep your children learning while you stay on budget!

Check out the previous crafts here

August 26th is also National Dog Day so I was sure to include a dalmatian puppet to go along with the fireman!

Labor Day Puppets

Materials:
Paper bags
Construction Paper
Crayons
Glue
Any Other Desired Decorations

Directions:

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AC Moore – Saturday 1-3pm, Demo: Julie Comstock Laliberi Hair Accessories! They are also having Free Make & Take kids crafts on Wednesdays from 3-5pm all Summer long.

Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Saturday 11am-1pm Xyron Back-to-School Make It-Take It. Saturday 1-3pm Jesse James & Pepperell Braiding: Jewelry demo.

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 11am-3pm, Flower for My Teacher: kids make flowers for their new teacher.

Michaels – Sunday 11am-1pm, FREE Make-It Take-It Artist Trading Cards Event: Design your own one-of-a-kind artist trading card. Sunday 1pm-3pm, FREE Make-It Take-It Foam Print Event: Create a personalized foam stamp and print — great for name tags and labels.

Pottery Barn Kids – Saturday 10am, National Geographic Little Explorers Event: learn all about Lions with hands-on activities, songs and more. Kids will receive a badge for each event they attend and if they attend both events (2nd event is about Tigers on 9/24) they will get a special prize.

Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.

Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area. Stores near me are featuring: Deli Sub and Sambazon Sampling Event, Whiskas and Temptations Demo Event, Snack-Pack and Honey Maid Sampling Event, Frito Lay Multi-Pack Sampling Event, OIKOS Greek Yogurt Sampling Event, Pop-Tart and Capri Sun Sampling Event & more.