Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Birthday Party Plans Continue...
So I've been a little inactive on my personal blogs the past week due to freebie/deal finding blogs on my Penny Pinch Plug sites AND because I've been working on Zoey's birthday stuff. Time will be up before I know it and I'll be caught with to much to do last minute if I am not hopping on getting it all done right now.
Anyways, I wanted to show off what I've completed. One of the things I knew I could do early was the signage for the game booths so as soon as I got stocked up on poster board and markers - I got busy! Here's what I've completed so far along with a description of the game they go along with!
(So, upon arrival at the party each family will go up to the ticket booth. Each child will be presented with a handled gift sack full of tickets to play the games and each family will receive tickets to purchase food at the concession stand.)
KISSING BOOTH - This is in no way a traditional kissing booth that you would find back in the day, so don't worry -- no one is gonna be puckering their lips to win a prize! =) I saw this cute idea in a Parents magazine and had to use it. You simply get a large container and fill it with Hershey's kisses, each participant takes one of their game tickets and writes their name and guess as to how many kisses are in the jar and then places that into a separate container. At the end of the game time all the guesses will be looked over and whoever guesses the closest without going over will win the entire container of kisses!
TATTOOS - My mom will become a tattoo artist for the day and put temporary tattoos on all the kiddos. There will be blown-up pictures of the tattoos under the "Tattoos" signage for the kids to pick what tattoo they want. On the right are the circus tattoos they can choose from. After they get one applied, they will also get a couple to put in their prize bag to take home.
Pluck a Duck - This is just a simple duck pond game where you pick up the duckies until you find one with a star upon which you will get a prize. I bought the circus duckies you see pictured and plan to try to find some more regular litte yellow ducks to make it more concentrated and a little harder to win. I plan to buy a large, wide but short tub/bucket that I saw at Big Lots in their Easter area to fill with a few inches of water to put all the duckies in. The prize for this booth is bubble wands that were left-overs from the wedding.
Backyardigans Ball Blitz - One of Zoey's favorite shows is the Backyardigans and last year she got this Backyardigans Circus set and figurines, in my great wisdom I cut the clown images of 2 of the characters off of the box and saved them to possibly use for a birthday party. Well, as you can see I glued them to the sign for this game and I will also use the bobble-head figurines it came with as well. This is just a toss a ping pong sized ball into a cup and hope it doesn't bounce out game. I'll use that stick-em stuff to put the little figurines in and around the cups. The prize for this game is various medium/small sized stuffed animals.
Dumbo Lollies - This is a simple lollipop tree carnival game where the kids pull out a lollipop and if it's got a mark on the bottom of the stick, you win a prize. The twist is that instead of a tree, the 300 Dum Dum pops I bought will be stuck in a round floral ball that will be sitting on a yellow tub base and on top of the sphere will be a plush Dumbo. The kids get to pick as many as they can until they find 2 colored ends. The prizes are "WINNER" buttons and mini slinky dogs. They also get to keep all the Dum Dum pops they pick!
Dunk the Duck - During the Christmas holidays we found this electronic shooting game that looks like a carnival booth all on its own at an outlet store. It retails online up to $60 and we paid $13! Anyways, you aim at the little target to knock down the ducks that go by on a conveyer type thingie. It even plays carnival music and has a fast and a slow mode. Its so easy even Zoey can do it! The prize for this booth is another group of various medium/small sized stuffed animals.
Wild West Shooting Range - This was a leftover from last years Wild West party. We bought this set at Target for $18, it's exactly the same one pictured in this photo from Amazon (where they wanted $70 for it, btw!) except for the can and bottle labels. You aim the gun at the cans and shoot, if you are close a little button on the "log" will pop up and send the bottles and cans flying off. Its a lot of fun to play with! The prize for this booth is stuffed cats and dogs in various sizes.
7 signs down 8 to go! And thats just game booth signs! There are more to be made other than that!! Ack!!! What have I gotten myself into?!?! =)
(Here's hoping that on large view computer monitor's this doesn't look really crazy!)
Anyways, I wanted to show off what I've completed. One of the things I knew I could do early was the signage for the game booths so as soon as I got stocked up on poster board and markers - I got busy! Here's what I've completed so far along with a description of the game they go along with!
(So, upon arrival at the party each family will go up to the ticket booth. Each child will be presented with a handled gift sack full of tickets to play the games and each family will receive tickets to purchase food at the concession stand.)
KISSING BOOTH - This is in no way a traditional kissing booth that you would find back in the day, so don't worry -- no one is gonna be puckering their lips to win a prize! =) I saw this cute idea in a Parents magazine and had to use it. You simply get a large container and fill it with Hershey's kisses, each participant takes one of their game tickets and writes their name and guess as to how many kisses are in the jar and then places that into a separate container. At the end of the game time all the guesses will be looked over and whoever guesses the closest without going over will win the entire container of kisses!
TATTOOS - My mom will become a tattoo artist for the day and put temporary tattoos on all the kiddos. There will be blown-up pictures of the tattoos under the "Tattoos" signage for the kids to pick what tattoo they want. On the right are the circus tattoos they can choose from. After they get one applied, they will also get a couple to put in their prize bag to take home.
Pluck a Duck - This is just a simple duck pond game where you pick up the duckies until you find one with a star upon which you will get a prize. I bought the circus duckies you see pictured and plan to try to find some more regular litte yellow ducks to make it more concentrated and a little harder to win. I plan to buy a large, wide but short tub/bucket that I saw at Big Lots in their Easter area to fill with a few inches of water to put all the duckies in. The prize for this booth is bubble wands that were left-overs from the wedding.
Backyardigans Ball Blitz - One of Zoey's favorite shows is the Backyardigans and last year she got this Backyardigans Circus set and figurines, in my great wisdom I cut the clown images of 2 of the characters off of the box and saved them to possibly use for a birthday party. Well, as you can see I glued them to the sign for this game and I will also use the bobble-head figurines it came with as well. This is just a toss a ping pong sized ball into a cup and hope it doesn't bounce out game. I'll use that stick-em stuff to put the little figurines in and around the cups. The prize for this game is various medium/small sized stuffed animals.
Dumbo Lollies - This is a simple lollipop tree carnival game where the kids pull out a lollipop and if it's got a mark on the bottom of the stick, you win a prize. The twist is that instead of a tree, the 300 Dum Dum pops I bought will be stuck in a round floral ball that will be sitting on a yellow tub base and on top of the sphere will be a plush Dumbo. The kids get to pick as many as they can until they find 2 colored ends. The prizes are "WINNER" buttons and mini slinky dogs. They also get to keep all the Dum Dum pops they pick!
Dunk the Duck - During the Christmas holidays we found this electronic shooting game that looks like a carnival booth all on its own at an outlet store. It retails online up to $60 and we paid $13! Anyways, you aim at the little target to knock down the ducks that go by on a conveyer type thingie. It even plays carnival music and has a fast and a slow mode. Its so easy even Zoey can do it! The prize for this booth is another group of various medium/small sized stuffed animals.
Wild West Shooting Range - This was a leftover from last years Wild West party. We bought this set at Target for $18, it's exactly the same one pictured in this photo from Amazon (where they wanted $70 for it, btw!) except for the can and bottle labels. You aim the gun at the cans and shoot, if you are close a little button on the "log" will pop up and send the bottles and cans flying off. Its a lot of fun to play with! The prize for this booth is stuffed cats and dogs in various sizes.
7 signs down 8 to go! And thats just game booth signs! There are more to be made other than that!! Ack!!! What have I gotten myself into?!?! =)
(Here's hoping that on large view computer monitor's this doesn't look really crazy!)
Monday, March 09, 2009
Penny Pinch Plugs
Coupon's a'plenty!! We did a big grocery run today, and I just had to brag that we saved over $30 simply using coupons! And this doesn't count all the cash we saved using Walmart's price comparison deal. We were quite pleased with all our savings. It takes extra time to cut coupons and search for deals in all the grocery store ads but it adds up in the long run where your pocketbook is concerned!
Attention: Today is the last day to use your FREE Roastburger coupons with any drink purchase at Arbys! Go HERE to print it! We went today (Mar 8th) for the "I want to change my burger" deal (basically the same thing just w/o the coupon). It was GREAT! We all got the Bacon and Cheddar Roastburger w/their garlicy ranch sauce. Sooooo yummy! For $10 we got 3 roastburgers, 3 shakes, 1 soda and 1 large curly fry. Not too shabby for a family of 3! You can get the same deal with the coupon through tomorrow, just print one for each person!
So while watching TV I see this Kashi commercial that told me to go to their website for free frozen entrées. I headed over and "Darn." they ran out of free coupon's but they are still handing out $2 off coupon's HERE.
Always keep an eye out for coupons at Coupons.com, there's always great finds there! Here's some of the DOZENS of offers they refer you to in their "Featured Savings" page post printing coupons >>
Save up to $7.00 on Organic Valley products, HERE
Save up to $5.80 on your favorite General Mills products, HERE
Save up to $3.00 on Progresso® Soup, HERE
Save up to $10.00 on Bausch & Lomb products, HERE
Save up to $1.00 on COTTONELLE products, HERE
Save $5.00 on Rembrandt 2 Hour Whitening Kit, HERE
Save $3.00 on SOYJOY ALL-NATURAL FRUIT & SOY BARS, HERE
Save $2.00 on PULL-UPS® Training Pants, HERE
Save $2.75 on Scrubbing Bubbles® Action Scrubber™ starter kit, HERE
Save $2.00 on Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner Refills, HERE
Save $1.00 on Scrubbing Bubbles® Mega Shower Foamer, HERE
Save $2.00 on Theraflu®, HERE
Save $2.00 on Degree® Men or Women Clinical Protection, HERE
Save $2.00 on Bertolli® Oven Bake Meals™, HERE
Save $1.00 on TWO Boxes of Bagel Bites® (9 ct. or larger), HERE
Buy ONE Get ONE FREE Welch's AquaJuice™, HERE
Buy ONE Get ONE FREE PlugIns® Scented Oil Lasting Impressions Holder, HERE
Buy ONE Get ONE FREE Glade® Sense & Spray™ Holder, HERE
Buy One Get One FREE Culinary Creations™, HERE
Attention: Today is the last day to use your FREE Roastburger coupons with any drink purchase at Arbys! Go HERE to print it! We went today (Mar 8th) for the "I want to change my burger" deal (basically the same thing just w/o the coupon). It was GREAT! We all got the Bacon and Cheddar Roastburger w/their garlicy ranch sauce. Sooooo yummy! For $10 we got 3 roastburgers, 3 shakes, 1 soda and 1 large curly fry. Not too shabby for a family of 3! You can get the same deal with the coupon through tomorrow, just print one for each person!
So while watching TV I see this Kashi commercial that told me to go to their website for free frozen entrées. I headed over and "Darn." they ran out of free coupon's but they are still handing out $2 off coupon's HERE.
Always keep an eye out for coupons at Coupons.com, there's always great finds there! Here's some of the DOZENS of offers they refer you to in their "Featured Savings" page post printing coupons >>
Save up to $7.00 on Organic Valley products, HERE
Save up to $5.80 on your favorite General Mills products, HERE
Save up to $3.00 on Progresso® Soup, HERE
Save up to $10.00 on Bausch & Lomb products, HERE
Save up to $1.00 on COTTONELLE products, HERE
Save $5.00 on Rembrandt 2 Hour Whitening Kit, HERE
Save $3.00 on SOYJOY ALL-NATURAL FRUIT & SOY BARS, HERE
Save $2.00 on PULL-UPS® Training Pants, HERE
Save $2.75 on Scrubbing Bubbles® Action Scrubber™ starter kit, HERE
Save $2.00 on Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner Refills, HERE
Save $1.00 on Scrubbing Bubbles® Mega Shower Foamer, HERE
Save $2.00 on Theraflu®, HERE
Save $2.00 on Degree® Men or Women Clinical Protection, HERE
Save $2.00 on Bertolli® Oven Bake Meals™, HERE
Save $1.00 on TWO Boxes of Bagel Bites® (9 ct. or larger), HERE
Buy ONE Get ONE FREE Welch's AquaJuice™, HERE
Buy ONE Get ONE FREE PlugIns® Scented Oil Lasting Impressions Holder, HERE
Buy ONE Get ONE FREE Glade® Sense & Spray™ Holder, HERE
Buy One Get One FREE Culinary Creations™, HERE
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Penny Pinch Plugs
So we drove out of town today to do some shopping (went to look at the Circut City final weekend and they had NOTHING) and I took along my print-out for my free Victoria's Secret bag I blogged about previously. Went in and got my $20 bag for free! It was awesome! Here's the bag::
We also few a couple of GREAT deals at Hastings. A $30 Deftones CD for $3, a $25 Breeders single for $3, a Donnas CD+DVD for $6 and Twilight - New Moon (paperpack) for $5.99 -- all used. Also, Zoey got a cute little $10 tin Bratz "purse" for $2.25 and we found a $24 Spiderwick Chronicals game for $5.24 -- clearanced. The deal of the day was a Nautical Archeology book MSRP $40 clearanced down to $4!!
♥ UPDATE!:: On my first Penny Pinch Plugs blog, I mentioned that on March 8th you could go into a Arby's and simply say "I want to change my burger" to get a free burger, however there is official promotion on this now and my information was slightly off. You say that and pay for a drink to get the free burger, basically like the coupon but no need to print anything and according to their promo, no limit!(?) Details HERE!
♥ Get your Planet Hollywood printable $10 off $20 purchase coupon HERE The coupon is good through 12/31/2009, not valid on Alcohol and only one coupon per table.
♥ More FREE samples!::
Free Artificial Sweetener Sample
Free Bottle Opener - (tells you to click on a 2nd page and enter your name and e-mail for your request to be completed, I would suggest using a secondary spam e-mail acct.)
Free Sample of Econo-Clean - (you have to say yes, I do have a squirt bottle in order for it to work!)
Free Can "Coozie" - (Go HERE first to see which style you want!)
Free Energizer Hearing Aid Batteries
Free Hair Gel
Free Sample of Underjams
♥ If you sign up for the Quiznos Club HERE, you'll get a coupon for a free Sub with a purchase of a drink and chips.
We also few a couple of GREAT deals at Hastings. A $30 Deftones CD for $3, a $25 Breeders single for $3, a Donnas CD+DVD for $6 and Twilight - New Moon (paperpack) for $5.99 -- all used. Also, Zoey got a cute little $10 tin Bratz "purse" for $2.25 and we found a $24 Spiderwick Chronicals game for $5.24 -- clearanced. The deal of the day was a Nautical Archeology book MSRP $40 clearanced down to $4!!
♥ UPDATE!:: On my first Penny Pinch Plugs blog, I mentioned that on March 8th you could go into a Arby's and simply say "I want to change my burger" to get a free burger, however there is official promotion on this now and my information was slightly off. You say that and pay for a drink to get the free burger, basically like the coupon but no need to print anything and according to their promo, no limit!(?) Details HERE!
♥ Get your Planet Hollywood printable $10 off $20 purchase coupon HERE The coupon is good through 12/31/2009, not valid on Alcohol and only one coupon per table.
♥ More FREE samples!::
Free Artificial Sweetener Sample
Free Bottle Opener - (tells you to click on a 2nd page and enter your name and e-mail for your request to be completed, I would suggest using a secondary spam e-mail acct.)
Free Sample of Econo-Clean - (you have to say yes, I do have a squirt bottle in order for it to work!)
Free Can "Coozie" - (Go HERE first to see which style you want!)
Free Energizer Hearing Aid Batteries
Free Hair Gel
Free Sample of Underjams
♥ If you sign up for the Quiznos Club HERE, you'll get a coupon for a free Sub with a purchase of a drink and chips.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Zoey's 3rd Birthday Party
One big party dilemma has been solved and I am so relieved! One of my two worries about having 15 Midway games was how am I going to afford 25 prizes for each freakin booth? Thankfully crisis adverted - thanks to my mom and all the stuffed animals (230+) I have well over the amount I need for each game booth. And the kids who attend the party are going to go home with a HELL of a loot! Unlike regular carnivals, you get to play until you win and if you are too small to play correctly -you STILL win! They will each be going home with stuffed animals galore in all shapes and sizes, bubbles, play-doh, mini slinky dogs, loads of Dum Dum pops, tattoos and kaleidoscopes. And the parents don't have to worry about carrying all of the small stuff because upon arrival when they go to the ticket booth, they will get a good sized handle bag with all their game and food tickets. I do feel for the parents of the kids that win the HUGE stuffed animals, but they can always go toss it in the car instead of carrying it around the rest of the party!
This is the ticket booth in it's current incarnation, a puppet theater. We are going to take of the clock dials and put a "TICKETS" sign there and we are also going to add sides for the party so that we can have ticket bag storage. My 5 1/2 year old niece Lexi has agreed to man the booth for me =)
Now, my second dilemma about having 15 game booths. Who the hell am I gonna talk into running them?!? LOL I've got a list of potential victims, eeerrr-- I mean volunteer's, but the trick is to talk them into it and actually have them show up on the day and on time. I hate relying on other people for anything because I feel like I am the only one who can do it properly - BUT, for this, there is no way around it -- I've GOTTA have help. My incentives as of right now to bribe with are: its for Zoey, it will be fun, you only have to stay at your game station until each kid plays and wins a prize, once thats over you are more than welcome to go play the games yourself and/or get some of the yummy carnival food that will be served. An unlucky few will be going straight from their game station to the concession stand....I guess I'll have to ask people who REALLLLLLY love Zoey to help with that task. Me? Oh, I will be helping Miss Zoey play games and taking as many photos as possible.
Oh yeah, I don't know what the hell kinda freaky coincidence this is, but, as my girls know, Zoey's 1st birthday was a Wonder Pets themed affair. Well, the past two subsequent years I've started planning her birthday in January, last year it was a Wild West Outlaw party and the month before her party, Wonder Pets comes out with a wild west themed episode, "Save the Armadillo". Okay, THIS year, 2 months before her birthday Wonder Pets are doing a circus themed episode "Join the Circus"! How crazy is that? I love it cause she is still enamoured with the series and just like last year I'll show her the episode as many times as she cares to see it - to get her psyched for her own party.
Anyways, I need to keep my ass off this computer and get busy cleaning up our back yard! This party will be here before I know it and I have an amazingly long to do list!
BTW, want some free stuff? Check out both of my "Penny Pinch Plugs" blogs for links to free food, drinks, meals, magazine, Victoria's Secret bag and samples galore!
This is the ticket booth in it's current incarnation, a puppet theater. We are going to take of the clock dials and put a "TICKETS" sign there and we are also going to add sides for the party so that we can have ticket bag storage. My 5 1/2 year old niece Lexi has agreed to man the booth for me =)
Now, my second dilemma about having 15 game booths. Who the hell am I gonna talk into running them?!? LOL I've got a list of potential victims, eeerrr-- I mean volunteer's, but the trick is to talk them into it and actually have them show up on the day and on time. I hate relying on other people for anything because I feel like I am the only one who can do it properly - BUT, for this, there is no way around it -- I've GOTTA have help. My incentives as of right now to bribe with are: its for Zoey, it will be fun, you only have to stay at your game station until each kid plays and wins a prize, once thats over you are more than welcome to go play the games yourself and/or get some of the yummy carnival food that will be served. An unlucky few will be going straight from their game station to the concession stand....I guess I'll have to ask people who REALLLLLLY love Zoey to help with that task. Me? Oh, I will be helping Miss Zoey play games and taking as many photos as possible.
Oh yeah, I don't know what the hell kinda freaky coincidence this is, but, as my girls know, Zoey's 1st birthday was a Wonder Pets themed affair. Well, the past two subsequent years I've started planning her birthday in January, last year it was a Wild West Outlaw party and the month before her party, Wonder Pets comes out with a wild west themed episode, "Save the Armadillo". Okay, THIS year, 2 months before her birthday Wonder Pets are doing a circus themed episode "Join the Circus"! How crazy is that? I love it cause she is still enamoured with the series and just like last year I'll show her the episode as many times as she cares to see it - to get her psyched for her own party.
Anyways, I need to keep my ass off this computer and get busy cleaning up our back yard! This party will be here before I know it and I have an amazingly long to do list!
BTW, want some free stuff? Check out both of my "Penny Pinch Plugs" blogs for links to free food, drinks, meals, magazine, Victoria's Secret bag and samples galore!
Penny Pinch Plugs
Did you enjoy that Roast Burger I posted about last time? Well, sign up for Arby's Extras right now and you'll receive a coupon for a FREE Roastburger sandwich. Your welcome email should arrive in your inbox within 24 hours with your free coupon. No purchase is required.
Jack in the Box is giving everyone a free drink and fries! Only on next Tuesday, March 10. No other purchase necessary. Just walk in with your coupon and come out with the freebies!!
Receive a $25 Restaurant.com gift card just for joining Travelzoo! Membership and VIP status are completely FREE! Click Here to Sign Up! You can choose from over 9,500 restaurants nationwide, including many top-rated offerings in major cities. Many of the restaurants require a minimum food purchase and only one gift certificate may be used per visit. Allow 7-10 business days to receive the gift card. Go to www.restaurant.com to learn more about the gift cards.
Fill out these survey's to get a free sample Dove Heat Defense Therapy hair care here and/or a free sample of Dove Intense Damage Therapy hair care here.
Coffee drinker? Do you like Coffee-Mate? You can join their Coffee-Mate Brew Crew here and (if accepted) you'll be eligible to receive promotional items, samples, and coupons to share with friends. Also, Brew Crew members can complete weekly activities to earn points that are redeemable for other rewards.
Walmart continually offers free samples of everyday items. Just sign up and they send it to you, totally easy and FREE. And they never bother me with spam emails, or use my information for anything other than sending me the free sample (and sometimes the sample comes with a coupon too) Some of these you may have already requested, some may be new to you!
Get your free sample of Poise Pads here.
Get your free sample of Metamucil here.
Get your free sample of Nicoderm CQ here.
Get your free sample of Crest AdvancedSeal Whitestrips here.
Get your free sample of Kotex here.
Get your free sample of Maybelline Liquid Mousse Makeup here.
Get your free sample of Always Infinity here.
Get your free sample of Viva Paper Towels here.
Get your free sample of Tena Pads here.
Now, I personally don't have any of the next few in my immediate area, but I am sure the rest of you might!
Go HERE For a Baskin Robbins, Buy 1 Sundae, Get 1 Free coupon (exp: 3/28/9)!
Wienerschnitzel is offering a coupon for a Buy one Get one Free "Sea Dog". A "Sea Dog" is Alaskan Pollock fish stick in a hot dog bun. (Exp 3-31-9)
Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard are offering either a BOGO Burger coupon for refering one friend or a FREE burger to anyone who emails three friends about this offer. The majority of their locations are in Colorado, but they also have a few locations in Idaho, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
Jack in the Box is giving everyone a free drink and fries! Only on next Tuesday, March 10. No other purchase necessary. Just walk in with your coupon and come out with the freebies!!
Receive a $25 Restaurant.com gift card just for joining Travelzoo! Membership and VIP status are completely FREE! Click Here to Sign Up! You can choose from over 9,500 restaurants nationwide, including many top-rated offerings in major cities. Many of the restaurants require a minimum food purchase and only one gift certificate may be used per visit. Allow 7-10 business days to receive the gift card. Go to www.restaurant.com to learn more about the gift cards.
Fill out these survey's to get a free sample Dove Heat Defense Therapy hair care here and/or a free sample of Dove Intense Damage Therapy hair care here.
Coffee drinker? Do you like Coffee-Mate? You can join their Coffee-Mate Brew Crew here and (if accepted) you'll be eligible to receive promotional items, samples, and coupons to share with friends. Also, Brew Crew members can complete weekly activities to earn points that are redeemable for other rewards.
Walmart continually offers free samples of everyday items. Just sign up and they send it to you, totally easy and FREE. And they never bother me with spam emails, or use my information for anything other than sending me the free sample (and sometimes the sample comes with a coupon too) Some of these you may have already requested, some may be new to you!
Get your free sample of Poise Pads here.
Get your free sample of Metamucil here.
Get your free sample of Nicoderm CQ here.
Get your free sample of Crest AdvancedSeal Whitestrips here.
Get your free sample of Kotex here.
Get your free sample of Maybelline Liquid Mousse Makeup here.
Get your free sample of Always Infinity here.
Get your free sample of Viva Paper Towels here.
Get your free sample of Tena Pads here.
Now, I personally don't have any of the next few in my immediate area, but I am sure the rest of you might!
Go HERE For a Baskin Robbins, Buy 1 Sundae, Get 1 Free coupon (exp: 3/28/9)!
Wienerschnitzel is offering a coupon for a Buy one Get one Free "Sea Dog". A "Sea Dog" is Alaskan Pollock fish stick in a hot dog bun. (Exp 3-31-9)
Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard are offering either a BOGO Burger coupon for refering one friend or a FREE burger to anyone who emails three friends about this offer. The majority of their locations are in Colorado, but they also have a few locations in Idaho, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Penny Pinch Plugs
Includes FREE Food, Magazines, Drinks, Meals and a Victoria's Secret Tote Bag!!
So, with our economy the way it is now, who doesn't need to save money where ever possible? Or hell, even get stuff for free?! I've been keeping tabs on all sorts of money saving sites lately and I thought I'd post the best of what I've read here for you. Like-wise, I'd hope you'd fill me in on anything you see/hear! =) This is the first in a series of blogs to be posted so keep watching!
So, with our economy the way it is now, who doesn't need to save money where ever possible? Or hell, even get stuff for free?! I've been keeping tabs on all sorts of money saving sites lately and I thought I'd post the best of what I've read here for you. Like-wise, I'd hope you'd fill me in on anything you see/hear! =) This is the first in a series of blogs to be posted so keep watching!
Sign up for Betty Crocker's newsletter here and they will send you a free sample of Warm Delights Minis.
Get a Free bottle 20 oz or 2 liter of Dr Pepper, HERE.
Planning on going to the movies? Go to IMAX at AMC and get FREE popcorn! Use this coupon! (PDF format) (print as many as you want for each person and movie you go to!)
Get a one year subscription to Maxim and/or Blender for FREE! Simply sign up and fill out their short survey and get a free one year subscription to both magazines. No obligation and no subscription to cancel and no credit card asked for. Allow 6 to 8 weeks for them to arrive. Gotta Love Free Magazines!
Get your free one-year subscription to Elle Decor magazine here. (Same site as above, fill out a survey and get a magazine!)
Get Michael Angelo’s Meat Lasagna FREE! Here's what you have to do::
1. Purchase one 12oz Michael Angelo’s Meat Lasagna and one 10.5oz Stouffer’s Meat Lasagna
2. Perform your own taste test comparison
3. Download and fill out and mail the rebate form (PDF format), must be postmarked by April 15, 2009
4. Attach the required proof of purchases and mail the form to Michael Angelo's
5. If you like Michael Angelo's lasagna better they will send you 3 coupons for 3 free single serve entrees / if you like Stouffers better - you will receive a full rebate on the Michael Angelo's lasagna. Either way, you get something free!
FREE Victoria's Secret tote!! Sign up and get a free tote worth $19.50 and get $10 off any $35 Pink purchase at Victoria Secret. All you have to do is go HERE to sign up! Once you have signed up they will email you a link where you can print out your coupon. Take the coupon to the store and they will give you a tote - no purchase required!!!! (FYI - There have been mixed reviews about this working for some and not for others. Apparently store workers are just now learning of the news. I'd go quick before they are all out! Worth a shot if you are going near a VS store any time soon!) The photo is supposedly some of the bags that you can choose from!
FreeBirthdayTreats.com - This site has a database by state of of free birthday offers available for adults, children and even pets! Most Texas offers are for a free meal or dessert at a restaurant when you join their birthday club.
MyKidsEatFree.com - This site has a database by State and City that lets you know what restaurants in your area offers free kids meals and what nights of the week they offer the free meal!
Go HERE to print this coupon for a FREE Roastburger with any drink purchase at Arbys. Valid through March 9, 2009. One coupon per person per visit. Also, I read that On March 8th ALL Arbys nationwide will be giving away FREE roastburgers to all customers that say they would like to "change their burger".
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
No Doubt Widget 101
For anyone who is nice enough to help me try to win this contest, and this stupid thing is being mean to....here is a guide on how to re-post to get me point. Thank you for your effort =) *mwah*
Step One: If there is a widget with my name on it - RockinMama06 - (in the top right - hand corner) its a GOOD one! =)~
Step Two: Click "GRAB"
Step Three: On the little pop-up window click "embed"
Step Four: Click "copy"
Step Five: Paste the code where ever you want it to appear. (It will show up almost anywhere, facebook pages are a little iffy and livejournal comments are a no-go but everywhere else seems to be fair game)
Step Six: Found somewhere else you wanna paste it? Refresh the widget, Repeat steps One-Five. You only get credited for each new pasting from a new code. It generates a slightly different code for my credits every time.
Step Seven: Know that I completely LOVE you for taking the time and energy to help me out! *tackle hugs*
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
I am an AWARD WINNING party planner!!
So, I can officially declare myself as an award winning party planner! I submitted a narrative of the planning and party for Zoey's Outlaw 2nd birthday and I won 3rd place! (Albeit, they have several 2nd and 3rd place winners - I still freakin' won!) I should be receiving in the mail my $10 cash prize soon -- hey, $10 is better than nothing! I am excited! I was hoping for 1st but - oh freakin' well, I still won something! Here's the link to my party description over at Birthday Party Ideas . com. Below are some photos from my award winning party! =)
The Home-made invite, outisde/inside
Welcome to Deadwood! Watch out for Sheriff Lexi!
$15 Clearance Sheriff Station we found
Chuck Wagon Food Tables
General Store front I Made
Prospector's Plateau was the favorite activity of the day!
A close 2nd was the donkey rides
Outlaw Zoey at the Shootin' Range
Zoey's Cake
Cupcakes for everyone else!
By the end of the party she was an outlaw turned prospector! =)
Loot bags all the kiddos went home with.
My newest party planning endeavour is rapidly approaching time to execute. And OMG is this gonna be bigger than the last two parties COMBINED!! (IS that even possible?) The theme for Zoey's 3rd birthday is a Circus Carnival. I am having so much fun planning and collecting the supplies for it, but holy hell it is going to be one big undertaking! I am going to set up a midway full of carnival games including Ring Toss, Duck Pond, Whack-a-Mole Tower, Duck Shoot, Bowling, Ball Toss, Tattoos and many more! We are going to set up a "rides" area with Zoey's backyard toys (slide, playhouse, ride-on cars, swing) with her brand new trampoline she's getting as a gift. Our gazebo will serve as the concession stand where I'll (hopefully) have helpers to serve up the hot dogs, nachos, cotton candy, popcorn, tea and lemonade. My Step-Dad has learned how to make balloon animals and will serve as our clown for the day (he can also juggle!). I am going to set up my parent's Radio Flyer wagon and our matching wagon as Elephants and Lions "cages" to use as decor. The birthday cake will be cupcakes baked and served in ice cream cones! What else...oh yeah, I am also going to set up a photo studio area where the kids can dress up in a variety of circus costumes and have their photo taken and/or stand behind circus "standees" (you know, where a scene is painted and the faces are cut out for you to replace with yours?) and have their photo taken.
This is the rough draft of the invitation and the flyer I found to make the invite from.
One of my sketches of how the party should look once completed! Each booth will have a plastic table cloth in alternating red/yellow/blue behind it. We've got a shed (as big as a house) in our backyard that connects to the carport and then the neighbor's 6ft fence row which the Midway will be placed along.
What the cone cupcakes look like
The Duck Shoot game we found (retails on like for up to like $60! and we found it at an outlet store for $13! / Also, the carnival duckies I ordered for the duck pond booth.
My mom has been a HUGE help already with this party. Having around 15 Midway type game booths -- you need HELLA prizes. So she's been hitting up Goodwill and yard sales collecting new/like new stuffed animals for us to have at the booths. I am not sure what our current count is up to yet but we have about 10 trash bags FULL of stuffed animals. I really need to take a count of it all and figure out what other prizes I still need to get because Texas wont let Goodwill sell used toys anymore. We were getting huge bags full of stuffed animals for $1 each!! O-well, we should be pretty close to a full prize batch for all the games, *crossing my fingers*.
Anyways, I've got so much planned and so much to do before her April 25th birthday that I am sure you'll be hearing and seeing much much more about it in the coming weeks.
If you wanna see photos from the other parties I've planned you can friend request me at either MySpace or Facebook, just let me know who you are so I accept the request.
And for my contest chances:
Bones and Booth in my mailbox today!
So this was a very pleasant surprise! On the cover of the newest TV Guide is none other than David and Emily! I was so excited of course the first thing I skipped to was their article and it is FANtastic! So cute! A must read if you haven't done so already. SOOOOO, i scanned it and have it here for you! (Click on the smaller pics to be lead to the full sized images.) Enjoy! Free stuff is so awesome, I still don't know why or how I get TV Guide delivered to my house! =) Oh yeah, I also couldn't resist throwing together a couple icons to go along with the article post! =)
And because I am still trying to win this contest:
And because I am still trying to win this contest:
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