Frugal Friday

Thank you Lifeasmom.com for hosting this fun, money saving event every week. The ideas are great.

First a very cheap way to spend a rainy afternoon. My daughter loves to play with play doe- here is our favorite scented recipe:

Mix 2 1/2 cups of flour with 1/2 cup of salt.

Add 2 envelopes of kool-aid (any flavor except lemonade).

Meanwhile, bring 2 cups of water to the boil.

Add the boiling water and 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the dry ingredients.

Mix together.

Be careful, it will be hot for a little while.

Let the kids play with the scented dough.

Dough can be stored in plastic bags for a few days.

Now here is our favorite recipe that is safe to eat (and tastes great)

2 cups powdered milk

1 cup Peanut butter

1/2 cup honey

I help her measure and pour everything into a large bowl- she mixes with her hands. This recipe takes care of snack time too. Enjoy!

Thrifty Thursday

Yesterday's trip to Walgreen's was well worth the drive out of town! I will post more on that later tonight. First there are a few great contests and freebies to pass along.

Click on the Edy's Photo to nominate your group or neighborhood for one of 1,500 Ice Cream Social Packages. Edy's will deliver 10 half gallons and 36 snack cups right to your door. They will also send all of the supplies for you to host an ice cream social for 100 of your friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. The prize packs are amazing!!!

Alouette Baby Brie will refund your purchase price if you purchase on Brie before 12/31 (up to $6.49) when you fill out this mail-in rebate form. Thank you CouponCravings!

Organic Valley has a great new set of printable grocery coupons. Check them out and print them out before they disappear!

Join the Quizno's email club here You Inbox will soon see coupons for a FREE Flatbread Sammie, plus a free cookie on your birthday. They will also send out promotions and other coupons on a regular basis.

Don't for get to visit Mars Candy to get your free chocolate coupons tomorrow at 9am EST. Remember they are allowing 250,000 households every Friday morning to sign up until September.

Don't miss my Frugal Friday post! It will be up later tonight and will feature a few great recipes, tips on how I find great Little Tikes toys (How to get a $5000 playground for a few hundred), and my best Walgreen's trip ever (over $125 worth of stuff for $10.92 out of pocket, with a $9.00 Register Reward for next time).