Ames Poly Lawn Cart only $19.88 (Reg. $29.99)

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April 5, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Home Improvement, Online Shopping

It’s just about time to start spring cleaning in your yard too! Get this Ames Poly Lawn Cart for only $19.88! Originally $29.99. Buy online and have it shipped to your store to save on shipping costs.

The Ames 4 cu. ft. Plastic Lawn Cart is an ideal tool for outdoor work around your lawn or patio. The bin is made from plastic for lasting durability and can be easily transported with the 2-wheel design. The green bin can hold up to 250 lb. of material so you can quickly transport leaves, branches and more around your yard.

Plastic lawn cart is durable and long-lasting
4 cu.ft. maximum capacity allows you to carry various items such as clippings, plants and more
The all-poly construction is durable and corrosion resistant
2 tires offer easy portability

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Rainbow JELL-O Ribbon Squares Step-by-Step Tutorial and Recipe

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March 11, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

Rainbow JELL-O Ribbon Squares Recipe
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Looking to celebrate an event – this Ribbon Rainbow JELL-O is great for a party, St. Patrick’s day, a summer or spring break treat – you name it! A rainbow might be a meteorological phenomenon, but there is no natural miracle going on in the kitchen in your home with this EASY step-by-step tutorial for a rainbowlicious dessert sure to please!

Ingredients:

1 box Red Gelatin
1 box Orange Gelatin
1 box Yellow Gelatin
1 box Green Gelatin
1 box Blue Gelatin
1 8oz Cool Whip

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Directions:

Prepare an 11 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
Add 1 cup boiling water to package of blue Jell-O. Stir until dissolved.
Pour 2/3 cup gelatin into pan and place in refrigerator to set (about 20 minutes).
Add Cool Whip to remaining mixture to bring level up to 2/3 cup. Stir until Cool Whip melts and color is blended.
Gently pour on top of set gelatin and place in refrigerator to set (15-20 minutes).
Repeat this process with green, yellow, orange and red gelatins.
Allow to set for 2 hours before cutting and serving.

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Easter Centerpiece and Chicken & Orzo Recipe

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March 5, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Education, Pinterest, Recipe

Who wants to be in the kitchen when you could be outside enjoying the extra sunlight and spring temperatures in your neck of the woods? We’ve put together a simple one dish wonder for your family to enjoy on a weeknight or on a lazy Sunday. Since Easter is approaching, of course we had to include carrots in our recipe!

Ingredients:

8 ounces dried orzo
2 cups fresh green beans
1 whole roasted deli chicken
1 8 ounce container of semisoft cheese with garlic and herbs (we used the light version)
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 sliced carrots
1/8 tsp of salt
1/8 tsp of ground pepper
2 tablespoons snipped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley or fresh Sage

Cooking Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish or 3-quart oval casserole; set aside. Cook orzo according to package directions, adding green beans during last 5 minutes of cooking; drain. Meanwhile, cut chicken in 6 pieces; set aside. In large bowl whisk together cheese and milk until combined. Add hot orzo mixture, salt and pepper; stir until coated. Stir in carrots. Spoon into prepared baking dish. Top with chicken pieces. Bake, covered, 30 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley or Sage. Six servings.

Add some chick-a-dee fun to your tabletop with this kid friendly Easter centerpiece. All that you need to complete the look is a large vase and a smaller vase to fit inside the larger one. Have your children help you count out Easter candy of your choosing (we used Peeps and Starburst jellybeans). Pour the jellybeans at the base of the larger vase, layer Peeps in rows until you’ve reached the top of the larger vase. Slide your smaller vase inside, being mindful not to damage your Peeps! Fill the smaller vase with water and your favorite springtime flower.

There you have it, a meal and a centerpiece that will have everyone hopping to the table!

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St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes – “Rainbowlicious” Dessert Recipe

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March 4, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes Recipe
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Looking for a pot of gold? What better way to bring some St. Patrick’s Day fun into your home than with these rainbowlicious cupcakes? With a few simple ingredients, you’ll be sure to lure a leprechaun your way.

Ingredients:

box of white cake mix
food coloring (to achieve these rainbow worthy colors use a mixture of neon food coloring and original food coloring)
container of prepared white icing
rainbow sprinkles
Air Head Extreme Rainbow Berry sour candy

Directions:

Follow cake mix package directions for cupcake cooking instructions.
Allow to Cool and ice with white icing.
Cut Sour Candy rainbows about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in length. Place on the cupcake in arch formation creating a rainbow.
Sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles.

Creative Ideas:

Become creative with icing and sprinkle toppings. Consider a gold coin candy or Rolo for perhaps a piece of gold at the end of your Air Head rainbow. While waiting for these yummy treats to bake, have your kids put their imagination to work! Encourage your young engineers to gather items around the house and design a leprechaun trap. Painting and coloring of course are great ways to celebrate all the colors of the rainbow too!

Enjoy and shall I say, Good Luck?!?

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Home Depot Kids Workshop 3/1 | Trojan Horse Bank

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February 24, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Entertainment, Free, Home Improvement

Head to Home Depot Saturday, March1 from 9 am – Noon to participate in a Trojan Horse Bank Activity! Open to kids 5-12 years old, you do not have to register in advance.

These workshops take place the first Saturday of each month from 9am – Noon. In addition to the newly constructed project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron and an achievement pin. Read more about these Home Depot Kids Workshops.

Make sure you sign up a head of time for the Home Depot Kids Workshop 3/1.

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St. Patrick’s Day Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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February 18, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

St. Patrick’s Day Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Looking for a yummy treat for your little leprechauns? How about these simple Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies – grab the green food coloring, a little bit of chocolate and let’s go!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup softened Butter
2 3/4 cup Flour
1 1/4 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Vanilla
8 drops Green Food Coloring
2 cups Dark Chocolate and Mint Baking Chips

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 375.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add eggs and mix well.
Add vanilla and mix until fluffy.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl and mix together well.
Add dry mixture to wet and mix on low until combined.
Add green food coloring and mix until color is consistent.
Add mint chips and stir until well distributed.
Drop tablespoon sized portions of cookie dough onto prepared sheet.
Bake for 12–14 minutes.
Allow to cool.

Enjoy and shall I say, Good Luck?!?

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Watermelon Mint Shooters – Recipe for Adults and Kids, Valentine’s Day Treat

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February 7, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

Watermelon Mint Shooters
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This fun recipe can be used for many different occasions – Valentine’s Day, New Years, Summer Parties and More. It can be slip accordingly for Adults and Kids, just make sure you label the right classes!

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons organic sugar
2 Tablespoons water
1 Tablespoon finely chopped mint (Fresh is better)
1 ½ pounds of seedless watermelon (with the rind taken off) cut into chunks
½ to 1 tablespoon (depending on your own tastes) of fresh lime juice
½ teaspoon grated lime peel
For Adult Drink ONLY – 1/16 cup of Bacardi Rum

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Directions:

In a 1-quart saucepan mix together the sugar, water, and mint.
Heat on medium level for 3 to 4 minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Remove from heat.
Place the watermelon, lime juice, and lime peel into a blender.
Blend until all is combined and the mixture is smooth.
Add in the sugar mixture and blend together again.
Pour the mixture into a pan and place it into the freezer.
Every ½ hour mix the mixture, repeat until all liquid is frozen it will take about 1 to 2 hours.
Spoon into cups and Enjoy!

Additional Adult Directions:

Spoon into 2 shooter glasses.
Add in the Bacardi rum into each glass about 3 teaspoons
Serve to your adult guests and enjoy!

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How to Throw a Robot Birthday Party on a Budget

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February 3, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

How to Throw a Robot Birthday Party

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Lots of kids are fascinated with robots. Especially since R2D2 and C3PO of Star Wars fame helped their masters, robots are often viewed as winsome helpers that can do things and go places that humans can’t. Those abilities make robots seem a little bit heroic and a lot like a special friend. It also makes a robot themed birthday party very popular! What does it take to host a robot party? My blog, Spaceships and Laser Beams, specializes in parties for boys (and non-frilly girls!), so I have lots of ideas to help you plan an awesome robot party. This theme is easier and less expensive than you might think!

There’s a lot of room for creativity in depicting robots. Although they are most frequently depicted as silvery grey, yours don’t have to be! If you do opt for the popular metallic look, be sure to include some color too. Brights pair exceptionally well with the metallic shine, but lighter hues soften the high-tech look which might be appropriate for a party for younger kids.

Once you’ve decided on theme colors you’ll be able to decide on party invites. I know a lot of invitations are extended in a casual phone conversation, but receiving a paper invite through the mail is so much fun for kids—extra points if you incorporate a robot image in your invitation!

Welcome guests with a friendly, life-sized robot at the door; if you build your robot out of cardboard boxes, he can be sturdy enough to hold a tray of birthday hats or a bouquet of balloons. Or, instead of party hats, pre-make robot “heads” for each guest with smaller cardboard boxes; kids have a blast pretending and they look terrific arranged about the room as well. They will also make great props if you have a photo booth.

Decorations can include colorful pennant banners, a wall of giant polka dots, a backdrop of corrugated metal or oversized chevron. Science, spaceships and robots are frequent partners; if you opt for that theme direction, include rocket ships and stars. Gears are often associated with robots; make yours from colored cardstock, metal pie pans or old CDs. A trip to the hardware or local home improvement store will yield lots of pieces for making robot parts!

Of course you’ll want to include all manner of robots on your food and dessert table. Raid your child’s room and use their collection of robot figures or make your own with tin cans or paper cut-outs. Use metal cans, pails and disposable tin pans with serving pieces in your chosen colors to hold silverware, napkins and food. Chenille stems (aka pipe cleaners) can be bent into zigzags or spirals for colorful table fillers. Juice boxes look great wrapped in silver paper; add eyes and use the straw as an “antenna”.

Have fun naming party food! Anti-freeze Jello, memory cell candy, lubricating juice, nuts and bolts popcorn mix, fuel pack sandwiches, and micro bot chips are just a few suggestions.

Of course the age range of your party guests will inform your activity choices, but here are a few suggestions:

build your own robot; this can be by coloring, with stickers or foam pieces, small boxes, tin cans, plastic cups, etc. or for older kids, purchase build-your-own robot kits
pin the parts on the robot; this is a take-off on the classic pin-the-tail on the donkey
photo booth fun
robot relays; provide mini wind-up robots for each guest and let them “race”
play “machines”; the group must work together with each child making a repetitive sound and motion as they “build” and become an imaginary machine

When you send those little party guests home, you’ll want to send them off with a fun favor; make it something connected with robots! Once you start looking for ideas you’ll find stickers, lollipops, erasers, spinning tops, mini toy robots, pens and many other possibilities. A bag you embellish by stamping with a robot image or a small, silvery take-out box, are just a couple options for the packaging. Add a tag that says “thanks a bot” for coming!

Creating a robot themed birthday party is gratifying because there is so much room for creativity in building your robot world as you build happy memories for that special birthday boy or girl.

What will you do at your robot themed birthday party?

Stephanie Keeping is mom to a boy named Sam, a blogger, and an Etsy-preneur. She celebrates boyish charm at Spaceships and Laser Beams, where she talks about all things boy and birthday party. You can connect with her on Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Twitter and on Etsy.

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