Last year was the first time San Antonio, TX participated in Lemonade Day. While their goal was 1,500 kids participating, San Antonio had 3,300 participants, the most every for an inaugural city! In 2011, their goal is 7,500!  On May 1, 2011, any kid (or young at heart) is encouraged to not only open a lemonade stand but pick up the FREE backpack ahead of time.  It includes information for kids and parents about planning and becoming a young entrepreneur.

The City of San Antonio passed a health ordinance on March 3rd waiving the temporary food establishment permit requirement for children and youth participating on May 1^st!

Website:
http://sanantonio.lemonadeday.org/

2010 Lemonade Day in San Antonio

• Last year the average stand was open for 4 hours and 51 minutes. In that time the average profit was $73.00
• In 2010 over 70% of profits were donated to charity
• Last year’s most successful stand in San Antonio made over $600!

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/ldaysa

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/LemonadeDaySA

Online Resources:

• Facebook app and more games here
• Teacher Guides here
• Compete for prizes this year!

2010 Lemonade Stand Map | San Antonio, TX

Backpack Pickup Locations

Register online or pick up your FREE 2011 Lemonade Day backpack full of educational information and coupons for kids and parents! Different bags for different age groups, pick up at any of the following events:

• San Antonio Library at any time starting April 4^th, Library locations click here.

What	Where	When
Fiesta de los Niños  Parade at noon Featuring middle school bands, elementary school students, Port San Antonio employees, SAFD fire truck, & lots more.   Rides, games, food, entertainment and lots of fun!!!!	200 Donald Goodrich Rd  San Antonio, TX | Map	Saturday, April 9,  10:00am-7:00pm
KidsDay in the Park  Free event for parents and children age 10 and under	San Pedro Springs Park | Map	Saturday, April 9, 2011  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Kids’ Kingdom @ King William’s Fair      Kids’ Kingdom is the child centered park area in the King William Fair, features “kid” friendly attractions with games and carnival attractions. Activities include free arts and crafts by Mission Trail and other community groups	1032 S. Alamo Street San Antonio, TX 78210 | Map	Saturday, April 16,  10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
3rd Annual San Antonio Youth Summit    Small group sessions on important social issues in San Antonio with panel discussions with community leaders on how to build for a better future.   Motivational speakers and workshops on preparing for the future	200 E Market St  San Antonio, Texas 78205 | Map	Tuesday, April 5, 2011 8am-4pm
Valero Go! Challenge	Alamo Dome  100 Montana St. San Antonio, TX 78203 | Map	Sunday, April 10, 2011  12 noon – 3 p.m.
San Antonio Zoo	San Antonio Zoo  3903 North St. Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78212 | Map	Sunday, April 10, 2011  9am—12pm
	San Antonio Whataburgers	Saturday, April 23, 2011  2—5pm
Charlotte’s Web   Showing at the Magik Theatre from April 6 through May 7th.	420 South Alamo  San Antonio, TX 78205 | Map	Friday, April 22, 2011  6-8:30pm   Saturday, April 23, 2011 1?3:30pm

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Are you excited about the reunion tour of the Backstreet Boys AND New Kids on the Block?! The NKOTBSB Tour, originally scheduled for

Below are SIX fool-proof ways to get pre-sale tickets and other incredible offers for this (OR ANY) concert or sporting event.

1 – Buy VIP

This option is not for everyone since the tickets for this range from $295-$1295! VIP Club tickets (from bronze to platinum memberships/packages) are available for early purchase.

2 – Stalk Live Nation

This tour is being produced by Live Nation – you want tickets? Sign up for everything you can!

1. Email Offers – by becoming a member
2. Download iPhone App – get alerts on exclusive app pre-sales
3. @LiveNation – follow their tweets
4. Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LiveNation

3 – Stalk Ticketmaster

This tour is being produced by Live Nation – you want tickets? Sign up for everything you can!

1. Email Offers – by becoming a member
2. @ticketmaster – follow their tweets
3. Become a Fan on Facebook:
   http://www.facebook.com/Ticketmaster

4 – Become a Fan

This option is not for everyone since the tickets for this range from $295-$1295! VIP Club tickets (from bronze to platinum memberships/packages) are available for early purchase.

• Backstreet Boys – $39.95, includes access to presale tickets
• New Kids on the Block – $39.95-79.95, includes access to presale tickets

5 – Charge It! American Express

1. Sign up for email alerts
2. Check out perks for Amex cardholders
3. @americanexpress
4. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americanexpress

6 – Join the Club

One of the best ways to get presale tickets to this or ANY concert is to subscribe to email alerts from the place the venue is showing. They will normally send out special URLs for presale tickets and promo codes. That’s how I was able to get my tickets early! If you don’t sign up in time to get the presale email, follow them on Twitter and Facebook, they’ll probably post the promo codes for their fans too! There are normally additional offers in their tweet stream or on their Facebook page!

	DATE	LOCATION	VENUE – Presale Offers	TICKETS	Twitter		Facebook
	Thu, Jun 2	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	Buy Tickets	@mohegansun		Facebook
	Fri, Jun 3	Washington, DC	Verizon Center	Buy Tickets	verizoncenterpr		Facebook
	Sat, Jun 4	Boston, MA	TD Garden	Buy Tickets	@tdgarden		Facebook
	Sun, Jun 5	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center	Buy Tickets	@WellsFargoCtr		Facebook
	Tue, Jun 7	Montréal, QC	Bell Center	Buy Tickets	@evenko_en		Facebook
	Wed, Jun 8	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre	Buy Tickets	@Nassau_Coliseum		Facebook
	Thu, Jun 9	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre	Buy Tickets	Twitter		Facebook
	Sat, Jun 11	Long Island, NY	Nassau Memorial Coliseum	Buy Tickets	Twitter		Facebook
	Sun, Jun 12	East Rutherford, NJ	IZOD Center	Buy Tickets	Twitter		Facebook
	Wed, Jun 15	Pittsburgh, PA	CONSOL Energy Center	Buy Tickets	@consolenergyctr		Facebook
	Thu, Jun 16	Auburn Hills, MI	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Buy Tickets	@DTEEnergyMusic		Facebook
	Fri, Jun 17	Chicago, IL	United Center	Buy Tickets	@unitedcenter		Facebook
	Sat, Jun 18	Chicago, IL	United Center	Buy Tickets	@unitedcenter		Facebook
	Tue, Jun 21	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena	Buy Tickets	@brdgstonearena		Facebook
	Wed, Jun 22	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena	Buy Tickets	@PhilipsArena		Facebook
	Fri, Jun 24	Lafayette, LA	Cajundome	Buy Tickets	@cajundome		Facebook
	Sat, Jun 25	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	Buy Tickets	@houToyotaCenter		Facebook
	Sun, Jun 26	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	Buy Tickets	@insideaacenter		Facebook
	Tue, Jun 28	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center		Twitter		Facebook
	Thu, Jun 30	Phoenix, AZ	US Airways Center	Buy Tickets	@usairwayscenter		Facebook
	Fri, Jul 1	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	Buy Tickets	@STAPLESCenterLA		Facebook
	Sat, Jul 2	San Jose, CA	HP Pavilion	Buy Tickets	@hppavilionsj		Facebook
	Sun, Jul 3	Las Vegas, NV	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Buy Tickets	@mandalaybay_LV		Facebook
	Wed, Jul 6	Anaheim, CA	Honda Center	Buy Tickets	@hondacenter		Facebook
	Fri, Jul 8	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome	Buy Tickets	@TacomaDome		Facebook
	Sat, Jul 9	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena	Buy Tickets	Twitter		Facebook
	Sun, Jul 10	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena		Twitter		Facebook
	Tue, Jul 12	Edmonton, AB	Rexall Place		Twitter		Facebook
	Wed, Jul 13	Calgary, AB	Calgary Stampede		@calgarystampede		Facebook
	Fri, Jul 15	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	Buy Tickets	@TargetCenterMN		Facebook
	Sat, Jul 16	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center	Buy Tickets	@sprintcenter		Facebook
	Sun, Jul 17	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	Buy Tickets	@BOKCenter		Facebook
	Tue, Jul 19	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center	Buy Tickets	@ScottradeCenter		Facebook
	Wed, Jul 20	Louisville, KY	KFC YUM! Center	Buy Tickets	@kfc_yumcenter		Facebook
	Fri, Jul 22	Orlando, FL	Amway Arena	Buy Tickets	@amway_center		Facebook
	Sat, Jul 23	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum	Buy Tickets	@amway_center		Facebook
	Sun, Jul 24	Columbus, OH	Schottenstein Center	Buy Tickets	n/a		Facebook
	Tue, Jul 26	Indianapolis, IN	Conseco Fieldhouse	Buy Tickets	@cfh_events		Facebook
	Wed, Jul 27	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena	Buy Tickets	@TheQGirls		Facebook
	Fri, Jul 29	Atlantic City, NJ	Boardwalk Hall	Buy Tickets	Twitter		Facebook
	Sat, Jul 30	Hershey Park, PA	Hershey Park Stadium		Twitter		Facebook

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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…

Added 12/26/2011:

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Tasty Byte:  Las Canarias

Website:  http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/SanAntonioLaMansionDelRio/Dining.aspx

Address:  112 College Street | San Antonio, Texas 78205 { MAP }

Phone:  210.518.1000

Restaurant Week – Lunch – Menu

Although the plan was to celebrate the beginning of Restaurant Week with a 3-course meal, we were distracted by the incredible, lavishly prepared weekly Sunday Champagne Brunch that left nothing to be desired.

Instead of spending $15 a person, we spent $40 but for a special treat or occasion, I can’t think of a better way to celebrate!

This meal included:

• unlimited mimosas and free flowing champagne
• whole-shrimp chevice, raw oyster bar, smoked salmon/capers/creme fraiche
• salad station where you select ingredients and the station manager mixes them w/ dressing
• homemade breads, olive tapenades, a wide range of cheeses, fresh veggies
• breakfast favorites like french toast, fresh fruit, bacon, eggs, sausage, hashbrowns
• hearty lunch options like a pan seared fish, prime rib w/ choice of 3 different sauces, pastas, briskets, excellent/crisp veggies
• desserts included fruit tarts, a banana fosters station, German chocolate cake

I thought everything was fabulous and recommend this to everyone!  The Restaurant Week menu looks very appealing as well, don’t forget to check it out…just not on a Sunday.

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/omnihotels

Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/omnihotels

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I hope that even if you’re not a teacher, you share the information in this post with one you know!  I can’t think of a more intense profession – please take the time to thank the teachers in your life!

This post is chock full of deals, reward programs, and other incentives that teachers and educators might not have the time to find.  Check out these deals for back to school, a lot of which last all year long!  Most require sign up with proof of teaching license or school code but all programs are free with rewards offered to your school!

B&N Educator Program

• Educator Discount, Resources & More
• Save 20% off the publisher’s list price on all purchases for classroom use
• Get up to 25% off the publisher’s list price during Educator Appreciation Days
• Receive valuable email offers and information on special Educator events
• Listen to popular stories being read online
• Join by filling out this application and bringing it to any location! More FAQ
• Coupon code: B8X7U8U, Exp: 08/17/10 (save 30% off the Back to School Category)

Classroom Discount Card – savings for teachers

• Individual teachers, from preschool through high school, as well as school librarians and homeschool educators.
• Save 25% off the list price of books and music CDs
• Save 10% off the list price of DVDs for professional use.
• Applications are available at all Borders stores, and signing up is completely free.
• Follow on Facebook for more deals and events!

Half price Books – Educator Discount

• Half Price Books supports educators, school teachers and librarians in the community.
• Educator’s Discount Card saves 10% all year round!
• Just bring in valid ID and proof of current employment such as a pay stub or employee ID card.

Crayola – Gold Star Teacher Program

• Sign up
  for the program to get great deals, printables, and other online resources!
  
• Check out these resources, templates, and other freebies!
  
• FREE science lesson plan for teachers
  

Office Depot – Star Teacher Program

• Get 10% back in Rewards on ink, toner, and paper, plus 1% back on almost everything else.
• Get discounts with these “My Star Teacher” reward partners
• Find out more information about smart reward programs and going green!
• $10 off $50 (Coupon Code: 75009959)
• $15 off $75 (Coupon Code: 63427096)
• $20 off $100 (Coupon Code: 40124581)
• Expires 8/21

Adobe Software – Student/Teacher Discounts

• Get up to 80% off Adobe software products!
• FREE shipping!

ATT Wireless

• Teacher discounts, apply through email

Join PBS Teachers!

• Exclusive Content from PBS!
• Ability to Save, Rate and Comment on Classroom Resources (like their Activity Packs)
• Online Discussions on Media and Technology
• Just by signing up, you will receive a 10% discount on your next purchase at ShopPBS for Teachers.
• Follow on Twitter – @pbsteachers

• You must have a valid e-mail address at an educational institution ending with the domain suffix .EDU (i.e., leina@contoso.edu) OR have a valid email address at one of the educational institutions listed here.

• 20% Off All School and Office Supplies (In-Store Only)
• Valid 8/15/10–8/21/10

Michael’s has this program called “The Knack Faculty” which offers teachers and other educators tons of printable templates, ideas, and savings!

Make sure you take advantage of their teacher appreciation event:

What: The Knack Faculty Free Teacher Appreciation Crop Event

When: 8/27/2010 3:00 PM – 8:45 PM

“Create some fun for the classroom. Teachers and friends, join us for Teacher Appreciation Crop Event. Learn to create fun bulletin boards, bookmarks, signs and more. We provide the space and assortment of tools. Plus, we take care of the cleanup.”

HP – Teacher Experience Exchange

• Upload/browse through lesson plans on different subjects
• Checkout professional development resources

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Start following the tweets of your favorite conference or become their fan on Facebook with this all inclusive list! Don’t search the internet; I have it all here, ready for easy following! I was curious so I found them for myself to stick in my sports tweet list:

http://twitter.com/geekettebits/sportstweeps

but you can start following from your own accounts…check back for my next round of NCAA tweeps to follow!!

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Find your favorite retailers on Twitter! Follow their tweets for contests, promotional offers, great deals, and coupons! Get even more connected to the company! Contact their customer service department if you got less than stellar service! Here are the ones I follow, for the most updated retailers following my own retailers list on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/geekettebits/retail

and of course my tweets here:

http://twitter.com/geekettebits where I post a lot of coupons and deals I find!

Over 250 retailers including clothing, book stores, hardware, techie, automobiles and more!

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Because I simply texted the word SANTIKOS to 95613, I heard that Santikos Theatres started their Reel Deal Rewards Card again, through the following text alert:

SANTIKOS REWARDS CARD IS BACK!  Enroll on-line today for 250 points  automatically! www.santikos.com/rewards.php Thank you for being a loyal Santikos guest!

*More information on Santikos Mobile VIP program…

What does 250 points get you?  It got me the following:

• FREE SMALL POPCORN
• FREE SMALL DRINK
• FREE LARGE POPCORN
• FREE LARGE DRINK
• and FREE MOVIE TICKET

If that’s not enough for you you’ll also get alerted to other coupons and specials before others AND have the opportunity to earn even more FREE stuff w/ additional purchases!

After signing up you receive a card like this:

that will also have your name and special member id.  After 4-6 weeks you’ll receive your permanent card…however don’t wait to start earning!  Print out the card OR simply save your member ID to your phone (or write it down on paper) and show it to the ticket office and concession stands before making a purchase.

Program Details:

• Earn 1 Point for each dollar you spend
• Add up your points for FREE Stuff!
• Check your receipts for rewards after your purchases

{ Terms and Conditions }

Find a Santikos Theatre near you!

Don’t forget to follow @santikostheatre on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook!

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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.

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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 !

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