Not
since the economy has gotten bad did the word Staycations become a
staple in many households. The definition of staycation is a period in
which an individual or family stays home and participates in leisure
activities within driving distance, sleeping in their own beds at night.
Many common activities of staycations include family pools, visits to
local parks and museums or local festivals. Check out your local chamber
of commerce and Kentucky.com for local events. Being creative and
proactive by registering for programs will give your family many
wonderful memories within your budget.
Barnes
and Noble: To reward your children in Grades 1-6 for reading during the
summer, Barnes & Noble is offering up a Summer Reading Program that
rewards kids with a FREE book after they have read 8 books of their
choice. To participate, your kids will need to: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/summer-reading/379003570/
*Read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal found here.
*Take the completed Reading Journal to their local Barnes & Noble store between May 21st and September 3rd, 2013.
*Chose a FREE Book from the selection on the Reading Journal list at your local store
Joseph
Beth Booksellers: Sign up your children for Joseph-Beth’s Adventure to
Summer Reading. They will receive a passport, cool stickers, free
dessert every time they read a book, plus read 6 books get one free. http://www.josephbeth.com/KidsEvents.aspx
Half
Price Books: Children 14 and under can earn $5 in Half Price Books Back
to School Bucks when they join the Half Price Books Feed Your Brain
Summer Reading Program. They will need to read for at least 15 minutes
each day in the months of June and July, or have a grown up read to
them. Download the reading log to record your child’s progress. Then
turn it in to receive $5 in Half Price Books Back-to-School Bucks. The
$5 discount card can then be applied to the pre-tax amount for a future
purchase valid until 8/28/13. Limit one coupon per person, per visit. http://hpb.com/fyb/
Lexington
Public Library: Sign up for summer reading program for kids, teens and
adults. Teens read just 15 hours then bring in your reading log to
receive a free book, kids fill out your log to get invited to the
Finishers party at the end of summer plus put in a drawing to win
prizes. http://www.lexpublib.org/lexinton-public-library-summer-reading-2013
At participating bowling alleys across the country, Kids can Bowl Free
all summer long (up to 6 kids)! Just register your child and click your
state on the map to find a participating location near you. Your child
will receive two free fames of bowling every day all summer long. Each
bowling alley has its own start and finish dates and age restrictions,
which you will see when you select one from the list. Keep in mind that
you do have to pay taxes as well as the shoe rental fee, which will vary
by location. Be sure to call your local participating bowling alley to find out the shoe rental cost before you make a special trip. http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/
Cinemark
Theatre: The Summer Movie Clubhouse is a ten week program of recently
released G and PG for kids where the cost is $1 per person. You can
purchase a punch card for all ten movies for $5 while supplies last.
Check out your local theatre for times and dates. http://www.cinemark.com/summer-movie-clubhouse
Apple
Store: Kids 8 -12 can attend a free Apple Camp to learn how to shoot
their own footage, create an original song in GarageBand on an iPad and
put it all together in iMovie on a Mac. http://www.apple.com/retail/camp/notify.html
Home
Depot: Home Depot offers free classes to kids the first Saturday of
every month from 9am to 12pm. Kids get to take home their craft plus an
orange apron and achievement pin. http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/
MoonDance
Amphitheatre- Beaumont Circle: Every Tuesday in the summer starting
June 4 to June 25, enjoy for free a Big Band and Jazz Series concert
starting from 7pm to 8:30pm. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and
pack a picnic dinner. For more information call Lexington Parks &
Recreation 288-2925.
Redbox:
Create a new Redbox.com account and reserve your first movie online,
you will score an account credit valid for a free one-night DVD rental
after returning your first rental. http://www.redbox.com/movienight
If
you are a homeschool family, here’s a nice program for kids in grades
K-6. Through September 1st, fill out the form to request free BOOK IT!
materials for the 2013-14 Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program – you will receive
coupons for free personal pizzas along with materials to motivate your
child to read. http://www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/homeschool.asp
Burger King is offering Soft Serve Cones until June 5 for just 50 cents.
Father’s Day Deals:
Free Father’s Day Card at Treat.com when you enter promotional code DADCARD at checkout. Offer expires June 10, 2013.
Give
the gift of Dollar Shave Club membership to Dad. Every month starting
at $1 a month plus shipping and handling Dad will receive up to five
cartridges delivered to his door every month. https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/checkout#step1
Celebrate National Donut Day get a free donut at Krispy Kreme on Friday, June 7.
Secret Of The Wings Trick or Treat Bag at Best Buy 99 cents free shipping
Text TOMB to 727272 for a free video game at Redbox
Get a free donut at Dunkin Donuts on June 7 with drink purchase to celebrate National Donut Day
Free Bang or Beard Trim at JCPenney!
Now through June 30, get a Free Bang or Beard trim at JCPenney Salons! Just stop by your local JCPenney, no coupon necessary.
Kroger Deal:
I just did this to confirm that it works and it did for me.
Buy five packages of Oscar Meyer Bologna on sale for $1
receive $4 catalina for your next shopping trip making each bologna just 20 cents.
Betty Crocker Roll Ups on sale for 5 for $10 get $5 catalina for next shopping trip use two 50 cents coupons from www.coupons.com
Kraft
Fresh Take Mix (different flavors to season pork, chicken and fish) on
sale two for $4 get $2 catalina for your next shopping trip I went to
self checkout and a coupon for $1 printed at register before I checkout
out so I gave it to the cashier making each package only 50 cents
