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There are a gazillion craft ideas for cereal boxes, but this is one of my favorites!

Cereal Box Puppet Theatre

Materials:
Empty Cereal Box (use coupons HERE to score some cheap ones!)
Scissors
Paint, Construction Paper 9 Inch By 12 Inch,or Wrapping Paper
Scrap Fabric or Construction Paper
Craftsticks or Straws
Glue
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Not sure what to do with the kids this weekend?  Take a look at these FREE events courtesy of Keeping Cents to keep your child entertained and learning without breaking the bank:

Looking for fun, educational & frugal activities to do with your child?  Mom on Dealz will provide you with weekly activities to keep your children learning while you stay on budget!

Since Sunday is Father’s Day, I couldn’t let that holiday pass without a cute and inexpensive craft made just for dad! This craft is combination of 2 other crafts I have seen done before.

**Flag Day is also this week and if you’re looking for a fun craft for that holiday, visit my flag craft HERE.

Dad Rocks Business Card Holder
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Need another activity to keep your children busy this summer?  Head to Bass Pro Shops on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-6pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from noon-4pm for FREE family activities!  Activities are available until July 10th. 

There is a shooting gallery, shooting range, casting targets, workshops and a different craft every week! Craft times are 4-6 on Tue/Thurs and 2-5 on Sat/Sun. You can also make S’mores on Saturdays from 7-8pm!

Get all the details here

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Not sure what to do with the kids this weekend?  Take a look at these FREE events courtesy of Keeping Cents to keep your child entertained and learning without breaking the bank:

Hampton Roads locals – make sure to visit the HR Events page for more activites going on this weekend

AC Moore – Saturday 1-3pm, FREE Make & Take: Fuzzoodles Fun. They are also having Free Make & Take kids crafts on Wednesdays from 3-5pm all Summer long.

Babies R Us – Saturday Noon-3pm, Super Baby Shower: expectant moms can learn about the must-have products for every mom’s Baby Registry, valuable tips and ideas for planning a baby shower, plus enjoy great savings and free giveaways.

Bass Pro Shop – Saturday & Sunday 2-5pm Create a FREE Camping Photo Frame & More.

Disney Store – Saturday Race 1 at 10:30 am, Race 2 at 12:00 pm, Race 3 at 1:30 pm, Rev Up for Fun: Undercover Adventure with fun events to celebrate the upcoming release of Cars 2 in theaters June 24. They will have fun events every Saturday in June.

*Minimum age for participation is 3 years. Event limited per session based on store capacity. No lineups prior to 30 minutes before event begins.

Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Saturday 11am-pm, FREE Demo: Cricut Cake Machine. There is also a Wilton Backyard Blast Cake Challenge on Saturday from 3:30-6pm.

Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 11am-3pm, Keep it Cool Drink Holder: kids create a decorative cup holder.

Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 10am-Noon, FREE: Kids build a Goofy Golf kit! Be sure to sign up for this event here.

Michaels – Saturday 10am-Noon, Father’s Day Frame Event Make-It Take-It with purchase of frame.

Michaels – Sunday 1pm-3pm, Father’s Day Tie or T-shirt Event with purchase of tie or T-shirt.

Pottery Barn Kids – Saturday 10am, National Geographic Little Explorers Club: World Oceans Day.

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

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

Not sure what to do with the kids this weekend?  Take a look at these FREE events courtesy of Keeping Cents to keep your child entertained and learning without breaking the bank:

Hampton Roads locals – make sure to visit the HR Events page for more activites going on this weekend

Bank of America – Saturday & Sunday, Free Museums On Us days for Bank of America cardholders! There are over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US.

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Looking for fun, educational & frugal activities to do with your child?  Mom on Dealz will provide you with weekly activities to keep your children learning while you stay on budget!

June 1st was “Flip Coin Day”. There are so many activities that can be done with coins but I have picked my favorites and listed them below.

Piggy Bank

Materials:
Oatmeal container, coffee container, pringles can, etc
sturdy cardboard
Knife (for adult use)
1 penny, 1 nickel, 1 dime, 1 quarter
pencil
white paper
crayons

Directions:
1. Cut a sheet of paper to wrap around your “bank”. Have your child decorate it.
2. Glue or tape the paper to the container.
3. Have your child “rub” an impression of each coin by placing paper over them and coloring over them. Glue the pictures to the lid of the container.
4. Cut holes next to each picture for coins to be inserted.
5. Cut 2 pieces of cardboard to fit standing in the containter. Arrange them so that there are 4 divided areas in the container.
6. Place the lid on top of the container so that each hole is over one of the divided areas inside.
7. Start saving!
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