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.
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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 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
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 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 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.
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!)
Plan-Ahead Free-Bees for this weekend
Lowe’s holds a free Build and Grow clinic for kids twice a month, where they can build something to take home and it’s all free! This Saturday, your little people are making a Gingerbread House. Plan for December 5 from 10am – 11am, you need to book ahead, click here for more info.
Home Depot Kid’s Workshops are FREE workshops available the first Saturday of each month from 9-noon for kids age 5-12 (although some allow younger kids.) This month they’ll make a wagon. For no cost, your little one gets the kit, a kid-sized orange apron, and an achievement pin. More info here.
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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