There are TONS of things you can do with your kiddos this summer for free. Painting with ice cubes is one of many options that is sure to keep them busy and happy. Given that today is going to be a hot one, it's the perfect day for ice cube paints but get them in your freezer now! Your little ones will love this outdoor activity and you will love that it's free (providing you have some View Post
Cinnamon Bites Recipe
Don't forget to pick up your FREE Pillsbury Grands Jr Biscuits at Shaw's this week! Once you've stocked up, head to the kitchen and fix up this simple, yummy, sweet treat. If you've already gotten yours, surprise your family with a special breakfast tomorrow morning! These are way yummier than any of those store bought cinnamon rolls... no doubt about it! They are much cheaper View Post
3 Ingredient Cereal Bars (with Kashi!)
So cardinal literally JUST posted a coupon that will get you some FREE Kashi cereal HERE... print it quick! Stock up and try these super easy cereal bars! I have a LOT of Kashi in the house but zero boxes of granola bars. If you are in the same boat (or will be soon, after you stock up this week), keep reading! I am on a constant quest for good granola bar recipes. I am a lunch View Post
Ranch Oyster Crackers
If you're stocking up on some free Hidden Valley Ranch Mix at Market Basket, grab a bag of Essential Everyday Oyster Crackers at Shaw's with your coupons, while you're out (they are $1.50 before coupons) and whip up a batch of these Ranch Oyster Crackers. Then, come back and thank me (or my husband, or any of the other Ranch Oyster Cracker addicts out there) for introducing you to the yummiest, View Post
Homemade Cream-of-Whatever Soup
Here's a cheap and easy alternative to store bought cream-of-whatever soup! I used this recipe for the first time out of desperation - I started to make dinner and didn't have all the ingredients on hand. That happened a year ago and I've only used one can of store bought cream soup since then! Make your own, make your own, make your own! It's cheaper, healthier, and easier than driving to the View Post
Make your own broth/stock! (DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR TURKEY CARCASS!)
I just recently purchased a little package of chicken bouillon cubes to make my own broth. Although it was only 99 cents at Market Basket, it was still a little bit painful because it had been almost a year since I had to buy it! Last Christmas, after dinner, and after I placed all the leftovers in the fridge, I looked at the carcass of our 26 pound turkey and thought, "There has to be View Post
Incredibly Easy Homemade Tortillas
I have had making homemade tortillas on my to-do list for a long, long time. Someone once told me it was an easy task but I apparently wasn't convinced enough to try. We use tortillas a lot around here for sandwiches, quesadillas, and tacos but I don't often have a good stash of them because it's something I feel like I should be able to get for free or really cheap with coupons when they View Post
Homemade Salsa
I love making things from scratch. Or maybe it's safer to say I love serving and eating things I've made from scratch. But the reality is that it's usually easier to buy things (like salsa) at the store! The problem with that however is that I am sometimes too cheap to buy it! I went to five stores today - YES five stores - all which sell salsa. Target. Market Basket. Stop & Shop. View Post
Review of The Berenstain Bears: Golden Brother Edition and Golden Sister Edition gift sets
Sponsored Post I was super excited when kaboom! Entertainment asked us to do this Berenstain Bears review! On May 21, 2013, they released two limited edition DVD sets and sent us a copy of each to watch, play with, and review. When I was younger I had tons of Berenstain Bears books and sadly, I think we must have gotten rid of them somewhere as the years went, View Post
FREE Admission to Discovery Museums on Friday!
On the first friday of every month the Discovery Museums in Acton offer FREE admission from 4:30 - 8:30 PM! This Friday, June 7, is the first Friday of this month so if you are looking for something to do, you may want to check it out! Our family LOVES the Discovery Museums. There is a Children's Museum and a Science Museum. They are much smaller than the big city museums, much more hands View Post
7-in-1 iPhone Accessory Kit only $12 through LivingSocial!
This is a great deal! 7 iPhone accessories for only $12!! One thing an iPhone doesn't come with is a car charger and we have been going without since we got our phones, but with the batteries not lasting long at all, I've been in the market for one. I'm super excited about this! Hopefully my husband isn't reading this post, but if he is, Happy Father's Day! Here are the details from View Post
Frozen Yogurt Dots
My refrigerator is bursting with free yogurt so I'm always looking for and finding creative ways to use up my yogurt surplus! Here's one idea: Just cover a baking sheet with yogurt dots and throw them in the freezer. Once frozen, enjoy! It doesn't get any easier than that! These will make the perfect treat for this hot day! If your fridge isn't full of yogurt, you must not shop View Post
Shaving Cream Bathtub Paints
We made these super duper, super fun, super easy, and super clean paints today in an attempt to beat the rainy day blues and it worked! In fact, my 2 1/2 year old spent an hour and a half in the tub painting the tub, the walls, her toys, her body, and then cleaning everything up with washcloths and sponges. It was the perfect rainy day activity! You probably won't believe this, but I did not View Post