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POLLY-O/KRAFT String Cheese and Crayola B2S Giveaway

COMMENTS ARE CLOSED: Looking forward to sharing some really awesome back-to-school supplies with you, Betsy (comment #36) please check your email for further instructions, thanks!!!

My family and I recently went on a hike at one of our favorite staycation destinations.  However, this year, my body gave out on me on the car ride up (stupid back, dumbass 40's) so, half my crew and I were chatting with an older couple while the other half tackled hiking the red trail.

"So, you kids excited about going back to school?"

[sound of crickets, chirping]

The older couple happened to be waiting for their grandchildren (stupid red trail) and, well, they already knew the answer to THAT question and what is it with grandparents riling up the kids like that?!?

Although my kids would NEVER admit it (out loud, anyways) they ARE looking forward to seeing their friends and getting back on a more normal routine (sort of) me, too!

I am excited to partner with the good folks at Kraft Foods and Crayola (two back-to-school staples at our house) in helping to spread the word about their “feed their hunger and creativity” campaign AND sharing an awesome package of back-to-school supplies.

Mother's Day Freebies 2012

Are you like me and STILL looking for a little something-something to gift the mom(s) in your life for Mother's Day?  EXCELLENT!!! 

The folks at MrFreeStuff.com sent along their Top 6 Mother's Day Freebies for 2012:

1. National Public Gardens Day
Print out a coupon that will provide you and your mom (or any two visitors) with a free day on May 11 at a participating public garden.

2. Redbox Rental
Treat Mom to a free movie on Mother's Day. Whether she prefers "Bridesmaids" or "Downton Abbey," any one-day rental is free on Sunday. Just send a free Mother's Day e-card through the Redbox Facebook page.

3. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
All Fleming's locations will open early at 11:30 a.m. for brunch. Treat Mom and she'll receive a $25 dining card towards a future visit.

4. IKEA
Get a free breakfast from opening until 11 a.m. on Sunday. There's a limit of one per family.

5. Ruby Tuesday
Bring Mom in on Mother's Day and she'll receive a free voucher for a "Ruby Tuesday Simply Fresh Cookbook." Reservations are recommended.

6. TCBY
Mom gets a free frozen yogurt of her choice on Mother's Day. Call to make sure your local store is participating.

For a more comprehensive list of freebies, feel free to visit the blog post at MrFreeStuff.com:  http://www.mrfreestuff.com/mothers-day-freebies-2012/

Happy Mother's Day, everyone!

© 2003 - 2012 This Full House

Disclosure:  No payment was received for this blog post.  Just sharing cool stuff we find, especially if it perhaps helps families (like ours) save a little milk money, too.

Deal Alert: Sears Family & Friends Sale, This Weekend!

If you're still searching for the perfect Mother's Day gift (like me, but shhhh, don't tell my mom, okay?) don't miss Sears' Family & Friends Sale, especially since nearly everything is on sale:

• Extra 15% off on appliances; apparel; intimate apparel; footwear; accessories; fragrances and cosmetics; bed, bath and home; and window fashions 

• Extra 10% off on electronics, including TVs 46 inches and larger; fine jewelry; watches; lawn and garden; patio and grills; tools; fitness and sporting goods; housewares; luggage; mattresses; recliners; Shaw rug gallery; ready-to-assemble furniture; floor care; and home services

• Extra 5% off on automotive and home appliances

ONLINE SALE:  starts on Saturday, May 5, 8 PM CT and ends on Monday, May 7, 4 AM CT.

IN-STORE SALE:  is on Sunday, May 6, 6-9 PM.

If you're shopping in-store, you can also donate to Sears' 5th Annual Heroes at Home Spring Renovation Campaign with Rebuilding Together : 

Heroes at Home aims to improve military families' lives by making necessary repairs, improvements or modifications to their homes. 

For more information visit:  http://www.sears.com/heroesathomeipubx01152012x1234

Why?  Because, nice matters and helping out our military and their families is a real good thing...right there!

© 2003 - 2012 This Full House

Disclosure:  I am a Kmart featured blogger (Kmart is owned by Sears) however, it was my choice whether or not to share stuff like this.  If it means helping families save a little milk money, then I choose YES!

Top 10 Coupons for National Gardening Month

Haven't you heard?   April is the new August, here in Jersey anyway.  The thermometer hit 100 degrees, this week.  Today, we're back to spring-like weather again.

So, we're taking advantage and getting as much gardening done as we can before it decides to snow again...Memorial Day weekend ;)

This week, our friends over at FreeShipping.org sent over a listing of their Top 10 Coupons for National Gardening Month!

Really, April has been dubbed National Gardening Month by the National Gardening Association.

So, here ya' go:

@Horizon_Organics Healthy Families: LIVE CHAT! Calling ALL Coupon Clippers - Tuesday, April 17th 8:00 p.m. EST

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© 2003 - 2011 This Full House

Disclosure: I have been engaged by BlogFrog as a Horizon's Community Leader and am being compensated for my services for the length of the program.

Save on Valentine's Gifts for The Guys!

My husband and I don't usually exchange Valentine's Day gifts and when I say usually, I mean we agree "NO GIFTS!"

Then he goes out and gets me something, anyway.

Our friends at FreeShipping.org were kind enough to share the top 10 guy-friendly coupons from their list of Valentine's Day discounts:

1. Sony:  Get free shipping on all orders of $25 or more, now through Feb. 29 (no coupon code required).

2. Cabela's:  For a limited time, get $0.01 shipping on your entire order with a clothing or footwear purchase using Cabela's free shipping code 22PENNY.

3. REI:  Order by Feb. 10 and get free shipping on skis and snowboards (no code required).

4. Toshiba:  Save up to $230 on select prebuilt Toshiba Satellite laptops, plus get free shipping through Feb. 13.

5. Lands' End:  Order before Feb. 10 and receive Lands' End free shipping on all orders with code MINT and pin 1710.

6. Adidas:  Now through Feb. 13, get free shipping on orders of $49 or more (no code required).

7. Jos. A. Bank:  Enjoy free shipping through Feb. 29 with code FEBSHIP.

8. Crutchfield:  Now through Feb. 11, get free shipping plus up to $130 off select Focal car speakers (no promo code required).

9. Under Armour:  Get free shipping on orders of $75 or more through Feb. 29 with code AFP6XAA9FCQM.

10. Eastbay:  Enjoy free shipping on all orders through Feb. 26 with code LKS12257.

Good luck, have fun shopping and Happy Valentine's Day (early!)

© 2003 - 2012 This Full House

Disclosure: No payment, product, service or any other consideration, besides a chance to perhaps help families (like mine) save a little milk money, was received for this blog post.

Deal Alert: Get Deals That Fight Hunger in New Jersey with 3SquareDeals!

My friend Deb Smith at Jersey Bites has launched an awesome new program called 3 Square Deals: a daily deal site being offered in partnership with local food banks in New Jersey.

So, how's it work?

Buy the Deal:  3 Square Deals offers discounts on local businesses for 50-80% off thingsto do in your city!

Print the Deal:  Print your deal voucher and use it as early as the next day.

Share & Enjoy:  Don't keep this a secret!  Tell your family, friends and co-workers and go enjoy the deals together!

Here's the BEST Part:  3SquareDeals will donate 10% of its revenue to the Food Bank of South Jersey, Community FoodBank of New Jersey and FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties . The potential to raise tens of thousands of dollars for hunger relief could become a reality once we are serving all of New Jersey.

That's just all sorts of awesome, YO!

DETAILS HERE:   http://www.jerseybites.com/2012/01/3squaredeals-has-arrived-deals-that-fight-hunger-in-new-jersey/

© 2003 - 2012 This Full House

Disclosure:  No payment, product or any other considration, besides the chance to give hunger the virtual bitchslap it deserves, was received for this blog post.

Deal Alert: Top 10 Coupon Codes for January - Including Justice, JCPenney, Disney Store, Bath & Body Works and More!

In my never-ending quest to NEVER PAY FULL PRICE if I don't have to (even my kids know to hit the clearance racks, FIRST!) every now and again I get a heads up on some awesome deals.

This week, I just found this great site called CouponSherpa.com and was sent a listing of their Top 10 Coupons Codes for January:

Deal Alert: FREE Bowling for Kids ALL Summer Long AMF Summer Unplugged!

Yep, that's right, this summer, kids 16 and under can bowl for FREE at your local AMF Bowling Center.

Sounds good, right?

Rainy days, down days, just because days, my kids bowled, all last summer and they like it, too.

It's easy. 

Just register your children to get weekly coupons via email for two (2) free games per child, per day, 7 days per week, until 8:00 p.m., all summer long.

AMF Summer is May 30 - September 5, 2011

NOTE:  Shoe rental not included.

Happy Summer, almost!

© 2003 - 2011 This Full House

Disclosure:  No payment was received for this blog post.  Just sharing cool stuff I find that perhaps other families (like ours) will like, too!

Deal Alert: Coastal Contacts Giving Away 10,000 Free Pairs of Glasses on May 11th (Tomorrow!)

It's true!  On Wednesday, May 11^th starting at 12pm EDT, Coastal Contacts is giving away 10,000 free pairs of glasses to Facebook fans. 

Here’s how it works:

Deal Alert: Free 3 Month Trial on Personalized Wellness Program

Last year, I wrote about my sister-in-law Pat's beating back breast cancer. Her strength and courage inspired me to start taking better care of myself, as well.

After 5 years, I finally made an appointment with a new doctor and I am very happy to report that I am now fully recovered from my surgery, addressing health issues that could NOT have waited any longer.

The good folks representing HEALTHeME, a web-based weight loss program, have been reading along and contacted me about extending a special wellness offer to our online friends.

HEALTHeME uses daily text messaging support to help keep you on track and motivated while reaching your wellness goals.

The company is co-founded by a special lady and her scientist husband, who want to extend the opportunity to try HEALTHeME for three months, to our online friends, absolutely free!

Deal Alert: Free Redbox Movie Rental Coupons

My kids are anxiously counting down the days until spring break on the 18th (me, too!) but, you know what, I don't ever remember Easter being THIS late, do you?

Tonight, however, is movie night (TGIF!!!) and our friends at Redbox are offering families (like ours) free movies:

Now through April 11, when you rent two (2) Redbox movies at one time you will be emailed a promo code for a free one-night rental.

We usually rent 2 movies, anyway (at only a dollar a day, sometimes even more) so, this is a pretty sweet deal for us.

Aaaand, if you're having trouble deciding on what to rent for your kids, here's a list of the Top Ten Movies from last week:

The bunny denotes the movies we haven't seen...yet...so, yeah, besides the fact that I am a cheapskate trying to be frugal (ahem) at least, my kids have got a lot to choose from, right? 

[sound of crickets, chirping]

TGIF and have a great weekend, everyone!!!

© 2003 - 2011 This Full House

Disclosure:  No payment, product or any other consideration, besides sharing stuff we like with other families (like ours) was received for this blog post.

Deal Alert: FREE Science Enrichment at Liberty Science Center in New Jersey!

My friends at the Liberty Science Center just told me that there’s lots of new FREE stuff going on (yes, here in Jersey!) that's included with paid admission, like:

1. The Touch Tunnel is back (their #1 most popular original experience)

2. Chemistry classes for kids ages 6-11 on Sundays (no, really - sounds like fun, right?)

3. Liberty Science Center offers free science enrichment for young learners ages 2-5 weekdays, with “We Explore” activities that help them learn about the world around them. Topics change weekly but tend to include animals, weather, the 5 senses, etc.

4. There's also a REALLY cool IMAX film about tornadoes opening on March 8th, that will include powerful footage of storms and a story line that has scientists driving into a twister in specially designed trucks to discover more about how they form.

It's been a while since we've visited (related post) and my youngest (she's 9) is begging for some private time (yes, with me!) also, maybe I can convince my friend BusyMom to visit -- perhaps it would help with her fear of tornadoes -- or not.

© 2003 - 2011 This Full House

Disclosure:  No payment was received for this blog post.  Just sharing stuff we like and perhaps will help other families (like ours) save a little milk money, too.

Deal Alert: MSG Special Offers for Madagascar Live & More!

Planning to visit NYC, or traveling to the Tri-state area, with kids, this spring?  EXCELLENT! 

Got some great coupon codes to share, courtesy of our friends at MSG.com/kids:

Thomas & Friends Live! on Stage
Get 15% off select tickets with code TRAIN
March 5-6 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
Redeem here: http://www.theateratmsg.com/tickets/promotion.html?p_id=TRAIN

Madagascar Live
Get $10 off select tickets with code MBS
April 15-22 at Radio City Music Hall
Redeem here: http://www.radiocity.com/tickets/promotion.html?p_id=MBS

Sticking close to home for spring break?  EXCELLENT!  More fun stuff for kids online:

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – Puppy Love
http://video.msg.com/Home/msg-dogcam-puppy-love

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – Paws on the Runway
http://video.msg.com/Home/MSG-DogCam-Paws-on-the-Runway

Sesame Street Planting Party with Garden of Dreams Children
http://video.msg.com/Home/msg-kidcam-sesame-street

Harlem Globetrotters KidCam with the Knicks City Kids
http://video.msg.com/Home/MSG-KidCam-Harlem-Globetrotters-Special

There are more kid-friendly videos, quizzes and photos on MSG's kid's hub: http://msg.com/kids

Happy (almost) Spring, everyone!

© 2003 - 2011 This Full House

Disclosure:  No payment was received for this blog post.  Just sharing stuff we like, or perhaps helps other famlies (like ours) save a little milk money, too.

Deal Alert: Coupon Code for FREE Customized Duffle Bag From Spreadshirt.com

In our house, wrestling season is officially over (phew!) and my son (he's 12) has a few weeks to catch his breath, before starting track and field, in March.

Me, too -- not to mention, cleaning out ye 'ole stinky duffel bag!

Whenever he remembers to bring it home, that is.

Aaaaanyway, I recently learned that Spreadshirt.com -- a website where you can personalize and/or design t-shirts, gym shorts, athletic tees, hoodies and accessories -- is giving away a FREE customized duffle bag.

From today until March 6th, anyone who buys 2 sports or athletic wear products, will receive a sports bag that they can design themselves.  Use promotional code:

UNITES STATES: FITFORSPRING

CANADA: CADFITFORSPRING

Visit http://www.spreadshirt.com for more details.

Not a bad deal, right?  Happy Spring (almost!)

© 2003 - 2011 This Full House

No payment, product or any other consideration, other than a chance to help families (like mine) save a little milk money was received for this blog post.