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Giveaway | $50 Visa Gift Card from Valpak #WinGiveaways

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August 27, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Giveaways, Review, Win Giveaways

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations goes to Sherril!

Are you guys ready for Back to School? My Baby Stars Kindergarten this year, and even as a former elementary school teacher i am just not ready for it! I had the opportunity to share with Valpak on their Blog my 8 Back to School Tips! Be sure to check them out yourself!

1. Begin your Weekly Routine
2. Have a Central Family Calendar
3. Make a List, Check it Twice
4. Clean Your Child’s Room
5. Make a Quiet Corner
6. Begin to Limit Television
7. Create a Menu Plan
8. Gather Your papers

Beyond sharing Back to School tips on their blog, I’m sure when you hear Valpak, a money-saving envelope that arrives in your mailbox comes to mind! Did you know that the familiar blue Valpak envelope has saved savvy consumers like you money on dining, financial planning, groceries, entertainment, auto services and more for over 40 years?

And with back to school shopping going on right now, it’s nice to be able to save on these other expenses so you can have wiggle room to make the most of those school supply purchases!

Whether you’re buying supplies for yourself or your kids, you’ll want to save big and Valpak can help – in so many convenient ways:

Visit www.Valpak.com to search and print free coupons for local businesses, as well as grocery coupons and even coupon codes for major retailers.

So many ways to save and all in one place – just in time for back to school! You can also follow Valpak on Facebook and on Twitter!

To Win: One Frugal Coupon Living reader will win a $50 Visa Gift Card from Valpak!

To Enter the Giveaway:
You can enter up to four times – that would mean, leave one to four comments. You do not have to enter more than once.

1.) What item can you not wait to stick a label on?

Bonus Entries:

2.) Sign up for Frugal Coupon Living Emails.

3.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living and Valpak on Facebook. Makes sure to share on Facebook about the giveaway.

4.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living andValpak on Twitter. Makes sure to share on Twitter about the giveaway.

This giveaway ends on Monday, August 19 at 3 PM EST. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to respond. If I do not hear from the winner by that time, a new winner will be selected.

Please Note: Email entries will not be accepted. If you are reading this giveaway in a reader or in your inbox, please select the post to direct yourself over to the site. Due to time constraints, I am not able to enter email, Twitter, or Facebook entries on my own. Thanks!

Disclosure: I was compensated in product for review for this post. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted as your own.

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Giveaway | $50 Kiddo Tags Credit #BacktoSchool #WinGiveaways

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August 27, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Giveaways, Review, Win Giveaways

This giveaway is closed, congratulations goes to Jennifer.

My kids often go here and there – gymnastics, ballet, grandparents, school, the pool and more. We often misplace one or two things a week on our journey. The worst is buying new items to replace what we already had, that is why I have LOVED labeling most everything, especially with this adorable brand – Kiddo Tags.

They have a great prices, sheets as low as $5.49. The many uses are clothing tags, iron on tags, bag tags and something I haven’t seen before re-mark-able labels. Write on them, erase and mark them up again.

Looking for ideas, check out their instagram photo (available on their website) for the many uses for your labels.

I just spent my credits. I was so happy to purchase the twin pack for both my girls and also grabbed from bag tags for their lunch and backpacks. I seriously had so much fun choose between the icons, colors and fonts – some REALLY CUTE ideas. I wish I could have been on a dozen icons and images. Loved the owls, birds, butterflies, crowns, and so many other choices.

Be sure to check out Kiddo Tags on Facebook and Twitter.

To Buy: Exclusive coupon code. Use code BTS2013 for 25% off. Code Expires October 1, 2013.

To Win: Kiddo Tags is giving One Frugal Coupon Living reader a $50 credit on their site.

To Enter the Giveaway:
You can enter up to four times – that would mean, leave one to four comments. You do not have to enter more than once.

1.) What item can you not wait to stick a label on?

Bonus Entries:

2.) Sign up for Frugal Coupon Living Emails.

3.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living and Kiddo Tags on Facebook. Makes sure to share on Facebook about the giveaway.

4.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living and Kiddo Tags on Twitter. Makes sure to share on Twitter about the giveaway.

Disclosure: I was compensated in product for review for this post. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted as your own.

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Giveaway | Loveable Labels Back to School Kit #WinGiveaways

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August 27, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Giveaways, Review, Win Giveaways

Closed. Congratulations goes to Lisa.

Loveable Labels is fun and colorful way to prepare your child for school- not to mention a great time saver! Recently, I was given the opportunity to give them a try (again), and was delighted since I have been a paying customer for the past few years! Plus, I knew the readers of Frugal Coupon Living would share my passion with Loveable Labels too!

Whether it be school, daycare, school actives, or camps as a parent you understand the necessity of labeling everything! However, not all items are easy to label. Right!? That’s why I am fan of Loveable Labels. Personally for shared items or items that will be passed down ( like jackets) I use our family last name- so simply!

Loveable Labels are more than just a pretty sticker. Their “Regular” and “Slimline” labels are microwave and dishwasher safe, perfect for lunch items that when not labeled typical get left behind! The “Iron-on” labels stay put in the washer and dryer. The “Shoe Labels” has always amazed me they just will not fall off- Love that! I did recently learn there is a reason behind this; they include extra strength adhesive to ensure they stay in place!

Parents approve of Loveable Labels, and I know you will too! The Back to School Pack is great and everything you would need all year long, and perhaps longer. It’s a great value and mets the quality standard that satisfied parents. Keep your kids’ things out of the lost and found bin with this Back to School Pack! It really is fast, simple, and cool way to label all items backpacks, lunch containers, water bottles, gym shoes, uniforms, books, folders, supply boxes, markers, glue sticks, and so much more!

The Loveable Labels Back to School Pack is available in 20 designs / colors and 45 Icons to choose from.

Back to School Pack incldues:

15 Sticker Labels
80 Slimline Labels
12 Shoe Labels
48 Press n’ Stick Clothing DOTS™
2 Mini-Metal Tag (two 4” silver ball chain incld)
12 Square Labels

To view the Back to School Pack design choices please click HERE.

Loveable Labels makes for great party favors too! Party Packs are ideal for loot bags, party favours or special events. Imagine how special your guests will feel when they receive something made just for them!

Party Packs offers 20 designs and include:

Multi-purpose Sticker Labels
Press N’ Stick Clothing DOTS
Shoe Labels
Mini Metal Tag

To view party pack design choices please click HERE.

Try Loveable Labels today and grab $5 off any purchase valued at $25+ with coupon code BTS201325 valid until September 30th.

Be sure to check out Loveable Labels on Facebook and Twitter.

To Win: Loveable Label is giving One Frugal Coupon Living reader a Back to School Pack ($44.95) & a Party Pack ($5).

To Enter the Giveaway:
You can enter up to four times – that would mean, leave one to four comments. You do not have to enter more than once.

1.) What item can you not wait to stick a label on?

Bonus Entries:

2.) Sign up for Frugal Coupon Living Emails.

3.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living and Loveable Labels on Facebook. Makes sure to share on Facebook about the giveaway.

4.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living and Loveable Labels on Twitter. Makes sure to share on Twitter about the giveaway.

Disclosure: I was compensated in product for review for this post. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted as your own.

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The Adventures of Chuck and Friends: Bumpers Up DVD – $9.99 from $12.99

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August 16, 2013 by FrugalCouponLiving Filed Under: Amazon, Entertainment, Kids, Online Shopping, Review

Little Boys and girls will LOVE the new Adventures of Chuck and Friends: Bumpers Up DVD! It was just released this week from Shout! Factory Kids in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, LLC. and features 10 fun episodes and bonus content.

Right now, you can get The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends: Bumpers Up on Amazon for $9.99 (retails for $12.99)!

Episodes Include:

Choosy Chuck
The Art Of Being Chuck
Commercial Trucks
Prince Chuck
Lights, Cameras, Trucks!
Truck And Roll
Contest Countdown
Soku-Kun
Rowdy The Rock Star
Flower Power
Bonus Sing-a-long

If you’ve got a little boy (or girl) but haven’t seen The Adventures of Chuck and Friends yet, it really is a great show that teaches them about friendship, hard work, teamwork and of course what each of the trucks are called! There are lessons to be learned when Chuck doesn’t do what he was supposed to do and rewards when he does. The unbelievably fun adventures of Chuck, the little dump truck with big dreams, and his friends—Digger, Handy, Rowdy, Biggs, Boomer and Flip will have you rolling with laughter and cheer! No matter what obstacles are in his way, Chuck knows that with good friends and a little imagination, he’s always going to cross the finish line a winner.

The Adventures of Chuck and Friends series is currently airing on The Hub TV Network in the U.S. and on Treehouse in Canada.

For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.

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Closed. Giveaway | Enter to Win a Dunkin Donuts $50 Gift Card and Beverage Sipper

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June 26, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Giveaways, Review

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations goes to Mami2jcn!

Large Hazelnut Iced-Coffee with 2 Splenda and a little Skim Milk – When I DAILY pull up to Dunkin’ Donuts, the wonderful staff knows what to make for me right away – after all, it’s always the same!

In addition to my yummy ice-coffee, warm weather is upon us and more and more people are ordering Ice Tea – especially here in the south! Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide serve freshly-brewed Iced Tea. A crisp, cold and convenient beverage choice any time of day, Dunkin’ Donuts’ delicious Iced Tea is made-to-order, unsweetened or sweetened, with or without a fresh lemon.

In honor of National Tea Day, June 10, Dunkin’ Donuts wants to offer one Frugal Coupon Living Reader a Dunkin’ Donuts package of their own!

1 Dunkin’ Donuts $50 gift card
1 Cold Beverage Sipper

The great thing about Dunkin’ Donuts Cards is they don’t have any additional fees or expiration dates once purchased. If cards are registered online, Dunkin’ Donuts will also replace them free of charge if they are lost or stolen! I also downloaded the Dunkin Donuts App for my Smart Phone to also get special offers like FREE shot of espresso in my coffee!

Find a location near you.

To Win: One Frugal Coupon Living reader will win a $50 Dunkin Donuts Gift Card and Cold Beverage Sipper.

To Enter the Giveaway:

You can enter up to four times – that would mean, leave one to four comments. You do not have to enter more than once. Read more about how to enter giveaways.

1.) What goes great with your summertime iced tea?

Additional Optional Entries:

2.) Sign up for Frugal Coupon Living Emails. You must confirm your subscription!

3.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living and Dunkin’ Donuts on Facebook. Makes sure to share on Facebook about the giveaway.

4.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living and Dunkin’ Donuts on Twitter. Makes sure to share on Twitter about the giveaway.

This giveaway ends on Tuesday, June 11 at midnight ET. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to respond. If I do not hear from the winner by that time, a new winner will be selected. Note winners may not receive the facial tissue box that they voted upon in their first entry.

Disclosure: For this post, I was provided with a Dunkin’ Donuts gift card for Review. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted as your own.

Closed. Giveaway: Dinosaur Train Nature Trackers Book and DVDs

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June 2, 2013 by FrugalCouponLiving Filed Under: Giveaways, Review

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations goes to Naomi!

This Spring, learn more about nature from the characters of Dinosaur Train! First, join the Dinosaur Train Nature Tracker’s Club. It’s free and you’ll learn all about nature and doing good things for your environment. Nature Trackers enjoy exploring and having adventures, respecting their environment, collecting things, tracking and observing plants and animals, and challenging themselves to get outside and make discoveries every day. Download your Dinosaur Train’s Nature Trackers Club Guide Book and complete all four activities. When you’re finished, mail in the form provided in the book along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and receive an official Nature Trackers member token! Kids love tokens!

Want other ideas to get into nature?

Take the Dinosaur Train Geocaching Challenge! Geocaching is a modern day, worldwide treasure hunt whereby participants can both hide and seek containers called geocaches. Geocaching encourages children to explore their surroundings, use observational skills and have an adventure right in their own neighborhood. Geocaching is a family friendly outdoor adventure that blends technology, gaming and environmental discovery. Each geocache features one of the dinosaurs found on the online Dinosaur Train Field Guide and contains educational information related to that dinosaur.

Check out the brand new online game, Backyard Theropods! Learn all about today’s dinosaurs – birds! Join Dr. Scott and help place interesting birds in their appropriate habitat. Use a bird caller to attract the bird, listen to the clue and then select where you think it lives. You will learn what different birds sound like, look like, what they are called, where they are likely to live, and about the ancestral connection between birds and dinosaurs. Once you learn a little more about birds you can get out in nature and look for birds in your own backyard!

Here’s the best part: Two FCL Readers will get this fun Dinosaur Train Nature Trackers Giveaway:

First, you’ll get Dinosaur Train Buddy and the Nature Trackers from Readers Digest Children’s Books. I had a chance to review this book and we really loved learning with Buddy and the gang! More than 45 flaps lift and correspond to a learning activity on each spread combine, making this book both entertaining and educational! Interesting discoveries include a cave filled with colorful gems, baby dinosaurs hatching from eggs, and more. The activities throughout reinforce early learning concepts like colors, action words, counting, matching, and opposites. MSRP $9.99, ages 2 and up. Available wherever books are sold.

You’ll also get Dinosaur Train: Dinosaurs A to Z DVD – Featuring Bonus Holiday Episode: Solstice Time – Travel on the Dinosaur Train with Buddy, Mom, and Tiny to gather all the dinosaurs in the “Dinosaurs A to Z'” song for a picnic at Troodon Town! Join the Pteranodon family as they reunite with some dinosaurs they’ve met before, and are introduced to new species, and learn about the classification of all 26 dinosaurs on the train. Ages: 3 and up, MSRP: $12.99, Runtime: Approximately 110 minutes.

And finally, you’ll get Dinosaur Train: Big Big Big DVD – Hop on the Dinosaur Train and join Buddy the T.Rex and his adoptive family of Pteranodons as they travel around and meet some of the biggest dinosaurs. Buddy and his Pteranodon siblings embark on new adventures traveling back to the Jurassic Period, riding on the newest Dinosaur Train car – the flatbed, and earning their Junior Conductor hats. Buddy even gets to meet another adopted dinosaur! Includes eight exciting edutainment adventures that bring dinosaurs to life and makes science fun. Ages: 3 and up MSRP: $12.99 U.S, Runtime: Approximately 100 minutes

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To Win: Two Frugal Coupon Living Readers will win a Dinosaur Train Nature Trackers Prize Package shown above.

To Enter:

You can enter up to four times – that would mean, leave one to four comments. You do not have to enter more than once but you DO have to complete the first entry to enter with choices two through four.

1.) Tell me which Dinosaur Train character is your favorite and why, Dr. Scott included!

Additional Optional Entries:

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4.)Share on Twitter. While there, be sure to follow @FrugalCouponMom and @pbskids. Tweet about this giveaway.

This giveaway ends on Wednesday, May 8th at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to respond. If I do not hear from the winner by that time, a new winner will be selected. It is open to US residents only. No PO Boxes for prize shipping.

Disclosure: I received the Dinosaur Train products above for review. These items are not intended as payment for any favorable opinions. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted as your own. Read more about giveaway conditions and terms on my disclosure page.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Birthday Party with Doc McStuffins Theme

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May 7, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Review

“The Doc is in and she’ll fix you up! If you’re a toy, then you’re in luck…”

Chances are if you are singing a long with me you have a huge Doc McStuffins fan in your home! If you have a Doc McStuffins fan, you likely have someone who loves her toys and most importantly her stuffed animals. This show and stuffed animals define our home especially with my 5-year old daughter, Lucianna (Lucy).

Once Disney’s Doc McStuffins came out, Lucy has been talking about a party with her favorite Doctor. She has quite the collection of Build-A-Bear Bears on her bed and we knew there was no other place to go than to visit the Build-A-Bear Workshop with her friends!

Build-A-Bear Workshops did an amazing job with my preschooler and her classroom friends. The children were greeted and given name tags. The hostess was beyond gracious and friendly and helped each child pick out a bear and name her new friend. The girls were then escorted to the basin of hearts where they picked two hearts – one they would give Lucianna and one for their own bear. The took the hearts and shook them with loved, covered them with kiss and wrapped in many hugs. They then had the opportunity to place a heart in Lucianna’s Bear – this made her bear ultra special and fun – after all she is going home with a bear full of love from very special peers! Bears were stuffed, games were played and hearts with loved were sewn shut in each girl’s little friend. Upon completion of the stiching of each bear, the girls took turns bathing their bear and then the best part – picking out a new outfits and/or accessories to provide personality and individuality to their bear! What a SWEET process!

Doc McStuffins Theme:

We were lucky enough to get Doc McStuffins DVDs to share with our friends (Doc McStuffins: Time for Your Checkup MSRP $19.99, reduced to $14.99 on Amazon)
Also look for coupons or possible Groupon, Eversave or Mamasource Deals for saving on Band-Aids. I got bulk Band-Aids using a Mamsource/Mamapedia Deal. What better way than to take care of your stuffed animal boo-boo than with a sticker of love!
Utilize FREE Doc McStuffins printables for Invitations, Thank You Notes, Doctor Kit Printable Tools and Coloring Sheets. I did not have to pay for invitations for this party!

Keep the Party Cost Down:

Have a Bear-y Special Party with your little one, but keep the cost down by inviting close friends instead of the whole class. For my daughter’s preschool class, we only invited the girls. Prices start at $10 per child and go up to $20 per child. If a parent/child wants something additional, they can buy at at the end of the party or purchase a gift card to give you toward the party total.
Do not host the party during a major meal ( For example, don’t plan the party in the middle of lunch hour where you might be expected to provide meals.)
Check with cake shops in your mall or Build-A-Bear location. Perhaps they offer discounts on cakes for those who purchased Build-A-Bear Parties. We picked up ours from The American Cookie Company and got a small savings off our total purchase.
As I did above, Google Search FREE printable invitations. I got my FREE invites from Disney Online.

Head to Build-A-Bear Workshop to learn more about Birthday Parties for your family! Be sure to also check out the My Little Pony or Hello Kitty Collection making a big splash this spring/summer season!

Disclosure: I received the a Build-A-Bear Gift Card and Doc McStuffins DVDs for review and party use. These items are not intended as payment for any favorable opinions. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted as your own. Read more about giveaway conditions and terms on my disclosure page.

Kick Up Your Easter Brunch with Proscuitto-Gruyere Puffs and Filled Easter Basket Cookies

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March 22, 2013 by FrugalCouponLiving Filed Under: Easter, Pinterest, Review, Walmart

Last week I shared with you two recipes for this time of year that just scream Spring: Proscuitto-Gruyere Puffs, which I had made before and are amazing, and Filled Easter Basket Cookies, which I now know are completely delightful!

First up: The Proscuitto-Gruyere Puffs, recipe adapted from Joy the Baker. To save money, go to the deli counter for your proscuitto and cheese. Ask for 8 slices of proscuitto – that’s all you need and it only cost me $2.40. Then ask for a quarter pound of gruyere cheese sliced almost paper thin (instead of shredding it). This makes it easy to roll still and costs less than getting a chunk to shred. That cost me about $2.50!

First, grab the Crescent Roll Dough from the refrigerator. Fresh out of the refrigerator is best. Dust parchment paper with flour and then put the dough down to roll it out and press seams together. Then dust more flour on top and roll it out to about 9″x11″.

Once roll to desired size, layer with 8 slices of Proscuitto, followed by the mustard, cheese and then black pepper. I added green onions this time because I had them, they’re good on just about everything savory and it added some spring color!

Then, roll each side into the center until both sides touch – rolling from the long side. Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of this one!

Once rolled together, the dough will be a little too pliable and may tear when you cut it, so put it back in the refrigerator with some saran wrap on top (on a baking sheet). Leave it for about 15-20 minutes and then take it out and cut into half-inch slices.

Lay it out on your parchment-lined baking sheet and brush each piece with melted butter to make it a little more golden and give it a rich taste.

Put it in a 400 degree oven for about 12-15 minutes.

Let cool SLIGHTLY and enjoy! I could seriously eat these all day – they are perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, anytime! They are best warm but still good the next day.

Next up were the Filled Easter Basket Cookies, recipe adapted from Oh Nuts! I chose the Pastel Twizzlers and the easy-squeeze Betty Crocker Cupcake Icing in green. Missing from the picture above is the dough! I used Publix’s Refrigerated Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I also used Mini Robin Eggs by Whoppers but I think I would use miniature jelly beans next time for easier eating; but the kids loved them all the same!

First, pull out a normal-size muffin tin and spray lightly with cooking spray. Then, unwrap the cookie dough and, using a spoon, scoop off about two tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Then roll in sprinkles if you are using them and place into the muffin tin, pressing slightly in the middle to form an indentation.

Once out of the oven, press your Twizzler ropes into the ‘baskets’. I found the pastel colors in Target and didn’t need to cut them at all. If you go for something longer, then cut it into 3 to 3 1/2″ lengths. Let cool for a while before adding the icing.

Once they’ve cooled almost completely, take them out of the muffin tin and ice and then top with the green-colored coconut and finally your jelly beans or whoppers. Then, eat and enjoy!

Make sure to look for Great Value or store brand refrigerated doughs next time you’re at Walmart or your local grocery store!

Disclosure: I was compensated by Ralcorp and The Motherhood for this cooking review. I researched the recipes and did all the cooking myself. The opinions expressed herein are 100% mine and should not be substituted as your own.