Free-Bee Weekend Fun
There might be some spaces left for the Lowe’s Build and Grow kid’s workshop Saturday to build this cute wooden school bus pencil box. Classes start at 10am, click here to register–print it off and bring the registration with you.
At Lakeshore Learning, kids can create a crown while you shop for back to school deals. Click here to find your closest location–workshops run 11am-3pm.
It’s The Knack Free Family Event Day Saturday at Michael’s–where kids can make a grandparent keepsake free. Workshops run 10a-2p, click here for your closest location.
EEEEEE! It’s out! The final book in the “Hunger Games” trilogy is out, and there’s a “Mockingjay” book party at Border’s this Saturday at 4pm. There’s giveaways and fun with other fans. Click here for a Border’s near you.
Weekend Free-Bee Family Fun
Sign up for this one today–Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops are excellent, and fill up quickly. Your little people can build this cute UFO at 9am this Saturday. If you can’t make it in, there’s the wooden “Bug Box” keeper on 8.14. Sign up here.
The next kid’s workshop at The Home Depot is Saturday, 8.7. It’s a cute wooden school bus pencil organizer. You can sign up your little ones here. The workshops run 9am to noon.
At Lakeshore Learning this Saturday, kids are making and decorating cute sun fans. The free-bee workshops run 11a to 3p. You can find your closest location here.
Free-Bee Family Fun This Weekend
At The Home Depot, your little people can build this wooden periscope, the workshop is free and runs between 9am and noon on Saturday, 7.3.10 Sign up for your closest location here.
Next Saturday (7.10.10) at Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshop, the kiddos are creating this old-school “Ball and Cup” game. You’ll want to sign up for that workshop now, since they fill up quickly. Lowe’s clinics start at 10am.
At Lakeshore Learning, little ones can make this cute Patriotic Drum set. Their free workshops run from 11a-3p and no advanced signup is necessary. Find your closest location here.
Free-Bee Family Fun This Weekend
At Lowe’s Build and Grow workshops on Saturday, your kiddo will build this wooden monster truck…because, really who doesn’t need a monster truck? Register here and print off the sheet to bring in with you. Workshop starts at 10am.
Make a 4th of July craft free at Michael’s Saturday, 10a-2p. Find your closest location here. Sneaky inside tip: join The Knack Faculty and get a 40% off coupon to shop while you’re there…
Lakeshore Learning is offering a free-bee craft–a fruit basket? I think? 11a-3p…find your location here.
Free-Bee Weekend Family Fun
Your little people can make a cute wooden picture frame for a Father’s Day gift at the Lowe’s Build and Grow workshop–go here to find your location for Saturday (6.12) and register.
At Michael’s Arts and Crafts on Saturday (6.12), make a Father’s Day camo frame–this does require a purchase of a frame. Find your location here–the workshop runs 10a-2p.
And on Sunday (6.13) at Michael’s, kids can create a personalized mug. Once again, purchase of mug is required. This workshop starts at 1pm. Find your location here. Sneaky inside tip: join The Knack Faculty at Michael’s and get a 40% off coupon to make this really inexpensive.
Lakeshore Learning’s free-bee craft workshop on Saturday (6.12) make soft “treasure pouches” for sunglasses and various summer kid debris. The workshop runs 11a-3p–find your location here.
Free-Bee Family Stuff This Weekend
At The Home Depot, little ones can build a wooden “soccer” game during their free-bee kid’s workshop from 9-noon. Go here to sign up and find your location.
Lakeshore Learning holds their free workshop from 11a-3p, this Saturday your kiddos are making sparkly sunglasses. Find your location here.
At Michael’s Arts and Crafts, kids can create a book to give Dad for Father’s Day–this free-bee runs from 10a-2p Saturday. Click here to sign up and find your store.
Start Gearing Up For Summer…
…I don’t want to frighten you, sister, but we’re weeks–nay, days away from the dreaded summer vacation. You know, where the children wake up at 4:30am on the first day, and shriek–”what are we doing today?” Or is that just at my house?
But I digress.
Anyway, here’s some things to plan ahead:
Borders and Barnes & Noble both are offering summer reading programs this year. At Border’s, your little people get a free-bee book after reading 10. At Barnes & Noble, kids get a free-bee tome after going through 8. The twins and I are starting on “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” this summer!
We’ve talked before about the Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse, but the AMC chain is also offering discounted summer flicks. Tickets run between 50 cents and $1.00 per show.
Nearly every Saturday sees fun and free-bee craft projects at all kinds of places. My personal favorite for quality and good instruction is the Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops. This Saturday’s (5.22.10) workshop is the wooden catapult seen above. Workshops start at 10am and you’re asked to register online to make sure materials are ready for you. At The Home Depot, the next project at the Kid’s Workshop is a wooden soccer tabletop game on Saturday, 6.5.10 at 9am. Both home stores have summer schedules set up for the kids already.
Craft stores and education supply shops are always good resoucres for free-bee fun. Lakeshore Learning holds a free-bee workshop every Saturday from 11-3p. This weekend is “Tear Art Tambourines.” The website is an excellent resource for free summer craft activities, too! Over at Michael’s, join The Knack For Kid’s group for free or nearly free activities every month–next Saturday (5.29.10) it’s a Father’s Day card-making workshop. Plus, you’ll pick up a 40% off coupon by joining The Knack.
Every city’s public library system has incredible opportunities for free-bee reading programs, parties, arts and crafts–even homework help to keep kids sharp during the summer break. For locals, take a look at the upcoming schedule at your local branch here.
Free-Bee Family Fun For Mother’s Day Weekend…
…starting off at Lowe’s, my favorite for good quality wooden projects. This free-bee clinic starts at 10am this Saturday, 5.8.10…kids will be building a Mother’s Day wooden trellis planter. Because these are so popular, go here to register at your closest location, print off your registration and bring it in with you.
Michael’s has several different activities going on: first, the Mother’s Day card making workshop. This free-bee runs 10am to noon on Saturday, 5.8.10. Then, the Wilton free-bee cookie event, where you can decorate cookies for Mom. Go here for your closest location.
And at Lakeshore Learning, kids are creating free-bee Mother’s Day jewelry holders this Saturday from 11a-3p. Click here to find your location.
…and when you’re done, saunter over to Ikea on Sunday, 5.9.10 for a free-bee Mother’s Day breakfast. Go here to find your participating location. 
Free-Bee Family Stuff This Weekend…
…starting with Michael’s, where your little people can make Mom a nice little craft for Mother’s Day. The kids are using something called Puffy Clay, and the event runs this Saturday from 10am to 1pm. Find your closest location here. Sneaky inside tip: Michael’s is holding a 20% off your entire purchase deal this weekend, print off your coupon here.
At Lakeshore Learning, the kid’s free craft this weekend is Saturday from 11a-3p, where kids will make a “Spring Picket Fence,” very cute! Find your closest location here.
Lowe’s holds their always excellent “Build and Grow” workshop Saturday at 10am–where little ones build this cute wooden bird feeder–maybe another good Mother’s Day gift? You’ll need to register and print off your form, go here to register and find your location.
Free-Bee Family Crafts Saturday
At Lakeshore Learning, they’re celebrating Earth Month by making free-bee “clean-up” bags. Workshops run 11a-3p. You can find your closest location here.
The Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshop is creating this cute wooden flower planter this Saturday. The workshops are free, start at 10am, and you can register and find your closest location here.
Free-Bee Family Fun This Weekend
At Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops, your little people create a cute tabletop baseball game–I love these clinics: always good quality projects, always free. Workshops start at 10am, register here.
Lakeshore Learning is crafting little door hangers, crafts are always free and run 11a-3p. Find your closest location here.
Free-Bee Family Easter Fun
At Michael’s, your little people can decorate their Easter pails for Sunday, the crafting runs 11a-1pm, find your closest location here.
Lakeshore Learning runs their free-bee workshop from 11a-3p Saturday, a little bunny puppet! You’ll find your location here.
Home Depot’s Kid Workshop is a great one this Saturday–at 9am, your little people will make a sweet wooden butterfly house! Register for this free-bee and find your location here.
Free-Bee Family Stuff This Weekend…
Over at Michael’s, your little ones can make this cute flowerpot free from 10a-1p, courtesy of Crayola Model Magic Presto Dots…whatever they are. Click here to find your location.
Lakeshore Learning will guide your kiddos through the magic of the “puppet buddy.” It’s a free-bee, 11a-3p. Find your location here.
The Lowe’s Build and Grow workshop starts at 10am, and you’ll want to register for this one today. Be sure to print off your registration sheet to bring with you. The kids will make this kaleidoscope–a well-made wooden toy for free! You can register here.
Free-Bee Family Activities This Weekend
At Lakeshore Learning, your little people can make a free-bee bird feeder from 11-3p. While they’re busy, remember that Lakeshore’s got a sale this weekend–buy one item, get 50% off the next. Click here for your closest location.
Michael’s Arts and Crafts stores are throwing themselves a little birthday party. Spend $2.50 for a t-shirt and they’ll supply the paint and instruction from 1-3pm. Go here to find your location.
For Utah locals, it’s free-bee admission to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts tomorrow. There’s a special pastel drawing workshop for families at 2pm, and admission is free all day. Go here for directions and more info.
Free-Bee Family Activities This Weekend
Over at Lowe’s Build and Grow workshop, your kids will indulge in their own version of March Madness by building this tabletop basketball game. Workshops start at 10am, they’re free and always great, but you need to register online. Be sure to print off your registration sheet to bring in with you.
At Lakeshore Learning, your wee ones make a free-bee Pot O’ Gold bank, drop in anytime between 11a-3p. Find your closest location here.
And at Michael’s, if you’ve got a little beading fanatic, drop by for the necklace Make It and Take It. This does involve a purchase. Sneaky inside tip: if you sign-up for the Michael’’s Crafts newsletter here, you can print off a 40% off gift certificate here. You can find your closest store location here.
Free-Bee Kid’s Crafts This Weekend
Over at Lakeshore Learning this Saturday (3.6.10), your little folks can create this cute kaleidoscope from 11a-3p. Go here to find your closest location.
Home Depot’s free-bee workshop this Saturday is a little wooden rain gauge. (Editor’s note: given the level of precipitation we’re suffering through, the gauge would overflow before we opened the door to put it outside. Bleh.) The workshop starts at 10am, go here to find your location and to register.
Free-bee Family Activities This Weekend
At Lakeshore Learning, your little people can create this cute bookmark from 11a-3p. It’s always free at Lakeshore–you can find your closest location here.
At Michael’s, they’re focusing on science this weekend with a free-bee activity:
Join us for Science Fair fun! Come and watch a demo of projects available from Scientific Explorer. Then you can make a FREE Molecule project using Crayola® Model Magic™. While supplies last. The event runs 10a-1p. You can find out more info here.
At Lowe’s Build and Grow event, your little fellas can make this entertaining “Lowe-Bot” (like Transformers, I’m guessing?) The Lowe’s events are always excellent, well-made wooden toys, good instruction. The building begins at 10am, I’d sign up TODAY to avoid the workshop filling up on you.
Free-Bee Crafts At Lakeshore Learning Saturday
Your little people can make this free-bee puzzle frame this Saturday (2.20) at Lakeshore Learning from 11-3p. Find your closest location here.
Free-Bee Valentine’s Fun This Weekend
Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops will make this free-bee heart “jewelry organizer” this Saturday, 2.13. I always promote Lowe’s well in advance because they fill up so quickly. You can sign up and find your store here. This would be a cute daddy/kiddo outing to make a present for mom.
Your little people can make this cute “Presidential” tie for free, 11-3p at Lakeshore Learning Saturday. More info and locations here.
Free-Bee Crafts This Weekend…
Over at Lakeshore Learning, your little people can make this cute magnetic Valentine, 11a-3p. It’s a free-bee, one of the reasons I love Lakeshore! Get more info here.
And at Michael’s Arts and Crafts: Join us for a FREE Valentine’s Day Card Make It Take It. Purchase a Valentine’s Foam Mailbox and Michaels will provide supplies to decorate it. While supplies last. You can find your location here.
At the Home Depot, the free-bee kid’s workshop Saturday (between 9am and noon) makes this little wooden car display. (Someone at HD is a massive NASCAR fiend, seriously.) You can sign up for your closest location here.
Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops will make this free-bee heart “jewelry organizer” NEXT Saturday, 2.13. I always promote Lowe’s well in advance because they fill up so quickly. You can sign up and find your store here.
Free-Bee Family Stuff This Weekend…
…at Michael’s, your little ones can buy and decorate a frame for free with craft supplies this Saturday (1.30.10) from 10a-1p. (Editor’s note: I usually only include completely free events, but frames start there for .50 cents, so…we’ll let this one pass.) More info here.
Over at Lakeshore Learning, kids will make a free-bee holder for their house key. The event runs 11a-3p, you can find your closest location here.
No free-bee craft event at Robert’s, but they are giving away a chance to win these pretty charm bracelets by following them on Facebook. You can get more info here.
Free-Bee Crafts At Lakeshore Learning Saturday
This Saturday’s (1.23.10) free-bee craft is soooo cute–a little felt wallet! Kids can make the project from 11a-3p. You can find your closest location here.
Sneaky inside tip: we’re big fans here at That Went Well of Lakeshore Learning, so much that they sent us a lovely code for 20% off your next online purchase! Use code VMB155 at checkout.
Free-Bee Crafts at Lakeshore Saturday
Have your little people make this cute free-bee craft from 11-3p while you use your “That Went Well” 20% off coupon (the code isVMB155) 
Find your location here.
Free-Bee Crafts at Lakeshore Learning
Take your little people in this Saturday (1.2.10) for a free-bee craft activity to make a memory stan from 11-3p. They’re running a 75% off sale this week as well! Sneaky inside tip: don’t forget to use the “That Went Well” code VMB155 for an extra 20% online. Go here for more information.
Free-Bee Family Stuff This Weekend…
Lakeshore Learning will keep your kids busy this Saturday (12.19) with a free-bee snowman craft while you do some last-minute shopping. If you missed my earlier post, the nice folks over at Lakeshore sent the That Went Well girlies a special code to save $5.00 off any $25.00 purchase–enter coupon code VMB155 at checkout. Go here for your location.
Over at Michael’s, there’s a free-bee workshop for finishing touches on your gifts from 1-3pm. You can find your closest location here. I’ve noticed that all their frames and wrapping paper are 50% this week.
If you’re here along the Wasatch Front, there’s a workshop for the little ones to make gifts for Dad–you’ll need a membership to the Discovery Gateway or admission Saturday. Gifts for Dad – Soap 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM Santa’s hanging out downstairs, pictures will cost you–sittin’s for free. The full December schedule’s here.
Reason #3,004 to love Lakeshore Learning!
Hey kids, I got this sweet letter from Jessica over at Lakeshore Learning:
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As a thank you for your support, we’d like to extend an offer to you and your readers. When buying products on our web site enter coupon code VMB155 at checkout. The code will give the purchaser $5.oo off any $25.00 purchase. This offer will remain valid until 12/31/09. Feel free to post this coupon code on your blog for all your readers to enjoy!
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How nice! Once again, just enter code VBM155 when picking something up from www.lakeshorelearning.com for $5.00 of a $25.00 purchase. Yay, Lakeshore!
(Editor’s note: one of the warmest endorsements I hear for Lakeshore is from the Autism Moms–these amazing ladies say that nearly everything you can purchase on one of the specialized Autism support sites can be bought at Lakeshore–usually for half the price. It kills me that these families fighting to save their kids with Autism can be overcharged!)
Weekend Free-Bee Family Fun…
Lowe’s Build And Grow Clinic Saturday (12.12) has your little people making these cute wooden ornaments. Click here to sign up, then print your registration sheet and bring it in with you.
At Lakeshore Learning on Saturday (12.12) it’s a cute little card holder to display their latest creations. You’ll find more info here.
Michael’s Crafts on Saturday (12.12) the holiday workshop makes a cute holiday bookmark. You can get your locations and times here. (Editor’s note: I’ve noticed all their trees and greenery are 50% off!)
More Free-Bee Family Crafts This Weekend…
Free-Bee craft event at Michael’s this Saturday, free demos and make and takes for your little ones, stockings, cards and such. You’ll find more info and your locations here.
…and over at Lakeshore Learning, your kids can cover themselves in glitter and glue while making a free-bee little candlestick. Your store locations and times here. Sneaky inside tip: Lakeshore also has a wealth of craft ideas and educational fun you can access on their site for rainy, “trapped in the house” days.
Free-Bee Craft Activities This Weekend…
This Saturday at Michael’s, your little people can do a free-bee Snowman craft workshop, you might want to check the Christmas Trees–they’re 50% off!
And at Lakeshore Learning, there’s free-bee snowflake cards to make!
Free-Bee Thanksgiving craft at Lakeshore Learning
Your little people can make a cute turkey craft to decorate the table at Lakeshore Learning this Saturday, workshops are free and run 11-3p. Go here for locations and more info.
Free-Bee craft at Lakeshore Learning tomorrow!
I love Lakeshore Learning for many reasons–but one of the best is the free-bee craft activity every Saturday where your children get to cover someone else in glitter and glue for a change. (Editor’s note: don’t look at me like that–I have a Flair button on my Facebook page that says “Glitter is the Herpes of Craft Supplies”) This weekend is a cute leafy buddy. Be sure to browse online too for a whole pile of great craft ideas and resources.
Sneaky inside tip for the Autism moms: some of my most beloved girlies are the resourceful and dedicated Autism moms–the ones spending every second of time and every penny to help their children on the Spectrum. There’s a zillion sites on the ‘net that offer “specialized” learning toys for children with Autism. Nearly every one of them is at Lakeshore Learning for about half the price. It kills me to see these moms taken advantage of financially. Make your list, then go compare at Lakeshore before you buy.
Free-Bee crafts at Lakeshore Learning
The Lakeshore Learning craft activity this Saturday is a cute Veteran’s Day flag. I noticed while I was on their site that they’re having a 75% off sale online, and you can print off free-bee word flashcards! Might be handy for spelling drills. (I have to chase MacLean around the attic with flashcards on Thursday night before his spelling test.) The store is a great resource for free-bee craft ideas, and resources for parents and teachers. Go here for more info.
Free-Bee craft activity at Lakeshore Learning Saturday…
…from 11-3p, your little people can make a Halloween countdown craft for free while you shop. Here’s your info and nearby locations.
Free-Bee Saturday crafts at Lakeshore
Lakeshore Learning stores always have a free-bee craft event each Saturday–since I spend a lot of time there, this keeps the twins busy covering someone ELSE in glue and glitter while I shop. Um…sorry, Lakeshore gals…
This Saturday, it’s a cute scarecrow craft! Go here for locations and info:
Plan-ahead Free-Bee Family Activities
Lowe’s
Build and Grow clinics fill up fast, so I try to post these early–the “Ball Toss” is this Saturday, 10.10, and the “Frankenstein” game is 10.24. The clinics are completely free, and my twins love them every time! You can find your closest location and Sign up here 
Lakeshore Learning Stores always have a craft each Saturday–this weekend, your little ones can make this cute pumpkin puppet. It’s free, and runs from 11a-3p. You can find more info here.
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