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Freebie Friday: April 16, 2010

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday!! We are thankful to have Freebies 4 Mom share their list of the best freebies of the week with our readers each and every Friday. Please be sure to visit Freebies 4 Mom for all of the latest freebies, coupons, sweeps, and ideas for how to stretch your dollar. Thank you, Heather!

On MomAdvice we are sharing five great books to read (for yourself!), deliciously frugal salmon patties with the perfect baked potato, and access to over 180 giveaways happening this month!

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Health & Beauty
Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner
Philosophy Moisturizer (Facebook)
Jovan fragrance
Carefree

Food
Einstein Bros. Free Bagel Fridays (Facebook)
Kraft Mac & Cheese (Facebook)
EAS Myoplex Nutrition Bar or Shake

Entertainment
Happy Earth Day coloring book (US EPA)
National Park Week April 17-25
Planet Earth TV episode (iTunes)
Free MP3 downloads (Walmart)
Country Sampler (iTunes)
Canvas on Demand (free photo canvas for deployed troops)

Home
Earthbound Farm Free Reusable Bag
Kroger Reusable Bag (design a bag, get a free one loaded to your Kroger card)
SeaPak “Easy Seafood Meals” recipe booklet
Child Safety Package
McDonalds McNuggets and Shrek House Party

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

APRIL
Einstein Bros. Free Bagel Fridays (thru 5/22 before 11am)
Sur La Table Free Knife Sharpening
16 – Jack in the Box Free Fryday
17-25 National Park Week free entrance fee to 392 parks
17 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a planter 10-11
17 – Borders Fancy Nancy kids event 11
17 – Toys ‘R Us Thomas Playdate 11-1
17 – Lakeshore Learning Craft make a door hanger 11-3
17 – SunChips Sample Day at Walmart
18 – Target Free Reusuable Bag (with any purchase)
22 – Disney Free Cap (when you bring 6 bottles/cans to recycle)
22 – Pottery Barn Earth Day Celebration
24 –  Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a bird feeder 10-11
24 – Michaels Free Family Event make a puffy clay magnet 10-1
29 – Carvel Free Ice Cream & Flavor Shotz

Freebie Friday: April 9, 2010

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday!! We are thankful to have Freebies 4 Mom share their list of the best freebies of the week with our readers each and every Friday. Please be sure to visit Freebies 4 Mom for all of the latest freebies, coupons, sweeps, and ideas for how to stretch your dollar. Thank you, Heather!

Don’t forget to get your entry in for a $50 Bonefish gift card for a free night out. The entries are very low on this one so the chances are VERY good that you might be one of our two lucky winners.

This week we are sharing our experience Kool-Aid dying the eggs (and what to do with those leftovers), tips for choosing  a great boxed wine, our thoughts about GatorLand in Orlando, our notebook of inspiration, and our list of over 140 giveaways.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Health & Beauty
John Frieda Frizz-Ease Smooth Start
U by Kotex (Walmart)

Food
TCBY Free Waffle Cone
Einstein Bros. Free Bagel Fridays (Facebook)
Parent’s Choice Formula

Entertainment
National Park Week April 17-25
Hallmark Kids Card
Free MP3 downloads (Walmart)
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Flying magazine (Mercury)
Bruder DVD “How It’s Made”

Home
Right@Home Spring Cleaning Caddy
Jiffy Mix Recipe Booklet
Earthbound Farm Free Reusable Bag
Staples Free Copies of Tax Return

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

APRIL
Einstein Bros. Free Bagel Fridays (thru 5/22 before 11am)
Sur La Table Free Knife Sharpening
10 – Lakeshore Learning Craft make a door hanger 11-3
10 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a mini baseball game 10-11
15 – Maggie Moo’s Free Ice Cream Pizza Slice 3-7
15 – The Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop “Interior Painting” 7-8:30
17-25 National Park Week free entrance fee to 392 parks
17 – SunChips Sample Day at Walmart
18 – Target Free Reusuable Bag (with any purchase)
22 – Disney Free Cap (when you bring 6 bottles/cans to recycle)
22 – Pottery Barn Earth Day Celebration
24 – Michaels Free Family Event make a puffy clay magnet 10-1
29 – Carvel Free Ice Cream & Flavor Shotz

Freebie Friday: April 2, 2010

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday!! We are thankful to have Freebies 4 Mom share their list of the best freebies of the week with our readers. This week Heather is giving away a $300 Apple gift card! Make sure to enter to win for that and visit our link list for over a hundred additional giveaways happening right now.

This week on MomAdvice you can find out how to make a tray of healthy and delicious granola bars, create the best iced coffee ever, make some homemade bunny bread, and get a whole slew of inspiration for the Easter season.

Happy Easter!

Health & Beauty
Dr. Scholls for Her Insole (Facebook)
Dove Men+Care Body Wash (Walmart)
Pantene (Vocalpoint)

Food
Butterfinger
Emergen-C Recipe Kit
Kashi Cereal
Special K Protein Bar

Entertainment
iTunes Indie Spotlight sampler (Facebook)
Free MP3 downloads (Walmart)

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

APRIL
Sur La Table Free Knife Sharpening
3 – Lakeshore Learning Craft make a silly bunny puppet 11-3
3 – Michaels Free Family Easter Event 10-1
8 – Lego Store Mini Model Build make a chick 4pm
10 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a mini baseball game 10-11
15 – Maggie Moo’s Free Ice Cream Pizza Slice 3-7
15 – The Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop “Interior Painting” 7-8:30
24 – Michaels Free Family Event make a puffy clay magnet 10-1
29 – Carvel Free Ice Cream & Flavor Shotz

Freebie Friday: March 26, 2010

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday!! We are thankful to have Freebies 4 Mom share their list of the best freebies of the week with our readers. Be sure to head over to the site to enter to win a $500 QVC gift card! I don’t know anyone who couldn’t put that to good use!

On MomAdvice we are spilling our secrets to saving money & making pizza at home, sharing a recipe for the perfect 7 minute frosting on top of homemade fun-fetti cupcakes, hosting another apron full of giveaways link list, offering suggestions for selecting the perfect boxed wine, and giving away a fantastic Schwan’s Dinner for Six. We hope you will enjoy browsing the site this week and indulging in oodles of freebies!

Health & Beauty
Burt’s Bees toothpaste
Pampers Cruisers (3 pack)
Bragg Health Facts (with samples)

Food
Buddig Lunch Club
Benefiber Orange Sticks (Walmart)
Wrigley’s 5 React Gum (requires Facebook)

Entertainment
Harlequin Romance 16 Free Book Downloads
Kidthing book/game player (type “free” to search for free downloads)
Geotrax DVD
Free MP3 downloads (Walmart)

Home & Garden
Sur La Table Free Knife Sharpening
KLM Photo Luggage Tags

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

MARCH
26 – Lakeshore Learning Craft make a puppet pal 11-3
27 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Kaleidoscope 10-11
27 – Michaels Free Family Event Spring Thing 10-1
29 – Dunkin’ Donuts free med. hot or iced coffee

APRIL
Sur La Table Free Knife Sharpening
3 – Michaels Free Family Easter Event 10-1
8 – Lego Store Mini Model Build make a chick 4pm
10 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a mini baseball game 10-11
15 – Maggie Moo’s Free Ice Cream Pizza Slice 3-7
15 – The Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop “Interior Painting” 7-8:30
24 – Michaels Free Family Event make a puffy clay magnet 10-1
29 – Carvel Free Ice Cream & Flavor Shotz

Freebie Friday: March 19, 2010

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday from myself and Freebies 4 Mom.  This week Heather is giving away a $300 Apple Gift Card so be sure to head over there to enter to win and leave her a little comment to thank her for all of her hard work each week!

This week on MomAdvice we are hosting another giveaway link list and are giving away a 3-month BookSwim membership to one lucky reader! BookSwim is a great new program like Netflix, but is for book renting instead. While you are here, be sure to check out our no-sew curtain project and easy-to-make (and to eat) cereal bars.

Health & Beauty

Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner
Pantene (Facebook)
Aveda Color Conserve (at Aveda salons)
Lever 2000 (Costco)
Kotex Choose Your Sample
U by Kotex
Playtex Gentle Glide

Food

BetterOats Oatmeal
Nescafe Taster’s Choice
Stride Mega Mystery Gum (Facebook)
Ritz Munchables Pretzel Crisps (Facebook)

Entertainment

Target/Kodak Mini Photo Book using TGTFREEBOOK (free book & free shipping)
SXSW Music Sampler
“Alice” by Avril Lavigne
“Flume” by Peter Gabriel
Gone Google laptop sticker
Popular Science 137-year archive
Wood magazine (ValueMags)

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

MARCH
20 – Lakeshore Learning Craft make a bird feeder 11-3
20 – Rita’s Ice free italian ice noon-10pm
22 – Dunkin’ Donuts free med. hot or iced coffee
23 – Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day noon-8pm
27 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Kaleidoscope 10-11
27 – Michael’s Free Family Event Spring Thing 10-1
29 – Dunkin’ Donuts free med. hot or iced coffee

APRIL
8 – Lego Store Mini Model Build make a chick 4pm
10 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a mini baseball game 10-11
15 – The Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop “Interior Painting” 7-8:30
29 – Carvel Free Ice Cream & Flavor Shotz

Freebie Friday: March 12, 2010

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Hurray, it is finally Friday! The best part about Friday for me is Freebie Friday and I would like to thank Freebies 4 Mom for sharing their weekly dose of freebie goodness each week. Heather is giving away a $125 Starbucks/iTunes gift card prize this week. Even if you don’t win that awesome giveaway,  everyone can get a free Redbox movie rental on St. Patrick’s Day!

This week on MomAdvice we have a delicious chicken, broccoli, & fusilli pasta in garlic cream sauce, a fantastic discussion on how everyone keeps their grocery budgets low while still keeping the meal healthy, a notebook of great inspiration, and our round-up of over 140 great giveaways. Be sure to check back here on Tuesday for a fantastic giveaway from MomAdvice!


Health & Beauty
Mascara at JCPenney Sephora counter
Head & Shoulders
L’Oreal EverStrong hair care
Degree Ultra Clear deodorant (Sam’s Club members)
Huggies Snug & Dry (Costco)
Tylenol’s Keep Moving Free DVD & Pedometer
Everlast Sports Nutrition supplement

Food
Mimi’s Cafe free breakfast entree (sign-up for eClub)
Dunkin’ Turbo coffee
Dunkin Donuts free hot or iced coffee (Mondays in March)
Splenda flavors for coffee
Teecino herbal coffee
Philadelphia Minis (for some Kraft First Taste members)
SeaPak Easy Seafood Meals recipe book by mail

Entertainment
Free Redbox Movie March 17 (Facebook)
Alice in Wonderland audiobook
Sprout Free Kid’s Music
Children’s Book downloads (23 different PDF picture books)
Chuck E. Cheese Reward Charts (worth 10 tokens)
Marlin magazine (ValueMags)
Free Music downloads (Walmart)

MARCH
13 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a tabletop basketball 10-11
13 – Lakeshore Learning Craft make a Pot O’ Gold bank 11-3
15 – Dunkin’ Donuts free med. hot or iced coffee
20 – Rita’s Ice free italian ice noon-10pm
22 – Dunkin’ Donuts free med. hot or iced coffee
23 – Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day noon-8pm
27 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Kaleidoscope 10-11
27 – Michael’s Free Family Event Spring Thing 10-1
29 – Dunkin’ Donuts free med. hot or iced coffee

Freebie Friday: March 5, 2010

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! We would like to thank Freebies 4 Mom for providing the freebie list each week! Be sure to visit Heather’s site each day for brand new freebies and deals on the internet. We are very blessed to have Heather share her top freebies each week to our reader. Thank you, Heather!

While you are here, please feel free to browse around! This week we are sharing a yummy apple pork chop recipe, revealing our new-to-us home with the renovations we made, oodles of contests to enter, and a notebook of inspiration!

Food
Cream of Wheat
Emergen-C
Ideal Sweetener
Heluva Good Dip (on Facebook)
Corner Bakery Cafe Free Panini (on Facebook)
VitaminWater (on Facebook)
Perkins free meal (not all locations offer this coupon)

Entertainment
Free Blockbuster Rental (for good grades)
Busch Gardens Preschool Pass (Tampa Bay, FL for 5 & under)

Home & Garden
TotallyKids $10 gift card
Bounce Dryer Sheets (Sam’s Club)
Green Works Kids Gear Swap House Party
Stouffer’s Toasted Sub Celebration House Party
Conagra Child Hunger Ends Here House Party
Poise Ladies Who Laugh House Party

Pets

Purina Beneful IncrediBites for dogs (Walmart)

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

MARCH
6 – Home Depot Kids Workshop make a rain gauge 9-12
6 & 7 Sam’s Club Seafood Night lots of sampling!
13 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a tabletop basketball 10-11
20 – Rita’s Ice free italian ice noon-10pm
23 – Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day noon-8pm
27 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Kaleidoscope 10-11

Freebie Friday: February 26, 2010

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Welcome to another week of Freebie Friday! This list comes courtesy of Freebies 4 Mom and we are so grateful for this opportunity to share these great freebies. Make sure to get your entry in for Heather’s contest to win a $300 Apple gift card that closes at the end of the day Sunday.

This week we are serving up our first Retro MomAdvice featuring some of my favorite posts over the years, 4 new ways to cook rice, our weekly list of over 120 giveaways to enter, a notebook filled with DIY ideas to try, and a fantastic guest post on how to achieve white balance in your photos (even on those point and shoots)!

Health & Beauty
Pampers Cruisers (Sam’s Club)
Olay Total Effects Body Wash (Walmart)
Hyland’s Restful Legs

Food
Jennie-O Turkey (up to $5 rebate)
Beech-Nut Let’s Grow Toddler Welcome Kit
South Beach Living Fiber Fit S’mores Bar
ZonePerfect Indulgence (on Facebook)
Bahama Breeze $10 gift card

Home & Garden
Photo Book for Troops (shipping is free too)
Tide plus Febreze
Conagra Child Hunger Ends Here House Party
Poise Ladies Who Laugh House Party
Ziploc DIY Home Organization House Party
DiGiorno Champions House Party

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

FEBRUARY
William-Sonoma Cooking Demos & Classes
27 – Target Dr. Seuss Story Time 9-11
27 – Walgreens SaturDate with Beauty featuring L’Oreal 10-5
27 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a LoweBot 10-11

MARCH
6 – Home Depot Kids Workshop make a rain gauge 9-12
13 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a tabletop basketball 10-11
20 – Rita’s Ice free italian ice noon-10pm

Freebie Friday: February 19, 2010

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! We would like to thank you for stopping by and encourage you to swing over to Freebies 4 Mom for all of the latest freebies and deals on the internet. This week you can print out coupons for free YoBaby Yogurt and her latest round-up of sweeps for moms.

This week I am sharing our favorite Italian Meatloaf with Smashed Red Potatoes, beautiful knitted gifts with a purpose, our weekly notebook of inspiration, and a round-up of fantastic giveaways happening this week on the web.

Health & Beauty
Lever 2000 bar (Costco members)
Crest 3D Whitestrips (Walmart)
Fekkai Hair Care (Walmart)
Orange Benefiber Sticks (Walmart)
Underjams for Kids (Walmart)
Kotex choose your sample
Playtex Sport


Food
Orange Julius drink
Kikkoman’s mini-magazine

Entertainment
Home & Garden

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

FEBRUARY

William-Sonoma Cooking Demos & Classes
20 – Auntie Anne’s Free Pretzel Day 10am-3pm 23 – IHOP National Pancake Day 7am-10pm
27 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a LoweBot 10-11

MARCH

6 – Home Depot Kids Workshop make a rain gauge 9-12
13 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a tabletop basketball 10-11
20 – Rita’s Ice free italian ice noon-10pm

Freebie Friday: February 12, 2010

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone!  Freebies 4 Mom shares their best freebies of the week each Friday on MomAdvice. This week be sure to get your FREE 8×10 Collage from Walgreens today only! Be sure to check out Heather’s Valentine’s printable round-up for a last minute way to say I love you!

On MomAdvice this week I am sharing about how to have a steakhouse experience on a poor house budget, nine simple ideas for frugal date nights, a list of great reads for moms, our notebook of inspiration, and we have our weekly apron full of giveaways that you can enter!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine’s weekend and that you get plenty of time to spend with those you love!

Health & Beauty

BareMinerals Foundation (with coupon at JCPenney Sephora counter)
iS Clinical Youth Eye Complex
Escada Marine Groove fragrance


Food

Emergen-C
Kraft First Taste
Mueller’s Meal Planner (limited states)

Entertainment

Home & Garden

Walgreens Free 8×10 Collage Photo (with coupon code VDAY Friday only)
Love Letter Kit (restock daily at 10am CT)
Kids N Pets full rebate (on Facebook)
Printable Valentines
Poise Ladies Who Laugh House Party
Ziploc DIY Home Organization House Party
Maxwell House/Velveeta Spring Into Brunch House Party
DiGiorno Champions House Party

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events

FEBRUARY

William-Sonoma Cooking Demos & Classes
5-18 – Walgreens Diabetes Wellness Event (free blood glucose testing)
12 – The Coffee Bean free chai 4 – 7pm
13-15 IKEA Kids Eat Free
13 – Walmart Littlest Pet Shop Parade 11am – 2pm
13 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Jewelry Organizer 10-11
15 – Long John Silver’s free crispy breaded pollock samples
18 – America’s Biggest Bedtime Story 9am CT
20 – Auntie Anne’s Free Pretzel Day 10am-3pm
23 – IHOP National Pancake Day 7am-10pm