This just in...Cheap Pizza from Papa Johns!

I just read that Papa Johns is celebrating what it calls a “a renewed sense of national pride and patriotism” with a “Made in America” customer appreciation offer today and tomorrow, May 17-18, discounting its large one-topping pizzas to $5.99.  Check with your local store to make sure they are participating, but this sounds like a GREAT deal for families!

Disney FamilyFun Magazine Offer

Check out this GREAT offer from Mamapedia, but do it QUICK! It expires at the end of today!

It is for a One year subscription to the Disney FamilyFun Magazine for half off ($5). You can also choose to get a 2-year Subscription for $10. I have taken advantage of it, and it sounds like a great resource for families. You can also buy one as a gift for a mom you know!


The link is: http://deals.mamapedia.com/deals/disney-family-fun-magazine-1yr



A little bit about the magazine: For a busy mom, a little boredom is a rare luxury—but it’s every kid’s worst nightmare. When you’re in need of creative ideas to keep children entertained and engaged, Disney Family Fun is your ultimate source of inspiration. From crafts and recipes to vacations and holidays, it’s jam-packed with tips and articles to help keep your family active, happy, and learning. Whether your kids are preschoolers or preteens, the pages will serve up plenty of practical guidance to help make parenthood easier and more fun.

Spring Broke

Everywhere I turn, people are talking about the fun places they are going for Spring Break. Hilton Head, Jamaica, New Orleans, DISNEY...the list goes on. I am happy for all my friends and family that get to go on all of these fun vacations.

Really.

I am.

The only problem is, I wish I were going with them. Well, that, and the fact that we have no money for vacation this year.

So we will be spending our Spring Break at home. Some like to call it a Staycation.

I won't lie...that word kind of annoys me.

All moms knows that staying home in NOT a vacation (of Any kind!).

But I am trying to get in the spirit of things. I am already searching out fun and different things to do that week so that my girls will feel like they really did have a Super fun break! Some of the things on our list are the Cincinnati Museum Center (Children's Museum), Magic Castle, and CoCo Key Water Resort.

Are you traveling to a fun place for Spring Break or will you be at home also?

What are you doing to making your Spring Break fun?

Share your ideas...we WANT to know! :)

Sometimes, It's The Simple Things

Yesterday we headed over to Books and Co. at Town and Country Shopping Center to check out their free Saturday Story Time. This week's theme was Barbie stories, and since my girls own just about every Barbie movie ever made, plus a gazillion Barbie dolls, I was pretty sure they would enjoy this activity.

We got there a little early, so we had some time to check out the kids section of the store, and I have to say, I was pretty impressed. They have lots of little nooks and benches for kid's to browse through their favorite stories, and of course, my girls found a few.

They also had a train table available to play on, which is great for the little ones who may not read yet or be interested in looking at the books, (or older one's who have an attention span of about zero :)

After a few Barbie stories, the reader handed out Barbie coloring sheets for the kids to color while she finished the rest of the stories, which was a great way to keep the their attention focused.

After the Story time, we strolled on over to W.G. Grinder's which is attached to the Baskin Robbins at Town and Country. It was awesome because kids eat free everyday with an adult meal purchase, so were all able to get lunch for a great price! Plus, I had a buy 1 cone, get 1 free coupon for the ice cream, so the girls were THRILLED to be able to get ice cream, too!

As we were leaving to head home, my girls thanked me for such a fun Saturday afternoon. Often times I feel like I have to "WOW" them with doing big adventures, and spending lots of money, and sometimes, that's fine. But today, they were just as happy to have this pretty simple and very inexpensive afternoon with mom and dad. And that makes me happy!