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ABCmouse Fall Flash Sale | Great School Supplement

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How is the school year going? Before Halloween hits, want to trick your kids? Do so by “tricking ” them into studying learning playing games than this ABCmouse Fall Flash Sale!

ABCmouse.com is  ready to get your little one prepared for school with this year long membership at the lowest price I have seen of $45. Typically it is $15 a month, sot hat is like paying for 3 months and getting 9 months free!.  ABCmouse.com offers full online curriculum for kids Preschool and up with 6 levels, 450+ lessons, and more than 3000+ individual learning activities to keep their minds exploring – for hours!

ABCmouse Fall Flash Sale


Core Education Subjects Include:

  • Reading(the alphabet, phonics, sight words, children’s books)
  • Math (numbers, shapes, patterns, measurement)
  • The World Around Us (basic science and social studies)
  • Art and Music (drawing and coloring, tracing, paint-by-numbers, children’s songs, and more!

My household took advantage of this program for years. I can not express the fun we  shared around the family desktop.  With so many lessons and learning activities it kept the little ones laughing and progressing with every click.  My children loved to roam from the classroom to the zoo, to the farm and back to the classroom.  Their laughter even made me, the mom, happy. I was surely able to get a lot done!

Each day, after a parental login, your child will be greeted with a home-menu like the one below offering them multiple ways to start their day.   They can discover what is NEW or take part in the days Feature Active, explore the classroom, or choose to work ahead on their Things To-do.  Your child’s page will map his or her progress in an easy to understand  method that will keep them moving along.

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ABCmouse.com  curriculum  includes six different types of activities to address the way your child learns:

  • Children’s Books
  • Children’s Songs
  • Games
  • Puzzles
  • Art Activities
  • Printables – great for taking it to the restaurant, car, doctors office and more

ABCmouse.com offers the largest collection of online education activities for young children on the web:

  • More than 250 online children’s books
  • More than 100 online children’s songs
  • More than 650 online children’s art activities, including online coloring and online paint-by-numbers activities
  • More than 250 online educational games for children, including online phonics games, online number games and other online math games
  • More than 550 online children’s puzzles 

For your comfort, mothers, ABCmouse.com creates a safe online learning experience with no advertisements, no pop-up ads, and no links to other websites.   With the Step-by-Step Learning Path it was easy for me to allow their online teacher to progress their minds for Guided Learning, or to even turn them loose  for some  Independent Learning – knowing they were secure with ABCmouse.com.

A few of my favorite features I have only seen with ABCmouse; for my smallest child to be able to break each word up by syllables, record his voice, play it  back, and then pronounce the word correctly was great!  My oldest loved to give each lesson a try to earn tickets.  Then cash the tickets in for rewards and prizes for their room, hamster, fish, and etc.  Collecting tickets kept them both playing and asking for more learning time day after day!

This is a limited time offer.

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Staples Online Printing: How to Print Documents

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Staples Online Printing – How to print documents including how to upload printables to Staples Printing Services: have them shipped to your home or pick them up in the store. Directions to print B&W or color documents, in portrait or landscape orientation, print on card stock and coverstock for durability.

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Staples Online Printing

Staples printing services is my first choice for all my printable needs on Frugal Coupon Living. There are many reasons, but these are my top three.

First, Staples Online Printing offers amazing quality. The printables I give you on Frugal Coupon Living often need to be printed on coverstock with bright colors (after all, we aren’t dull.) I find that the quality of prints is great and very vibrant.

Second, Staples printing department is great. The employees are friendly. They actually love when I use their services and look forward to the different documents I am going to submit for printing (different from the typical business projects they receive!) They now know me by name and by brand.

Third, I save. After all, this is Frugal Coupon Living. I save money on both printer ink and card stock and I do not feel like am during my print cartridges with high res images. I leave the supplies (the ink and paper) to the Staple pros to supply. It keeps me sane and not always be in a place of needing to order new printer ink! (It was all the time before I was using Staples print services.)

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How to Print Documents from Staples

We offer you many printables on Frugal Coupon Living. There are few places to find these prints.

It will take you less than five minutes to upload your first document to Staples.

How to Print at Staples

  1. Have your PDF, Word Document or printable saved to a folder on your computer.
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account.
  3. Return to the Staples Printing Service Page.
  4. Scroll down to Self-Service printing.
  5. Go to Start Project.
  6. Go to Documents Printing.
  7. Select Browse.
  8. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  9. In the left column, choose add file(s).
  10. Select upload files (to upload a file from your computer).
  11. Add more files or select the blue upload button.
  12. Select done.
  13. Give your job a name in the top left column.
  14. Choose color or B&W.
  15. Make sure your project is single sided. (You can choose double sided if you need.)
  16. Choose the correct orientation of your project – landscape or portrait.
  17. I changed my media to 8.5×11  67 lb card/coverstock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel. It makes the paper very durable and sturdy.)
  18. Save your product to Staples or select add to cart on the bottom right.
  19. Proceed to checkout.

You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.

Staples Printing Cost

Printing to Staples is extremely affordable. I print often and have a lot of content I want to have amazing color quality. I find Staples Printing Costs to be far lower than the card stock and printer ink it costs me to keep up with my demand at home.

A break down of pricing…

Staples Pricing Information on Documents

While you can get as low as $0.13 for a color copy, I am never printing more than 50 pages. I typically spend $0.53 for a color copy. Typically, I am purchasing no more than 10 at a time. I also choose a 67 lb card/cover stock media, so this adds around $0.10 per print. Typically my order cost is around $0.60 to $5.00.

Get free shipping to your local store for pick-up. This is typically what I choose unless I have an extra large order and just want to be lazy and not visit the store. Shipping starts at $9.99.

Staples Printing Coupon

There are a few ways to get Staples Printing Coupons.

First, be a loyal costumer. You can sign up for Staples Rewards here.

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Staples Rewards

Benefits of Staples Rewards include $25 off Print & Marketing Services in store each year! Additional reward benefits include free next-day delivery on orders over $49.99. My favorite perk is earning $2 back in rewards per recycled ink cartridge (up to 20 per month.) That means you could earn up to $40 a month in recycled ink cartridges – Sign me up!

Second, pay attention to your receipts. Often during in-store pick-up for a document, I am given a coupon for my next Staples printing need. I just stack those receipt coupons in my car for next time.

Third, look online. You can look for Staples coupon codes and promo discounts on Savings.com.

I look forward to hearing about your experience with online printing services and if you too have adopted Staples Printing Services as your number one place to print your documents!

 

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FREE National Park Day in September 2019 – Hundreds of Parks for FREE

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FREE National Park Day September 2019

A FREE National Park Day is back this coming weekend! Get FREE Park Admission in hundreds of National Parks in September for National Public Lands Day.

See also these dates for 2019.

  • Saturday, September 28
    National Public Lands Day
  • Monday, November 11
    Veterans Day

Find more details on the National Parks Service Website.

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Back to School at Sam’s Club

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Anyone feeling the effects of the first bell? Today, my kids officially went back to school. What that really means is I can finally sit down with you and share more about how to make your back to school season easier.

Did you know that Sam’s Club sells a great variety of Tyson products, perfect for easy and convenient back to school meals and snacks, including State Fair® Corn Dogs and Jimmy Dean® Frozen Breakfast items? With five kids in the house, two who can fend for themselves (or whip something up for their brothers), this is incredibly convenient.  I wish to rewrite that sentence. With five kids in the house and a husband who is always hungry, this is incredibly convenient for a mom who cannot always get breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner in the oven quickly.  These snacks are so easy even your kids and husband can make them in a quick minute!

My kids were incredibly excited to try Jimmy Dean Pancakes and Sausage on a Stick (20 ct.) Breakfast is always a struggle for us and my desire to get protein in the children before school sometimes falls flat to a bowl of cereal and milk. This pancake and sausage combination feels more like a Sunday morning breakfast and I feel confident feeding their potential with protein before school. Pop in the microwave and voila, breakfast is served. Add some syrup for yummy goodness!

We found these pancakes and sausage on a stick in our local Sam’s Club freezer section. Jimmy Dean also makes them in blueberry! Want a savings? If you get them in blueberry, they will be $2.00 off at Sam’s Club from 8/21 to 9/15 with Sam’s Club Instant Savings.

Another after school option (because we always delay family dinner until my husband gets home) are the State Fair Corn Dogs (34 ct.) This holds the kids over until 6 pm where we all sit down together.

Right now, join Sam’s Club to get a $20 gift card when you sign up for a $45 Sam’s Club annual membership.  Benefits of Sam’s club include Club Pickup, Scan & Go and Instant Savings. With Scan and Go, pay from your phone and skip the checkout line for a faster shopping experience. Score! With Instant Savings, get extra offers on tons of already low prices. Yes! Additionally, look for more information in your Valpak envelopes for details on special offers available for Sam’s Club members.

Want something else convenient? You can order these items online now for Club Pickup later. This is awesome for me because it keeps me from unbuckling three car seats to pick up our groceries – Thank you Sam’s Club!

Which product is going in your cart with your next Sam’s Club purchase. The Pancakes and Sausage, Corn Dogs or both! Let us know what you think.



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FREE National Park Day in August 2019 – Hundreds of Parks for FREE

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FREE National Park Day August 2019

A FREE National Park Day is back this coming weekend! Get FREE Park Admission to hundreds of National Parks in August for National Park Service Birthday.

See also these dates for 2019.

  • Sunday, August 25
    National Park Service Birthday
  • Saturday, September 28
    National Public Lands Day
  • Monday, November 11
    Veterans Day

Find more details on the National Parks Service Website.

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Pampers Easy Ups at Sam’s Club

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pampers at Sam’s Club. The opinions and text are all mine.

Three of my five kids are potty trained. Well, almost three. We have been working on one…

Potty training is not like jumping on a bike. Every time that I prepare for a new child entering the field of “child meet potty” I have to prep myself. Yes, you guys, this is just as hard for mom! Additionally, each child is unique. Some are smart (disclosure, all my kids are smart) and some are not as over achieving (I will not mention names.) Also, with all three kids, I have done it at a different age, and that makes all the difference!

With my oldest, I potty trained right before she reached the age of two. She did fine. She is/was a type A personality, but there was some verbal communication that would have been nice for her to have. With my second child, I waited until almost 3 and a half. This was not because she wasn’t ready, it was because I wasn’t ready. Having waited, I can say that she got it the quickest of all my children! With the third, he is 2 and a half. Our nanny was ready so inevitably, he had to be ready too. And he has done great, but mastering the skill of #2 has led to some days of constipation for fear of using the potty.

A few tricks I can share are go all in. The day you decide to do it, take off the diaper and don’t turn back. We normally hang around the home naked for a few days. A lot of juice and we set a timer every 20 minutes. If he/she doesn’t go at 20 minutes, then the new timer is 5 minutes until potty is done and we reset to 20 minutes. Going number two, is a bit more challenging. Begin to look for clues in bowel movement behavior. My boy would hide and begin to hold his bottom with his hand. We did a lot of reading on the potty. Often children are going from standing up to sitting down, so knowing how to use the muscles in a new position takes thought.

Rewards. Rewards vary by family and child. Initially, our reward was an M&M for successful potty trips. Because I am a sucker for this blue eyed, blonde haired boy, he got a truck for a successful number 2 on the toilet. He is a smart boy and really struggled with victory over number two (sometimes your kids who over think, over think on the potty too!) This construction truck was his reward! Other reward systems I have done, have been sticker charts. One potty we owned, sang a song every time my child used the potty (that became quickly old, though!)

One of the hardest areas to master with potty training is night. One suggestion I have, is limit drinks before bed. Have the last drinks about 1 to 2 hours before you put your child down. Have your child empty his/her bladder before they go down for the night. With two of my three children, I would remove them from bed at my bed time (normally around 10 or 11) and carry them to the potty. I would not wake them but would whisper in their ear, go potty. I did this for years!

If you’re potty training, never run out of Pampers Easy Ups Training Underwear when you stock up on this great deal at samsclub.com. Through July 14th, Sam’s Club members can save $12 on two boxes of Pampers Easy Ups at samsclub.com. Plus, Sam’s Club offer’s FREE shipping right to your door!

Pampers Easy Ups Training Underwear have a 360 degree stretchy waistband that moves with your toddler keeping them comfy with a fit that’s just like real underwear! Plus, cute cartoon designs for boys and girls makes potty training fun for your little one!

Visit samsclub.com to take advantage of this great deal on Pampers Easy Ups.

He checked, his Pampers Easy Ups are dry!



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FREE National Park Day in April 2019 – Hundreds of Parks for FREE

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FREE National Park Day April 2019

A FREE National Park Day is coming back this month! Get FREE Park Admission to hundreds of National Parks in April for National Park Week.

See also these dates for 2019.

  • Saturday, April 20
    First Day of National Park Week
  • Sunday, August 25
    National Park Service Birthday
  • Saturday, September 28
    National Public Lands Day
  • Monday, November 11
    Veterans Day

Find more details on the National Parks Service Website.

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Family Approved Minute to Win it Game Ideas

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Family approved Minute to Win It game ideas. These kid-friendly games will make family game night the ultimate party. These Minute to Win it Games for Groups, Kids and Adults include two to one hundred players, ages zero to whatever!

Family Minute to Win it Game Ideas

I have shared before how much our family loves Family Game Night. Sometimes incorporating board games with a larger group can become difficult. These Family Approved Minute to Win it Games are kid appropriate but also fun with Minute to Win it Games for adults (and perhaps play with a couple cocktails or two!)

Some of this list of Minute to Win it Games can be done during the Christmas season – in fact, the winter season is the best time to do them because sometimes the cooler temperatures keep you in doors and you have plenty of family members to make the games all the more merrier. Holiday minute to win it games don’t only have to be during Christmas.  Play at Halloween, Thanksgiving, Spring Break and more.

Let us know your favorite!

Minute to Win It Party Invitations

First take a look at this list of Minute to Win It Invitations we found on Etsy. Some are instant download so you can immediately send to your friends and family!

Minute to Win It Party Post it Challenge

Take the post it note challenge. This is funnier than you think. How many post it notes can you put on your face in 60 seconds? Something tells me this looks easier than it is! See a list of World Record Date ideas on Dating Divas.


Minute to Win It Party Soda Can Chandelier

This Christmas or any other season, grab a stack of paper plates and empty soda cans for this Soda Can chandelier Minute to Win it Challenge.  Using 15 empty soda cans (with the tabs removed) see who can stack the tallest chandelier beginning with one soda can as the base. Your chandelier must stand for three seconds before collapsing!  Idea from Your Homebased Mom.


Minute to Win It Party Face the Cookie

Face the cookie in this cookie from the eye to the mouth Cookie Face Minute to Win it Game. Move cookies from your forehead to your mouth – no hands!  We recommend OREOs – yum! Idea on Catching Fireflies Gifts.


Minute to Win It Party Drawing Challenge

You will need a stack of paper plates for this challenge. This drawing game is a fun challenge. You must draw a snowman (for example) while the plate is on your head. Consider other ideas like a house, cat, dog, car, etc. Minute to Win It Game Idea from Housing a Forest.


Minute to Win It Party Wrap Around

Wrap around… see who can make the best mummy in one minute! Crepe paper streamers are best for this game, consider doing different colors for different teams or use colors to match an occasion – for example, Christmas time would use green and red.  This idea is from Play Party Plan.


Minute to Win It Party Say Ahhh!

Say Ahhh! Who can stack the most sugar cubes on their Popsicle stick in one minute… it looks like 12 might be the number to beat from Let’s Get Together.


Minute to Win It Pyramid Stack

Stack a 28 cups into a pyramid in 60 seconds… but wait, you must un-stack too according to the rules from Chica Circle’s Teen Minute to Win it Challenge.


Minute to Win It Yank Me

Yank Me requires some quick hands and reflexes. Stack cups on top of each other with paper slips in between each of them. Try to yank each paper without the cup falling and destroying your tower. The cup has to fall on another cup and then another cup and then another cup. Idea on Playtivities.


Minute to Win It On the Nose

Minute to Win it Games with Cotton Balls. Your Vaseline rubbed nose is your only tool in trying to move a cotton ball from one plate to another plate. “On the Nose” Minute to Win it Game requires each player pick-up a cotton ball with their nose and transport it to another plate without using their hands. Idea from Sophie’s Hope.


Minute to Win It Cotton Ball Challenge

Speaking of cotton balls, players are blindfolded and try to spoon cotton balls from the bowl on their lap into the bowl held on top of their head. Have the player sit down blindfolded. Give each player two bowls and a plastic spoon. Fill one of the bowls with cotton balls and put it on the player’s lap. Have the player hold the other bowl on his/her head. On go, have the player try to spoon cotton balls from the bowl on his/her lap into the bowl on his/her head. The player with the most cotton balls in the second bowl after a minute wins! Idea from Scrapbook Fairy.


Minute to Win It Suck it Up

Suck It Up Minute to Win It game is just like it sounds. Using straws players will need to suck the paper sheets and transfer them from one pile to another. Whoever does this first WINS the game. Idea from Playtivities.


Minute to Win It Junk in the Trunk

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle until all of the ping pong balls are out of your Kleenex box in this Junk in the Trunk Minute to Win It Game from Housing a Forest.


Minute to Win It Elephant March

Put a baseball in pantyhose leg. Put pantyhose on head – careful, don’t cover your nose. Knock over the bottles with said pantyhose/baseball combination but waring, you can’t use your hands! Idea on The Chaos and the Clutter.


Minute to Win It M&M Elevator

Wrapping string around your ears, elevate M&Ms to your mouth on a pencil. First person to eat all three M&Ms wins. Directions on Nicole Blanc Photography


Family approved Minute to Win It game ideas. These kid-friendly games will make family game night the ultimate party. Two to one hundred players, ages zero to whatever! #FrugalCouponLiving #MinutetoWinItClick to Tweet

Minute to Win Movin’ On Up

Each player starts with a stack of 25 to 40 red solo cups with one blue cup at the top of the stack. Start by moving the top blue cup to the bottom of the stack, and continue moving cups from the top to the bottom until the blue cup is back at the bottom of the stack again. Idea from Happiness is Homemade.


Minute to Win It Bottoms Up

It’s like bowling but with your bottom, empty soda cans and a plastic Christmas Ornaments. No hands allowed in this fun Minute to Win It Game from Your Home Based Mom.


Minute to Win It Takeout Challenge

Minute to Win it Marshmallow games are great because everyone has marshmallows,right? How many mini marshmallows can you move to the takeout box – here’s the trick, you can only use chopsticks! Minute to Win it Game on My Honey’s Place.


Minute to Win It Saran Wrap Ball Challenge

Use this with the kids. This teen minute to win it games is one of my favorite games and I say, you must use full size candy bars (it’s just more fun that way!) Wrap candy until you make a giant Saran Wrap Ball.  First place all players in a circle. One person begins unwrapping the ball and keeps whatever falls out. The player to their left is constantly rolling two dice. Then they roll doubles, the ball is passed to the left as are the dice. The same things occurs.   Once the person to their left rolls doubles the ball gets passed again. This idea comes from Must Have Mom.


Minute to Win It Reindeer Antlers

This is such a silly game. Split into teams of three and give each group 15 to 20 balloons. One person places the pair of pantyhose on their head that have openings at the feet. Either the fastest team to blow up all balloons and stuff them into the pantyhose wins or the team that gets the most in a set amount of time wins! Idea from Party Games Plus.



Hosting a celebration? Whether at home for a birthday or take it to the classroom! You can add some some Minute to Win it Games at School. Also check out these Kids Party Game Ideas are sure to inspire your party and school or home celebration. Pin to Pinterest.

Of course, you can use these Minute to Win it Family games with just your immediate crew. Also take a look at these Memorable Family Game Night Ideas for your next family night. Pin it to Pinterest.



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