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What’s New at Coupons.com? – Week of July 4, 2012

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Need a way to quickly and easily find some printable grocery coupons? Coupons.com is a great place to find them. It is a very popular coupon website, and there are plenty of deals and coupons blogs that link directly to it. Coupons.com frequently updates the coupons that it has to offer. Here is some of what is new Coupons.com this week. It is always nice to find an email from Coupons.com in my inbox. Here are the coupons that they are featuring this week: General Mills have four printable coupons for you this week. They are: Save $0.50 when you … Continue reading →

It’s High Anxiety Season Again!

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Here in the States, the Fourth of July (and the weeks surrounding) is a high anxiety time for pets — thanks to the fireworks. They’ve been setting off fireworks in my neighborhood for at least a week now, with the big day itself still to come. My dogs have been relatively mellow about the firecrackers so far — despite a bad experience in the past where they were thrown at us while we were walking. Perked ears, a little bit of barking and running to the windows… definitely not as bad as it has been. But for some pets, fireworks … Continue reading →

Kids’ Presidents’ Day Party

Many of you are probably home with your kids this Presidents’ Day, wondering what to do on this school holiday in a month when the weather tends to be raw. Many kids don’t really understand what a President does. This year, because of all the publicity surrounding a close election and the first African-American president, they may have a greater idea—but still, what the president actually does is likely to be a mystery. The following websites have information and activities geared to kids: lots of learning plus White House tours, information on presidential pets, and more: Social Studies for Kids … Continue reading →

Week in Review – Fun

Can you believe tomorrow is the first of July? Here’s a review of the fun summer ideas featured here in the past week. Here are 10 Quick and Fun Ideas for Summer. And here are 3 Quick Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July. Have fun singing on car trips with Car-I-Oke. Kids love codes, here’s a great site for learning and practicing Morse Code. And don’t forget about Pig Latin. Doing things together is always fun. Read about teaching hammering in Building Bookshelves. Break out the water glasses or empty bottles and make your own musical instruments. Antiquing with … Continue reading →

3 Quick Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July

June is almost over, which means the 4th of July is right around the corner. Here are some easy ideas for celebrating the holiday. Take an embroidery hoop and tie or tape on red, white, and blue ribbons or streamers. If you don’t have a hoop, you can cut out a circle from a cardboard box or even a paper plate. Once you’ve taped or tied your streamers on, the children can run and spin with the toy. The ribbons fly out and make fun designs in the air. I will say that ribbons last longer than streamers, but are … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: July 2nd Through July 8th

As usual, the Frugal Living Blog has been packed with great articles that will help you save money. We’ve had everything this week, from frugal baby care to garage sale strategies and frustrations. Perhaps you’ll get that $2,500 handbag for $60 or avoid the frugal mistakes that might make your family ill. Why not take a quick look at this review to see if there are any articles you might have missed. Happy “frugaling!” July 2nd Frugal Summer Exercise Now that the weather is nice, you can take advantage of a lot of opportunities to get fit the frugal way. … Continue reading →