Friday Finds

My plan was to finish up the series today but I just wasn’t quite ready so instead I would like to introduce you to a new little feature I like to call “Friday Fun”. I decided Fridays really are fun, right? So I want to make them fun on my blog too. That means every Friday I will be posting about “fun” kinds of things. Like what you might be asking?

Like Friday:
Finds (where I share my favorite deals and finds from the week)
Food (recipes and cooking tips)
Faith (a verse of link that particularly stood out to me during the week)
Field Trips (ideas for fun places to take kids or go on dates 🙂

Fashion? Fabric? oh the possibilities . . . yes I’m still working on this.

But for today, I am going to share a few “finds” that I’ve come across this week. Also, I don’t know if you’ve noticed my “affiliates” on the left side but these are companies that I frequent and that I think offer some great deals and products. In exchange for posting them on my site, I get a small percentage of any purchase made if someone were to go on their site from the direct link on my site.

But really, I am only affiliated with companies that I buy from myself and that I can honestly recommend to others. Having said that, I am truly a bargain hunter. I really do not like to pay full price to anything and I don’t think anyone else should either. So when I find a deal, I want to share it! Ok so here are a few:

Studio Grow

Two All-Day Passes for Ages 0 to 6 ($9) or One Friday Night Out at the Berkeley Location for Kids Ages 0 to 12 ($15)

This is fantastic for all my local peeps! Studio Grow is a totally awesome place for kids to hang out and play, they have locations in Berkeley, Concord and Blackhawk but the even best part is that there’s an option that for $15 you can drop off the kids for their Friday Night Out which is from 6-10pm at the Berkeley location. So basically four hours of babysitting for $15 = great deal!

Madagascar 3 Movie Storybook

Today on Amazon’s daily deals, you can download the app for free on your Android (I don’t have an Android) but I love FREE so if you do, head on over and grab this up for the kiddos. They usually have a “free App of the day so you might want to keep an eye out for this.

*they also have a deal on Amazon where if you buy certain kids

movies you can get a free ticket to Madagascar 3.

Vistaprint $17 for $70 Worth of Custom-Printing Services

Vistaprint – 76% Off Custom-Printing Services

Customizable products include business cards ($13.99+ for 250), wedding invitations($6.99+ for 10), wall calendars ($10.99+), T-shirts ($6.64+), and mugs ($9.74+). Groupon customers enjoy an exclusive 30% discount on all regularly priced items, which is reflected in the above prices.

This is a great deal for maybe getting some personalized gifts for Father’s Day or if you have a special occasion coming up. I just recently ordered some business cards for myself and ~~spent more than $17~~ if you’re due for some new cards or other business products, this is a good deal.

Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, Saturday, June 9, 2012, is Get Outdoors Day and over 100 national parks are offering FREE admission. Here’s the link, start planning your day out! And let me know where you end up going 🙂

Free Sewing Machine 911

For “beginner crafty” or even “sewing challenged” friends, you can sign up for a free class on Craftsy where you will learn basics like how to familiarize yourself with the parts of your machine and how they operate and how to perform basic skills, like threading the machine and winding the bobbin.