Friday, September 16, 2011

Kristin's Kickbacks List Week of 9-16

Activities

September 21. Free movie at Santa Monica Place. Enjoy Classic Favorites under the Stars Wednesdays at 7pm on the Dining Deck, Level 3. Movies are shown in their original, unedited format. This week: American Graffiti (PG). It is first come first serve, these showings are free. Feel free to bring your own blankets, chairs, food, etc. Santa Monica, CA 90401. (310) 260-8333. http://www.santamonicaplace.com/Events/Details/40141

September 22 (and subsequent Thursdays). 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free Mommy and Me Class at The Church on The Way for children under 5 years of age. Please bring a snack for your child. King’s Kid’s Building, West Campus, 14800 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, 91405. Call 818-779-8000 for more information.

September 24. Free Museum Day is coming on Sept. 24 and you can get 2 Free Tickets to the participating museum of your choice! Zimmer Children’s Museum is one of the featured museums. Looks like a neat place! http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ticket/

Ongoing Events and Deals

Here’s a link to jamba juice coupons, good until 9-27. They include $2 smoothies and $2 oatmeal.

http://www.jambajuice.com/fallpromo

If you like ebooks for your ereader, check out Pixels of Ink on Facebook. It lists tons of free and cheap ebooks.

Today on Groupon you can get a great Brunswick Bowling Deal: 2 Games + Shoe Rental for $5.00! Here’s the link: http://www.groupon.com/deals/brunswick-bowling-national-online?utm_medium=afl&utm_campaign=3394343&utm_source=rvs

September 3-October 2. L.A. County Fair. There are all kinds of deals for this, which I’ll be posting more about later. For now, here’s the link to their website: http://www.lacountyfair.com/2011/

Looking for costumes for your children? There were some cute ladybug and fairy wings at the 99 cent store. Thrift stores often have costumes and don’t forget about borrowing one from a friend!

Upcoming Events

LAUNCH PAD is TCOTW’s new free after-school program offering academic tutoring, exciting field trips, motivational activities, and youth mentoring. We launch at 3:00pm on Tuesday, September 20, in the Multipurpose Room, West Campus. Come that day to register. Space is limited and registration is required.

We are actively recruiting volunteers to:

:: Become mentors to students
:: Help with homework and basic tutoring
:: Assist with activities, recreational games, crafts, etc.
:: Be a featured guest speaker

For more info or to volunteer as a mentor, tutor or helper, contact TCOTW at 818.779.8442 or email launchpad@tcotw.org.

September 27. 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Free ice cream at participating Cold Stone Creamery locations. Gett a free 3-oz. Sprinkled with Wishes Creation Sundae. In exchange, donations will be accepted for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Sprinkled with Wishes Creation consists of sweet cream ice cream mixed with brownies, rainbow sprinkles, and fudge.

October 2. Free admission to the Natural History Museum!

October 6. 10:30 a.m. Toddler Time with Jennifer will be starting again in October at Barnes and Noble in Woodland Hills at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

October 24-30. Legoland is offering FREE Legoland Admission October 24-30 to all LEGO-VIP Members! “Two (2) registered VIP Members per household only, with up to six (6) additional friends and family eligible for $10 off one-day admission when accompanied by a registered VIP Member.” {go here for more information on free admission} If you don’t already have a VIP Lego Membership card… Here’s the link to register for your Free LEGO-VIP Membership! {you’ll be able to print and show them your welcome email if you don’t get your card in time!} http://shopkr.lego.com/VIP2/Register/NotSignedIn.aspx (Thanks To Frugal Girls for this kickback!)

And don’t forget about homeschool days at Legoland! You must preregister. Here’s a link to read more about it: http://california.legoland.com/tickets/groups/education_programs/home_school_days/

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