Free GeoTrax DVD!

Do your kids like GeoTrax?? Click on the following link to get a FREE DVD with 3 episodes!!

Click here:

https://store.mattel.com/transition.aspx?TransitionID=139

When you get to the GeoTrax page, click on the drop-down menu to select your country. Then, follow the steps to add your shipping info!! Enjoy!! :)

Miracle Treat Day

Order an Oreo Blizzard at Dairy Queen tomorrow, Aug. 7, and all proceeds go to the Children's Miracle Network hospital!! What a great excuse to treat yourself!!! :)

QC Marketplace Grand Opening Event

"Snow in the Summer"
* Saturday, August 9th
* 10am - 2pm

Come play in the snow at the grand opening of Queen Creek Marketplace - the coolest place to shop! Bring the whole family and enjoy the "Snow in the Summer" grand opening event!
*Cool off while playing in over 20 tons of snow!
*Win a San Diego Family Getaway courtesy of the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and KMLE Country 108FM!**
*Enjoy a kids fashion show and performance by the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
*Stop by all of the new shops and restaurants at Queen Creek Marketplace and receive special grand opening discounts and giveaways!!

NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick

* Date: 9/6/2008
* Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
* Cost: FREE!
* Location: Desert Mountain Park, 22201 S. Hawes Road, Queen Creek, Arizona 85242

Ready, Set…Hike! Young pro football fans are invited to come out to compete in the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition. Punt, Pass and Kick is a national initiative that encourages local youth participation in NFL’s oldest youth football program.

To avoid long lines on the day of the event preregister by Thursday, Aug. 28. On-site registration will also be held the day of the competition. Participants must provide a copy of their birth certificate and have a parent and/or guardian complete a registration waiver form prior to the start of the competition. Age classification is as of Dec. 31 of the current year. According to NFL rules, no football shoes/cleats/turf shoes will be allowed. Participants are encouraged to bring their own water bottles.

Punt, Pass and Kick is one of many activities to be featured at the San Tan Youth Football League Opening Day. Begin the day by participating in this exciting football challenge and then join San Tan Youth Football League (STYFL) for event festivities including carnival games, inflatable attractions, team scrimmages, and scrumptious food. Admission to the event and participation in the Punt, Pass and Kick competition are free; additional STYFL activities and food have nominal fees.
Please visit the official NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick Web page for more detailed information!

Narnia & Westcor

Click on this link for more details:
http://www.westcor.com/default.aspx?page=narnia

Free Admission To Museums & The Zoo!!

Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide.
* When: Saturday, September 27, 2008
* How: Present the Museum Day admission card to receive free general admission at participating Museum Day locations. The admission card is available in the September 2008 issue of Smithsonian magazine or downloadable via this site. (See link at botom of post)
* Where: (Participating venues) Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, Arizona History Museum of the Arizona Historical Society, Arizona State Museum, Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, Challenger Space Center, Desert Botanical Garden, International Wildlife Museum, Mesa Historical Museum, Phippen Museum, Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, Sharlot Hall Museum, The Bead Museum, The Phoenix Zoo
Click on this Link !!!

Lots of Freebies!

Boston's Gourmet Pizza
Kids eat free with the purchase of adult entrees.
1026 S. Gilbert RoadGilbert

Chandler Museum
The museum is devoted to Chandler's history. Includes replicas of an early-day tent house, store and post office. Prehistoric Hohokam artifacts also are displayed.
178 E. Commonwealth Ave.Chandler
**Free admission**

Children's Self-Defense Clinic
Children age 5 and older learn verbal and physical self-defense techniques.
Offered on August 16.
Kajukenbo Arizona
2602 W. Baseline Road, Suite 1 - Mesa
**Free!**

Cold Stone Creamery
On "Twofer Tuesday," buy one kids ice cream with one mix-in and get one free.
Valley-wide locations

Garcia's Mexican Restaurant
Children 12 and younger eat free. One kids menu item per adult entree.
1940 E. University Drive - Mesa

Parks & Rec Month in QC

Queen Creek is celebrating Parks and Recreation month by offering free programs at the Queen Creek Community Center. Hours through July 25 are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday for youth ages 6 and 12. Hours for teens ages 13-17 are 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Free registration packets are available at the Community Center, 22407 S. Ellsworth Road.

Reptile Adventure & Christmas In July

July 19:
*Rich Ihle's Reptile Adventure!! See reptiles, and learn about their habits and history. Ed Robson Branch Library, 9330 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes. 1:30pm-2:30pm. FREE. 602-652-3275. www.mcldaz.org.
*Christmas in July 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Enjoy a day of holiday crafts, sweet treats, henna and caricature artists, interactive entertainment and exclusive deals from the shops. Stop by the visitor center to pick up holiday map, coupons, gift bags and a spin on the prize wheel. Downtown Glendale, 59th and Glendale avenues, Glendale. FREE. 623-930-4500. www.visitglendale.com.

Monsoon Madness

Cool off and have fun at the wettest and muddiest town event, featuring inflatable waterslides. Founders' Park, 22407 S. Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek. 9am - 1pm. FREE. 480-358-3700. www.queencreek.org

Free Admission to the Heard Museusm

A grant from Target provides free admission to the Heard Museum North, Saturdays, through July 26, from 10am to 5 pm, so that everyone can enjoy the museum's exhibits, events and programs. Heard Museum North, 32633 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. FREE. 480-488-9817. http://www.heard.org/.

Build and Grow Clinic @ Lowe's

Sign up to attend the Build and Grow Clinic @ Lowe's this Saturday, July 12 & make a dune buggy!! Go to www.lowes.com & click on Build and Grow Clinic at the bottom of the page!!

*** IT'S FREE!!!! ***

A FREE Slurpee!!!

Cow Appreciation Day!!

Mark your calendar because Friday, July 11 is Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A, where you get rewarded for dressing like a cow. It's usually on July 13, but this year that lands on a Sunday when they are closed. If you dress like a cow, you'll get a free combo meal!!

You can click on the links above for full details!!

Free Nodcast Podcast!! :)

Get a free podcast from the Land of Nod!!

Father Goose Free Nodcast Podcast
Okay, so you’re thinking what the heck is a podcast? Quite simply, a podcast is an audio program that you can download and listen to on your computer or your portable MP3 player anytime you want. Click here to learn more about podcasts. Father Goose recently recorded this exclusive podcast just for us. The 31 minute program contains a specially recorded live intro and 12 previously recorded songs. You can enjoy this exclusive program a couple of different ways.

Click on this link to check it out:
http://www.landofnod.com/blog/fathergoose.aspx?srccd=

Winter in July @ the Zoo!

*Info from a Phoenix Zoo email!!*

Saturday, July 12, 7 am- 11am

Come Play the Animal Way! Enriching the lives of the animals here at the Zoo is not only fun, but very important for their well-being! Come play the animal way, during Winter in July! With tons of snow (literally), fun puzzle feeders, foraging activities, and other activities, see for yourself how the animals get to play everyday. The kids will get to play in tons of snow too, just like our animals here at the Zoo. They will also get to try out some of behavioral enrichment toys just like the animals play with! After “coolin’ off” please attend our very special Winter in July BBQ in our air conditioned Stone House Pavilion, catered by El Paso BBQ. See the details below.

Animal Encounter Times:
7:30am – Elephants
8:00 am – Orangutans
8:30 am – Mandrills & Baboons
9:00 am – Cheetahs & Wild Dogs
9:30 am – Tiger
10:00 am – Otters
10:30 am – Ocelot

Activities include:

*Watch your favorite animals play in the snow during the Animal Encounters! Learn all about tigers, and what we can do everyday to help them in the wild! Big kids (kids over 5) can play on 2 big water slides and an inflatable slip and slide!

*Make your own “Snow Creature”

*Special Toddler Area for children under 5 (includes smaller snow pile, smaller waterslide, bubbles, hula hoops and snow creature building).

* Play the animal way! Try out some of the toys we give the animals, boomer ball races, foraging activity, and more!

*Rock out with Radio Disney

Want to learn more about Behavioral Enrichment at the zoo? Click here
Interested in volunteering at this event? Please contact April Hunt at 602-273-1341 X 7653 or AHunt@thephxzoo.com

BBQ Information: Temperatures may be rising, but our prices are dropping! Our very special Winter in July BBQ, catered by El Paso BBQ is now only $10 per person! Come join us after the snow fun, in our air conditioned Stone House Pavilion for delicious hamburgers, hotdogs, green salad, cookies, and soda. Please contact our Reservations department 602-914-4333, to buy your tickets now, seating is limited. Or click here to purchase online!
*Members, non-members, kids and adults are all at a flat rate of $10 - discounts are already included.

Free Auntie Anne's Pretzel

** I found this coupon on freebies4mom.blogspot.com**

Click here to get a coupon for a free pretzel from Antie Anne's!! (Print it twice, give it to the next person in line!!)

$1 Flip Flops!!!

** I copied this info from freebies4mom.blogspot.com**

Old Navy: $1 Flip Flops on Saturday (June 28) Only!

This Saturday only (June 28th), Old Navy's nation wide will be selling their fabulously comfortable and colorful flip flops for $1 each! You can grab a pair in every color and remain guilt and debt free. Now that's priceless!

Free Gum

Get a free pack of Stride Gum after going through a mock court case "People vs. Stride" on their website (hint: I selected "Settle" to get to the free sample form, if you select "Sue" it takes you to the entry form for a contest with only 11 winners). It's a bit silly (and you might want to turn the volume down), but just click through the screens to get to the request form and you can choose from Sweet Berry, Sweet Cinnamon, or Always Mandarin. Stride says they will mail you your full pack of gum in 4 to 6 weeks.

Healthy (Frozen) Treat

Want a fun idea for a healthy frozen snack?? Take an ordinary container of yogurt, pierce the top with a stick, freeze & eat!! :)

Apple Camp

Have an 8-12 year-old that is into computers?? Check this out:

Make a movie. Compose a song. Create a slideshow. And show it all off to the world. Apple Camp is a great opportunity for kids to participate in hands-on workshops, have fun, and learn how to do cool stuff on a Mac. With a trusty Mac, imagination, and Apple Camp, there’s no telling what you can create. Apple Camp happens at all Apple Store locations and each Workshop is three hours. Learn iPhoto in the Photo Workshop, iMovie in the Movie Workshop, GarageBand in the Music Workshop, and iWork in the Presentation Workshop. All workshops are recommended for kids ages 8-12. You can sign up for up to two Camp Workshops at one time.

**FREE!!!**

Kids Club Summer Road Trip

Now through Wednesday, July 23, 2008, from 10am - 11am:
Join us every second and fourth Wednesday of the month for a road trip across Arizona during Kids Club! Beginning June 11, visit Kids Club to use our imaginations and visit a different location within Arizona at each show! We'll travel to the Grand Canyon and many other destinations while learning about the history of Arizona. You won't want to miss these exciting summer shows. Kids Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10am - 11am in the SanTan Cafes/Food Court. Sign-up for your FREE membership by visiting Guest Services or by clicking here.

Hot Dog on a Stick

Don't miss Happy Hour Fridays at Hot Dog on a Stick @ San Tan Village!!
Valid from May 21, 2008 to July 1, 2008
Every Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. is Happy Hour. Buy any 2 stick items and receive a FREE regular size lemonade!
* Offer good through July 25, 2008.

If you've ever had their lemonade, you know it's GREAT!! :)

Don't Eat Pete!

OK, so this is an old game, but I've never played it!! :) My kids are going to love it, so I thought I'd share the idea for anyone who's never played it!!

You can make a board game easily, by drawing a grid of 9 squares (3 x 3) on a piece of paper. You need enough small candies for each player to get 9. (ex. If you're using M & M's, one mini bag per person would work well!)

Place one piece of candy on each square. Send one player out of the room while the others decide which piece of candy on the board will be "PETE". Have the player come back into the room & eat one candy at a time. As soon as they touch "PETE", the group yells, "DON'T EAT PETE!!" His turn is then over & someone else leaves the room. Continue until everyone has had a turn.

Tutti Frutti Watercolors

* A variety of flavored powdered drink mixes (i.e. Kool-Aid)
* Warm water

For each color, combine one packet of drink mix & 2 tsp. of water in a small cup. Stir until the mix dissolves. Use with paintbrushes on watercolor paper. Refrigerate any left-over paints in airtight containers for up to 3 days!

Kool-Aid Playdough

* 1 1/4 c. flour
* 1/4 c. salt
* 1 pkg. unsweetened Kool-Aid (just dry mix - DON'T add water!)
* 1 c. boiling water
* 1 1/2 Tbl. vegetable oil

In a bowl, mix flour, salt & Kool-Aid. Stir in water & oil. Knead with hands for about 5 minutes. Store in a zipper bag for up to 2 months. Smells great & takes on the color of the mix! Use different Kool-Aid flavors for different colors & scents!!

Free Monday Movies

Check out the public library for FREE movies every Monday, and lots of other FREE events!!
http://www.mcldaz.org/

The Arizona Grand Resort

The Arizona Grand Resort (formerly Pointe South Mountain) is offering a package for a family getaway or just for some local family fun. They are offering rates starting at $229 and kids eat free, parents receive a $50 dining credit good for any restaurant at the hotel property, 20% off golf and spa. The valid dates for this offer is May 26th to September 30th. If you’re a family who just wants to enjoy a nice local family day/night at a resort, this offer is perfect. Enjoy a nice day at the Oasis Waterpark and a nice night in the newly renovated suite. This resort is located just West of I-10 and on the South side of Baseline Road. When you call to book or book online, ask for the Summer Splash Staycation.

Red Robin Contest For Kids

Here’s a contest your kid should enter if they have a natural “cooking talent”. Red Robin is hosting a Gourmet Burger Contest for kids ages 6-12 years old. What do they have to do? Submit an original recipe for the best hamburger and a short summary as to why their burger deserves to be America’s next gourmet hamburger!
If your child wins the Red Robin kids contest they will have their hamburger featured on the Red Robin’s kids meanu. The contest begins on July 1st and ends August 10th. Visit your local Red Robin Restaurant, call them or visit: http://redrobin.com/home/fun/burgercontest.aspx for more details!!

East Valley Children's Theater

East Valley Children's Theater presents "OZ", June 19-29! Tickets are $10, and presented at Mesa Arts Center. Like "The Wizard of OZ", with a twist! Go to www.evct.org for more details!

Places To Go - A to Z

A

* AMC Theaters Summer Movies
1647 S. Stapely, Mesa #503-1680
* Arizona Museum For Youth
35 N. Robson, Mesa #644-2468
* Arizona Wing Commemorative Air Force Flying Museum
2017 N. Greenfield, Mesa # 924-1940, 981-1945
http://www.azcaf.com/
* Arizona Science Center
600 E. Washington, Phoenix #602-716-2028
http://www.azscience.org/
B
* Broadway Palm West Dinner Theater
5247 E. Brown, Mesa
http://www.broadwaypalmwest.com/
C
* Chandler Public Library
* Chase Field
401 E. Jefferson, Phoenix
http://www.arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
* Chuparosa Park Spray Pad
2400 S. Dobson, Chandler
D
* Desert Breeze Park Spray Animals
660 N. Desert Breeze Blvd., Chandler
E
* Espee Park Spray Pad
450 E. Knox Rd., Chandler
F
* Fairytale Brownies
6280 W. Erie St., Chandler
Watch a video, take a tour & have a sample!! Call for reservations. (Visit website for coupon! Click on "Fairytale Fun" for coupon. Click on "Kids", print picture to color & bring in for a free brownie!!)
http://www.brownies.com/
* Fiddlesticks
1155 W. Elliot Rd., Tempe
http://www.fiddlesticksaz.com/
* Freestone Park Railroad
1021 E. Juniper, Gilbert
Visit website for hours & coupons!!
http://www.freestonerr.com/
G
* Gilbert Public Library
775 N. Greenfield Rd., Gilbert #539-5100
* Golfland/Sunsplash
155 N. Hampton Ave., Mesa #834-8318
* Great Arizona Puppet Theater
302 W. Latham, Phoenix # 602-262-2050

$6 for kids, $8 for adults
http://www.azpuppets.org/
H
* Hall of Flame Museum (Fire History Museum)
6101 E. Van Buren, Phoenix #602-275-3473

www.hallofflame.org
* Harkins Theaters Summer Movie Fun
San Tan Village - Loop 202 & Williams Field Rd.
* Home Depot
Kids craft clinics - FREE!! First Saturday of each month.
http://www.homedepotclinics.com/
I
* In Pockets
40 S. San Marcos Place, Chandler #762-2253
Restaurant, bakery, catering. Monthly kids events.
J
* Jeepers/Jungle Jim's Playland
2726 S. Alma School Rd., Mesa #820-8300
K
* Kids Town Play Center
1700 E. Elliot, Tempe #456-5437
Indoor play place for kids. **Wear Socks!!**
* Kiwanis Park Recreation Center
6111 S. All American Way, Tempe #350-5201
* Krispie Kreme
6626 E. Superstition Springs Blvd., Mesa
Group tours & free donuts!!
L
* Lakeshore Learning Center
4819 E. Ray Rd., Ahwatukee #940-7700
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/
Free craft activities!
M
* Mesa Public Library
635 N. Power Rd., Mesa #644-3184
http://www.mesalibrary.org/
* Mesa Southwest Museum
53 N. MacDonald, Mesa #644-5082
O
*Olpin Art Center
141 W. Boston, Chandler #821-5357
http://www.olpinartcenter.com/

Summer art classes & Kids Night Out classes!
* Out of Africa Wildlife Park

3505 W. Highway 260, Camp Verde #928-567-2840
http://www.outofafricapark.com/
P
* Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix #602-257-1222
* The Phoenix Zoo

455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix #620-273-1341

* Play in Place

655 N. Gilbert, Gilbert #892-4122

Indoor play area for kids.
* Polar Ice
7225 W. Harrison, # 598-4900

www.polaricechandler.com
Q
* Queen Creek Olive Mill
25062 S. Meridian Rd., Queen Creek
Restaurant & tours!
R
* Riparian Institute

2757 E. Guadalupe Rd., Gilbert #503-6744

www.riparianinstitute.org
S
* Schnepf Farms
22601 E. Cloud Rd., Queen Creek #987-3100
http://www.schnepffarms.com/
* Skateland
1101 W. Ray Rd., Chandler #917-9444
7 E. Southern Rd., Mesa #833-7775
T
* Tempe Beach Park Splash Park
W
* Wildflower Bread Company
3425 E. Baseline Rd., Gilbert #507-9565
Milk, cookie & activity!
* Wildlife World Zoo
165th Ave & Northern, Phoenix #602-935-9453