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More Free Bagels and Shmear

I am starting to think they give out these freebies just long enough to get you hooked on having free meals out.  This happened this past winter with Qdobas constant freebie and buy one get one frees and now we love and miss qdoba.

Einsteins Brothers bagels is again offering a free bagel and shmear to every person with a coupon (coupon good from 5/3/10 – 5/9/10).  Make it a fun morning treat before work with the kids or head over on Sunday after church and enjoy a yummy bagel and shmear with the family all for free.  Or if you are creative take them home and make homemade pizzas and sandwiches for lunch.

This month’s bagel is the mango and yes some stores now carry gluten free bagels.  Don’t forget to print and take your coupon with you.

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Carino’s has 1/2 Price Family Platters on Mondays

So I am a big fan of Carino’s yummy pastas, but the coupons have been few and far between and feeding the whole family can get pricey.  I was so happy to find out that they now offer 1/2 price family platters on Mondays.  This makes a $24.99 platter that easily feeds the 4 of us now only $12.50!  You can add salad or soup for only $1.29.  Enjoy a great family dinner out on a night when you don’t just have enough time.

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Build a Catapult – Free (Lowe’s)

On Saturday, May 22, 2010, at 10 am Lowes will be hosting a build and grow clinic to build a catapult. These clinics are free and provide each registered child an apron, goggles, a mini-hammer, and the project kit. They also get stickers and a badge for each project they complete. I highly recommend these fun projects for any kids age 2 and over!

For more information and to register for this event, visit Lowes Build and Grow.

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Build a Trellis Planter – Free (Lowe’s)

On Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 10 am Lowes will be hosting a build and grow clinic to build a trellis planter. These clinics are free and provide each registered child an apron, goggles, a mini-hammer, and the project kit. They also get stickers and a badge for each project they complete. I highly recommend these fun projects for any kids age 2 and over!

For more information and to register for this event, visit Lowes Build and Grow.

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Free Bagel & Shmear Coupon – Einsteins Bagels

Yeah.  What’s better than a free bagel Friday?  A coupon for free bagel and shmear!  The coupon is good until 5/2/10 and there is no purchase required.  Print out a coupon for each member of your family, walk in and enjoy your deliciously free family breakfast.

Sometimes we get up early and do something fun like this before school, the kids really enjoy a morning out relaxed before the day starts and we get to just sit and talk to them before they are all worn out.

Visit the Einstein’s Bagels Facebook page to print the coupon HERE.

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Jack In The Box BOGO Coupon

Jack in the Box has just released a Buy One, Get One Free Deli Trio Grilled Sandwich Coupon that is good until May 2, 2010.  Print it HERE.

Being from Texas and all, I have to ask, when did the logo and restaurant design change?  I just drove by a jack in the box in Colorado and not realizing that they had begun opening stores here, I didn’t even notice it due to the new logo.  Now if only we could get Whataburger……

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JCPenney’s $10 off of $10 Coupon (Free Money)

JCPenney’s is offering $10 off a $10 purchase when you use the code 4BESTMOM at checkout. Save money on shipping with site to store.  These coupons are my favorites, because they are like a giftcard ready to be used with no spending minimums or limitations.

Earn 3% cash back by going through Shop At Home. And if you are a new member, you will get a $5 bonus on top of the cash back! Just sign up HERE and after logging in, search for the store in the search box and follow the link to the store’s homepage and proceed with your order like normal.

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Awesome Wii Game Deals at Amazon!!

Visit Amazon.com this week for great savings on Wii games, all more than 50% off and all have free shipping with orders over $25.

Go Play Circus Star – $8.41 (75% off)

Your Shape for Wii with Motion Tracking Camera – $19.99 (70% off)

Wario Land: Shake It! – $22.98 (50% off)

Let’s Tap – $4.98 (85% off )

Chaotic – $4.98 (85% off)

Planet 51 – $29.99 (40% off )

Space Chimps – $11.31 (50% off)

The Ant Bully – $11.40 (55% off )

Pop Star Guitar With Two Grips – $2.49 (90% off)

Nights Journey of Dreams – $10.37 (50% off)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – $9.96 (75% off)

Game Party 2 – $11.46 (70% off)

MySims Kingdom – $13.37 (40% off)

Ten Pin Alley 2 – $5.40 (75% off)

SPRay – $17.71 (50% off)

MadWorld – $7.67 (70% off)

Ultimate Band – $9.46 (70% off)

Rubik’s World – $17.79 (55% off )

Monster 4×4 Stunt Racer – $21.34 (50% off)

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Earth Day: Freebies Round-up

Happy Earth Day!  There seem to be a lot happening today in honor of earth day.

• Buy a burrito, bowl, salad, or order of tacos from Chipotle today and get an entree free when you show on Saturday or Sunday with todays receipt, more info HERE

• Buy one get one free at Qdoba with this coupon good through 4/25

• Buy one, get one free at Jamba Juice with this coupon good through 4/25

• Get a free baseball hat from the Disney store, more info HERE

• Reynolds Wrap is offering Reynolds Wrap Foil from 100% Recycled Aluminum Free with mail-in rebate (up to $3.99) HERE.  Use this  $1.25/1 coupon HERE to end of making a profit

• Receive a free full size face cleanser from Origins HERE

• Pottery Barn Kids is having an Earth Day Celebration complete with stories, activities, and a gift they can bring home to plant!  Attend at 11am or 3pm Flat Irons or 10am and 2pm Park Meadows.  More info HERE

• Free admission to Denver Botanic Gardens is today with proof of residency

• BabiesRUs is giving away a free tote in which you can fill with clothes to save an additional 25% with this this coupon

• $1 Ink Cartridge Refills at Walgreens today with in-ad coupon

• Free bag from Target with purchase on 4/22

• Free faucet aerator from Home Depot on 4/22

• Free bag from Lowe’s with purchase on 4/22

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50% off coupon at WomanWithin.com/OneStopPlus.com

From now until 4/26/10, Womanwithin.com and Onestopplus.com are offering a 50% off coupon which includes sale and clearance items.  Visit WomanWithin.com or OneStopPlus.com and use code WW43318 to save 50% off of the highest price item you purchase and get flat $2.99 shipping.

No matter your size, this coupon is great for shoes, jewelry and handbags.  I decided to pick up a pair of the Easy Spirit Anti-gravity shoes that work on firming and toning.  I can’t wait until they get here, I know a lot of people who use these and swear by the decreased foot and knee pain, plus who doesn’t want to improve their backside with very little effort. For more information on these, click Get Up & Go Sneaker By Easy Spirit.

Check out some of their stuff:

Clearance

Beauty & Jewelry

Handbags and Purses

Shoes, Shoes and More Shoes

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Buy One Entree, Get One Entree Free – Qdoba

This week only, Qdoba has a buy one entree, get one craft 2 entree free with coupon good until 4/25.  Print the coupon here.

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Pretzelmaker: Free Pretzels April 26th!

Pretzelmaker will be giving away FREE pretzels in honor of National Pretzel Day on April 26th.   Locating a participating store HERE.

The company is also hosting a sweepstakes on their Web site where you  can win a free pretzel and be entered for a chance to win a $50 iTunes gift card weekly when you upload a video of yourself singing.

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Aurora’s 119th Birthday Party – Free Event

Friday, April 30, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm

Bring the whole family to celebrate Aurora’s 119^th birthday!
The event will include face painting, games, Aurora Bingo with prizes and BIRTHDAY CAKE!
At 5:15 pm & 6:30 pm join us for the Connie Elstun’s Bunny and Birdie Comedy Magic Show. This fun-filled show offers sidesplitting laughs and unbelievable illusions. You will be delighted by the zany antics of Ms. Connie’s funny bunnies and mystifying birdies, all live and right before your eyes! Enjoy a fun-filled evening with your family!
FREE

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Centennial Spring Fling

Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cost: Admission and activities for the general public are free
Location: deKoevend Park at the Goodson Recreation Center

The 2010 Centennial Spring Fling will take place on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at deKoevend Park from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We are anticipating more than 3,000 people to attend this event hoping to make it one of the premier family oriented events in the Denver Metro area. The event is designed as a hands-on interactive festival for children of all ages with a target market of the Centennial, Littleton and surrounding communities.

For more information, click HERE.

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Lone Tree Arbor Day Bird Hike – Free Event

Join a naturalist from South Suburban’s South Platte Park for a bird walk on the the nearby Willow Creek trail to the top of the bluffs. All ages, though recommended for 5 and older. Space is limited! Following the Hike, participate in other City of Lone Tree Arbor Day activities including tree and wildflower sales, herb planting, mulch pickup, Birds of Prey demonstrations, stream cleanup, and much more, all at Prairie Sky Park.

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Kids Saturday Nickelodeon – Free Films

I have spent the day hunting around for local events and it has helped me find some of the coolest things that are offered free to residents

Embark on a fun-filled excursion for the whole family when you attend this Saturday afternoon series with our guarantee: the films are rated G, and entrance is totally free. Sponsored by the Kids First! Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, the Scientific Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Target, Wells Fargo and the Xcel Energy Foundation. Showtimes: Saturdays weekly, at 3:00pm.

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Celebrate Earth Day 2010 at Evergreen Lake

elebrate Earth Day at the Evergreen Lake House Earth Day Fair. This is a FREE event with food and children’s activities, fun for the entire family.

During this year’s Earth Day Fair, the Evergreen Alliance for Sustainability, or “E.A.S.-Y”, will help our Mountain community understand sustainability in its full definition of the “triple bottom line” which includes: the environment, social networking, and economic stability.

Join us at the Annual Earth Day Fair from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, April 24 at the Evergreen Lake House, 29614 Upper Bear Creek Road. Shuttle Parking is available at the Wulf Recreation Center. Admission is free and open to all ages.

Over 50 federal, state, and local agencies, nonprofit organizations and businesses will present up-to-date information on critical issues, making it one of the largest and most popular Earth Day Fairs in the state. Numerous activities are planned for children. HawkQuest will present its live raptors, thanks to funding by the Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council, the Montessori School of Evergreen, the Mountain Area Democrats, the Association of Energy & Environmental Real Estate Professionals, and the Mt.Evans Group of the Sierra Club. While you are at Evergreen Lake be sure to visit the historic Warming Hut home to the Evergreen Nature Center operated by Evergreen Audubon and attend presentations by invited speakers.

For more information on the Earth Day Fair go to www.evergreenaudubon.org, call 720.219.7165 or visit Earth Day & Beyond on Facebook.

Earth Day & Beyond is sponsored by the Evergreen Park & Recreation District, the Evergreen Newspapers, the Evergreen Audubon Society and the Mt. Evans Group of the Sierra Club.

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Earth Day Fair at Denver Civic Center Park

Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 10:00am – 2:00pm
West lawn of Civic Center Park off Bannock street

Celebrate Earth Day 2010 by visiting the free Earth Day Fair at Civic Center Park in Denver! Activities and displays at the event will provide information and inspiration that will encourage visitors to make efforts toward conservation and preservation of our planet for current and future generations.

• “Earth Friendly” table exhibits and displays from various non-profit organizations, private companies and City agencies.
• Goodwill will be collecting donations
• Green Up Our School will be collecting ink and toner cartridges, cell phones, laptops, and other small forms of e-waste as a fundraiser.
• Free samples of vegan certified products and a raffle for a FREE detox spa party
• The opportunity to schedule a Hazardous Waste pickup
• Adoptable animals from the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter
• FREE Redirect Guides
• Find out how to start seedlings using newspapers
• Decorate a “tree” cookie
• “Green” magic tricks
• Learn how to turn old plastic bags into new ones

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Earthfest 2010 Boulder, Colorado

2nd ANNUAL EARTHFEST BOULDER CELEBRATES
THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY

For more information visit http://www.earthfestboulder.net/index.html

Featuring Earth Day 5k, Dirt Day Adventure Challenge, Family Activities, Sustainability Expo, Organic Food, Music, and a Wine and Beer Garden

Boulder, Colorado – Earthfest Boulder, a celebration of sustainability and community, invites the Front Range community to celebrate its second year on Sunday, April 25th from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM in downtown Boulder’s Central Park.

Earthfest Boulder is a free, family-friendly outdoor event expected to attract a diverse audience with a unique mix of athletic, artistic, and educational activities.  The event will honor Earth Day in a new way with the theme of “sustainability edutainment.” Located in scenic downtown Boulder, guests will enjoy local organic food and live entertainment, access to over 100 sustainable businesses & organizations, and hands-on activities such as recreation clinics, renewable energy demos, fly fishing & climbing, sustainable crafts and a speaker symposium put on by the Center for ReSource Conservation.

Earthfest will also feature musical performances for both children and adults in the bandshell.  Among the musical guests will be local educator and children’s nature musician, Jeff Kagan. Jeff is the Lead Instructor at the Thorne Ecological Institute as well as co-leader of the city’s Meadow Music nature programs. He loves using his guitar to share his love and appreciation for the Rockies.  Local Americana/bluegrass rockers 18 Switchbacks are also scheduled to perform, as well as other artists to be announced soon!

In addition, the locally popular annual CRC Earth Day 5k run/walk race will precede the day’s festivities at the CU Research Park on Colorado Avenue.  Race participants and attendees are encouraged to continue their post-race activities at Earthfest – and also to leave their cars at home in favor of arriving downtown via the Boulder Creek Pathway.

Earthfest Boulder is free and open to the public. Registration to participate in the Earth Day 5k is required. For detailed information, to sponsor or vendor at Earthfest, or to volunteer, please visit www.EarthfestBoulder.net.

2010 Earthfest Boulder Partners
Earthfest Boulder is a collaborative effort between All Phases Event Group, Adventure Film/Dirt Days, and the ReDirect Guide.

Earthfest is also partnering with the Earth Day Network. Earth Day Network is the non-profit organization that grew out of the original Earth Day in 1970. Earth Day, April 22, is the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a billion people. With 20,000 NGO partners in 190 countries, Earth Day Network supports and coordinates thousands of Earth Day events worldwide each year. You can learn more at www.action.earthday.org.

2010 Earthfest Boulder Sponsors
The 2009 Earthfest Boulder sponsors help build an event that is a true celebration of Earth Day—educationally, visually, stylistically, musically and environmentally. This year’s Sponsors include: Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics, KBCO, New Belgium, Western Disposal, Bona U.S., Namaste Solar, Amgen, Robb’s Boulder Music and the Center for Resource Conservation.

Dirt Days is an adventure and environmental fair showcasing outdoor athletic challenges with the mission of “Protecting the Places We Play”. Enjoy gear demos, hands on skills clinics and outdoor education suited to all ages. One of the main attractions of Dirt Days is a circuit of four adventure challenges: climbing, pack trot, balance-challenge and fly casting. Each challenge will have professionals teaching skills, and everyone is invited to compete for big prizes in over-all best performance.  Dirt Days is produced by Boulder’s own AdventureFilm.org.

The Expo consists of exhibitors, vendors, and educational activities on everything from renewable energy technologies, green building, local and organic food systems, eco-friendly clothing and accessories and MUCH more! People will experience not simply informational booths, but interactive environments where they can learn more about the earth through Boulder’s sustainable businesses and organizations. Brought to you by the ReDirect Guide, Colorado’s sustainable business directory and community resource guide.

CRC Speaker’s Tent
Attend one of seven 15-minute educational sessions in CRC’s Speakers’ Tent, with experts presenting topics in water, waste, and energy conservation, including “Community as the Secret Ingredient in Sustainability,” “Reuse, Deconstruction, and Embodied Energy,” and “Got Xeriscape?” See the schedule for the entire list of speakers, times, and subjects.

Music and Personalities

OTHER EARTH DAY EVENTS IN BOULDER

CRC’s Earth Day 5k Run/Walk
Sunday, April 25 at CU Research Park
10am Race Start
Noon Awards at Earthfest
Put on your sneakers and take a stroll to support conservation! For the eighth year in a row, the Center for ReSource Conservation and CU’s Environmental Center is putting on a Bolder-Boulder qualifying race that generates funds for the CRC. Whether you would like to race, jog, or walk, this event will get you in the stride of Earth Month. Post-race events will take place at Earthfest, Boulder’s Earth Day Celebration.  
More information on CRC’s ED5k Register here

Recycle the Runway Fashion Show
Saturday, April 24, 2010 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Think Project Runway meets Earth Day! In honor of Earth Day, Twenty Ninth Street and the Center for ReSource Conservation is hosting a Recycle the Runway Fashion Show. Check out the latest styles from our retailers and get tips on pulling together great spring looks! Plus, three pre-screened contestants will create dresses that would make Mother Earth proud and maybe Stella McCartney a little envious – an entire dress made from recycled and sustainable materials.

Downtown Boulder’s Taste of Pearl
Sunday, April 25th, 2 – 6 pm, $52.80
Explore Boulder’s tantalizing culinary arts scene and celebrate Colorado’s distinctive wines and benefitting the Emergency Family Assistance Association (efaa). Attendees will enjoy an unforgettable afternoon of tastings while strolling throughout some of Downtown Boulder’s most vibrant galleries and retail stores along historic and picturesque Pearl Street.   www.TasteofPearl.com

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Free Passes to Cultural Places – Colorado

This is so cool!  I can’t believe I did not know these existed, but now that I do, I will start using these free passes to venues around the state!

The Culture Pass is your ticket to visit participating metro-Denver area cultural institutions. JCPL has purchased memberships that can be used by any library card holder. Reserve a pass today to one of the following places:

* Butterfly Pavilion
* Colorado Historical Society for the Byers-Evans House Museum
* Denver Firefighters Museum
* Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys
* Dinosaur Ridge
* MCA Denver
* Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
* The Wildlife Experience

Using our online system you can book passes up to 30 days ahead of time. You can have a maximum of two passes booked per 30 day period. If you don’t have a computer at home, come in and use the library computers or call 303-235-5275 to book a pass.

To book a pass go HERE.

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