Tip #366 from The Complete Book of Baby Bargains: Fill your ice cube trays with water, adding a drop of food coloring to each section. When frozen, these can be popped out and put in baby's bath water. He'll have fund "chasing" them around in the … [Read more...]
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Frugal Fun: Driveway Bowling
Driveway Bowling for Kids If you're looking for some free, frugal fun for the kids - try driveway bowling! Here's how: Save your used 2-liter bottles until you have ten of them. Then, depending on how difficult you want the bowling game to be, … [Read more...]
Frugal Fun: Water Balloon Games for Kids
Water Balloon Stomp: Tie a filled water balloon around child's ankle. The object of the game is to stomp on and break others balloons but to keep your balloon intact. Water Balloon Yo-Yo: Cut a rubber band in half. Tie a loop securely on one end of … [Read more...]
Frugal Road Trips: Mom and Pop Eateries
Frugal Road Trips: Mom and Pop Eateries On our road trip from Minnesota to South Carolina last year, we made it a point to only stop at independently owned restaurants -- the more unique, the better! This photo is from Hillbilly Hot Dogs in … [Read more...]
Family Movie Night on a Budget: Netflix Instant Downloads
My family just got our first Blu-Ray player this week. Since we subscribe to the Netflix one-out-at-a-time program for just $8.99 per month, we can now watch movies instantly on our TV. I know this will save us $$$ on Redbox rentals, because … [Read more...]
The Aldi Gourmet: French Chicken for $5
At Aldi, whole chicken is just $.79 per pound. I picked up an entire 5+ pound bird for just $4.08 yesterday. Searching for ways to prepare it, I grabbed my Williams Sonoma Paris cookbook for inspiration. Could the Aldi chicken stand the test of … [Read more...]