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DIY I-Spy Craft
Sarah is one of the craftiest gals I know. She’s sharing a fun project idea that will make your kiddo’s day AND get the junk drawer clean in the process. Oh, and it’s a recycle/reuse project too. This girl is pushing all my happy buttons! Sometimes presenting something old in a different way is just the thing to get kids interested in it again. We had a bunch of colored rice hanging out in a bin that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around the House, Frugal Fawn, Go Green, Guest Blogger, Mommyhood, Spending Less
Free Nabi Apps and Nabi Coins
Free Nabi Apps We picked up a couple Nabi tablets back around Thanksgiving to use in the new dental practice waiting room. In the meantime, we’ve been kid-testing and mom-approving them. While Nabi tablets are definitely super kid-friendly and very durable, we were somewhat underwhelmed with the choices for games, books and other apps that come in the included Nabi App Zone. Nabi has since been working on upgrading their App Zone with more apps and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Mommyhood, Product Reviews, Spending Less
Free Ebook and Game for LeapPad and Leapster Explorer
Do you have a LeapPad, LeapPad2, Leapster GS, or a Leapster Explorer wrapped up under the tree? Or maybe your kiddos already have one of these tablets or gaming systems from Leap Frog? Well, here are a few freebies for you. First, if you haven’t already, grab the code for the Free Alphabet Soup game that I posted about last year. Second, here’s a code for a free Ebook, called “The Book of Super Awesome Stuff” by … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Frugal Fawn, Spending Less
Relish! Meal Planning Gifts and a giveaway
With the chaos of this summer’s move and everything that has gone on since, I had gotten out of the meal planning groove. But, I’m happy to say, over the past few months I’ve jumped back in and am wondering why I ever stopped doing it in the first place. Meal planning isn’t hard. In fact, it makes life easier. And at the bottom of this post, I’m giving away something that will make it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Grocery Shopping, Homemaking, Mommyhood, Product Reviews, Spending Less
Shop Small, Shop Local: Seven Ideas for Kids’ Gifts
I wish that every shopping day was Small Business Saturday. Small businesses keep money in the local economy and provide income to your friends and neighbors who own these businesses. If you’re prone to big box shopping, I hope you’ll take tomorrow as an opportunity to try out something new and consider adopting it as a regular habit. At our house, and in our extended families, we don’t buy gifts for adults – only the kids. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Local Yocal, Spending Less
Beat Black Friday with ListPlanIt
Happy Thanksgiving all! I am Thankful for everyone who stops by my blog, so I thought I’d help you out with the Giving part. You know how much I love ListPlanIt – it’s a great resource for home management, small business management, and kid management. Just as the name implies, ListPlanIt has every list and ePlanner you could ever want. Today only (Thankgiving Day) ListPlanIt is offering a Buy One Get One Deal! So, you can buy … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Homemaking, Mommyhood, Spending Less
Grab My Button!
