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Want FREE Coke or Ritz for a year? Play to win!
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- Log into mycokerewards.com
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Thanks Who Said Nothing In Life is Free!
Play for your chance to win with Club Tyson
Click over to the Club Tyson Facebook page, “like” them, andthen click on the “Prize Wheel” tab to play a new Prize Wheel Instant Win game for a chance to win great prizes! This runs now through July 7th! Prizes include: 18.5? Weber Grill, $25 Sam’s club gift card, Meat Thermometer, Kitchen timer, Grill brush, Grill lighter, and more!
You are able to try for FREE prizes just for spinning a wheel, first spin is on the house. Earn more spins by playing a game, sharing with friends, submitting a recipe, etc! I didn’t win on the first go round, but several of my blogging friends did! Good luck!
Free Weekend Events for 2/4 – 2/6
Looking for something to do this weekend with the family? Check out this list of free events around town:
- Lakeshore Learning Craft- Stop by anytime on Saturday (2/5) between 11 am – 3 pm to make a Chinese New Year Drum
- Home Depot Kids Workshops – Stop by anytime Saturday (2/5) between 11 am – 2 pm to make a heart shelf
- Pottery Barn Kids – Stop by Saturday (2/5) at 10 am for a storage and organization memory box crafting activity
- Michaels – Stop by Friday (2/4) between 4 pm and 6 pm to make a FREE Valentines Day Candy Photo Holder
- Michaels – Stop by Saturday (2/5) between 10 am and noon to decorate a Creatology Vinyl Figure Doll
- Michaels – Stop by Saturday (2/5) between 1 pm and 3 pm for a Pops Demo
- Michaels – Stop by Sunday (2/6) between 1 pm and 3 pm to decorate a FREE Valentines Day Box (purchase required)
- Museums on Us – On the first weekend of every month, Bank of America Cardholders can get into over 100 different museums, zoos, science centers and more for FREE!
- Walmart Event Finder: enter your zip code and see what is going on in your area.
Thanks, Who Said Nothing in Life is Free!
How to Make Your Own Piñata (Part 1)
I am making a piñata! I shared this a few days ago on my Facebook page so I wanted to share it with you here too. My daughter is turning one in a few more days and I wanted to do something special for her. My older kids have gotten piñatas for their first birthday. I didn’t want her to miss out on that tradition. Unfortunately this time it is up to me to procure the piñata. So I turned to you on Facebook and you led me to the website Piñata Boy. I used his tips for making a heart shaped piñata to make what I hope will be a crown shape one for our little princess.
Here is my progress so far:
I used a clothes hanger and cardboard to make the shape of the crown:
Then wrapped it in paper and created a web with painters tape to give it “body”. The instructions called for masking tape but I had none of that. but I did have a lot of painter’s tape since my husband painted a couple of rooms in our new house:
This is what it looks like now after two coats of papier mache:
That’s all I have for now. I hope the next update is after I have it decorated. I am not crafty AT ALL!! So I am very proud to be up to this point, can’t you tell? 
I just hope I am doing it right.
Freebies in my Mailbox: YZ Hydravescent Crystals and Febreze Candle
It’s been a great week for me. Just yesterday I had a Febreze with Gain scent show up at my door and today I got this box of YZ Hydravescent Crystals (no longer available). Earlier in the week I got a box of Scrubbing Bubbles products I got for being one of the first 150 to follow Scrubbing Bubbles on Twitter.
PS. I forgot to say that I also got a Bounce Dryer bar from Vocalpoint, wee!
What freebies have you gotten recently in the mail?
Hi! I am Mercedes and this is my blog Common Sense with Money! Helping other people live better, spend less, and save more is something I am very passionate about. I combine simple frugal living tips and smart shopping techniques to help moms across the U.S. become better home economists. Thank you for visiting my blog.
