Nationwide Fall Festival deals!

Ready for some Fall Festival Deals! I've got a great list of Corn Maze Coupons and Fall Festival savings nationwide. You can download valuable coupons for Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches and Fall Family Activities.

Enjoy! And Happy Fall guys!

  

Arizona
Schnepf Farms - Queen City
Tolmachoff Farms- Glendale, AZ

California
Forneris Farms - Mission Hills

Colorado
Anderson Farms - Erie
Flat Acres Farm - Parker
Fritzler Maze - La Salle
Sunflower Farm - Longmont
Mile High Farms - Bennett
Wishing Star Farm - Calhan
Harvest Farm - Wellington

Texas
Devine Acres Farm - Devine
Fiesta Farm - San Antonio  <-- For the local Readers!
Yesterland Farm - Canton
South Texas Maize - Hondo
Dewberry Farm - Brookshire
Brazos Valley Maize- Brenham

Louisiana
CM Farms - Dry Creek

Georgia
Lane Southern Orchards - Fort Valley
Poppell Farms - Odum

Florida
Harvestmoon Farm- Masaryktown FL

Michigan
Farmer Charley's Corn Maze Adventure - Monroe

Indiana
Amazing Fall Fun - Waterloo
Harvest Tyme Pumpkin Patch - Lowell
Hobson's Fun Farm - Rockville
Guffey Acres- Kokomo

Illinois
All Seasons Orchard - Woodstock
Kuipers Family Farm - Maple Park
Odyssey Fun Farm - Tinley Park
Siegel's Cottonwood Farm - Lockport

Maryland/DC
Summers Farm - Fredrick County

Massachusetts
Sauchuk Farm - Plympton

Missouri/Kansas
KC Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze - Gardner
Shuck's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch - Pleasant Hill

Mississippi
Seward Farms Maze - Lucedale

Minnesota
Afton Apple Orchard - Hastings

Montana
The Maize at Grandpa's Farm - Billings

Nebraska
Camp Fontanelle - Nickerson

NewJersey
VonThun Farms - Monmouth Junction
Sahl's Father Son Farm - Egg Harbor City

New York
Wright Family Farm - Warwick
Harbes Family Farm - Mattituck

North Carolina
Patterson Farm Market and Tours - Mount Ulla

Ohio
The Corn Maze at the Sharp Run Market - Millersburg
Meadow View Growers - New Carlisle

Oregon
The Maize at The Pumpkin Patch- Portland

Pennsylvania

Hurricane Hill Farm - Coatsville
Triple B Farms - Pittsburgh
Reillys Summer Seat Farm - Pittsburgh

Rhode Island
Confreda Greenhouses & Farms - Hope (Western Cranston)

Virginia
Cows-N-Corn - Midland
Wayside Farm Fun - Berryville
Belvedere Plantation - Fredericksburg

Utah
Cornbelly's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Fest - Spanish Fork

For Daily Updates on these coupons and coupons for other family attractions please visit and bookmark: http://www.usfamilycoupons.com 

Pinot's Palette - Paint, Drink and Have fun!

San Antonio has a new venue in town called Pinot's Palette. You may ask what is "Pinot's Palette",  well its an upscale "Paint. Drink. Have Fun." destination in San Antonio where anyone can be a Picasso. No art experience required! In two or three hours you can create any number of our festive, whimsical and pretty paintings. We would love to help you celebrate Girls' Night Out, Double Date Night, Birthdays, Bachelorettes, Anniversaries, Birthday parties and more! It's a BYOB concept so You bring the snacks and wine, beer or cocktails and we provide everything needed for your very own masterpiece!

Bring your friends, or make it a family gathering and open your favorite bottle of wine and get ready to be inspired by our local artists who will guide you step-by-step through a featured painting. At the end of the night...you will leave with your own masterpiece

Paint and wine parties are open to everyone and are perfect for your Girls' Night Out, Mommies night out, Date Night, or just a fun night out with friends and family. Its a perfect way to get your group of friends together for a night of painting and wine to celebrate a Birthday, Bachelorette Party, Anniversary, Corporate Event, or any celebration. We also host Corporate Team Building or a House Party - we can bring the entire Pinot's Palette experience to you. Get your coworkers and friends together for a paint and wine celebration!

We have special Painting Days on our calendar for the younger kids, and our age limits for those classes are as follows: Petite Picasso's are; 5yrs - 10 yrs old, for our Petite Picasso Painting Days. And for our Junior Picasso Artists; 11 yrs to 18 yrs of age. We have two painting Days on our calendar during Spring Break week for the younger kids. So mom's you can have some fun activities for your kids during the day and then at night you can come join us with your friends and or spend a special date night with us while you "Paint. Drink. & Have Fun." We can also plan Birthday Parties for these great Artists, and can help you organize the ideal party for your kids to match that perfect painting that each Petite or Junior Picasso can take home with them as a great memory!  http://www.pinotspalette.com/AlamoHeights/Classes

Discount Code "BLOGSAT" for 25% off any of our Painting classes, 2hr or 3hr, this coupon will expire March 31st. This special discount will also apply for the two classes we have on our calendar for the "Petite Picasso" held on March the 11th and for our "Junior Picasso's" on March the 14th. Plus this is just a ramp up to get ready for our Summer Painting classes. We plan to have a fun filled summer for all Pinots Palette Artists out there. CLICK Here for our calendar

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Pablo Picasso

Bargain shopping fun

This week after the rain passed we finally left the house and went shopping! I was lucky enough to have won a gift card to Goodwill, its one of my favorite places to shop for bargains so this was exciting! 

Here are some of the awesome finds from this week:

My favorite place to start is the books! I Love Books! I'm a bookaholic....
I literally try to look at every single title afraid I'll miss something. I ended up finding some really cute kids books and even coloring books.

I picked up a couple of photo albums to hopefully have fun with (ideas brewing)

I found a ton of really awesome Christmas items that were half off. I know! Half off the low prices they already have, it was a steal. This cute Christmas baker was only $2! and all those new packages you see of Christmas items they were 25 cents each! 

If you like getting ahead of the season well they have a huge shelf covered in baskets. You can use them for Easter baskets or even make your Valentine a neat basket full of goodies. They even had Heart cutouts! 

Anyone here a teacher? Or even a parent trying to organize there desk or kids arts supplies well there were so many cute containers and bins and more to help you along. 

Lastly kids clothes! If you have a little one then you know how fast they grow out of clothes. So a tip from me would be to shop at Goodwill for kids clothes. Everything 5T and under is 99 cents! Baby clothes is a great bet. They don't walk around yet so how dirty can they get? I saw a bunch of items still with tags! We took home some cute clothes for munchkin and if I wouldn't have told you, you would have thought I bought it new. 

Whens the last time you went shopping at goodwill? Items are being constantly brought out so its like shopping at a new store very time! 

Disclosure: I won a Goodwill Gift card and was not asked to write about my shopping experience. All opinions are my own.

Checked out My H-E-B Texas Life?

This Saturday I picked up a copy of My H-E-B Texas Life, It was actually in my newspaper (Can be found in store). I had looked at other issues before but this one was special. It had a lot of useful information I wanted to share with you guys.

First of all have you checked them out? Its a Free publication!

Do you shop at HEB? You can actually write to them about a shopping experience or something related to the publication or really as long as its related to HEB (share it with them) and they might put your letter in the publication. Email them or write to them and if you end up (fingers crossed) in the publication you get a $25 gift card for H-E-B (Just for sending them a thoughtful note) in the mail! Cant hurt to try!

This issue was Health themed! (perfect for your New years resolutions)

• It has tips to help you be healthy and eat healthy
• Talks about healthy portions
• It even has yummy recipes!

Plus it talks about a contest for Texas students in K-8, Its called "Think OAT-Side the Box". They want kid created design ideas for H-E-B toasted Oats and H-E-B honey nut toasted oats cereals. If they win they can have there design featured on a limited edition cereal Box plus a $5000 prize for there school and a breakfast party for there class. (Entries due by 4/2/2013) Obtain entry form/rules and more details at heb.com/oats  

Last but not least... Coupons! It has a bunch of special HEB coupons inside that can really help keep you on a budget.

So go to your local H-E-B and pick one up! Its a great resource for Free, you'll see what I mean when you open it up.

Colortime Crafts Giveaway!

I had lots of fun reviewing Colortime Crafts with my munchkin a couple of days ago(Check out my review here) and now am glad to tell you that one lucky reader will get the chance to Win there own Colortime Craft to try out at home!

If you don't want to wait to see if you've won you can always order some crafts right now from there website. I have a great coupon you can use when shopping that will give you 15% off retail purchases: Use coupon code 15for30C when you check out at colortime.com. Coupon must be entered at the time of purchase. Offer not valid on sale items and may not be combined with other offers or discounts. (Offer expires on May 17, 2013)

 

 

Also right now they are offering Free Shipping on orders over $60. In the continental US. Only for retail, web-based orders, placed on our website. Not to be combined with any other offers and discounts. To get the free shipping, use code FRSH11W.

Plus if you Like ColorTime crafts on Facebook they are doing a weekly fan giveaway. Each week Colortime Crafts and Markers will randomly draw 3 lucky FANS who will receive a special craft package, which includes a Colortime color-your-own "Recycle Tote Bag" and three special permanent Colortime FABRIC MARKERS. Thats awesome and just for being a fan!

Now for the Giveaway here for my readers:
Please enter with rafflecopter. One lucky winner will receive the Recycle Tote bag Craft with 3 permanent fabric markers. US only! Winner will have 24 hrs to email me back to claim prize. Giveaway ends 12/28 Happy Holidays and Good Luck!

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Disclosure: I was given a Colortime Craft to review. All opinions are my own. Your experience may vary. Colortime Crafts is responsible for shipment of prize.

Having fun with a Colortime Craft

This week we got a great opportunity to try Out a Colortime craft by making a unique pillowcase and we had a good time making one. Munchkin gets excited anytime he sees something big in the mail. So when he saw me opening the package and taking out some big chunky markers he was all gimme me! I told him what we were making and he already wanted the pillowcase plain as it was.

When I told him he could draw and color on it he looked at me like Huh? I think its because you get your kids use to the rules of markers go on paper and then now your telling them to run wild on this pillowcase so they hesitate a bit. Well it was only a little bit but then that changed and we colored on it and even drew on it(I didn't want it white). It only came with 3 permanent markers but we made it work by mixing them and we ended up with 5 different colors. Then after munchkin was done I worked on the back alone. We have been working on his alphabet so I wrote out the alphabet and some number and shapes on the back as a final touch. I love it! He can be showing me his letters on his comfy pillow.

As soon as it was done he wanted to play with it. First he said it was big enough to be a blanket so off he went to put it on. Then I put it on a pillow so he changed his mind and put it on the bed to get comfy on. The colors dry quickly so you don't have to worry that they will get on everything.

I think this would be a great project for kids to do for a sleepover! I'm already imagining munchkins first sleepover with friends. They can decorate there pillows and have there friends sign them so that it becomes a keepsake of such a fun night. But there are alot of other fun projects you can do with themes for boys/girls. Check them out and plan your next sleepover!

Disclosure: I was given a ColorTime craft to try out. All opinions are my own and may vary from yours.

Melissa & Doug Terrific Twenty Giveaway Is Back!

Melissa & Doug has a list of 20 toys that they call the Terrific twenty that are the top toys of 2012. They recently had a giveaway for 20 days a winner each day for these toys and it went so well that they brought it back! So now Every day for 20 days they will be giving a toy away from the Terrific twenty to one lucky winner. Sign up here to enter to win a gift from the Terrific Twenty list.

Good luck and Happy Holidays!

The Happy Trunk Giveaway!

I recently got a chance to review The Happy Trunk and am now excited to tell you that you have a chance to win your own Happy Trunk. Enter below. One winner will be chosen through Rafflecopter and will be notified by email. You will have 48 hours to email me back to claim your prize. Giveaway ends 12/14.

Good luck and Happy Holidays!


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Check out my Review here. Cant wait to see if your the lucky winner? Sign up now to start receiving The Happy Trunk right at your door! You can sign up to order your own Happy trunk right now at a Holiday special price of 1st month box for $14 and a single box to gift for $14.

Disclosure: Any opinions expressed are my own honest opinions. I was given a Happy trunk to Review, no other compensation was received. Your opinions may vary from mine. The Happy Trunk is responsible for shipment of prize.

The Happy Trunk: Fun in Food (Review)

My munchkin loves to draw and paint so we are always making something new. You should see our walls, they are covered in his art creations. So when we got a chance to try something new with art involved we were so in! 

When The Happy Trunk came in the mail I was super excited to open it and see what we were making. Munchkin was excited as soon as he saw me pulling out crayons, markers, scissors and paint out of the box.

The Kit we tried out was the Fun in Food kit. The activities were:

• Fruit and veggie Sponge painting
• Design your Own Lunch/Snack Bag
• How things Grow?
• Make your Own Recipe card Ring

The Box comes with everything you will need to do each of these activities including an instruction card with directions all ready for you to use. We decided to start with Fruit and Veggie Sponge painting. It came with these teeny sponges in various shapes and it said on the card that by dropping them in water they would expand. Well wow! We had fun just growing sponges!

My munchkin started making various foods on the sheets provided. It gave us a good opportunity to talk about types of food and Healthy choices.

Here's his plate with food painted on it.

Next we tried the Design your own Lunch/snack Bag. Munchkin put stickers on one side. He then used the Fabric marker provided to put an "A" on the Bag for his Name.

On the other side he wanted to paint on it and I asked him what he wanted to make and he said a house and a tree. I can see it in his picture and I love it because he made it.

Now we just need to wait for it to be dry before we use it. Lastly we worked on the How things grow project. This one is going to turn out to be my favorite because its going to be a project that hopefully lasts a long time.

You start off with a small clear cup you add in the soil and then the Bean seeds and you watch it grow over time. It was fun and a chance to work on patience because we had to wait for the dried soil pellet to expand and grow and munchkin didn't even get mad. He enjoyed watching it expand then break it up and add in the seeds.

When I told him we were putting it in our window to watch it grow he was excited! This little plant is going to open up the possibilities for conversations on plants and growing and the power of the sun. I'm excited to watch it grow and I'm gonna document it for him in pictures once a week so this is going to be fun.

It had one more project you could do and that was to make Recipe Cards and I'm going to save those for a day when were having a picnic or going to the park so that while I'm making snacks to take He can draw out the pictures to the foods I'm making so that he creates a recipe card in pictures. 

We had lots of fun with The Happy Trunk! I loved that I felt like we had more than enough to create the projects. We have paint, crayons and scissors that we can now use for other art projects we do at home. I had fun doing something different with munchkin and I love that there in themes.

You can sign up to order your own Happy trunk right now at a Holiday special price of 1st month box for $14 and a single box to gift for $14.

Disclosure: Any opinions expressed are my own honest opinions. I was given a Happy trunk to Review, no other compensation was received. Your opinions may vary from mine.

Color Time Crafts and Markers

Since 1990, over 5 million children and adults have loved creating t-shirts, pillowcases, backpacks, tote bags, bandanas, and more for parties, slumber parties, and scout meetings with our permanent fabric markers. We have provided our customers the opportunity to entertain their guests with a creative activity that becomes a permanent keepsake. Also, we are a licensed vendor of the Girl Scouts of America. Check out our wholesale program, great for your organizations.

We also offer free downloadable coloring pages and a "Birthday Club" with special incentives.

 

 

Get 15% off all orders Promo Code: 15USFG when you check out at colortime.com

 

Have Fun with a Kelly Art kit!

 

Kelly Kits encourage art play using a wide variety of creative tools & materials beyond what coloring books can offer and are the perfect holiday gift for your creative kiddo! 

For 72 hours only Kelly Kits is having a site wide sale where all products are 10% off! 

Get your favorite little artist a years worth of art kits or a special gift pack with 5 activities that explore the five discipline of art: Drawing, Painting, Print Making, Collage & Sculpting!

Here's a great deal about to start:

 Check them out and let me know what you think! Happy Holidays!

The Happy Trunk

Special delivery! Mail carriers be warned, there may be a stampede for the mailbox when The Happy Trunk packages are delivered!

 

The Happy Trunk brings a carefully curated box filled with art supplies, crafts, and science activities for hands-on projects for kids ages 3 to 11, each month, delivered right to your door.

 

Every month a new themed box of goodies will appear full stocked and ready to be ripped open by your young explorers. All materials and know how is included, to really engage the kids in fun and learning activities as well as spending quality family time together.

 

The Happy Trunk boxes are two tiered: the young kid boxes geared towards kids ages 3-7 years, and the big kid boxes for ages 7-11 years. The young kid and big kid boxes are structured differently, to suit these appropriate age groups. Every project in our boxes are designed by early childhood educators and parents, and tested by our very own team of kids.

 

The Happy Trunk boxes can be purchased as a month-to-month, 3, 6 or 12 month subscription. Our boxes also make great gifts for birthdays, achievements or holidays. Additional materials can be purchased for siblings. Our boxes are not just popular with parents but also grandparents, sitters and homeschoolers.

 

My Readers Get 50% off a 3-month subscription to The Happy Trunk. A $58.95 Value, Promo Code: HT3F50 #kidscrafts  (great deal so please take advantage of it)

Our Week with the Letter F

I know this post is a little late but it had been written out for a while now. Our week with the Letter F did not go so bad. F is a strange sound so that was a little hard. But I think he's getting it.

Here's what we did this week:

Monday: We did highlighter letters and he is getting better every day

Tuesday: We made letters with play dough and worked with letter magnets

Wednesday: We went to Central library Play and Learn and worked on our alphabet with Alphabet books we checked out.

Thursday: We worked on our alphabet with alphabet magnets and did a Letter F craft. We made Flamingos that I saw on www.redtedart.com/

I think my munchkins flamingos came out sooo cute!

Friday: We went to Seaworld San Antonio for Howl-O-Scream for Munchkins Birthday weekend Palooza and had a blast!

Saturday: We went to the Botanical Garden during Broadway reach for Munchkins Birthday palooza. It was our first time there and we got to see the dinosaurs and had so much fun!

Sunday: My Son turned the big 4! aaaaah! how exciting :) We had a small BBQ and a couple friends came over to celebrate.


We had alot to do this week with getting ready for munchkins birthday weekend so I felt we did not do enough on this letter and decided to dedicate the week of  Oct. 22-28 as a review week for letters A- F. You can check out our other weeks here:

A: Our week with the Letter A
B: Our week with the Letter B
C: Our week with the Letter C
D: Our week with the Letter D
E: Our week with the letter E

How is your alphabet journey going? Is your child picking up all the letters?

Reading Eggs 2-Week Free Trial offer!

I have been on an alphabet journey with my son for the past couple of weeks and I am always looking for something new to try out that might encourage his learning. Well I got this opportunity to offer you a chance at a 2week free trial offer of the program "Reading Eggs". So check out some information about this program and hopefully you try it out (Me personally I checked out the sample lessons to help give me an idea of the content and want to give it a try):

The Reading Eggs program has been developed by a highly experienced team of teachers, educational writers, animators and web developers.

Reading Eggs focuses on a core reading curriculum of skills and strategies essential for sustained reading success and is suitable for children aged 3 through 12.

Since launching in the United States and Canada in 2011, Reading Eggs has signed on more than 500,000 subscribers and presented more than 15 million lessons in North America.

My Readers receive a Free Two-Week Trial Offer. Register now for a free two-week trial of Reading Eggs. No credit card required (woohoo!)

So please go check them out at  http://www.readingeggs.com where you can get a head start or help with learning to read, phonics, online reading, education, early childhood education (which is important at every age!)

Disclosure: For sharing this information with my readers I will receive a 3 month subscription to Reading Eggs So I will be trying it out with you. (Images used with permission from Reading Eggs)