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Frugal Family: Free And Cheap Activities For Your Family

Here are 5 great deals to share with your family for the week ahead.

 

This week is a busy one with the holidays that surround Easter as well as Earth Day. Whether you want to take the kids out to decorate eggs or relax in a theater with some lunch, you have some fun options this week. Here are 5 great bargains for you and your family to enjoy.

1. Decorate an egg in Alpharetta. 

Deal: Bring 6 hard boiled eggs to the event at Crabapple Government Center on Thursday, April 21 and kids can use supplies provided to do egg decorations. Children aged 3 to5 years may drop in between 10a.m. and 10:45a.m. and children who are aged 5 to 7 may come between 11a.m. and 12:15 p.m. For more information call 678-297-6165 or email arts@alpharetta.ga.us.

Good Through: This is a one day deal. 

2. Elephant Story Time

Deal: Barnes and Noble is offering a story time revolving around the topic of elephants in Tuesday, April 26 at 10a.m. This is a free activity.

Good Through: This is a recurring event at the book store. 

3. Preschool feeding Time and Hike

Deal: Preschoolers and their parents can go on a short hike and be a part of the feeding time at Autry Mills Preserve. The cost is $5.

Good Through: This is a one day event.

4. Earth Day Freebie

Deal: Bring in 5 plastic shopping bags to recycle and you will get a free reusable shopping bag courtesy of the Disney Store. 

Good Through: This is a one day event on Friday, April 22 from 10a.m. until 9 p.m.

5. Studio Movie Grill

Deal: Come bring the kids for a movie theater experience and see The Wiggles movie or a Strawberry Shortcake movie for $2 at Studio Movie Grill. The shows play at 11a.m. on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. 

Good Through: This is a recurring activity at the theater.

About this column: Frugal Family is dedicated to giving you five great deals each week that will help your family's bottom line.
What other great deals did you find for your family this week? Tell us in the comments.

Rusty Umphenour

7:11 am on Wednesday, April 20, 2011

On Cinco de Mayo (May 5th), Moe's Southwest Grill is offering $3 Burritos and t-shirts to the first 100 customers as they celebrate Cinco de Moe's.

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Donna Guthrie

5:42 pm on Wednesday, April 20, 2011

I think your readers will enjoy an EARTH DAY virtual field trip to New York City . Learn about the Window farm Project. Learn about the joys and challenges of hydroponic gardening in small spaces.

MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids is a series of free kid-friendly educational video podcasts for children ages 5-13. Each episode comes with a list of recommended books, a list of fun websites and a Learning Corner of questions and extended activities.

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Tammy Bester

9:14 am on Thursday, April 21, 2011

Thanks for the input Rusty and Donna!

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