Frugal Fritzie

I hope everyone has a happy & safe 4th of July!

I was contacted by Domino Sugar and C&H Sugar about hosting a bake sale for their wonderful “Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale” cause. What is that you ask? Domino Sugar and C&H Sugar have partnered with Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale to help make a difference in the lives of children facing hunger. Sister brands, Domino Sugar and C&H Sugar have been a presenting sponsor of Share our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale since 2008, encouraging thousands of bake sale registrations, providing recipes and donating funds for this important cause. This year, Domino Sugar and C&H Sugar strive to help Great American Bake Sale registrations surpass the success of the 2009 campaign, which brought in 7,600 bake sale registrations and raised over $1.3 million. This year, considering the number of children in America who are at risk of hunger has risen to nearly 17 million, the goal of Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale is to have 9,000 bake sale registrations and to raise $1.8 million. It is their hope to help Share Our Strength reach that goal and to ultimately end the problem of childhood hunger in our country by the year 2015. Talk about a great cause!

Be sure to check out their site HERE, they’ve got all the information you need if you’d like to participate including recipes, bake sale tips, they even have signs you can print off and use for your bake sale! I plan on having a yard sale in the next couple weeks, so I thought that would be the perfect time to host my bake sale and involve everyone. I’ll report back with pictures and how the sale went. My schedule has been crazy busy lately and rather than heating up the house with the oven (it has been so hot here, in the upper 90s every single day), our plan is to make some yummy no-bake goodies. I think we’re going to attempt the recipe HERE for Microwave Taffy.

And here’s a classic kid-friendly recipe I found I thought would be fun to make:

No Bake Cookies

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in peanut butter, oats, and vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Let cool until hardened.

Note: I was contacted by Domino/C&H Sugar & received a $20 gift card to help with the expenses of hosting a bake sale.

Bass Pro is having a Family Summer Camp Event every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday from Noon-6:00 pm through 7/11 with tons of FREE family-friendly activities including:

• Free Casting Pond

• Free Shooting Gallery

• Free Shooting Range

• Free Photo (Saturday & Sunday Only)

• Free S’mores (5:00-6:00 pm, while supplies last)

• Free Crafts (Tuesday & Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday Noon-2:00 pm, this weeks Craft is “Make your own Leather Key Chain”)

Update: This just in from Nivea “free sample of NIVEA Touch of Happiness Moisturizing Body Wash. Head over to NIVEAusa.com/HappyHour”.

Head over to Nivea’s Facebook page HERE, their Happy Hour starts at 4:00pm Est and there is another happy hour at 9:00pm if you miss the first one. and they’ll be offering something fun! The last time they did this they had free sample and the previous 2 times they had high value coupons to print. I’m curious to see what they have this time!

Free Fishing Days in Missouri are 6/12-6/13/2010. You don’t have to buy fishing permits, daily trout tags or trout permits at most locations. Requirements for special permits still may apply at some county, city or private areas. Check out more details HERE. And for more information specific to your region, go HERE.

UPDATE: Happy Hour is now live for the next hour and today’s offer is a Free Sample of Happy Sensation Daily Lotion HERE. Come back at 9:00pm est. today if you miss this 1st one.

Head over to Nivea’s Facebook page HERE, their Happy Hour starts at 4:00pm Est and there is another happy hour at 9:00pm if you miss the first one. and they’ll be offering something fun! The last 2 times they did this they had high value coupons to print. I’m curious to see what they have this time!

If you’re out & about tomorrow 5/22, there’s a fun event at Walmart from 11:00am-4:00pm. Stop on by and get a FREE ice cream sundae with Breyers new flavors, Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream and new All Natural Frozen Yogurt topped with Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup, Reddi-wip, and Fresh Strawberries. Sounds yummy! Blue Bunny ice cream has always been one of my favorites. Over 2,000 Walmart locations will be participating, check HERE to see if yours is. And for an extra treat, four celebrity moms will be sharing their favorite Sundae recipes HERE. One recipe will be revealed each Sunday starting 5/23 through 6/20.

Thanks Adrianna!

UPDATE: It’s a coupon for $2.00 off 2 Nivea Lip Care products (print for the next hour with the link on their Facebook page)

Head over to Nivea’s Facebook page HERE, their Happy Hour starts at 4:00pm Est and they’ll be offering something fun! Last time they did this they had high value coupons to print. I’m curious to see what they have this time!.

Become an Oprah DevOtee HERE. According to the site, you’ll be emailed surveys, get free samples and be entered to win all sorts of cool prizes. Sounds good to me! There must be a lot of people signing up for this because the site was running very sloooooooow, so this one will require a bit of patience.

Thanks The Freebie Blogger!

Wishing all you you a very Happy Mother’s Day! I would personally like to thank my wonderful Mom for all that she has done throughout the years. You have been there through thick and thin, have made all my days brighter and I’m so glad you’re my mom. I love you SO very much! xoxoxo

National Park Week is 4/17-4/25 and the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees, so visitors can enjoy all 392 national parks for free. See more details HERE. There’s nothing like being in the great outdoors, so take advantage of this great offer!

Thanks Southern Savers!

Target is supporting the Arts by offering Free admission to various museums around the country and offering reduced prices for other cultural events. This is a great way to enjoy the arts at no cost, how awesome is that?!  Check out all the different offers HERE.

Thanks Saving Cents with Sense!