Melissas Bargains

Looking for some free family fun this weekend?  Here is a round up of free activities and events.  It’s always a good idea to check with your local store before going to make sure that they are participating (especially if you’ve got a drive).

Here’s my top pick:

Bass Pro Shops has their Family Summer Camp starting today through July 13th!  There are tons of fun activities for families:

• FREE 4X6 photo
• Catch & Release fishing pond
• Family crafts
• Free shooting arcade
• Free casting challenge
• FREE bb shooting range
• FREE Homemade ice cream
• Free workshops

Get the scoop here–> Bass Pro Shops Family Summer Camp

Here are the free activities for the week:

American Girl – Summer Flower Anklet Craft. Your girl can put her best—and most fashionable—foot forward. This free event will let her create a tropical anklet for herself using colorful paper flowers. She can also craft an anklet just for her doll! Free and open to the public. For girls ages 8 and up.

– Celebrate summer reading with American Girl! At this craft event, your girl will decorate her own bookmark and summer reading log to keep track of all the great books she’ll read over break. Includes a doll-sized poster to take home. Free and open to the public. For girls ages 8 and up.

– Princess Bitty Baby Story Time. Share a story side by side! Listen with your little girl to a reading of Princess Bitty Baby, an enchanting fairytale complete with a princess, a dragon, and a frog. Enjoy a fun activity together, too. Free and open to the public. For girls ages 3 and up

Apple Stores – Check your local store for weekly workshops and youth programs

Bank of America Free Museum weekend – Bank of America’s Museums on Us is offering cardholders a way to enjoy National Museum Month at some the most exciting cultural venues in the U.S. This weekend, June 7 and 8, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders can get free access to 150 participating museums in 92 cities.

Disney Store – Summer Play Days are coming to Disney Store! Join us for the kick off on Monday, June 2nd at 2pm and receive a FREE lanyard*. Store events include Art of Animation, Trivia, Story Time and Showtime. Stop by every week and receive a character button. Events take place every day from June 3rd to Sept 1st. *While supplies last. See a Cast Member for event schedule and details.

Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Free demos every Saturday, check your store here for more details.

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday, June 7th  from 11-3 pm, kids can make a Learn-to-Count Ladybug.

Lowes Build and Grow – The next class will be on Saturday,  June 14th at 10 a.m.  Kids can build Toothless from the new DreamWorks movie How to Train Your Dragon 2..  Register for this class as well as other future classes here

Microsoft Stores – Check your local store for classes and special events for the whole family.

Pottery Barn Kids – Summer Reading Program, now through July 17th.  Kids who read any 8 titles from the recommended book list will receive a free book (supplies limited).  Complete the challenge together by attending their weekly story time.

-Tuesday’s from 11-11:30 a.m., Story Time.

Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.

The Home Depot – Your kids can build a riding lawn mower for FREE this week!  Get the scoop here–> Home Depot Free Kids Workshops

See Adult Weekly workshops here. (Landscape Design, Lawn Maintenance, Install Vinyl Flooring)

Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area.

Don’t forget to register your kids for free bowling all summer long!  Check out Kids Bowl Free here-> Kids Bowl Free registration