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Halloween FREEBIES Roundup!
Holiday freebies are the best! Especially Halloween freebies, because we get to dress up in fun costumes! If you’re looking for a little extra treat with the kiddos this Halloween, lots of businesses and restaurants offer great freebies and deals for you and the little monsters!
Help Your Children Save their Money with These Tips
Are you trying to get your kids into the habit of saving their money? I sure wish my parents would have done this for me. They did not and while my financial life is not their problem, it would have been nice to have a good idea of what money was all about when I became an adult. I would have loved to know the true importance of saving money too. Â
Halloween Classroom Party Ideas that are Easy & Fun
Halloween is just a few short weeks away. My kids are already counting down the days until their school Halloween party. If you are in charge, you may need some ideas to keep these kids entertained. I love a good Halloween game, but I don’t like spending a ton of money or time on every game/craft/treat. I’ve found 5 fun and easy party games/treats that the kids are sure to enjoy, and you won’t be spending a ton of money either. I also love these ideas because they don’t require a ton of supplies or sugar!
My Favorite Grab and Go Keto Snacks!
Wither you’re eating Keto or not it can be hard to come up with healthier options for grab and go snacks. We’re busy and many times don’t have time to put together something fancy so I wanted to give you my top favorite grab and go snacks I keep on hand.
Tips to Help you Save the Most on Ski & Snowboard Equipment-Now is the Time to Buy!
If you love to ski and snowboard, then now is the time to grab those skis and snowboards at discounted prices. So how do you do that? To save the most money you’ll have to do a little research. Choose 3-4 locations that are close to you and have a good variety of ski equipment. You’ll want to ask each place the following questions:
Fun kids crafts for Halloween
Do you have any crafting plans with the kiddos for Halloween? If you are anything like me, you need to look for crafty ideas to do with your kids. I’ll admit it, I am the furthest thing from crafty or artistic, but I do enjoy that kind of time spent with my children.
5 Favorite Fall Foods You’ve Got to Try
I love Fall. Not only for the crisp air and the beautiful color changing leaves, I love fall for the food. It’s true. It’s that time of year that apple and pumpkin everything make life that much sweeter. There are a few recipes that I make every fall and I had to share them with you. Enjoy!
Watch Halloween Movies for FREE During the 31 Nights of Halloween! (Check Out the Complete Movie List Here)
Don’t you love Halloween movies? It makes this season a little more spooky and fun. We all need a good scare every once in a while right!? 
Freeform (formally ABC Family) offers 31 Nights of Halloween which means FREE Halloween movies to watch! This kicked off on Tuesday, October 1st this year and runs through Halloween, October 31st. You can also download the Freeform app for free. Here is the complete schedule, hopefully a few of your favorites will be featured!
Tuesday, October 1
- Golden Ticket Day 12:30pm/11:30c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- 3pm/2c Monster House
- 5:05pm/4:05c The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 6:45pm/5:45c Disney and Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
- 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus
- 12am/11c Zombieland
Wednesday, October 2
- Freeform Premiere 11:30am/10:30c Scared Shrekless
- 12pm/11c Monster House
- Freeform Premiere 2:05pm/1:05c R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House
- 4:10pm/3:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 5:50pm/4:50c Hocus Pocus
- Freeform Premiere 8/7pm-11/10c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
- 12am/11c ParaNorman
Thursday, October 3
Why You Should Book Your Vacation with Groupon
If you have been reading this blog for long you know how much I love using Groupon to find awesome deals on dinners out, activities for the kids and for vacations too. Have you tried Groupon yet? I literally cannot say enough how great it is to use Groupon and I highly recommend it to everyone I know. Why? Because we all like to save money!
3 Ways that You Can Workout for Free
Do you know what I find a little crazy? The idea that you cannot get fit without spending a bunch of money on a gym membership. In reality the first Health Club (gym) in the US didn’t even open until 1939, with health club chains not starting until the 60s and 70s. Was everyone out of shape until these opened? No. The reality is. People just stayed active in other ways. Â