Free Museum and National Parks Admission on Saturday, September 25th

free-family-activitiesThere are a few great free events going on this Saturday (in addition to the American Girl’s Party at Michael’s). These are both great family-friendly finds that would be nice for even the littlest of babies!

Saturday, September 25th is Public Lands Day! Get FREE admission to over 100 National Parks nationwide in honor of the event.

Smithsonian Magazine will be offering free admission to museums across the country on Saturday when you sign up for your tickets here. There’s a long list of participating venues!

Michael’s: Free American Girl Party Event This Weekend

September: The Knack FREE Family Event-American Girl®

If you’re looking for a fun free activity for the weekend, you can bring your kids to Michael’s for a Free American Girl event!

Kids ages 8+ will be able to make everything they need to throw a doll-sized party.

The event is on Saturday 9/25 from 10AM to 2PM.

Free Event! Thomas & Friends Playdate at Toys R Us on 9/11

baby dealsToys R Us stores are hosting nice free event this weekend: join them for a Thomas & Friends Playdate! Your kids will enjoy free giveaways, story time and coloring fun!

The event is on Saturday, September 11th from 11 AM – 1 PM.

Here’s the fine print on the event: Activities intended for children, ages 3-up. Parental supervision required at all times. All event materials available while supplies last and are distributed to participating children only. Limit one per child. Quantities limited; no rain checks.

Dora the Explorer’s Birthday Freebies and Deals

baby dealsDid you know Dora the Explorer is turning 10 this month? Common Sense with Money has the scoop on all the FREE birthday freebies, events and deals happening for the big day! See them all here.

77Kids Do Good Day, Minnesota Mom Bloggers Doing Good in Our Neighborhood!

Minnesota Mommy Blogger Baby DealsA few weeks ago, The Motherhood contacted me and asked me to be involved in a very special project: Do Good Day on July 14th. To celebrate 11 stores across the United States, 77Kids (American Eagle’s new kids store) is organizing seven mommy bloggers in each of those cities to “Do Good” for kids in their neighborhoods!

I’ve been fortunate to work with other fantastically creative  Minnesota Mommy Bloggers to brainstorm and come up with our own ideas to help empower kids to spread goodwill throughout the community. Thanks to the Science Museum of Minnesota, we’ll be setting up a great event on July 14th at the Science Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 10:00 – 1:00 to help teach kids to care for and beautify our great state of Minnesota! We’ll have lots of great activities, handouts, and a few great freebies for the Science Museum visitors who stop by and see what we’re up to.

I’m also thrilled that the event organizers are truly making this a family affair, and they’re welcoming Haiden and Piper to the Do Good Day with open arms. I’m excited to do the activites with them, and have them help with the handouts and anything else I can find to occupy them! If you stop by, I’ll be the crazy mom blogger with a baby on my hip, chasing a toddler and trying to hand out coupons and crayons at the same time! Please find me and say “Hi” if you’re around! You’ll also be able to meet these other great blog owners:

Minnesota Mom Blogs Participating in Do Good Day:

Baby GoodBuys (of course!)

Minnesota Mama’s Must Haves

That One Mom

The Girl Next Door Grows Up

All of the Above

Anti-SuperMom

Marvelous Mom Reviews

Empowering Mommy

If you’re not in Minnesota, there are Do Good Day events happening in 10 other cities! The Motherhood has a great “Circle” set up where you can find out more about Do Good Day! I would also love to hear about you doing something good on July 14th. It can be as simple as a random act of kindness, because the little things are what build strong community foundations. If you do something good, please leave a comment on this post or write on my Facebook wall. I’m so looking forward to hearing about your day!

4/24: April Lowes Build and Grow Clinic for Kids

family-freebies-eventsLooking for a fun free activity with the kiddos? My favorite home improvement store, Lowe’s, is hosting a Build & Grow clinic for kids this Saturday, and kids can make a bird feeder absolutely free!

You should register your child(ren) here, then show up at Lowe’s at 10 AM for the activity!

Thanks, Freebies4Mom!