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Here’s a stack of all the free activities or products you can get this weekend! (Thanks Free Stuff Times)

• Picture Frame Planter build and grow clinic for kids at Lowes Saturday
• Junior Avengers training and orientation at Disney Store Saturday
• Free Mother’s day button make it take it event at Michaels Saturday
• Mother’s day doll tea party event at Pottery barn kids Saturday
• Handprint keepsake crafts at Lakeshore Learning Saturday
• Free Welcome Little One gift box make it take it event at Michaels Saturday
• Virtual Instruments & Loops Techniques Workshop at Guitar Center Saturday
• Cupcake for mom technique class at Williams-Sonoma Saturday
• Free 3 scoop Sundae at Friendly’s Sunday
• Free Breakfast for Mom at Ikea Sunday
• Accessorizing your home for summer event at Pottery Barn Sunday
• Free 5 oz yogurt cup for Moms at TCBY on Sunday
• Craft and class events at American Girl Stores
• Adult workshops at Home Depot
• Free sample events at walmart

UPDATE: I posted about this last year, but wanted to remind and inform any new readers about it!  It’s an awesome one for our military members and families!

Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks are offering free single day admission for active duty military personnel, National Guard, and Reserves and their legal dependents with VALID military ID and dependent ID (once per year). Offer is valid at SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego, or San Antonio, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay or Williamsburg, Sesame Place, Adventure Island and Water Country USA.

HERE’S HOW TO GET THIS FREEBIE!

1. Click here to register OR register in the entrance plaza of participating parks. (You will be required to show a Department of Defense photo ID.)
2. As many as three direct dependents of military personnel also are entitled to free admission. Dependents may even take advantage of the offer without their service member, though an adult must accompany minor dependents, and dependent ages 10 and over must present a valid dependent I.D.

*This offer is valid for one complimentary single-day admission per person, per year, during the regular operating schedules at one of the following: SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego, or San Antonio, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay or Williamsburg, Sesame Place, Water Country USA, Adventure Island (NOT valid for separate ticketed events including Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa.)

Woo hoo! If you’re looking for something free to go out and do, check to see if there’s a Home Show Event near you and get a free ticket!

“The Home Show is an event designed for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating their homes. Each event includes hundreds of home improvement and landscaping exhibits with product demonstrations and sample interior and exterior vignettes.”

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FREE PASS!

I try to make sure my readers know family and marriage is very important to me! So when I saw this free deal from Dating Divas (I site I follow regularly for their great ideas), I knew I had to post about it! Here’s the details…

It’s called, “Successful Marriages Tele-Retreat” and it takes place during the week of April 16th-20th.  There are ten speakers – two scheduled for each day. All you have to do is call in to their provided line to listen to the live presentation!  If you can’t listen during the scheduled time(s), the recording is placed in our online community to listen to at their leisure. The BEST part about this Tele-Retreat is that it’s completely free and everyone can attend in their PJ’s if they wanted to!

To view all of the speakers & their amazing topics, readers just need to go here for all of that information AND to register. Even BETTER news?  There are three gorgeous {free} downloads available for all of the participants!  :)

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR FREE!

Now you can learn a few new tricks in the kitchen with Williams-Sonoma’s Free Cooking Classes. Each class will be about an hour long and you will get to sample the prepared dish.  Also, all participants will receive 10% off Select Purchases made the day of the class attended.

Here is the upcoming class schedule:

• March 4: Cooking with Citrus
• March 11: Classic Cakes
• March 18: Sweet & Savory Tarts
• March 25: Healthy Cooking for Kids

Locate a store near you and CALL to make a reservation and confirm they’re participating!

Check out this fun list of things to do for free this weekend!  These are all in-store activities and events taking place this weekend in various cities across the USA. Click on the links below to get complete details about the events before heading out.

The Home Depot: Build a #20 Race Car: Saturday, March 3rd 9 AM to Noon

Your child will get to make a FREE #20 Race Car.  Your child will get the project free, certificate of the project, pin to add to your apron of the project, and free apron too!  *Note* we build this one last year and the orange color did come off on our hands.

Lakeshore Learning Center: Designer Mirror: Saturday, March 3rd 11 AM to 3 PM

Come any time to your local Lakeshore Learning Center to make a FREE Designer Mirror.

Michael’s Craft Store: Read Across America : Friday, March 2nd 4 pm-6pm

Visit your local Michaels Craft store and make a FREE Dr Seuss Pencil cup Holder with the purchase of a can hug.

Michael’s Craft Store: My First Science Fair Demo : Saturday, March 3rd 3pm-4pm

Learn how to think like a scientist.  This is a free demo!

Pottery Barn Kids: Read Across America Day & Dr Seuss Celebration : Friday, March 2nd through Sunday March 4th at 3:30 PM

Visit your local Pottery Barn Kids to hear some great stories and take part in some fun activities too!

Disney Store: Platypus Day is Here Again! : Saturday, March 3 (All Day)

Celebrate everyone’s favorite semi-aquatic, undercover operative Agent P & receive a FREE top-secret gift*! *While supplies last.

Disney Store Quest: Celebrate 25 Years of Magic and Memories at Disney Store! : Saturday, March 3, 10:30 – 1:00 pm
Kids must find images of Mickey Mouse and his friends hidden throughout the store to unlock the secret code. Upon completion, children will receive a prize.

ACMoore: Pot O’ Gold Clay Pot : Saturday, March 3rd 1-3 PM

Visit your local ACMoore to make and take a Pot ‘O Gold Clay Pot from Jelly Belly!  This looks super cute too!

Ok so I saw this post on Play for a Day and knew there would be some parents who would LOVE this mess free idea! So I wanted to share!  This is genius. I mean completely and totally genius. Finger painting without the mess of finger painting. How cool is that?

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL POST!

I saw this post on the Frugal Girls and Fat Wallet Blog!  They were so cute and cheap I just had to pass them along!!  (Thanks the Frugal Girls and Fat Wallet Blog!)

If you’re like me, you’re always trying to figure out a fun creative idea to do for Valentine’s day!  Well here’s what my plan is (DON’T TELL MY HUBBY THOUGH!!)!  I’m making our guest bedroom a “Lots ‘O Love Bed and Breakfast!” I’m gonna have dinner and this fun package I found on Me And My Insanity waiting when he gets home in the room.  What are your plans for the special day?

Here are a few other fun and cheap Valentine ideas you could do!! (Thanks Moms By Heart!)

• Mommy by Day Crafter by Night has several free printables, including a few for hubby.
• How Does She created a Map O Love, each page highlighting an important location in a relationship. Such a unique idea!
• The Dating Divas have a set of free printables for attaching to his favorite treat.
  
• Print off your own set of Love Coupons from Tatertots and Jello.
  

This is a super cute activity from Disney Family Fun website.  I don’t have kiddos.. (yet) but I’m sure parents are always looking for fun free things to do with them.  There are Valentine’s Day cards, a chocolate box countdown calendar & more.  (Thanks Melissa!)

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE PRINTABLE!

Print a Valentine’s Day coupon Book to give to your significant other. They can redeem their coupons back to you for such things as a romantic dinner, date to the movies etc. You can even create your own romantic coupons. (Thanks Joy and Mommy by Day!)

CLICK HERE TO PRINT YOUR FREE COUPON BOOKLET!