Deal on organic produce

Today (and probably not all of today since it appears to be going fast) there is a deal on MooLaLa for a box of produce from MyOrganicAcres.com for $19 (shipping is included in that). If you are interested it's going fast!

If you go here to sign up I get a bonus too.

The Scoop for 31¢

Wednesday, April 27th

5pm to 10pm

 Head on over to Baskin Robbins for an ice cream cone for just 31¢! 

What a deal!

Not AS good as the free cone at Ben & Jerry's last week, but comm'on, 31¢ is cheap!

National Public Gardens Day

May 6th is National Public Gardens Day. As part of the celebration Better homes and garden is offering free admission (for 2) to many local public gardens (including Phipps!) on that day. There is a little work involved... you have to go here and print out a coupon :) (For those of you not in Pittsburgh you can see the full list of participating gardens through either of the links in this post). I've got my coupon ready!

Extra fun at the zoo

If you have a Pittsburgh zoo pass (or don't, but want to go anyway) there is some extra fun going on the next couple Saturdays. (All activities are free and included with general admission).

Tomorrow (April 16th) at the zoo is the PPG Party for the Planet from 11am - 3pm. Play recycling games, make eco-friendly crafts, and visit with the zoo's mascot. Meet with local organizations that will show you ways you can help the environment. Recycle your old cell phones to help save Western lowland gorilla habitats.

Next Saturday (April 23rd) from 11am to 3pm is the "Zoo Hop to Spring" event. Hop along the bunny trail to have your zoo passport stamped at fun activity stations. End at the Water's edge where you'll play games with Radio Disney and meet the Easter bunny.

Free Ice Cream

Tuesday, April 12th (that's tomorrow folks) is 

FREE Ice Cream Cone Day!!!

That's right. So head on over to your closest Ben & Jerry's for your free cone. 

Who doesn't love free ice cream?

Especially when it give you a chance to try there fun flavors. 

For more info click HERE.

To find a scoop shop near you click HERE.

There's one on Forbes in Squirrel Hill... wanna go together?

Reminder: National Parks Week

Remember THIS post about National Parks Week.

Well it starts this Saturday, April 16th and goes through Sunday April 24th.

Go on, you know you want to go out and become one with nature.

Get your ying-yang on.

Free Toy at Walgreen's

Saturday April 9th 

Walgreens is giving away a free Gogo's toy while supplies last. 

Don't know how many they are giving away, just know that they are doing it.

So get out of the house early Saturday morning and surprise your little one with a new toy.

Watch a crazy commercial for them HERE. 

Don't know if we'd use it to throw around the house, 

but looks like those little guys could go on some fun adventures.

National Library Week

Next Week (April 10th thru the 17th)

Is National Library Week. 

The Pittsburgh Public Libraries they are celebrating by offering a chance to win a free

NOOKcolor.

How cool is that?!!

Entering is simple, you just print out an activity sheet and do various things to earn entries, 

things you may already be doing. 

Such as, checking out a book, downloading an audio book, attending a library event, 

paying your late fees{eek}, visiting their blogs, "liking" them on Facebook. 

Easy, easy! Maybe you'll be the lucky winner!

Click HERE for more details or HERE to check out the activity sheet.

Check your local library to see what they are doing to Celebrate 

and get out and have some fun!

Kids Eat Free: IHOP

I don't know why I keep stumbling across all of these free food opportunities.

But hey, who doesn't love a good deal to feed the family?

So, if you don't feel like cooking in April, head on over to IHOP for dinner.

Conference Packets

It's always hard for me to find something for the little ones to do during general conference. I found a little packet last year at Sugardoodle.net that had some cute/fun pages that kept my little guy entertained for a few minutes at least. She's got a whole list of different packets this year that you can find HERE for kids of any age. I'm really excited that the Jr. Primary packet has a bunch of "seek and find" type activities since my 3 year old has been obsessed with them lately (they've been a great help for keeping him quiet in church), so I'm optimistic I might get to listen to a talk or 2 :)

Anyone else have good ideas for what to do with your kids during conference?

Minnie's Masquerade at Ross Park Mall

If you can't read the really fine print in the above picture go here or here for the real info. Or just read on for the jist of it...

Next Saturday (April 9th) Ross Park Mall (or South Hills Village, or maybe somewhere else if you live elsewhere) is having an event hosted by Radio Disney and Disney Junior to celebrate a new Micky Mouse Clubhouse episode. I've been to a couple similar events in the past and they are somewhat fun (some more than others). In one like this I'm guessing they will have the Radio Disney people in the center playing games/doing activities with the kids, with some craft/coloring tables set up on the side while the new episode plays in the background. They've also often had a portrait company there that will take and print (8x10) for you a posed picture of your child (if you want to wait about an hour for processing).

It's not clear in the promo stuff, but the events themselves are open to anyone to attend/participate in, but if you join their kidgits club ($5/year) the kids usually get a little gift pack at the event plus some coupons to use in the mall (which I never have actually). In the past we've gotten some Curious George paraphernalia, a little cooking kit... something else too that I don't remember... just to give you an idea.