Save $ and get those kids crafty June 14, 2010

If there’s one thing I learned about traveling with kids this weekend (to a destination other than the grandparents’), it is to arrive prepared! My 2yo & 4.5yo made these foam visors yesterday morning as they were getting antsy, waiting for everyone to wake up.

Here are some coupons and deals to help get you prepared with easy, inexpensive crafts for kiddos you’re either traveling with or hosting:

- 50% OFF at JoAnn Fabric & Craft Stores - 50% off any one regular-priced item with code DFP170 (online; exp 6/19/2010)

- 50% OFF at Michaels - 50% off any one regular-priced item with printable coupon (Find a Michaels near you; exp 6/19/2010)

- $2.95 shipping at Hobby Lobby for any order – no code needed! (online; exp 6/19/2010)

Not sure where to start for easy summer crafts? Hit the Vacation Bible School aisle or category for EASY crafts. They’re not all religiously-themed (the visors we made weren’t), and they’re designed for kids to make easily and quickly! The best part of these visors is that after the kids decorated them, they got to wear them too.

Expires: All of these deals expire 6/19/2010

Thanks to Buxr for the Michaels coupon!

30% OFF EVERYTHING at Old Navy – in-store & online May 1, 2010

Woah… This just in. Time to get stocked for the summer & for next winter (hit those clearance racks!). Old Navy is the place to shop this weekend!

Old Navy has EVERYTHING at an additional 30% OFF – in-store (no coupon needed!) and online (use code ONBIG30 at OldNavy.com).

Find an Old Navy near you.

Expires: Sunday, May 2, 2010

EXTRA 20% OFF at Stride Rite April 26, 2010

Time to get those little feet ready for summer! Did you realize May starts THIS WEEK? Yep, that’s what my calendar says. Hard to believe.  So, pass along those old sandals from last summer to someone who can use them, and get your kids ones that fit right for their ever-growing tootsies!

Get an EXTRA 20% OFF your purchase of $50 or more at StrideRite.com when you use code SUN20 through May 13, 2010. This is good on all their shoes — sale, clearance, and, yeah, those full-priced ones!

Happy shopping!

Expires: May 13, 2010

TODAY: Extra 20% OFF @ JC Penney Friends & Family Sale April 18, 2010

You’ve got to love JC Penney’s Friends & Family sales! Take your printable coupon for an EXTRA 20% OFF with you when you’re shopping today (4/18) in the store and today & tomorrow (4/19) online to score some fabulous deals!

Click here to get your printable coupon for an EXTRA 20% OFF when shopping in the store TODAY. You can use it over and over, so no need to print more than one. Yeah for saving paper! Be resourceful and print it on the back of some scrap paper.

The sale lasts through tomorrow online & via their catalog! Use code 4DSCOUNT at checkout when shopping online or by phone for catalog purchases.

Find a JC Penney store near you.

Expires: Today (in stores) and tomorrow, 4/19 online & via their catalog

FREE card at Hallmark Gold Crown March 3, 2010

Really, aren’t most adults just overgrown 12-year-olds? Well, surely not YOUR closest friends, but people you know?

Now through March 14, you can get a FREE CARD from Hallmark’s kids collection at your local Hallmark Gold Crown store. No coupon is needed!

These cards are aimed at kids from grade school through high school, but really, I think they’re good for practically anyone.

Find a Hallmark Gold Crown store near you.

Expires: March 14, 2010

FREE SHIPPING at The Children’s Place February 26, 2010

Surely you know a child… And that child needs clothing! Shoes! Accessories! Let’s get ready for spring — now!

Briefly, through the end of TODAY (2/26/10), The Children’s Place is offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders. There is no minimum purchase! Just use code FSFEB2010 at checkout and you’ll be all set! The best part? If your purchases don’t fit, you can return them or exchange them at your local store!

Expires: Friday, February 26, 2010

$24.99 & FREE SHIPPING on Little People Nativity Set December 1, 2009

If you have any little people in your life, you know they like, well, Little People. Right now, Toys R Us  has Fisher-Price’s Little People Nativity Scene on sale for just $24.99 with FREE SHIPPING! (If you shopped on Amazon, you’d find it for $49.99… )

This adorable set is great for kids of any age, but especially the toddler & preschool crowd. Perfect to keep the kiddos entertained while you’re decorating your house, addressing your holiday cards, or secretly watching them from around the corner as they make the figurines have the most hilarious of conversations.

At this price, I’d recommend buying a few sets and keeping them on hand for future gifts.

Expires: Unknown

Thanks, ShoppingBookmarks!

FREE deals expiring this week! November 29, 2009

November ends this week, and so do these great deals! With the craziness of the holidays already in full swing, I thought you might like a reminder. Safe travels wherever you’re headed today!

Expiring tomorrow, Monday, November 30:

• FREE photo note card

• FREE monogramming on children’s gifts!

• FREE MP3 downloads – $3 worth – from Amazon

• FREE shipping @ The Land of Nod

Expiring December 5:

• Reserve NOW! $10 OFF mini photo sessions for Christmas!

• 20 FREE holiday cards! New England photographer: Jessica Hughes

Reserve NOW! $10 OFF mini photo sessions for Christmas! November 11, 2009

Ok, it is November 11… Do you have your Christmas photo session booked yet? Do you have that perfect pic for your holiday cards?!?

If you’re anywhere remotely near the DFW area, this is a STEAL of a deal! JK Photography is hosting their Christmas mini sessions the weekend of December 5 & 6 for ONLY $40! And… if you refer a friend, you will BOTH save $10 off your sessions! (Now, that’s a present unto itself!)

Your mini session will include 15 minutes in their Holiday studio, 5-10 high resolution images on a CD for you to use however you wish, and 1 5×7 photographer selected print.

Please tell JK Photography you learned about this amazing bargain on Being Resourceful!

Expires: December 6 or whenever all the time slots get booked!

Thanks, Jessica!

30% OFF Gymboree: Friends & Family Sale November 5, 2009

Ooooh! This intro is for those of you with newbies or who are newbies to clothing shopping for kiddos… Target sells great clothes for the “going to be worn out quickly so buy it cheap” attire, but Gymboree sells the “buy it on sale and pass it down from kid to kid to kid” clothes! With their Friends & Family sale this Thursday through Sunday, you’ll save 30% OFF EVERYTHING — including SALE items! — and outfit a kid or kids with clothes that will LAST.

Seriously, the stuff we’ve bought from Gymboree I’ve been able to pass along from my kids to my godson, and still pass it on again after all of them have worn them!

For online purchases, use code GYMFAMILY and for in-store purchases, print the coupon here.

Find a Gymboree store near you.

Good only Thurs 11/5 – Sun 11/8/09.

Thanks, Melissa N. M.!