Valentine’s Day Printables

Posted on February 5, 2012 by *Geekette*

If you’re like me and LOVE printables, you enjoy these Valentine’s Day themed ones! I have found over 40 printable valentines for kids and adults, whether you’re handing them out at school or your special someone. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Download pdfs by clicking on printable’s images
Blog images go directly to the “printable”-related blog posts if you want to check out other printables the blogger shared
If it’s not a direct PDF it’s because there were multiple images to download

Don’t forget to check out my blog post on Kid’s Valentine’s Day Websites, Printables, and Crafts!

Printable Valentine’s Day Jokes!

FREE valentine's day printables

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Tattered-and-Inked/174217669273613

http://twitter.com/30daysblog

http://facebook.com/30daysblog

Pencil Toppers!

Bag Topper

Cute Gift Labels “Open Me At”

page 1 & page 2

https://www.facebook.com/iheartfaces

http://twitter.com/iheartfaces

Download a zip file full of templates displayed below.

https://twitter.com/#!/amyistheparty

http://www.facebook.com/amylouisecluck

Skip to My Lou

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skip-to-my-Lou/45710348090

http://twitter.com/cindyhopper

http://www.facebook.com/LivingLocurto?sk=app_265208426850693

http://twitter.com/livinglocurto

And cute bag labels here.

http://www.facebook.com/lovevsdesign

http://twitter.com/lovevsdesign

12 Days of Christmas Sales and Giveaways

Posted on December 2, 2011 by *Geekette*

Although the “12 Days of Christmas” normally occurs the day after Christmas, December 26 leading to the Feast of Epiphany, on the twelfth day, on January 6, the following retailers and talk show hosts are offering 12 days of giveaways, discounts, and prizes to get you in the holiday spirit!

Check back daily from now until the 12 of December (depending on the website…) and take advantage of their that day only sale or surprise. Enter to win giveaways or use special coupon codes! Online only.

FOODIES

Godiva

Starbucks 12 festive holiday gifts

RETAILERS

Dell

Netted

CELEBRITY GIVEAWAYS

Ellen Show Tune in to see these fantastic prizes and watch all show long to see the names of the 25 lucky winners.

Oprah Twelve lucky readers will win the Favorite Things chosen by Oprah

TRAVEL

Norwegian Cruise Line

Thai Airways 12 days special fares

Zynga Poker Pumpkin Carving

Posted on October 23, 2011 by *Geekette*

As someone who aspires to be Martha Stewart when it comes to pumpkin crafts, I thought I would try my hand at a poker themed pumpkin!

Make Your Own Poker-themed Pumpkin

First, start with a pumpkin:

And make sure you have the right tools…obviously; this wasn’t the first time I’ve carved pumpkins. In addition to the traditional 5 piece set that includes the scoop and different serrated knives, last year I also splurged and got the linoleum cutters from Michaels (with a 40% off a single item coupon, of course!)

Then we thought about what we wanted to make and got inspiration from the Zynga iPad apps:

And sketched out our ideas. I normally cut the bottom of the pumpkin, instead of the top…this prevents the pumpkin from rotting as quickly and it keeps the top of the pumpkin pretty.

We got all the seeds and goup out:

With just our hands and the scoop that comes in the pack.

Since I didn’t have a pattern and it’s very easy to make a mistake and cut the wrong line, I visulized everything by cutting out my design and taping it to the pumpkin.

Then I traced on what I wanted to make:

After tracing the basical outlines with a market that could easily be wiped off, I drew in the details since I was going to be cutting around the lettering and cards.

Then with my linoleum cutter I started shaving away.

I used a lamp to sign under the pumpkin so I wouldn’t have to play with fire everytime.

Eventually I was done! I used the smaller blade to edge out the details…then I shaved away the excess pumpkin.

2011 Day After Christmas Sales

Posted on December 25, 2010 by *Geekette*

Last year I wrote a Day After Christmas Sales post on my blog and got over 1500 visitors that day after Christmas. Here are the deals, sales, and coupons I found for 2011 to start the post-Christmas, ready to save money season off right. As I find more deals I’ll add them to this post, check back frequently!

*Post-Christmas is one of the BEST times to buy large electronics and appliances…just saying…

Crabtree & Evelyn Ticket now after christmas coupon Hancock Fabric Christmas After Christmas Sale Restaurant.com coupon Red Box blu-ray coupon Cafe Press christmas coupon half price books sale dillards after christmas sale JCPenney After Christmas Sale Saks Fifth Avenue after christmas sale nordstrom after christmas sale big lots after christmas sale

Retailer	Promo Code	Description
Dillard’s		Sale and Clearance items in-store and online
Macy’s	HOLIDAY	Extra 15% off, FREE shipping w/ purchases > $99
Kohl’s	HOHOHO15	Extra 15% off, FREE shipping w/ purchases > $75
Party City	PCTCYM	FREE next day air, > $65; 50% off New Year supplies
Big Lots		Clearance, holiday sales, 20% off w/ initial email sign up!
Saks Fifth Avenue		instore and online, prices increase online 12/27 and instore 12/26 at noon.
Nordstrom		instore and online, double reward points and savings start 12/26 at 8am
JCPenney	SHOP4FUN	$10 off $25 purchase, 12/26-12/27; 75% off clearance and seasonal items
Café Press	MYNEW	$10 off iphone & iPad cases
Half Price Books		20% off ENTIRE purchases 12/26-12/29
Red Box	BETTERINBLU	1st Blu-Ray is only $1!
Restaurant.com	HOLIDAY	$25 gift certificate for $2
Hancock Fabrics		Online exclusives on 12/25
Tickets Now	HOLIDAY10	10% off ALL tickets
Avelle	50GIFT	50% off all in-stock rentals, expires 12/26
Crabtree & Evelyn		25% off storewide plus $10 hand therapy
GAP	LBKVWFXN8R4X	20% off ENTIRE purchases 12/25
Urban Outfitters		50% off in-store purchase, 12/26-27!
Anthropologie		25% off sale items
The Limited		Up to 70% off!
New York and Company	6322	Up to 70% off w/ an extra 20% off, today!
Borders	BRW9132V	25% off entire purchase, today ONLY!

Ann Taylor Loft	HOLIDAY	40% off entire purchase today and tomorrow
	GIVEMP3S	$2 in MP3 Downloads
Express	9877; 9882	$75 off $250 purchase! 12/25-12/27

Added 12/26/2011:

Brooks Brothers – save up to 40% off

Golf Galaxy – additional 25% off (WINTERSALE)

Crate & Barrel – up to 60 % off

Bed Bath & Beyond – 50% off

Newegg – tons of electronics on sale

Sephora – extra 20% off (EXTRA)

Puma – semi-annual sale, 40% off

Give Best Gift Ever | UNICEF Charity

Posted on December 21, 2010 by *Geekette*

Did you wait until the last minute to purchase a Christmas present this year? No fear! UNICEF is here.

The best gift is a gift that keeps giving…and what could be better than a gift that literally saves lives, natural resources, and makes the world a better place!

A couple of Sundays ago, at my church Oak Hills in San Antonio, Max Lucado quickly showed a video of missionaries from our church sent to different parts of Africa to build fresh water wells w/ money raised from the Bibleland Children’s Sunday School classes. Not only were the children there laughing and thanking us, they are now able to enjoy clean, fresh water without worrying about contamination, disease, and travelling many miles to fetch a tiny amount.

Check out all the ways to give back to children around the world:

About UNICEF:

Working in over 150 countries, UNICEF provides children with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, protection, emergency relief, and more.

22,000 children die EVERY DAY from preventable diseases. Imagine being able to buy a gift that saves the life of one or many children in poverty stricken parts of the world! Several, charitable organizations like UNICEF let you do just that! Dedicate the purchase in the name of a loved one or friend and send/print notification.

Right now the featured gift is a “Winter Child Survival Pack” that includes:

supplies to sustain child for 6 months!!
vitamins and minerals to grow healthy
measles and polio immunizations
enough water purification tablets for 50,000 liters of water!!

ALL of that is possible w/ a small donation of $81.35! And if that’s too much they take general donations of $5 and more.

Education & Play - school supplies, soccer balls, and more give these children a chance for quality educations!
Immunizations – vaccinations for diseases that don’t even exist in modern countries ($20 buys 412 tetanus shots)
Water – water pumps, purification, and family water kits
Nutrition – baby scales, ready to eat food, vitamin powder ($18 buys 604 individual doses of vitamins and minerals!)
Emergency – high energy food, water kits, tents and more to help during emergencies
Health - first aid kits for field workers, mother/baby packs, for $80 save 1000k from deadly diseases

Did you know that as you’re shopping for people on other sites you could still be helping children fight preventable diseases?!

Click on the links for more details! American Airlines is fighting diseases w/ incentives to donate to UNICEF by offering 2 AAdvantage miles in return for EACH dollar donated. Donate right now!

The special edition “Gucci for UNICEF” Sukey bag, designed by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini in grey “La Pelle Guccissima” leather, is being sold in Gucci stores in over 20 countries and from April 15, 2010 through February 28, 2011, Gucci will donate 25% of the retail price!

UNICEF Social Media

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UNICEF-USA
Twitter: http://twitter.com/unicefusa

TeachUNICEF is a portfolio of UNICEF-focused resources designed and collected by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s Education Department for educators, afterschool instructors, and parents. The units, lesson plans, stories, and multimedia cover topics ranging from the Millennium Development Goals to water and sanitation.

*Teaser for my next blog “Teach UNICEF”

Christmas Gift Card Rewards

Posted on December 12, 2010 by *Geekette*

Back by popular demand (from this article last year), here’s all the gift card purchases you can buy for loved ones (or yourself!!) that are accompanied with extra incentives to buy. Gift cards can still be an incredibly thoughtful gift without taking up too much space or time. Since you’re going to be getting the gift cards anyways (or if you want to save additional money when you make purchases for yourself…) check out these great seasonal offers that will not only bring a smile a friend to the person receiving the gift, but also the one giving (FREE stuff for you!!):

*For those gift cards that I missed, here’s a link to 54 more gift cards w/ a comparative checklist.

Maggianos gift card reward

Retailer/Restaurant	Gift Card Reward
California Pizza Kitchen	Purchase $100 in CPK Gift Cards and receive a $20 Rewards Card.
Kids Foot Locker	Through 12/24, get $10 rewards card w/ gift card purchases >$50
DSW	Through 12/24, get $10 rewards card w/ gift card purchases >$50
The Palm	For every $250 you spend on gift cards, you’ll receive a $50 thank you card that can be used at The Palm from January 1 to April 30, 2011.
Godiva	FREE $10 gift card w/ every $50 purchase
IHOP	$5 rewards with every $25 gift card purchase
L.L.Bean	FREE $10 gift card w/ every $50 purchase
Morton’s Steakhouse	Buy $300 gift card and get $50 or buy $500 to get $100
Outback Steakhouse	FREE $20 gift card w/ every $100 purchase
Hancock Fabric	For every $100 or more single transaction between 12/11/2010-12/24/2010 you will receive a $20 BONUS BUCK card towards your next purchase between 12/26/2010-1/12/2011
Maggianos	FREE $20 gift card w/ every $100 gift purchase
The Children’s Place	Receive a $10 coupon when you purchase $40
Amazon Gift Card	Spend $50, get $5
Roaring Fork, Wildfish, (Eddie V Restaurants)	FREE $20 gift card w/ every $100 gift purchase
Brunswick Bowling Alley	Free $5 Brunswick bonus certificate with every $25 gift card purchase
Dave & Busters	Spend $25, get $5; spend $50, get $10
Chucke Cheese’s	Get 20 free tokens for every $25 gift card purchased
Benihana	Spend $50, get $10
Fox and Hound	Spend $25, get $5
Sky Mall	Spend $100, get $50

2010 Unknown Black Friday Deals

Posted on November 24, 2010 by *Geekette*

Although there are a lot of popular Black Friday websites (check out my post from 2009 to see my favorites), I wanted to post some ads that I have found that I don’t think have gotten enough attention.

Black Friday Tips

Never Assume – Although I’m a HUGE online shopper, last year there were several websites not prepared to handle the traffic generated by Black Friday. Don’t assume the website will work, if there is something you really want, go in-person.
Store Hours – Check out that link for common stores and their shopping start times. Know if the store if offering Thanksgiving hours, Thanksgiving online hours, Black Friday hours, and Black Friday online hours. No two stores were created equally.
Research – Check out that inclusive link to the left! Includes tons of stores and their Black Friday offers. Know how much something is worth before you look at the discounted price. It might not be a great deal after all.
Confident Purchases ONLY! – If there is something that you have second thoughts about buying, DON’T buy it. If you don’t know if it’s really that good of a deal, don’t buy it! You’ll be able to get great discounts again as soon as Christmas is over. This is not your only chance…don’t sweat it.
Location, Location, Location – When planning my in-store purchases, I consider the demographic of the different store locations. Is there going to be a bigger demand for the XBOX Kinetic at the Walmart off I-10 and 1604 or Fredericksburg, TX? If there’s a huge deal you know is worth it, save purchase time by going to the less busy store, even if the drive’s a little longer.

Good luck and remember that there’s always post-Christmas sales!

Hot Destination Deals:

Southwest Vacations – offers “great prices for limited time” (Black Friday through Cyber Monday) and includes Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles, Ski resorts, and more!

Southwest Air Fare – With prices starting at $59, one-way, purchase starting 11/23/10 through 11/29/10 for travel 01/04/11 through 03/09/11! Check out the extensive list, here.

Starwood Resorts – Check out this massive hotel line’s Cyber Monday deals!

BroadwayAcrossAmericaBlackFridayDeals

Broadway Across America – Ticket deals available too! Check out a list of shows offered at discounted prices at a theater near you!

Educational Deals:

The Scholastic Store – Take an extra 20% off w/ FREE shipping when you use “ssbf20” at checkout, now until 11/29/2010. Enjoy up to 75% off!

the Houston Museum of Natural Science – Save $10 off $50, $25 off $100, and $50 off $200 purchases with this printable coupon. Offer valid 11/26–11/28.

Retailers:

Vera Bradley – Spend over $100 at this retailer and get a FREE holiday tote! ($48 value!)

The Limited – 40% off EVERYTHING, in-store and online! Don’t forget you’ll also get a FREE mini-bag w/ $75 purchase (also both online AND in-store!)

Haverty’s – The first 50 get $50–$250 off certificates, sale starts at 8am so you’ll have time to hit a couple other stores first.

Crabtree & Evelyn – FREE shipping of orders over $25 with incredible lotions 50% off, buy one get 50% off site wide, 50% off select gifts and fragrances!

Smart Home – Ever want to completely automate your home? Preheat your over w/ your cell phone? Lights controlled by remote? Take a look at their exclusive savings, NOW through the end of 11/26!

Golf Galaxy – Starts online Thursday, 11/25 at 12AM ET. Save big on clubs, gear, and more! $1.99 flat shipping rate!

Bed, Bath, & Beyond – Shop early and save 20% off your ENTIRE order, including clearance items!

Overstock.com – not only will you enjoy severely discounted items, you’ll save 10% off your entire purchase and enjoy $1 shipping!

Dining Deals:

Denny’s – Enjoy 20% off your entire ticket, the entire day at Denny’s!

Tags: shopping, seasonal, holidays, coupons, black friday

2010 Earth Day Printable Activities and Crafts for Kids

Posted on April 20, 2010 by *Geekette*

Check out everything that you and your child can do for FREE this April 22, 2010 to build good habits for a lifetime! Doesn’t have to be isolated to the 40^th anniversary of Earth Day either…check out these activities throughout the year!

PBS Kids Earth Day

PBSKids.org has dedicated:

Entire section for Earth Day games (with games centered about taking care of our earth)
Earth Day Videos
Earth Day parents – includes ways to throw a green birthday party, turn trash into treasures, and teaching your children about being “green”.
Follow @pbskids on twitter
Become a fan on Facebook

Lakeshore Learning

I LOVE this store! Not only do they have great online resources, they offer a FREE quality craft each Saturday from 11am-3pm. We normally go and afterwards make the rounds to all the display toys, free entertainment!

Online Projects
- Check out their projects/crafts for April including reusable Earth Day Bags and more!
Lesson Plans for educators!
Follow them on twitter – @ LakeshoreLM
Become a fan on Facebook

Earth Day Celebrated by Children’s Publishing Companies

Harper Collins Children Publishing Co.

The children’s book publishing company offers:

Green Activities – tons of e-cards, reading materials, and printable coloring activities
Greet Tips for Parents – join Little Critter on a missing to cleanup his neighborhood (read online for FREE)
Follow their tweets @harpercollins

Read the following books online for FREE w/ your children:

Scholastic

Scholastic has a GREAT site for Teachers, Kids, and Parents to help prepare you for Earth Day! Tons of fun, FREE printable activities, online games, and great website layouts!

Follow their Tweets @Scholastic
Become a Fan on Facebook

Other Earth Day Crafts & Activities

Tons of fun activities and printable crafts for the kids and family to enjoy!

Kaboose – crafts, organic food information, lessons, including their “Go Green” checklist
Crayola – tons of printable crafts, ideas, and activities

2010 Chinese New Years

Posted on February 13, 2010 by *Geekette*

Tomorrow isn’t just Valentine’s Day…it’s also the Chinese New Year (it falls on Feb. 3 in 2011!) Make sure that you start the new lunar calendar with these good luck charms for a long and prosperous year:

Traditional Family Dinner – family comes from all around to celebrate the New Year together. After dinner the red envelopes are given out.
Red Envelopes – gifted to newly weds and elders to singles and children, common tradition to gift red envelops containing chocolate coins or cash. $6/$8 are considered very lucky numbers, wishing a smooth and wealthy year, respectively. Also, the amount given, determined by the 1st digit ($80 is even, $700 considered odd…), is always even, as even digit numbers are considered lucky.
Red Underwear – get your red underwear out! The color red is commonly worn in an attempt to scare away evil spirits and bad fortune. New clothes symbolize having enough to wear new beginnings. { Victoria Secret’s Coupon FREE Panties }

*Chinese New Year lasts 15 days.

Chinese Astrology Sign {Sheng Xiao}

Figure out what your Chinese zodiac sign reveals about you, determined by your birth year. Those born this year of the Tiger.

How the Chinese Zodiac Came to Be:

When it came time for the Jade Emperor in heaven to decide the order of the zodiac, he invited all the animals to participate in a race. The order of the zodiac would be decided by the order in which animals finished the race.

When the competition started, the ox was leading the pack, but the rat jumped on his back. Since the rat was so light and small, the ox did not realize that the rat was hitching a ride. As the ox approached the finish line, the rat leap off his back and was crowned as the first animal to complete the race.

After all the creatures finished the race, the order was finalized: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.

My Chinese Zodiac is the Rat:

Check out snippets of my fairly [VERY] accurate profile:

Personality: Occupying the 1st and most prominent position on the Chinese Zodiac, the Rat symbolizes such character traits as wit, imagination and curiosity. Rats have keen observation skills and with those skills they’re able to deduce much about other people and other situations. Overall, Rats are full of energy, talkative and charming but they have a tendency to become aggressive.

Rats are full of good advice but they will never share their troubles with others. They are honest individuals and they enjoy living for the moment. They’re also capable of surviving any situation.

Routine halts their creativity so Rats need flexible positions that allow creativity.

Not nearly as self-confident as they appear on the surface, Wood Rats [based on the year you were born] will never expose this vulnerability to others. They’re successful despite their perpetual fear of failing.

*I’ll buy that!

Chinese New Year Crafts and Activities

Martha Stewart’s Chinese New Year Show this year. Or last year’s resources on Chinese New Year Table Settings.

Chinese New Year place setting crafts

Pingg’s Chinese New Year ecards

Crayola is also offering their online community these incredibly cute crafts:

Valentine’s Day Printable Activities and Crafts for Kids

Posted on January 30, 2010 by *Geekette*

While I was finishing my last post on Valentine’s Day sales and promotions I was already mentally writing this one. With Valentine’s Day only slightly more than two weeks away, I figured I better hurry up and find some great children activities for the holiday we love to love.

I assumed my favorite children’s websites for printable activities would have special crafts online, available to download. I was right! In no particular order here are some fun activities for children and other thoughtful resources for parents.

PBS Parents offer lots of ideas to get you in the holiday spirit. For parents are several links to various articles and resources about feelings, diversity, and other characteristics that are perfect to teach around this time through books and games, as well as recipes to share with your family.

PBS Kids includes printable activities, coloring pages, and e-cards of all your favorite, educational friends. It also lists information about special programming on February 13^th with the heart-filled theme.

Depending on how ambitious you’re feeling, check out Martha Stewart’s website for kids activities. (Here for more adult sized activities…not that adult… ;-P) Includes everything from cards, cute packaging, candies, and soap! Very cute and surprisingly easy to put together. Be prepared for printing the templates…I made several of them successfully. Some I gave up.

Here are four of the 27 Valentine’s Day crafts

Index for all Martha Stewart activities online for Valentine’s.

Nick Jr’s Valentine’s also jumped on the Valentine’s Day bandwagon with their dedicated site too. The front page is an advent calendar that your child can return each day to click different dates for a fun surprise to open. Grouped by week, view previous weeks and come back each week to unlock more. My daughter’s favorite, Olivia, remains to be unlocked!

Check out the resources for parents here too. Or let Max and Ruby help you plan a classroom party or soiree for friends.

All Valentine’s Day printable activities for many different ages…I have always been very impressed with Nick Jr.’s printable activities…they’re definitely a step higher than most. I hate the ones that only offer coloring pages, my daughter doesn’t stay entertained with coloring but crafts will keep her busy for hours!

Kid Coupons

Chuck E Cheese is offering this FREE printable Valentine card w/ a coupon for 5 FREE tokens. Your child can give all of their friends 5 tokens while saying Happy Valentine’s Day! Expires 3/2.

Love Deals | Valentine’s Day Sales

Posted on January 30, 2010 by *Geekette*

Before it’s too late, take advantage of these 2010 Valentine’s Day deals that make you fall head over heels with saving money, all over again! Categorized by Flowers, Chocolates, Gifts, Party, Dining, and Dress, there is someone for everyone, those with a Valentine and those looking to save a buck! Includes freebies like 25 songs from iTunes and much more!

Continue to check back as I’ll add more as I come across them!

Flowers

ProFlowers is offering a dozen roses and 12 free chocolates!

Chocolates

Reese’s Pieces To receive your coupon, complete this order form and send along with one complete candy bar wrapper from: HERSHEY.®S SPECIAL DARK® Dark Chocolate Bar, ALMOND JOY® Candy Bar, YORK® Peppermint Pattie or REESE.S® Peanut Butter Cups. HURRY. your request must be one of the first 25,000 received and post-marked by 2/17/10 to qualify!

Ghirardelli is offering another sinfully delicious deal for Valentine’s Day!
Use CJ15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase! Also enjoy free shipping over $50!

Godiva Chocolate is offering FREE 32 pc. Milk Chocolate Gems on Shipments >$50!

My M&M’s lets you save 14% off your order with promo code: VDAY14.

using promocode VA1019751 at checkout to save 20% off your entire order! Now through 2/11!

Amazon’s sweet deals save you $10 when you spend $49 or more…expires Feb. 15th, use VALCANDY at checkout.

Gifts

Walgreens is wishing their customers Happy Valentine’s Day with Free Shipping for orders over $25, use LOVE25 through Jan. 30!!

Shutterfly is offering 40% off your entire order! Enter FORTY at checkout and get free shipping for orders over $30 with SHIP30!

Sephora is offering a something to pucker up about, normally $65…now only $25!

Bath & Body Works use promocode 20PERCENT at checkout 1/31.

JCPenney to take an Extra 15% OFF Select Fine Jewelry with 15HEARTS at checkout!

Pillsbury sign up to receive the Pillsbury® email newsletter, access exclusive member benefits on Pillsbury.com, and receive a FREE* Pillsbury® coupon booklet with $10 in valuable savings!

Half Price Books is having a Book Lovers Weekend – use the printable coupon to save 20% off your entire purchase!

Party

Party City is offering FREE Shipping with PCSB65 at checkout!

The Popcorn Factory is just another GREAT way to save “I LOVE YOU”! HRT5 at checkout saves you $5, now through Feb. 14th!

Harry & David is offering a $5 coupon! Doesn’t have to be Christmas and pears…enjoy Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day savings!

Dining

Krispy Kreme Buy a Dozen Donuts, recieve 12 FREE Valentine’s with coupons for free! Also, did you know that whenever their window light is lit they’re giving away FREE glazed donuts! @krispy_kreme

BJ’s Brewhouse s offering $5 off $20 food purchase, use printable coupon or 2010 at checkout now through 2/12!

Macaroni Grill is offering free Appetizer with purchase of two Entrees! Doesn’t expire until March 2010!

Dress

Urban Outfitters offers “20% off $50 Purchase, use THINKSPRING now through Feb. 14th! Also on their homepage, text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross Relief AND download and listen to 25 tracks, FREE! UO Music List !

2010 New Year’s Sales

Posted on December 31, 2009 by *Geekette*

Happy New Year’s Eve! Check out these 32 retailers that are offering New Year’s sales that start today and last throughout the next couple of days, many lasting through the month of January! Enjoy and happy shopping!

I hope that your new year’s resolutions was to save money at the start of the year because this is a GREAT place to start!

Expiration	Retailer	Deal	Promo Code
1/2/2010	Walgreen’s Photos	9 cents per 4×6 print	50 prints to qualify
1/2/2010	Banana Republic	Save Up to 40% Off + Extra 20% Off Reduced Items	BREXTRA20
1/3/2010	New York & Company	30% off sale items	4710
1/3/2010	Amazon Video	$4 Amazon Video on Demand credit, FREE!	AVODGIFT
1/3/2010	Cole Haan	30% Off all sales	CH30SALE
1/4/2010	DKNY	40% off entire purchase
1/4/2010	Victoria’s Secret	$15 Off $100, $30 Off $150, $75 Off $250, $150 Off $500 purchase	SP1020029
1/4/2010	DSW	$20 off $99 purchase	NYGIFT
1/4/2010	ESPRIT	30% off full priced merchandise	NEWYEAR
1/4/2010	Coldwater Creek	60% Off Your Entire Order	WKH8281
1/7/2010	Delias	FREE shipping, 80% off clearance	SHIP75D
1/7/2010	Vera Bradley	10% off winter items	10offsale
1/8/2010	Jelly Belly	Up to 75% off
1/9/2010	Office Depot	$10 Off $50 Purchase (In-Store, Phone, Fax, Online)	75265240
1/10/2010	Lucky Brand	50% off sale	online; in-store
1/17/2010	Payless Shoes	$10 off $50 (online) or 15% off (in-store)	30314
1/18/2010	JCPenney	$20 Off $100	CAWBLAPC
1/21/2010	Frederick’s of Hollywood	$15 OFF $100 or $30 OFF $150 or $75 OFF of $250+	AXKDISC
1/23/2010	Yankee Candle	Save $10 Off $25 Online + In-Store Print Coupon	JW82BK
1/27/2010	Time Life	21% off one item	YEAREND
1/31/2010	Ace Hardware	$20 off $100 w/ Mastercard	MCACE20
1/31/2010	Old Navy	$10 off $50 purchase	printable coupon
1/31/2010	Sears	$5 off $50 purchase	CPNALBUM
1/31/2010	HP	$15 off $75 purchase	SVN9846

I couldn’t find specific expiration dates for these so buy before it’s too late!

Godiva Chocolate	up to 50% off sale
Pac Sun’s	50% off instantly clearance items, FREE shipping over $75 purchase	automatic
White House \| Black Market	20% off order	8884
L.L. Bean	up to 50% off sale
Pizza Hut	Any pizza $10
Dockers Online	up to 50% off sale	WELCOME3
Lego	Extra 10-25% off sale	BSCV29
PreNexa	FREE pregnancy journal	subscribe

Day After Christmas Sales & Deals

Posted on December 25, 2009 by *Geekette*

Everyone’s done shopping for the year…right?! Ya…me neither. Just in-case anyone is planning to do a little last minute, end of the year shopping, I have compiled a list of 45 retailers (online, in-store, or both…) that are set to expire within the next week or two. Check them out, plan accordingly, they are sorted by expiration date.

*As another helpful hint, I bought a model Christmas tree from Bed, Bath, and Beyond last year the day after Christmas, early in the morning. It is a pre-lit, 9 foot tree and I was able to snag it for $25 after using my Bed, Bath, and Beyond EXPIRED 20% off a single item coupon. Don’t be afraid to ask, it was a great deal for me! They even threw in the red and gold, assorted sizes, ornaments!

Expiring Really Soon!

Expires	Retailer	Deal	Promo Code
12/26/2009	Papa John’s	FREE Pizza w/ Regular Priced Purchas	BOGO17
12/26/2009	Sears	$5 Off a $50 Purchase (In-Store)	printable coupon
12/26/2009	Guess	20% off Full Priced order	Register on website
12/26/2009	Express	50% off winter items
12/26/2009	Office Depot	Take $10 OFF $40; 10% off single item	18811017
12/27/2009	Coach Outlet	Additional 20% off (In-store)	printable coupon
12/27/2009	Anne Klein	Take 30% off everything	automatic
12/27/2009	Macy’s	$10 off $25 purchase	printable coupon
12/27/2009	Macy’s	15% off clearance items	printable coupon
12/27/2009	Banana Republic	Up to 40% Off + Extra 15% Off Reduced Items (Online Only)	BREXTRA15
12/27/2009	Gap	Extra 20% off sale items	GAPEXTRA20

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Expiring by End of the Year!

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12/28/2009	Game Stop/Payless Shoes	Any Game Stop purchase receives coupon for $5 off $25 Payless purchase	GameStop store receipt into any Payless ShoeSource store
12/28/2009	JCPenny	$15 off $75 purchase; $10 off $50 purchase	printable coupon
12/28/2009	Express	$15 off $30; $30 off $75 purchase	4599
12/28/2009	Oriental Trading	$10 off $20 purchase	ANY774
12/29/2009	Perry Ellis	Extra 40% off sale items	PESALE40
12/30/2009	Target	$7 off $70 purchase	automatic
12/30/2009	Ann Taylor	40% off entire purchase (online and in-store)	SAVE40
12/31/2009	JCPenny	15% off online purchase	PCTHANJC
12/31/2009	Home Depot	50% off Holiday Decorations + FREE shipping
12/31/2009	The Children’s Place	15% off purchase (online and in-store)	GGAC9
12/31/2009	New York & Company	30% off $75 purchase	2516
12/31/2009	Sephora	Extra 20% off sale items	EXTRA
12/31/2009	Pepboys Auto	$5 off $35 purchase	printable coupon
12/31/2009	Zyrtec	$10 off coupons	printable coupon
12/31/2009	Petco	$5 off $25 purchase	printable coupon
12/31/2009	Dick’s	$10 off $50 purchase	printable coupon
12/31/2009	Brookstone	$30 off $450 purchase	AF3DEC
12/31/2009	Overstock.com	$15 off $100 purchase	144181
12/31/2009	Paul Frank	50% off everything online	automatic
12/31/2009	Regal Cinemas	FREE Large drink w/ large popcorn purchase	printable coupon
12/31/2009	Nautica	20% off $150 purchase	GIFT20
12/31/2009	Express	25% off entire purchase	printable coupon
12/31/2009	Puma	20% off entire purchase	77PUMA
12/31/2009	NFL Shop	15% off entire purchase	SPRINTVIP2

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1/2/2010	Walgreen’s Photos	9 cents per 4×6 print	50 prints to qualify
1/3/2010	Amazon Video	$4 Amazon Video on Demand credit, FREE!	AVODGIFT
1/4/2010	DKNY	40% off entire purchase
1/4/2010	Victoria’s Secret	$15 Off $100, $30 Off $150, $75 Off $250, $150 Off $500 purchase	SP1020029
1/10/2010	Lucky Brand	50% off sale	online; in-store

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Pac Sun’s	50% off instantly clearance items, FREE shipping over $75 purchase	automatic
Godiva Chocolate	up to 50% off sale
White House \| Black Market	20% off order	8884
L.L. Bean	up to 50% off sale

Christmas Countdown Freebies & Deals

Posted on December 4, 2009 by *Geekette*

With less than 25 days until Christmas, I wanted to post an advent calendar of deals and activities. I wanted to post ways to save or kill time until the big day comes! This post will include links to other sites offering daily freebies as the countdown continues, it also has activities for young and old to take advantage of!

In no particular order…Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Mele Kalikimaka, and Joyeux Noel!

ABC’s Family 25

Days of Christmas

Offers special holiday programs from December 1^st through December 25^th. Get into the spirit a little more every day.

Check out Disney Dreaming for the corresponding Christmas album and become a fan on Facebook!

Christmas Organization

Some people start getting excited for Christmas 100 days out!

Check out 100 Days to Christmas for over 400 printable lists and planning tools, fun ideas, and a new blog post everyday to help inspire, sponsored by ListPlanit.com.

FREE iPhone Apps

courtesy of BlackSmithGames.com, every day until Christmas on Appvent Calendar 09.

Each game is only free for THAT day but you can already see what you’ve missed! Check back until Dec 25. Follow them on Twitter.

Daily deals until Christmas

Some of these sites will only last until Christmas, some continue on through the years, all of these sites offer GREAT daily deals:

Overstock – 25 days, 25 deals until Christmas

Daily Deal, All Year Round

1SaleADay.com – one of my favorites, check out this site for their daily deal, their wireless deal, watch deal, family deal, and a jewelry deal. Not one but FIVE chances to find something you love for a fraction of the cost. Check out their blog too! It’s a lot of fun, has great offers and interesting tidbits.
Woot.com – already blogged about this one but now they have Kids Woot! They also have Shirt Woot and Wine Woot.
Barnes and Nobles – offers a daily deal!
Target – who knew?! Significant savings on a couple items!

Christmas Cookies

Going to a Christmas cookie party? Want to make a new cookie everyday for 25 days? Epicurious.com offers 25 Days of Cookies.

If you’re not happy with that list there are websites dedicated to the top 25 Christmas cookies like this one or this one! Not top 25, Food Network has 12 Days of Cookies.

Restaurant.com

Wants everyone to spend their Christmas countdown with Feed It Forward. You can give up to 30 of your friends a FREE $10 gift certificate that can be used at any restaurant.com’s restaurant.

Don’t feel like going to the website? Use the Facebook app to give your friends something every day!

Scrapbookers

Scrapbook much? There are a ton of blogs that are offering free and severely discounted deals on scrapbook templates, supplies, printables like ScrapArtist and this FREE download from Weeds and Wildflowers Design.

Seasonal

Screensavers

FREE desktop and iPhone screensavers from Little Dreamer Designs.

Readers Digest

Check out their offers for a free December/January edition in addition to 10 FREE electronic editions. Come back every day to see what big prize you might have one!

Regardless of big wins, you’ll get FREE holiday Christmas music. Their holiday section rocks with every article you’d ever want – including 25 things Santa won’t tell you!

Also download free printables, great recipes, and laugh at funny Christmas cartoons!

12Days of Whataburger

I just got my first offer in the mail and it’s pretty tasty!

SephoraClaus.com

Wants you to tweet your Sephora Christmas wish every day until December 19^th, anything from their store up to $150!

Watch your tweet wish float to the bottom of the screen. They’re granting wishes and sometimes they do come true!

Macy’s Believe

Christmas website offers Santa stationary, gift giving guides, and an incredible opportunity to easily contribute to the Make-A-Wish foundation.

For every Dear Santa letter dropped off at your local Macy’s mailbox and they’ll donate a dollar, up to 1 million! Vote for your favorite entry on why people “Believe”!

Check out their app on Facebook!

Buying Gift Cards? Get Rewards!

Posted on December 2, 2009 by *Geekette*

With great discounts, online shopping, and busy schedules, it’s hard to know what to get your friends and family for the holidays…and then make time to go find it. Gift cards can still be an incredibly thoughtful gift without taking up too much space or time. Since you’re going to be getting the gift cards anyways (or if you want to save additional money when you make purchases for yourself…) check out these great seasonal offers that will not only bring a smile a friend to the person receiving the gift, but also the one giving:

UPDATED 12/11/2009 with EVEN MORE offers found:

Store	Offer	Expires
Got Hair Salon	$10 giftcard w/ $50 giftcard purchase
Victoria Secrets	Create a Victoria Secrets wishlist to be entered to win $250 giftcard	12/21/2009
Carino’s Italian	$5 reward w/ $25 giftcard purchase	Limited, In-store
Macy’s	Girls named Virginia get $10 giftcard; in-store	ONLY 12/11
Shops at La Cantera	$50 rewarded for every $150 spent; valid whereever American Express is accepted	9am-12; 12/12
San Francisco Marriot	$50 shopping card per day	2/8/2010
Souper Salad	$5 giftcard with every $20 giftcard purchase
New York & Company	10% off coupon w/ giftcard purchase	12/24/2009
Overstock.com	Spend $125 on your Mastercard to receive $20 credit

UPDATED 12/4/2009 with MORE offers found:

Store	Offer	Expires
Denny’s	$5 card with $25 gift card purchase	12/31/2009
Foot Locker	$10 reward card w/ each $50 gift card purchase	12/20/2009
Fox and Hound	$5 reward card with $20 gift card purchase	2/28/2010
Half Price Books	$5 coupon for every $25 spent on gift cards	12/24/2009
Kids Foot Locker	$10 reward card w/ each $50 gift card purchase	12/20/2009
Scenic Loop Café & Bar	$5 gift card w/ $50 giftcard purchase, $10/$100	12/31/2009
Subway	Free cookie with in-store $10 purchase	12/25/2009
The Palm	$50 card with every $250 giftcard purchase	1/15/2009

Previously mentioned, STILL GOOD, gift card purchase rewards!

Store	Offer	Expires
Abercrombie & Fitch	$25 gift card with every $100 purchase
Barnes and Noble	Free $10 gift certificate for every $100 purchase	7-Dec
Cadillac	Receive $50 AMEX Gift Card for Test Driving a Cadillac
California Pizza Kitchen	$20 CPK Rewards Card with $100 in CPK Gift Cards purchase	The Holidays
Coinstar	Exchange $40 for a certificate and get extra $10 card for free	6-Dec
CVS	Get $5 eGift Card for Every $25 eGift Card
DSW	$10 Bonus Card with $50 Gift Card Purchase	24-Dec
Godiva	Free $10 shopping card for every $50 purchase	24-Dec
IHOP	$5 Coupon Off Next Visit with $25 Gift Card Purchase	3-Jan
L.L. Bean	Free $10 Gift Certificate with $25 Purchase	1-Jan
Morton’s Steakhouse	$100 Gift Card when you buy a $500 giftcard	31-Dec
Outback Steakhouse	Free $20 Gift card & Free Music Download w/ Purchase of $100	31-Dec
P.F. Chang’s	$10 Guest Card with Every Purchase of $50 in GiftCards	31-Dec
Romano’s Macaroni Grill	Free $5 gift card with $25 purchase	31-Dec
Smash Burger	Free $5 gift card with $25 purchase
The Limited	Free $10 Rewards Card for every $50 Gift Card Purchase
Toys R Us	Free $10 Gift Card with Purchase of Any 3 Cans of Enfamil Powder Formula	24-Dec

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	@BoysLikeGirls	http://www.facebook.com/boyslikegirls
	@blueoctoberband	http://www.facebook.com/blueoctober
	@jasonderulo	http://www.facebook.com/jasonderulo
	@DOWNWITHWEBSTER	http://www.facebook.com/downwithwebster
	@jaysean	http://www.facebook.com/jaysean
	@owlcity	http://www.facebook.com/owlcity
	@3OH3	http://www.facebook.com/3oh3music

FOODIES

RETAILERS

CELEBRITY GIVEAWAYS

TRAVEL

Added 12/26/2011:

Check out all the ways to give back to children around the world:

PBS Kids Earth Day

Lakeshore Learning

Earth Day Celebrated by Children’s Publishing Companies

Other Earth Day Crafts & Activities

Chinese Astrology Sign {Sheng Xiao}

How the Chinese Zodiac Came to Be:

My Chinese Zodiac is the Rat:

Chinese New Year Crafts and Activities

Kid Coupons

Flowers

Chocolates

Gifts

Party

Dining

Dress

I couldn’t find specific expiration dates for these so buy before it’s too late!

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UPDATED (12/15/2009): Parking Information