It seems that my publishing while I was away didn’t happen for our weekly round-up of freebies! I am so sorry that this is getting up so late and just realized that this never posted. That will teach me to go to a blog conference and not bring my computer with me again!

Please leave a comment to thank our amazing freebie hostess, Heather from Freebies 4 Mom, for sharing  her freebie list with us each week. Her site offers so many freebies and deals for moms that it is  must-stop destination for browsing each week! We are so thankful to Heather for her help!!

Health & Beauty
Pampers Cruisers
Stayfree UltraThin Overnight

Food
Yogi Tea (send sample to a friend)
Denny’s Rewards (free burger & fries)
Spark Energy Drink
$10 Eat Better America coupon booklet

FEBRUARY
William-Sonoma Cooking Demos & Classes
5 – Starbucks free Kind bar samples
5-18 – Walgreens Diabetes Wellness Event (free blood glucose testing)
6 – The Home Depot Kids Workshop make a #20 Car Display 9-12
9 – Denny’s free Original Grand Slam 6am – 2pm
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
23 – IHOP National Pancake Day 7am-10pm

Hello, friends! Happy Freebie Friday from Freebies 4 Mom and myself. Heather’s site is my #1 resource for great freebies and deals on the web. Be sure to visit her for oodles of freebies and giveaways!

This week we are sharing a yummy orange chiffon cake (made from a cake mix), how to gain control of paper clutter, try a new soup recipe, enter our giveaways, and a notebook full of ideas to inspire you!

This week on MomAdvice it is delurking week this week where I would love for you to stop by and just say hello! In efforts to create more community around here, every person that leaves a comment on that post will get a visit back from me! I think I have visited around seventy blogs yesterday which has been so much fun! I want to get to know you better and would love to hear from you!

We also have FINALLY added a MomAdvice Fan Page to Facebook so feel free to become a fan and join our community there!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Health & Beauty

Kerasal Foot Ointment
Huggies Diapers (newborn or size 1)

Food

Cream of Wheat
Betty Crocker $10 Coupon Book
Souper Salad Kids Eat Free
Atkins Quick Start Kit

JANUARY
23 – Lakeshore Learning Kid Crafts make a fuzzy felt wallet 11-3
23 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Tic Tac Toe 10-11

FEBRUARY
6 – The Home Depot Kids Workshop make a #20 Car Display 9-12

Happy Freebie Friday!  All the credit goes to the fantastic Freebies 4 Mom who shares her freebie list each week. If you become an email subscriber to her site, you can enter to win a $300 Apple Gift Card! Hurry over to get your entry in!

On MomAdvice this week, I have a new recipe for shrimp linguine, a closet makeover, and our inspirational notebook. Be sure to visit our introduction page to Parents Magazine Readers this month. I have highlighted some of my favorite posts on the site that you might enjoy!

Health & Beauty
Gold Bond Ultimate Hand Sanitizer (Walmart)
Kotex
Aveda Color Conserve Sample (at Aveda salons)

Food
Taco Bell Free Fresco Taco (coupon reset)
Einstein Bros. Free Bagel (coupon for Facebook fans)
Celestial Seasonings tea (take quiz on Facebook)

JANUARY
16 – Lakeshore Learning Kid Crafts make my pet penguin 11-3
16-18 IKEA Kids Eat Free
23 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Tic Tac Toe 10-11

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! I am so glad to be sharing another great list of freebies with you after being on hiatus. This list is all thanks to Freebies 4 Mom! Heather’s site is my number one resource for freebies and I encourage you to spend the morning exploring additional freebies and deals that are not featured here!

Our readers have been reporting outages on their reader of our site. Please resubscribe if you are not receiving my updates. We have a landing page where it makes it easy to subscribe to our blogs and you can even subscribe to my article feed. Many of you have been happy to discover that we have switched to a full reader and are going to see how this goes! It had been a partial feed because I was having difficulties with people taking my content, but I am going to give it another shot. Please continue to visit the site and share your comments- they are the fuel that keeps the site driven!

This week you can see what we were up to while we were on hiatus, find out about my New Year’s resolution this year, get back in the groove of reading again with our December reading picks, visit our top ten articles from last month,  and see some ingenius ideas from other bloggers. Happy reading!!

Health & Beauty

Nature Made TripleFlex (Walmart)
Benefiber Orange Sticks (Walmart)
Emergen-C Alert drink mix
Swiss Army Fragrances
UnderJams (Pampers)
Prilosec OTC (Walmart)

Food

Taco Bell Fresco Taco
Atkins Quick-Start Guide
Mariani Dried Plums (Sam’s Club)
Dunkin’ Donuts $2 (when you register a gift card)
YoPlus Yogurt (for new Betty Crocker subscribers)
EAS bar or shake

JANUARY
9 – Lakeshore Learning Kid Crafts make a funky bow tie 11-3
9 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Coin Bank 10-11
14 – The Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop bathroom updates 7-8:30
23 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Tic Tac Toe 10-11

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! It is another jam-packed week full of freebies thanks to Freebies 4 Mom! Heather’s site is my number one resource for freebies and be sure to visit her blog this week for tons and tons of holiday music! This week’s freebie that I am thrilled about is the new slow cooker cookbook download for my Kindle! Thanks a bunch to Heather for sharing her list each week!

You can find me sharing on ways to give back to your community and involve the whole family on Kenmore. My article section is here and is added to monthly with new ideas on a variety of home management topics!

On the Scott Common Sense Blog, you will find new entries on budget-friendly pampering and classic slow cooker entertaining.

On MomAdvice this week, I am sharing the hidden secrets to the perfect cut-out sugar cookies, knitted prayer shawls for gift-giving, ideas for homemade hostess gifts, and don’t forget to finish your visit here with the Apron Full of Giveaways. For our giveaway contribution, we have two $50 Sears Gift Cards to give away.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Health & Beauty
Breathe Right
NatureMade Tripleflex (Costco)
Poise (Costco)
Depend (Costco)

DECEMBER
Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland begins (free 4×6 Santa photo)
Michaels Free Crafts & Demos
19 – Lakeshore Learning Kid Crafts make a mini snowman 11-3
19 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make Pet Treat Keeper 10-11

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! A huge thank you to Freebies 4 Mom for sharing their favorite freebies of the week with our readers. Take advantage of a great Christmas deal this year and see how you can get Leapfrog Tag books for only $5.99 with free shipping. Heather features great deals & freebies all week long so be sure to check her site regularly!

This week on MomAdvice you can get some inspiration for your next holiday brunch, make a beautiful holiday wreath, find some ideas for your holiday wish list, and get more fun ideas for the holidays from other bloggers. We also have our weekly Apron Full of Giveaways for you which includes a giveaway of a Webkinz Jr (for ages 3-6) for our readers.

Happy holidays, everyone!!

Food

Stacy’s Pita Chips (All You magazine)
Stacy’s Pita Chips coupon for full-size bag (on Facebook)
Del Taco (2 free tacos)
Chocolate Bar at aerie stores (every Thursday in Dec.)

2010 Oriental Trading Co. Calendar
Daily Lit – free digital books
Jesse James “My Cowboy” free MP3 (Walmart)
Forbes Investors’ Guide (Mercury Magazines)
U.S. News & World Report (RewardsGold)
Redbox 1-Night Rentals (using codes SNSV26, GANTS9, DVDONME, BREAKROOM)
Blockbuster Express 1-Night Rentals (using codes G29TA1, GT11A, KIOSK)
ProProfs Brain Games

DECEMBER

Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland begins (free 4×6 Santa photo)
Michaels Free Crafts & Demos
12 – Lakeshore Learning Kid Crafts make a holiday card stand 11-3
12 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make Christmas Ornaments 10-11
19 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make Pet Treat Keeper 10-11

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! Again, all the credit for this fantastic freebie list goes to Freebies 4 Mom. If you haven’t visited her site lately, make sure to enter her $300 Marriott Gift Card giveaway! Who couldn’t use a night away, especially after all of the stress of the holidays! Thank you, Heather!

This week has been a busy week on MomAdvice as we share ideas for holiday preparations! Don’t miss our recipes for quick breads you can make with free printable gift tags, free pattern ideas for knitted hats, a handmade Advent calendar you can create with things you already have, and some great ideas for budget-friendly guy gifts. We also have our weekly Apron Full of Giveaways which includes a $100 Visa Gift Card giveaway from Scott Common Sense.

Happy Holidays!

Health & Beauty

Benefiber Orange (Walmart)
Huggies Little Movers (Walmart, size 4 or 5)
Pampers Extra Protection (Walmart, size 5)

Food

12 Days of Free Whataburger

Tennis Magazine (FreeBizMag)

DECEMBER

Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland begins (free 4×6 Santa photo)
5 – Michael’s Santa’s Workshop 10-1
5 – The Home Depot Kids Workshop make a wagon 9-12
5 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Gingerbread House 10-11
5 – Lakeshore Learning Kid Crafts make a celebration candle 11-3

Hello, friends, and Happy Freebie Friday from myself & Freebies 4 Mom. This week you will not want to miss Heather’s 50 free photo cards freebie as I know it is something that I will be cashing in on to save this holiday season. This one is COMPLETELY free since shipping is covered too (good thru Nov. 30). Hurray for Freebies 4 Mom!

This week on MomAdvice we are kicking off our homemade gifts series with vanilla chai tea and hot cocoa mix you can make, a special guest post sharing ways to cut back in the kitchen, my Thanksgiving round-up of make-ahead Thanksgiving recipes, and a huge notebook this week full of ideas to make this season a little merrier.

This week we are giving away Select Comfort True Silver Sheets ($300 Value) and a Ford Warrior Gift Basket filled with great items for the gift-giving season. The Apron Full of Giveaways will offer a great round-up of the best contests this week on the web!

Health & Beauty

Huggies Little Movers Diaper (Walmart)
My Glow fragrance by Jennifer Lopez
Nature Made TripleFlex (Costco)

Food

Organic Valley $10 Coupon Book

50 Free Photo Cards Shipped Free (SeeHere by Fujifilm)
$5 off $5 Hallmark Coupon (inside Dec. magazines)
Disney Digital Books (7 book free trial, no credit card required)
Blockbuster Express Free Movie Rental (use code GT11A)
Wood magazine (3 issues from ValueMags)
Sport Fishing magazine (1 issues from ValueMags)

NOVEMBER

Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland begins (free 4×6 Santa photo)
14 – Fancy Nancy Fest at Borders storytime, activities, raffle 11 am
14 – Lakeshore Learning Kid Crafts make a Veteran’s Day Flag 11-3
14 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a #48 Garage 10-11
20 – Disney Store Pajama Party storytime, games, snacks 5:30 & 7
21 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic make a Snowman 10-11

DECEMBER

5 – The Home Depot Kids Workshop make a wagon 9-12