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Frugal Kid Fun: Airplane with a Paper Towel Roll

by Dana Zeliff on August 18, 20112011-08-18
in Events/Kid Fun

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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!

In honor of National S’mores Day yesterday, you get a cute activity-and a yummy one!

Check out the previous crafts here

I know we just did a rocket craft a couple of weeks ago, but since National Aviation Day is the 19th, I couldn’t let the day pass without doing a craft related to it!

Paper Towel Roll Airplane

Materials:
2 Paper Towel Rolls
Craft Knife or Scissors (adult use)
Markers, Stickers, Paint (whatever you would like to decorate with)

Directions:

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Free Kid Activities Round-Up 08/12-08/14

by Dana Zeliff on August 12, 20112011-08-12
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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 1-3pm, Hands-On Demo: Cricut Autumn Celebrations Cartridge! 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, Crayola Owl Bookmark Make It-Take It. 1-3pm, Classes Open House: Meet instructors & see class samples! 50% off selected classes all day. 3-5pm, August Demo: Buy a base & embellish for FREE with Wrights & Jacquard!

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 11am-3pm, Dinosaur Puppets: kids decorate puppets with horns, scales and foam claws.

Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 10am-Noon, Kids build a School House Photo Holder! Be sure to sign up for this event here.

Michaels – Saturday 10am-Noon, Clay Pot Event: Create a crafty bookworm from a clay pot. Make-It Take-It with purchase of clay pot. Noon-2pm, Duck Tape Folder Event: Create a stylish and sturdy folder to keep you organized. FREE Make-It Take-It.

Pottery Barn Kids – Saturday 10am, Decorating Class – Planning Your Nursery: get advice on designing a warm and welcoming space for your baby. Attendees get 10% off select products. Call your local store to RSVP.

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. My store is featuring: Brach’s Favorites Candy Sampling Event, Snickers Peanut Butter Squared Sampling Event and Beneful Dog Food Event.

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Frugal Kid Fun: Sun Baked S’mores

by Dana Zeliff on August 11, 20112011-08-11
in Events/Kid Fun

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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!

In honor of National S’mores Day yesterday, you get a cute activity-and a yummy one!

Check out the previous crafts here

Sun Baked S’mores

Materials:
Shoe Box
Plastic Wrap
Tin Foil
1 Sheet of Black Construction Paper
Graham Crackers
Hershey’s Chocolate Bars (save $1/2 with this coupon)
Marshmallows
Craft Knife (adult use only)

Directions:

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Get an Autographed Photo From a Disney Character

by Dana Zeliff on August 7, 20112011-08-07
in Events/Kid Fun, Freebies

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My kids are going to be thrilled with this freebie!

Have your children write a letter to their favorite Disney character.  Make sure to let the character know why they love them. You should receive an autographed photo in a few weeks after mailing the letter to the address below.

This will be great to help Monkey with his handwriting.  His teacher actually suggested having the kids write and mail letters over the summer to help keep up with the much needed handwriting skills.  Older kids can practice grammar and how to format a letter.

Walt Disney Company
Attn: Fan Mail Department
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, Ca 91521

Thanks, Mojo Savings!

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Free Weekend Kid Activities 08/05-08/07

by Dana Zeliff on August 6, 20112011-08-06
in Events/Kid Fun

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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 1-3pm, Free Make & Take: Pom Pom Monsters! They are also having Free Make & Take kids crafts on Wednesdays from 3-5pm all Summer long.

Bank of America – Saturday & Sunday, 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.

Home Depot – Saturday 9am-Noon, Free Kids Workshop: build a pencil box.

Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Saturday 11am-1pm Provo Craft Cricut Machine Bookmark Make It-Take It. 1-3pm Provo Craft Cricut Machine Demo. 3-5pm Tulip Body Art Face & Body Paint Make It-Take It (For ages 12 & older).

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 11am-3pm, Space Craft: kids create colorful space scenes with scratch-through rainbow paper.

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.

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Frugal Kid Fun: Fruit Tambourine

by Dana Zeliff on August 3, 20112011-08-03
in Events/Kid Fun

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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! Macaroni Day is July 7th, so this week’s craft will focus on using macaroni noodles for some learning fun!

Check out the previous crafts here

For the remainder of August, we will be concentrating on kindergarten skills in the educational activities section at the bottom.
Watermelon Tambourine

Materials
:
1 Paper plate
Handful of beans
Markers
Glue
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Free Weekend Activities Round-Up (07/29-07/31)

by Dana Zeliff on July 29, 20112011-07-29
in Events/Kid Fun

Disclosure: This post may contain an affiliate link.

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 1-3pm, Buy a T-shirt & Decorate it for FREE! Print a 40% off 1 Regular priced item coupon. 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, Duck Tape Purse (Watermelon design pictured). 1pm-3pm, Crafting with 3M.

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 11am-3pm, Under the Sea: Kids create an underwater scene featuring kelp, sea stars, sparkling fish & more.

Michaels – Saturday 11am-2pm, Passport to Fun Make-It Take-It Event Brazil: Create a mask & snake with purchase of a mask. Print a40% off 1 Regular priced item coupon.

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. Possible Big G Sampling Event.

Heads up: LEGO Mini Build Adirondack Chair is Tuesday & Wednesday, August 2nd & 3rd at 5pm!

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