Silly Bandz, Character bandz, Marching Bandz

It started with a tiff, my son did not want to go into Walgreen's, I was going to buy him Arizona Iced tea on sale, it wasn't even a trip for me.

Then he spotted these crazy rubber bands. This craze started during the school year but my son only became interested during camp. He tells me the value of certain shapes and he trades with people at camp, typical 7 year old nonsense.

His friend's 5 year old brother had a Yankees bandz and my son tried to trade with him, but I knew the younger kid was getting taken advantage of, so I put the kibosh on the trade. When he saw the Baseball collection above at Walgreen's, everything changed, he was not at all sorry for the trip intio the store. He had to have these bandz. Clearly I acquiesced, but I did make him pay for this pack. I just hope he doesn't figure out that it is generic baseball and not the Yankees.

Me, I spoil the kid rotten. Of course I had a $5 Walgreen's coupon, so I also bought Toy Story 3, Superman, and Scooby Doo bandz. I will dole those out slowly over the coming weeks. I had purchased some in the retail district 2 weeks ago, but you get what you pay for - enough said!

CHILDRENS PLACE IS GIVING IT AWAY!

www.tinyurl.com/35rwo5z

Click above for 3 coupons worth up to 30% off depending on your total purchase. Use this on sale items and pay practically nothing! Good through July 31.

I love sale/clearance time!

Free Museum Tickets For Museum Day – 9/25

Saturday, September 25th is Smithsonian Magazine’s 6th Annual Museum Day.
You can head over here to score 2 Free tickets to hundreds of museums around the country. Tickets are for 9/25 only. Your Free tickets will be emailed to you once your register.

FREE!

thanks, http://www.livingrichwithcoupons.com/

DOES YOUR CHILDS SCHOOL NEED MONEY/FINANCIAL SUPPORT?

WHAT: Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit will reward one deserving school with $25,000 to be used towards providing enhanced health and fitness education, equipment, technology, resources and services for their students and community. Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit will also launch a sweepstakes to win $5,000 in fitness cash to help improve the health and fitness of the winner and their family.

Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit was created to help schools, communities, and families nationwide address the urgent health and fitness crisis among our nation’s youth, while acknowledging the budget crisis faced by schools across the country.

The Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit campaign is endorsed and supported by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world.


WHY: Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years—a trend that means, for the first time in our history, American children may face a shorter expected lifespan than their parents.


HOW: Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit encourages parents, students, educators and community members to visit http://www.henkelhelps.com/ to nominate their local school by answering a fundamental question with inspirational answers: “What Would Your School Do with $25,000 to Improve Youth Fitness?”

Finalists will receive a free Flip video camera to create a brief video that bring to life the health and fitness issues facing their school and their plan for making the most of the $25,000 prize.

Consumers will vote online to select the $25,000 winning school entry. Consumers can also visit http://www.henkelhelps.com/ to enter the Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit Sweepstakes.


WHEN: Essay nominations will be accepted starting August 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010. In October 2010, ten (10) finalists will be chosen by Henkel and the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

The Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit 2010 $25,000 winning school and sweepstakes winner will be announced in January 2011.


WHO: Henkel Helps
Established in 2007 by Henkel — the company behind some of the nation’s leading consumer brands such as Dial®, Purex®, Renuzit®, Right Guard®, and Soft Scrub®. Henkel Helps mission is simple: support the efforts of communities nationwide to make people’s lives easier, better and more beautiful.


Henkel
Henkel is the company behind some of America’s best-known brands. From Dial® soaps to Purex® laundry detergents, göt2b® hair styling products, Right Guard® antiperspirants, and Loctite® adhesives, Henkel brands are part of your daily life. http://www.henkel.com/

The American Council on Exercise (ACE)
The American Council on Exercise® (ACE®) is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity. Visit http://www.acefitness.org/ for more information.

HELPING CHILDREN

Today I had the honor today of attending an intimate blog event to talk about helping children across the globe. Thanks to www.nycsinglemom.com and mommyfactor.blogspot.com/

One topic of discussion was the reality of how biracial children are treated in other countries. In America we take fair treatment for granted. In some countries, biracial children are blamed for the sins of the parents and denied basic human services and education. I have many friends and family members that would stand out in other countries as biracial, so I wanted to bring this cause to light for my readers.

One institution that trys to help across the world is Pearl S. Buck International, founded of course by the famous authoress: http://www.pearlsbuck.org/.

This is a gentle ask/plea to get the word out, every child should have a equal chance in the world. Pass this info on to everyone you know, each in our own way can make a difference if we all take some action. And support anyone you know that adopts a child, whether domestically or internationally, that is one way we help all the worlds children!

STAPLES IS GIVING AWAY THE HOUSE!

I went to Staples today as there were some deals ending and I had to get my sales! First, I got the above backpack for $50 (marked $100!), and I will get all of that back in Staples money. That deal ends Saturday, I would not pass it up. I am always buying ink so having Staples money on hand is an easy one for me, and I may save all of my credits for a new printer! A nice one!

Then I bought paper for $.01. If you are a follower you might remember I have 2 cases of paper from Staples that I paid almost nothing for. I coudldn't resist this sale, clearly I have an addiction.

Then I come home and find the deals below! You know I am going back! You can get a nice discount on your backpack with these!

Save 20% off one item excluding computers; the instructions on this coupon to the cashier state “Scan any other coupons being applied to this purchase and then Scan this 20% off coupon.” So this means you should be able to apply another coupon to your transaction in addition to the 20% off coupon. Also keep in mind that the 20% discount applies to the highest priced item in the transaction!

Save an extra $75 on any laptop, excluding netbooks and desktop computers.

15% off your in-store purchase excluding netbooks and desktop computers, cell phones and cell phone services, BOSE or Apple products, gift cards, postage stamps or phone cards.

All coupons expire Saturday.

Thank-you http://www.hip2save.com/ for those!

MACLAREN STROLLER CONTEST!

Do you need a stroller or have friend or family member who wants a new stroller, then head over to fellow blogger, http://www.nycsinglemomreviews.com/2010/06/maclaren-zodiac-buggy-stroller-giveaway.html who is having a giveaway for MacLaren Zodiac Buggy Stroller valued at $300. The giveaway ends July 30. I heard that there a not a ton of entries so give a try, YOU COULD BE THE LUCKY WINNER!

I will keep posting until you all have entered!