Instant Win Wednesday: a round-up of instant win games!

It’s been awhile since we’ve done an “instant win Wednesday” but there are so many great instant win games out right now that I thought it would be fun to share a few!

Walgreens Spring has Sprung – Click here to enter to win one of the following:  200 winners will win $10 Walgreens gift card, 15 will win $50 Walgreens gift cards, 30 will win $25 Walgreens gift cards.  Five grand prize winners will get $100 Walgreens gift cards (can you imagine how far you could stretch that??)  You can enter once per day through 4/5/11.

Kroger’s March Into Savings Instant Win Game – Kroger is giving away over 30,000 instant win digital coupons for FREE products.  I won a TGI Friday’s frozen skillet meal already.  Click here to play!

Tony’s Pizza – Tony’s Pizza is giving away over 100 prizes every day including a $500 Visa gift card, a Nintendo Wii, DVDs, iTunes gift cards and free pizza!  Click here to enter.

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St. Patrick’s Day crafts, recipes, and more for kids!

I have been so caught up in my excitement over spring break that I hadn’t even been thinking about St. Patrick’s Day! Growing up, every “holiday” in my house was a big deal and we had different traditions and activities for different holidays. I have tried to do the same for my kids, but I admit that St. Patrick’s Day always seems to sneak up on me!

If it has snuck up on you, too, here are some fun ideas from around the blogosphere to entertain your kids!

One of my personal favorites was this idea for a leprechaun-themed scavenger hunt from Green Lily Designs.

RECIPES:

Green mashed potatoes – have a little fun with your kids while getting them to eat some “good” stuff, too.  This green mashed potatoes recipe from The Thrifty Gourmet includes peas instead of food coloring!  This one from Chaya’s Comfy Cook uses broccoli!

Green caramel corn – This green caramel corn from Find Your Happiness is a treat I think everyone in my family will get excited about

Rainbow cupcakes – I just love these cupcakes that were featured in Family Fun MagazineYou can find the recipe here.

CRAFTS:

Torn Paper ShamrockFrom Free Kid Crafts ~ totally budget friendly!  All you need is construction paper, a pencil, and glue!

Paper Bag Leprechaun Puppet – Here’s another one from Free Kid Crafts.  My kids are totally going to love this one.  Needed supplies include a brown (I guess you could use white, too) lunch bag, scissors, glue, construction paper, wiggle eyes, and crayons.

Coloring pages – Here are some St. Patrick’s Day themed printable coloring pages from DLTK.

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Target deals for the week of 3/13: six freebies plus other great deals!

Here’s my Target “Top 20” deals of the week.  Keep in mind that pricing may vary by area. Always check your local ad to confirm that they have the “weekly deals.”  Some of these deals were not listed in the weekly ad, which means YMMV in terms of pricing.  Thanks to Totally Target for the heads up on many of the price cuts! 

Get Text Alerts from Target: receive coupons, deals, and weekly ad reminders on your mobile phone – use a barcode that can be scanned at check-out for multiple one time only coupon deals throughout the month.  The text alerts for mobile coupons appear to be released on Sundays and appear to be valid for one week only (when the new round is released on Sundays, the old round

Now, you can save 5% when you use your Target Red Card. (This is valid in stores only)

Target now offers price matching. You can check out their policy here.

At Target, you can use one Target coupon and one manufacturer’s coupon per item. The printable Target coupons now state “one per transaction” meaning you can only use one “like” coupon per transaction. The Target coupons from the inserts do not have this wording and neither do the Target toy coupons. You can read/print their coupon policy here.

They are also offering a .05 credit when you bring in your own reusable shopping bag!

Regular Markdown Schedule in other DepartmentsMonday – Electronics, Kids Clothing and Stationary (Cards, GiftWrap, etc.)
Tuesday – Domestics, Women’s Clothing, Pets and Market (food items)
Wednesday – Men’s Clothing, Toys, Health and Beauty, Lawn & Garden items
Thursday – House Wares, Lingerie, Shoes, Sporting Goods, Movies, Music, Books, Decor and Luggage
Friday – Auto, Cosmetics, Hardware, & Jewelry 

**There is an in-ad coupon for a $10 Target gift card with any new or transferred prescription!

FREEBIES:

Benefiber Stick Packs (16 ct) – $5.49
$3/1 Benefiber Digestive Care item Target printable
$5/2 Benefiber products – 2-27 SS
Final Price = FREE after coupons (make sure you give the Target coupon last)

Digital prints (4X6) – 10/$1
$1/$10 digital prints Target printable
Buy 10, get 10 free printable
Final Price = 20 prints free after coupons!

Excedrin Extra Strength Expression gels (20 ct) – $3.59
$3/1 Excedrin Extra Strength Target printable
$.75/1 Excedrin 20 ct – 2-27 SS
$1/1 Excedrin Extra Strength printable
Final Price = possible $.41 overage (this is a YMMV and you would need to give the Target coupon LAST)

The Good Life Recipe Food for Cats – $.69-$.79
$1/1 Good Life Recipe Food for Cats – 3-6 RP
Final Price = FREE after coupon

Up & Up Pain Reliever (Ibuprofen) – 24 ct – $.97-$1.04
$1/1 Target Up & Up Pain reliever printable
Final Price = as low as free after coupon

Up & Up Mint Waxed Floss (55 yds) – $.89
$1/1 Up & Up Oral Care item Target printable
Final Price = FREE after coupon!
NOTE:  You can also get Up & Up toothbrushes for $.29 after coupon and Up & Up mouthwash for $.39 after the coupon!

CLOTHING:

Infant/toddler socks are only $1 this week!

GROCERY:

Classico pasta sauce – 2/$4
$1/2 Classico pasta sauce printable
Final Price – 2/$3 after coupon ($1.50 each)

Hormel Always Tender bone-in pork chops – $4
$1/1 Hormel Always Tender – 2-13 SS
Final Price = $3 after coupon

Kraft BBQ sauce – $1.74
$1/2 Select Kraft items Target printable (includes BBQ sauce)
$.75/1 Kraft BBQ sauce – 3-6 SS
Final Price = $.49 each after coupon (when you buy 2)

Kraft cheese (shredded or blocks) – $2
$1.50/2 Kraft cheese Target printable
$1/2 Kraft cheese (shreds or chunks) – 3-13 SS
Final Price = $.75/each after both coupons!
NOTE:  Yes, you can free the shredded cheese and also look for $1/1 Kraft with a Touch of Philadelphia peelie coupons because then you will end up paying $.25 per package after coupons!

Lloyd’s BBQ shredded meat – $3.49
$1/1 Lloyd’s BBQ meat – 1-30 SS
Final Price = $2.49 after coupon

Propel Zero Fitness water (20 oz) – $.79 (on price cut through 3/26)
$1/2 Propel Zero – 2-13 SS
Final Price = $.29 after coupons (when you buy 2)

Buy 2 Tostitos chips – 2/$6, get FREE Tostitos salsa/dip
$1/1 Tostitos Artisan chips – 2-27 SS – specifies one per customer
Final Price = 2 chips and salsa/dip for $5!

HEALTH & BEAUTY:

Band Aids (8-10 ct) – $.97 (these are found in the travel/trial size section)
$.50/1 Band Aid or Neosporin item – 1-9 SS, 2-2 SS
$.75/3 Target travel size mobile coupon
Final Price = $.22 each after coupon (when you buy 3)

Dove Men + Care deodorant – $3.99
$2/1 Dove Men + Care printable
$1/1 Dove Men & Care Target printable
Final Price = $.99 after coupon


Right Guard deodorant – 2/$5
BOGO free Right Guard deodorant – 3-13 RP
Final Price = $1.25 each after coupon (when you buy 2)

PET CARE:

Kibbles ‘n Bits Bistro Meals dog food (16 lb) – $9.99 (through 4/2)
$2.50/1 Kibbles ‘n Bits printable
$2/1 Kibbles ‘n Bits – 1-30 RP
Final Price = $7.49 after coupon

Pedigree dog food (3.5 bag) – $4 each on price cut through 4/2
$3/1 Fedigree dog food – 3-6 RP
Final Price = $1 after coupon

GIFT CARD DEALS:

Buy 5 Glade seasonal items (2/$5), get a $5 Target gift card:  includes 9.7 oz aerosol, 4 oz candle, oil candle starter kit or 4 pk refill, or 1 ct plug-ins refill
$2/2 Glade Spring Collection Air care printable
$1/1 Glade Premium room spray – 2-27 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 5 Glade seasonal items (must include one room spray)

Use 2 $2 printable coupons
Use $1 Glade room spray coupon

Spend $7.50 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Final Price = $2.50 after coupons/gift card ($.50 each!)

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Kroger’s "March to Savings" event!

Kroger’s “March to Savings” event starts today in stores in some areas (if you’re in the TX/LA market, our sale won’t start until Wednesday).  They are also giving away over 30,000 prizes online and you can play to win daily here.  I won a free TGIF Skillet Meals this morning!

For the in store event, when you buy 10 participating items, you will save $5 instantly.  You can download and print the full list of participating items here.

Here are some of the highlights so you can start getting those coupons ready (please not that prices are not available yet – I will post them on Wednesday when the ad for my area comes out):

BEVERAGES:
-Capri Sun juice drinks
-Crystal Light drink mixes
-Nestle Pure Life water
-Snapple
-Sunny Delight
-V8

CANDY/COOKIES/SNACKS:
-Frito Lay multipacks
-Chips Ahoy! cookies
-Ritz crackers
-Nabisco crackers
-Planters peanuts
-Quaker rice cakes

DAIRY:
-Country crock
-Dannon multipacks
-Kraft singles
-Philadelphia cooking creams
-Sargento slices/snacks
-Velveeta

FROZEN FOODS:
-Birdseye and Freshlike vegetables
-Edwards singles
-Farm Rich appetizers
-Hungry Man meals
-Pepperdige Farm breads & desserts
-Smart Ones entrees
-TGIF Skillet meals
-Tombstone pizza
-Totino’s pizza rolls
-Tyson boxed chicken

HEALTH & BEAUTY:
-Advil/Advil PM
-Aqufresh toothpaste
-Axe deodorant, body spray, hair care, shower gel
-Caress
-Degree deodorant
-Dove deodorant
-Motrin PM
-Stayfree pads/liners
-Suave shampoo/conditioner
-Thermacare patch
-Vaseline lotion

HOUSEHOLD GOODS:
-Arm & Hammer laundry detergent
-Finish detergent
-Lysol cleaners
-Reynolds aluminum foil
-Snuggle fabric softener

PACKAGED GOODS:
-A1 steak sauce
-Bumble Bee tuna
-Cattleman’s BBQ sauce
-Classico pasta sauce
-Frank’s RedHot sauce
-French’s mustard
-Healthy Harvest pasta
-Kraft Homestyle mac & cheese
-Kraft mayo or miracle whip
-Kraft salad dressing
-Pace picante sauce
-Post cereals
-Pasta Roni and Rice-a-roni
-Ronzoni pasta
-Smart Balance oil/mayo/peanut butter

PET FOOD/TREATS:
-Beggin’ strips
-Friskies dry cat food
-Meow Mix dry cat food
-Pedigree dry food
-Pedigree cans
-Whiskas Temptations

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Viewpoints: Write 5 qualifying reviews, get a $5 Amazon gift card!

I’ve been loving all of these Viewpoints promotions for Amazon gift cards lately! Their latest is a “$5 for 5 promotion” You get a $5 Amazon.com gift card for writing five qualifying reviews.  This will be a great way to add more money to your 100% Cash Christmas fundIn case you are wondering if this offer is “legit” I have participated in few Viewpoints promotions over the past few months and I have always earned my gift cards, so I will definitely be participating in this promotion!  For more ideas on how to earn Amazon gift cards, check out m post here on Six Ways to Find your Amazon Addiction!

Qualifying reviews must:

-be written between March 11th and March 21st, 2011

-be at least 700 characters long (about 1 full paragraph). The character counter provided at the top right of the review form will show the count as you type your review.

-fall within qualifying categories: Home & Garden, Family & Pets (excluding Toys), Health & Beauty, Kitchen (excluding Food and Beverages), Computers and Electronics.

-be about real products; inappropriate, copied or bogus content is ineligible for this promotion.

-not be combined with any other offer or affiliate program – If you are currently participating in an incented program with a partner (examples: Inbox Dollars, Send Earnings, Mypoints) you are ineligible for an Amazon.com Gift Card because you cannot receive double incentives for the same reviews. However, once you have fulfilled your incented program requirements, you are able to participate in this and future Viewpoints sponsored promotions. Full details for this promotion are here.

Viewpoints.com agrees to validate all entries within 30 days of the promotion’s conclusion. Each review must be original content and uniquely created for Viewpoints.com and cannot be copied from any other online source. All Amazon.com Gift Card claim codes will be emailed out within 30 days after the program concludes.  Maximum payout is one $5 Amazon.com Gift Card claim code per participant during the promotion period.


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