Military Families - FREE Theme Park Admission

Waves of Honor Military Tickets: 
Free Theme Park Admission for Military & Family

The Waves of Honor program offers any U.S. active duty military, activated or drilling reservist, or National Guardsman to one complimentary admission per year to either SeaWorld (Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego), Busch Gardens (Tampa, Williamsburg), Sesame Place (Langhorne) or Aquatica (San Diego),  Adventure Island (Tampa), or Water Country USA (Williamsburg). Admission is also FREE for up to 3 direct dependents. For more information and/or to register, click here.

Military ID is required and you should check available dates as some theme parks are open seasonally.

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Free Home Depot Kids Workshop 4/2

Home Depot Kids Workshop: Butterfly House {Saturday, April 2, 2016}

Be sure to pre-register your children for this fun Kids Workshop at your local Home Depot! This workshop, the kids will build a Butterfly House!

Build A Butterfly House

• Join our hands-on workshop with your child and build a butterfly house to welcome some fluttering insect friends after a long winter. After the butterfly house is built, your child can decorate their project with paint.
• All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin while supplies last.
• Children must be present at the store to participate in the workshop and receive the kit, apron and pin.

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Free Doughnut at Krispy Kreme on 4/1

Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut

{Friday, April 1, 2016 }

Tomorrow, Krispy Kreme is giving away a FREE original glazed doughnut. 

Click here to find a Krispy Kreme location near you.

But before you head out, check the bottom of this list for locations that are NOT participating in this promotion. 

I checked for my location, and it looks like Smyrna, TN is IN! My girls will be so happy to go there this Friday to get this freebie! 

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Get Your Free Chips and Guac From Chipotle!

FREE Chips and Guac at Chipotle!
Everyone's a Winner!

Winner, Winner Chicken, errr... Chipotle Dinner!

Hey, hey, hey! I scored FREE Chips and Guacamole at Chipotle, and You can too!

The nice folks over at Chipotle have created a fun little game. It's easy to play, and everyone is a winner!

Play Guac Hunter, a “find the differences” kind of game to score your own  
FREE chips and guac at Chipotle! 

At round 3 you can claim your FREE offer. And like I said, everyone is a winner, so don't worry if you don’t find all the differences, you still earn the FREE chips and Guac at the end of your play. Chipotle is all cool and nice like that. 
The FREEBIE offer will be texted to your phone. One coupon per phone. Play before April 1st and use your coupon by April 10th!

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Free Batman V Superman Day Event at Barnes & Noble 3/19/16

Free Weekend Fun

{Saturday, March 19, 2016}

Save some money and visit a participating Barnes & Noble location on Saturday, March 19th at 11AM to celebrate Batman V Superman Day!  

Click here to find a participating location near you.

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Free Storytime at Barnes & Noble on 3/12/16

Free Weekend Fun

{Saturday, March 12, 2016}

Save some money and visit a participating Barnes & Noble location on Saturday, March 12th at 11AM for a FREE storytime and activities featuring the book Too Many Carrots. Click here to find a participating location near you.

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Free Storytime at Barnes & Noble on 2/20/16

Free Weekend Fun

{Saturday, February 20, 2016}

Save some money and visit a participating Barnes & Noble location on Saturday, February 20th at 11AM for a FREE storytime and activities featuring the book Peter Rabbit. Click here to find a participating location near you.

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Free Marvel Avenger's Build & Grow Event at Lowe’s 8/22

Free Thor’s Chariot Build & Grow Event at Lowe’s on 8/22

Register your child for the Build & Grow event and they can build Thor’s Chariot inspired by Marvel’s Avengers at Lowe’s! The event will take place on Saturday, August 22th at 10 AM. Don’t miss out on the FREE fun!  Click here for more information and to register for this FREE event. Materials will be available while supplies last.

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Free National Park Admission on 8/25

8/25: Free National Park Admission

In celebration of the National Park Service's 96th birthday, all of our beautiful National Parks are offering Fee-Free Admission on August 25th!!

Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession & fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

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Restaurant Treats, Freebies and Halloween Fun

Restaurant Treats, Freebies and Halloween Fun

Get your costumes ready for some spooky fun, treats and freebies!

Kids in costume eat free with the purchase of an adult entree on Halloween at Beef 'O' Brady's.

Trick-or-Treat your way on over to Bass Pro Shop now through Halloween for a ghoulish good time! Free pictures, crafts, costume parade, trick-or-treating and more. 

Scare up a good time at Carrabba's, where kids eat free Halloween through November 2nd, with one free kid's meal per adult entree, also with a maximum of two kid's meals. 

Kids in costume receive a free cookie with the purchase of an adult entree at
Pei Wei from 3pm to close on Halloween.

Wear your costume to Krispy Kreme on Halloween for a free doughnut, no purchase necessary.

Score 50-cent Corndogs at Sonic all day on Halloween. 

Swing by Wendy's now through Halloween, where for $1, you can buy a Halloween coupon book for free Jr. Frosty treats. Even better, Wendy's will donate 90cents to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption for each book sold. 

Free Pizza slice for the kids at Sbarro on Halloween and during mall celebrations with the purchase of any entree.

No costume required at Tijuana Flats, but on Halloween, they are offering a free for kid's to eat free with the purchase of an adult entree. 

Trick-or-treat at the Lego store for a Free Halloween toy treat on Friday.

Wear your costume Friday and get a BOGO on any order at PDQ, plus kids in costume eat free. 

Now through Friday, Kids eat free at Olive Garden with the purchase of an adult entree.

Get a free Petrifying Playful Pancake Scary Face Portait at IHOP from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Halloween for kids 12 and under. 

Wear your costume to Baja Fresh to celebrate, "Baja-ween." Now through Halloween, bring in this printable coupon for a free kids meal with the purchase of an adult entree. 

Get a Free Howl-o-Ween treat at Build-A-Bear now through Halloween. 

On Halloween from 5pm to close, get your BOO-rito at Chipotle. Wear your costume and get any burrito, bowl, salad or order of tacos for only $3. Even better, the proceeds go to the Chipotle Cultivated Foundation. 

Also on Halloween, Outback Steakhouse is offering free kids meals (for 10 and under) with the purchase of an adult entree, with a limit of two kid's meals.

Through November 4th, get a Free Pumpkin Whoopie Pie (or other bakery treat) at Corner Bakery Cafe with purchase of an entree.

No matter how you celebrate this spooky fall holiday, you can be sure to scare up some savings and have a spooktacular time while doing it! Happy Halloween!

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It's Here! Talk Like a Pirate Day - Free Krispy Kreme

So I just thought I would remind me mateys that today is the day...


Ahoy me Mateys, Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre you ready??

It is that time of year again!  Yes, I know you have waited all year for it to come back around! I know my kids sure have. 

National Talk Like a Pirate Day is quickly approaching. TODAY!!  So get ready folks, September 19 is only 11 days away.  Let the countdown begin! TODAY!!

TODAY only, get a free original glazed doughnut for talking like a Pirate, or a dozen free doughnuts for dressing like one. Yum! 

Want more info? Sail on over to Krispy Kreme for more details.

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9/19 Talk Like a Pirate Day - Free Krispy Kreme

Ahoy me Mateys, Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre you ready??

It is that time of year again!  Yes, I know you have waited all year for it to come back around! I know my kids sure have. 

National Talk Like a Pirate Day is quickly approaching.  So get ready folks, September 19 is only 11 days away.  Let the countdown begin!  

On the 19th, get a free original glazed doughnut for talking like a irate, or a dozen free doughnuts for dressing like one. Yum! 

Want more info? Sail on over to Krispy Kreme for all the details.

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Summer is here! Get Your Report Card Freebies - Over 50 Freebies Listed Here!

Summer is here! Get Your report Card Freebies! 

Well, just felt like revisiting this one since today was the last day of school for my kiddos and we gt report cards. They keep asking about Krispy Kreme. I have heard that the shop in Smyrna is giving 6 donuts to each kid with a report card in hand today. My girls will be in sugar heaven! But I am mean, and won't let them eat them all at once, and I can already hear it now.. awwww Mom!!

So because today is our last day of school, and our first day of summer, I wanted to remind everyone of some fantastic free things to reward the kiddos with for their hard work in school this year. 

Here are a bunch of fun ways to reward
them without breaking the bank!  

Please plan ahead and contact your local store to make sure they participate in these offers, as I know some of these are regional, and some are at participating establishments only.  The very last thing you want is a disappointed child with a good report card, right!?!?  A few of these programs are for schools and teachers; they will need to sign up to get the program materials to pass out to their students.

1. Andy Alligator's Fun Park (Norman, OK) Bring your report card in, before the end of June, with A’s and B’s and get up to $5 in game play. 

2. Applebee's The A is for Apple Program gives kids a certificate for a free kids' meals. This program is only open to schools, though. If you're a parent, contact your child's teacher to let her know about this program that offers rewards for students.

3. ACC Aquatics Residents of Athens-Clark County, Georgia, can receive a Free Summer Pool Pass for all A’s or 10 Free Swims for all A’s and B’s.

4. Baskin Robbins Free scoop of ice cream for A's and B's.

5. Bellco Credit Unions (PA) Students can earn $1 for each “A,” up to $5 per quarter! 

6.  Bob Evans Star Student Program – free kids meal

7.  Bowl America At the end of each school year, for each “A”, or “B” (or the equivalent grade) a student earns, Bowl America will reward them with one free game of bowling. 

8. Brunswick Bowling Games for Grades: Practice makes perfect: Score a free game for each report card A at Brunswick Zone and Zone XL.

9. Brusters Ice Cream  One free ice cream cone

10. Burger King  A free hamburger for good grades at participating locations

11. Cheryl’s Cookies  Get up to 3 FREE Cookies for A’s. Looks like locations in Ohio, California and Illinois only.

12. Chick-fil-A  Bring in your all A’s and B’s report card and receive a FREE 8 pack nuggets! Call ahead to your location to see if they are participating, as some locations only offer the program to schools and teachers.

13. Chuck E. Cheese Chuck E. Cheese believes in the value of a good education. Have your child bring in their most recent report card and they will receive FREE tokens for good grades.

14. Cold Stone Creamery Kids can earn free ice cream for good grades. Students must earn a straight-A report card. Kindergarten students up to fifth graders can participate.

15. Color Me Mine Bookmark Program: Kids who meet their reading goals earn a prize, such as free paint time or a ceramic piece, at this paint-your-own pottery studio.

16. Down to Earth Cafe (PA) Free smoothie with good grades.

17. Family Video  Offers free rentals based on report card grades.

18. Fazoli's Friendly Reader Program Every five books read earns a free kids' meal, and so does perfect attendance.

19. Friendly's Achievement Award Program Kids meal for good grades

20. IHOP free kids meal with a good report card grades

21. Jason's Deli JD Pickle Reward  Teachers and parents can award children under 12 J.D. Pickle Cards to redeem for a free kids' meal.

22. Kids-N-Play (TN) Bring your report card in and show us your A’s and B’s. We’ll reward you for your hard work! A = 4 FREE Tokens   B = 3 FREE Tokens. For our Kindergartners who are not graded on the standard “A, B, C” scale. E = 4 Free Tokens, S = 3 Free Tokens. Most recent report card only. Limit 20 tokens per student per report card. Paid general admission required to redeem grade report for tokens.

23. Krazie Daisy (MS) Present your current report card – save on your total purchase for the day. All A’s – 20% off total purchase, A’s & B’s – 10% off your total purchase, A’s, B’s & C’s – 5% off your total purchase

24. Krispy Kreme Good Grades Program – Take home a free original glazed donut for each A (up to 6 A’s).

25. Long John Silver's While this program is only open to schools, it reward students with meals for a number of achievements on top of academic excellence. School administrators need to contact the local restaurant to participate.

26. McDonald's Straight-A kindergarten through 5th grade students can earn a free Happy Meal when they bring in their report cards. Grades 6-12 get a free Value Meal. This may vary by location so call ahead first!

27. Melting Pot Bring in your report card with all A’s and you will be rewarded with the free Straight A’s Club Fondue Dinner at The Melting Pot Restaurant.  K to 8th grade.

28. Noah’s Bagels  Kids in grades 1-8 will receive one free bagel for every A on their report cards.

29. Noodles & Company School Tools Bring in a certificate for perfect attendance, honor roll, good citizenship or fitness to choose a free bowl of pasta.

30. Ohio State Park Lodges & Conference Centers Stay for ‘A’s Program. An awesome program that congratulates students and families for all their hard work during the school year. For every ‘A’ a student receives on his or her report card, the Ohio State Park Lodges & Conference Centers will discount $10 off the published room rate! Up to $50 per night discount.

31. Peter Piper Pizza Free 7” 1 topping pizza for good grades on report card

32. Petzoo (Alaska) Gives away a fish, fish bowl, and starter food for kiddos that got B’s (or the equivalent) and higher on their report cards.

33. Pizza Hut Three A’s Program - Each marking period, any child who has 3 A’s or the equivalent thereof, will receive one Personal Pan Pizza and a small soft drink or carton of milk by presenting his or her report card to the manager. This offer is good for Elementary and Middle School students. Dine-in only. Schools can also participate in BOOK IT!, which gifts free personal pan pizzas for meeting reading goals.

34. Play N Trade 10% off per item per A on used games and select accessories. Also, free T-shirt for more than 3 A’s! All ages!

35. Uno Chicago Grill School Award Certificate Program - Uno's is proud to sponsor students for achieving great heights! This FREE program encourages teachers and school administrators to recognize their students for perfect attendance, participation in the read-a-thon, or any achievement you deem worthy of note.

36. Red Robin Certificate of Excellence Feast on a free kids' meal (ages 10 and under) or Monster Milkshake (11 and up) for academic achievement, acts of kindness or perfect attendance. The Red Robin Foundation, “U-ACT,” program was postponed for the 2012-2013 school year, because their program funds were going to help team members affected by the Aurora, Colorado theater shootings, so contact your local Red Robin to see if they are participating in the Certificate of Excellence or Good Grades Programs. 

37. Richmond Flying Squirrels (VA) The Squirrels are giving kids a free ticket to a game with an “A” and they can get up to eight (8) tickets with 8 “A’s” – now that’s a deal! For every “A” on your current K-12 report card during the 3rd and 4th marking period you will earn a FREE General Admission ticket to a regular season Richmond Flying Squirrels game! Receive your free tickets by bringing your report card to our Front Office or Box Office! Ticket is good for student only. Free tickets are based upon availability.

38. SBARRO Free slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza and a small drink for kids with all A's & B's on their report cards.

39. Six Flags Read to Succeed K-6 students who complete six hours of non-school-related reading approved by their parents and teachers are eligible for free admission to their nearest theme park. Although the 2012-2013 school year registration is closed, I will remind you of this program again when school starts in the fall!

40. Sonic Drive-In  Free goodies for grades and incentives for teachers and schools.  Contact your local Sonic before you go to see if they have a program for you, as this one may only be for teachers and schools.

They also participate in the Limeades for Learning Program, which has donated more than $2.7 million dollars to teachers’ projects since 2009.

41. Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes Star Achiever Award for, “Sprouts,” with good grades

42. Sweet Spot (VA) Such a sweet reward! Sweet Spot gives 20% off total purchase for an A report card. 43. Tesoro Earn a free Tesoro reward card for getting good grades. The higher the grades, the higher the value of the reward card! Students aged 13 to 23 who are enrolled at a qualified academic institution.  Participants must reside in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.

44. Thompson Orthodontics UT Send in your report card at the end of each term. For each “A” on the report card we will donate $1.00 to your school.

45. Topps  Bring a report card to participating "Home Team Advantage" hobby stores to clinch a free Topps trading card.  Getting good grades in school is always a priority. Work hard in school, receive cards. It’s that simple.

46. Wendy's A report card with A's and B's earns a delicious treat. Show the cashier your report card before ordering. Call your local restaurant to make sure they participate in the program!

47. Zuma Fun Center Located in Houston and Knoxville, they offer FREE game tokens for good report cards!

Discounts For Driving Teens

48. State Farm Get up to 25% off for ranking in the top 20% of the class, having a B average or a 3.0 GPA, or making dean's list or honor roll.

49. Progressive 10% off for ranking in the upper 20th percentile of the class or on standardized tests, maintaining a B average or 3.0 GPA, or making dean's list or honor roll (varies by state).

50. Farmers 5% to 25% off for being in the top 20% of the class, earning a 3.0 GPA or making dean's list or honor roll.

51. Esurance 5% to 10% off for maintaining a 3.0 or B average.

52. Liberty Mutual 22% to 35% off for maintaining a B average.

53. GEICO 10% to 15% off for achieving a B average or being in the top 20% of the class.

If your children are home schooled, here, here and here, are a few templates for free printable report cards.  

What has your child received for their Good Grades?
Have you found any other Freebies not listed?
Share it with me!  I would love to hear from you!

 

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