Free-Bee Weekend Fun
The Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshop tomorrow makes a free pet leash hanger, the clinics start at 10am, just find your closest location here and print off your registration to take in with you.
Sneaky inside tip: because these are so popular, you may want to register for the next Lowe’s workshop (9.25) as well to make a free wooden fire engine.
At Lakeshore Learning, your little people can make an “Amazing Art Hanger” from 11a-3p for free while you shop the bargains. Find your location here.
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.
Free-Bee Kid’s Workshops
The Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops are really outstanding for a free-bee kid’s program–quality wooden toys and lots of fun. You’ll want to register now for this Saturday’s (8.14) workshop at 10am: building a bug box for all those backyard captures.
Gear the kids up for school on Saturday (8.28) with a wooden school bus pencil box. You can register here–just type in your zip for your closest location and print off your registration recipt to bring in with 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 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.
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 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 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 at Lowe’s this Saturday…
..your little people can build this Tic Tac Toe game at 10a this Saturday (1.23.10) at the Lowe’s free “Build and Grow” workshop. I love these for the twins because it’s always a quality wood project, and it’s freeeeee! Sign up today, these always fill up very quickly. Sneaky inside tip: if the store closest to you says “filled,” pick the next one closest and still sign up, and head to your closest one with a registration form. You’re in!
Free-Bee Coin Bank at Lowe’s Build and Grow
I’m alerting you to this one early because they always fill up so quickly…take your little people to build this cute bank for free Saturday (1.9.10) at the Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic. They’ll get safety goggles and the materials and instruction for the bank. Good time to get them started on their savings plan, eh? Go here to sign up, and print off your registration sheet to take with you.
Free-Bee Lowe’s workshop tomorrow!
Lowe’s Build and Grow workshops have another cute activity for your little people tomorrow: this garage and race car. (Editor’s note: not a NASCAR fan, have no idea. But it’s cute!) It’s completely free, but you do need to sign up in advance. Print off your registration sheet and bring it in with you.
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