Avast me hearties! Amazon has the Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) for only $8.96. This is my favorite of the “Pirates” films. You can also get Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)for the same great price! These ship free with Prime Membership or with Super Saver and a $25 purchase.
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Free Red Box Rental Today!
Looking for a movie to watch tonight (maybe for a Family Movie Night)? Head over to Red Box’s Facebook Page and check out the code for a FREE rental TODAY ONLY!
Disney Sing-Along Songs
We are big Disney fans at my house, and some of my kids’ favorite videos to watch are the fun, Disney Sing-Along Songs. They are so fun, and since they put the lyrics onscreen with the songs you and your kids can sing along! Right now, Amazon has some great deals on these videos, check out Sing-Along Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – I Love to Laugh, Sing-Along Songs – You Can Fly! and Sing-Along Songs – Pongo And Perdita, all are priced at just $5.99 (normally $14.99 each) and are shipped free with Prime Membership or through Super Saver with a $25 purchase.
These are great to have on hand for rainy Summer days or for Family Movie Nights. Amazon’s prices fluctuate frequently, so grab these now before the price increases.
Weekend Boredom Buster: Movie Night!
Who doesn’t love a good movie night? Here are some fun ways to make it special!
Have an Indoor Drive In!
You know all those boxes you have lying around (maybe from all those great deals you have been scoring off of Amazon) turn them into cars for the kids and transform your living room into a Drive In Movie Theater. For directions on how to create your cars check out this fun blog post (thanks Mind of Meesh).
Snacks!
No movie watching experience is complete without snacks! Throw some popcorn in the microwave (if you want to stock up, check out this deal on Pop Secret Snack Size Popcorn), and grab some candy. Try choosing a special snack to go along with the movie you’re watching: Goldfish for The Little Mermaid or Finding Nemo, String Cheese for Tangled, Jelly (every flavor) Beans for the Harry Potter films, have a picnic and watch Yogi Bear, be creative and have fun with it!
Movies!
So, what are you going to watch? As you have probably guessed from my list above, we are big Disney movie fans, but don’t limit yourself to that one film your kids have watched a million times (if you can recite it, you’ve seen it too much), pop in something you used to watch as a child, or pick up something from Netflix or the Redbox (check out free codes for Redbox HERE). I recently “forced” my kids to watch Mary Poppins, five minutes in they were laughing and dancing to the music.
Above all, enjoy spending time together as a family!
Weekend Store Coupons
Barnes & Noble
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off 1 item, valid through 6/30.
Bath & Body Works
Click HERE to print a coupon for a FREE Fine Fragrance Body Mist with a $10 purchase valid through 5/17 or click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $30 purchase, valid through 5/13.
The Body Shop
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $20 purchase, valid through 5/13.
Carter’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off a $40 purchase, valid through 5/16.
Famous Footwear
Click HERE to print a coupon for an extra 20% off your entire purchase, valid through 5/13.
Goody’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off all your purchases, valid through 5/13 and a coupon for 25% any single item, valid 5/14 only.
Gymboree
Click HERE to print a coupon for 30% off everything, valid through 5/13.
Hallmark Gold Crown
Click HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $10 purchase, valid through 5/13.
Hobby Lobby
Click HERE to print a coupon for 40% off regular priced item, valid through 5/12.
Michaels
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off Your Entire Purchase, including sale items. Valid through 5/12, or click HERE to print a coupon for 40% off 1 Regular Priced Item, valid through 5/12.
Old Navy
Click HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase, valid through 5/24.
Party City
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $65 Purchase, valid through 5/31.
Sears
Click HERE to print a coupon for $150 off of a $1,000 purchase, valid through 5/12.
Ulta
Click HERE to print a coupon for $3.50 off a $10 purchase, valid through 5/13.
What’s Happening This Weekend?
SATURDAY 5/12
A.C. Moore
From 1-3pm, head to A.C. Moore for a “Buy & Decorate” workshop. When you buy a t-shirt you can decorate it for FREE with Simply Spray Party Pack Fabric Paint. Click HERE for more info.
Disney Store
Check out the Disney store, where the Avengers Assemble for a Junior Avengers training and orientation. Kids can come dressed as their favorite Avenger character. There are 3 session times: 10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm. Click HERE for more info.
Lakeshore Learning Store
From 11am-3pm kids can make a FREE Handprint Keepsake! Click HERE for more info.
Lowes Build and Grow Clinic
From 10-11 am grab the kids and head to your local Lowes for a FREE Build and Grow Clinic. This week kids can make a planter/picture holder for Mom! For more info or to register click HERE
Michaels
Three fun events are happening at Michaels. First, from 10am-Noon kids can decorate a t-shirt or apron for Mom (with the purchase of a t-shirt or apron). Second, from Noon-2pm kids can make and take a FREE button for mom. Finally, from 2-4pm Adults can make and take a special gift box for baby. For more details and for a list of future events click HERE
Pottery Barn Kids
Head to a Pottery Barn Kids store at 3 or 4pm and attend a Mother’s Day Doll Tea Party. A RSVP is required to attend, but this is a FREE event. Call your local store to reserve your spot! Click HERE for more info.
If you live in the Athens, GA area click HERE for some fun, local events.
Weekend Store Coupons
Ace Hardware
Click HERE to print a coupon for FREE quart of paint on 5/5 ONLY.
Aeropostale
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off your entire purchase, valid through 5/31.
Auto Zone
Click HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $30 purchase, $10 off a $50 purchase, or $20 off an $80 purchase. Valid through 5/15.
Barnes & Noble
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off 1 item, valid through 6/30.
Bath & Body Works
Click HERE to print a coupon for a FREE Fine Fragrance Body Mist with a $10 purchase, valid through 5/17.
Build-A-Bear
Click HERE to print a coupon for 10% off a Scheduled Build-A-Party Totaling $200 or more, valid through 5/31.
Carter’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off a $40 purchase, valid through 5/9.
Express
Click HERE to print a coupon for $25 off a $75 purchase or $50 off a $150 dollar purchase, valid through 5/6..
Goody’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off any single item, valid 5/4-5/5 and 25% off 2 items, valid 5/6-5/7.
Hallmark Gold Crown
Click HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $10 purchase, valid through 5/13.
Hobby Lobby
Click HERE to print a coupon for 40% off regular priced item, valid through 5/5.
Justice
Click HERE to print a 40% off your entire purchase coupon, valid through 5/10.
Kirkland’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for $25 off a $75 purchase, valid through 5/14.
Lord & Taylor
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off Regular and Sale Items, or 15% off the Home Collection at Lord & Taylor Home Stores, valid through 5/7.
Michael’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 25% off Your Entire Purchase, including sale items. Valid through 5/5.
Old Navy
Click HERE to print a coupon for $15 off a $75 purchase, valid through 5/10.
Party City
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $60 Purchase, $20 off an $80 purchase, or $30 off a $100 purchase, valid through 5/6.
Sears
Click HERE to print a coupon for $75 off of a $400 purchase, valid through 5/5.
True Value
Click HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase, valid through 7/8.
Ulta
Click HERE to print a coupon for $3.50 off a $10 purchase, valid through 5/13.
Yankee Candle
Click HERE to print a coupon to Buy 2 Regularly Priced Large Jar Candles, Get 1 Free, valid through 5/13.
What’s Happening This Weekend?
HAPPENING ALL WEEKEND
Bank of America Card Holders: Museums On Us
Bank of America card holders can get FREE general admission this weekend to participating museums, zoos, science centers, botanical gardens and more when you present your Bank of America card. Click HERE to find participating locations in your area, and for more info.
SATURDAY 5/5
A.C. Moore
From 1-3pm, head to A.C. Moore for a FREE Mother’s Day Stepping Stone Demonstration. Click HERE for more info.
Disney Store
Head to the Disney store where the Avengers Assemble for a Junior Avengers training and orientation. Kids can come dressed as their favorite Avenger (Mine loves his Iron Man costume). There are 3 sessions available: 10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm. Click HERE for more info.
Home Depot
Kids can build a planter box and add plants for a touch of color from 9 am- Noon. Click HERE for more info
Lakeshore Learning Store
From 11am-3pm, kids can make a FREE Thank You Bouquet card for their teacher! Click HERE for more info.
Michaels
From 1-3 om kids can make a Mother’s Day Butterfly Card at the FREE Make-It Take-It event. Ages 3 and up.
Pike Nurseries
Metro-Atlanta Pike Nurseries location will host a Garden-to-Table Chef Event, featuring planting advice from a Pike Nurseries expert as well as a live cooking demonstration from a Concentrics Restaurant chef. You can sample freshly made dishes and attend seminars and demonstrations from 11 am – 1 pm. Click HERE for more info.
SUNDAY 5/6
Michaels
Adults can embellish a bracelet with handcrafted style as they make a special Mother’s Day Bracelet at this FREE Make-It-Take-It event from 1:30 – 2:30 pm (this is an Adults Only event)
If you live in the Athens, GA area, click HERE for some fun, local events.
Weekend Boredom Buster: Make Ice Cream
It’s getting hot out there, time to make a cool snack. This ice cream recipe is fun and easy. Get the kids to help and you can all be eating a tasty homemade treat in just about 5 minutes!
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- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup salt (Kosher or rock salt works best, but table salt is ok too)
- Ice cubes (you’ll need enough to fill the gallon-size bag about half full)
- 1 pint-size Ziplock bag
- 1 gallon-size Ziplock bag
- First, combine the sugar, half and half, and vanilla extract in the pint-size bag and seal it tightly.
- Next, place the salt and the ice in the gallon-size bag, then place the sealed smaller bag inside as well. Seal the larger bag.
- Now shake the bags until the mixture hardens (this takes about 5 minutes). Keep feeling the small bag to determine when it’s done.
- Finally, take the smaller bag out of the larger one and add any add-ins you want (think chocolate chips, M&M’s, fruit).
- You can use all kinds of flavors and add-ins to make each batch different!
- Enjoy!
Weekend Store Coupons
Ace Hardware
Click HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase, valid through 4/30.
Aeropostale
Click HERE to print a coupon for 25% off your purchase, valid through 4/29, or click
HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase, valid through 4/30.
Barnes & Noble
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off 1 item, valid through 6/30.
Bath & Body Works
Click HERE to print a coupon for a FREE Fine Fragrance Body Mist with a $10 purchase, valid through 5/17.
Bebe
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off a purchase of $125 more more, or 20% off a purchase of $250 or more, valid through 5/6.
Build-A-Bear
Click HERE to print a coupon for 10% off a Scheduled Build-A-Party Totaling $200 or more, valid through 5/31.
Carter’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off a $40 purchase, valid through 4/30.
Chico’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 50% off your highest priced item when you spend $125 or more, valid through 4/27.
Children’s Place
Click HERE to print a coupon for 25% off your entire purchase, valid through 4/28.
Express
Click HERE to print a coupon for $15 off a $30 purchase, $30 off a $75 purchase, or $60 off a $150 purchase, valid through 4/29..
Goody’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off any single item, valid through 4/28.
Hobby Lobby
Click HERE to print a coupon for 40% off regular priced item, valid through 4/28.
Justice
Click HERE to print a 40% off your entire purchase coupon. Enter code 776 to save online, valid through 5/10.
Kirkland’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for $25 off a $75 purchase, valid through 5/14.
Kohl’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for an extra 20% off your purchase. Valid through 5/3.
The Limited
Click HERE to print a coupon for 50% off up to 3 items. Valid through 4/27.
Lord & Taylor
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off Regular and Sale Items, or 10% off the Home Collection at Lord & Taylor Home Stores. Valid through 5/1.
Macy’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 25% off Regular, Sale and Clearance items, valid through 4/30.
Michael’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off your entire purchase, including sale items. Valid through 4/28.
Office Max
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off your entire purchase, valid through 4/28.
Old Navy
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off your purchase (30% off with your Old Navy credit card)
Party City
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $65 Purchase, valid through 4/30.
Sears
Click HERE to print a coupon for $20 off of a $100 purchase, valid through 4/28.
Sports Authority
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase, valid through 5/1.
Stride Rite
Click HERE to print a coupon good for 20% off your entire purchase, valid through 4/28
Tanger Outlets
Head on over to the Tanger outlets Facebook page HERE and click on the “Style Deals” tab to print a coupon for a sheet of 20% off coupons, redeemable at Shopper Services, and valid at participating stores. Offer is valid through 4/30.
Ulta
Click HERE to print a coupon for $3.50 off a $10 purchase, valid through 5/13.
Yankee Candle
Click HERE to print a coupon to Buy 2 Regularly Priced Large Jar Candles, Get 1 Free. Valid through 5/13.
What’s Happening This Weekend?
HAPPENING ALL WEEKEND
National Parks
This weekend you can get free Admission to National Parks! Take the whole family and spend some time enjoying the great outdoors. For more info click HERE
SATURDAY 4/28
A.C. Moore
From 1-3pm, head to A.C. Moore for a FREE Wilton Decorating Basics Demonstration. Click HERE for more info.
Lakeshore Learning Store
From 11am-3pm, your kids can make a FREE multicolored bird to hang. Click HERE for more info.
Lowes Build and Grow
Take your kids to your local Lowes store from 10-11 am and they can make neat terrarium FREE! Click HERE for more info or to register.
If you live in the Athens, Ga area click HERE for some fun, local events.
Hamilton Beach 4 qt. Oval Slow Cooker only $9.99!
Check out this great deal over on Sears.com! You can get this Hamilton Beach 4 qt. Slow Cooker for only $9.99 (down from $21.99). If you select Store Pick up you will not pay any shipping either! this would make a great gift for a wedding, bridal shower or even a housewarming.
You can also shop through Ebates to score an additional 2% cashback!
Weekend Boredom Buster: Recycle!
Sunday is Earth day, and what better way to celebrate than by helping Mother Earth! It’s not just for aluminum cans and cardboard boxes. You can recycle all kinds of materials in all kinds of ways.
If you have a garage full of stuff you no longer need/use, don’t toss it in a land fill, list it on a local Freecycle site, or donate it to a local charity such as Goodwill (you can get a tax credit for charitable donations too, so it’s a win-win!).
Newspaper can be used in the garden as a weed barrier. After planting your veggies place several sheets over the exposed soil, you can then cover it with a thin layer of clean soil or mulch.
Do you get coffee grounds/beans in a bag, you can craft that empty baggie into an environmentally friendly sandwich sack. Check out the instructions HERE
How about all those clothes your kids have outgrown? You can turn them into a fun, unique throw rug, all you need is a handful of shirts and a hula hoop. Check out the instructions HERE
How about all those Floppy Disks that our computers used to us, what can you do with them? Well, check out this cute photo cube craft HERE
And last, but not least, what about those horrible packing peanuts! Check out what THIS blogger did with them, it is one of the cutest craft ideas I have seen! (thanks Sunny Day Today Mama)
Weekend Store Coupons
Ace Hardware
Click HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase, valid through 4/30.
Aeropostale
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase or $25 off a $100 purchase, valid through 4/25. You can also click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase, valid through 4/30.
Ann Taylor
Click HERE to print a coupon for 40% off your entire purchase, valid through 4/22
Banana Republic Factory Stores
Click HERE to print a coupon for 30% off your entire purchase, valid 4/21 only.
Barnes & Noble
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off 1 item, valid through 6/30.
Bath & Body Works
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $30 purchase, valid through 4/22.
Carter’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off a $40 purchase, valid through 4/30.
Chico’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for $25 off a $100 purchase, valid through 4/22.
The Children’s Place
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off your entire purchase, 20% off a $30 purchase, or 25% off a $40 purchase, valid through 4/22.
Express
Click HERE to print a coupon for $15 off a $60 purchase, valid through 4/22.
Gap Outlet
Click HERE to print a coupon to take an additional 30% off your entire purchase, valid 4/21 only.
Goody’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 15% off your entire purchase, valid through 4/24.
H&M
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off one item, valid Saturday, 4/14 – 4/22.
Hobby Lobby
Click HERE to print a coupon for 40% off regular priced item, valid through 4/21.
Justice
Click HERE to print a 40% off your entire purchase coupon.
Kirkland’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase, valid through 4/22, or click HERE to print a coupon for $25 off a $75 purchase, valid through 5/14.
Lane Bryant
Click HERE to print a coupon for 30% off your entire purchase, valid through 4/22.
The Limited
Click HERE to print a coupon for 30% off originally priced hand bags, valid through 4/22.
Lord & Taylor
Click HERE to print a coupon for 25% off Almost All Regular and Sale Items, or 10% off Cosmetics and Fragrances. Valid through 4/22.
Macy’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for an extra 20% off All Sale and Clearance and Select Regularly-Priced Intimate Apparel, valid through 4/22.
Michael’s
Click HERE to print a coupon for 40% off Any One Regular-Priced Item, valid through 4/21.
Old Navy
Click HERE to print a coupon for 20% off a Single Item, valid through 4/26.
Party City
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $60 purchase, $20 off an $80 purchase, or $30 off a $100 purchase, valid through 4/22, or click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $65 purchase, valid through 4/30.
Sears
Click HERE to print a coupon for $75 off of a $400 purchase, valid through 4/21.
Sports Authority
Click HERE to print a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase, valid through 5/1.
Ulta
Click HERE to print a coupon for $3.50 off a $10 purchase, valid through 4/21.
Yankee Candle
Click HERE to print a coupon to Buy 2 Regularly Priced Large Jar Candles, Get 1 Free. Valid through 5/13.
What’s Happening This Weekend?
HAPPENING ALL WEEKEND
Free Admission to National Parks
This weekend you can get free Admission to National Parks! Take the whole family and spend some time enjoying the great outdoors. For more info click HERE
Bass Pro Shops
Head over to Bass Pro Shops for a FREE Kids’ Challenge Weekend. Kids can test their skills in casting, archery, and knot tying. They can also make a FREE Leather Snake or Arrowhead craft. Click HERE for more info.
Georgia Ren-Fest
The GA Ren-Fest is open this weekend! It will be open Saturdays and Sundays (also open Memorial Day) April 14th through June 3rd, 2012. For more info or to buy tickets check out their website HERE. This weekend is a special, pet friendly weekend!
SATURDAY 4/21
A.C. Moore
From 1-3pm, visit A.C. Moore and you can Buy & Decorate a hand-stamped T-Shirt. Click HERE for more info.
Lakeshore Learning Store
From 11am-3pm, your kids can make a FREE Little Gardener Apron. Click HERE for more info.
If you live in the Athens, Ga area, click HERE for some fun, local events.













