Color Me Mine Review, Memorial Day Sales.

In my post on May 6, 2009 I had mentioned about the Color Me Mine activity for Mother's day. I wanted to provide you with an update and review if any of you were thinking of going.

I had made reservations before going since we were a group of 8 . They do welcome walk-ins, but if more than 6 people will be going I would definitely recommend making a reservation. We got a separate room all to ourselves .

They have a lot of ceramic pieces to choose from. Although I have to say that they are a little bit pricey. You have to pay a flat rate studio fee and the price of the piece that you choose. On the day that we went , they had a promotion for Mothers day where the studio fee was waived. So we ended up saving about $30 for a family of 4.

Once we chose our pieces , the associate let us know the procedure. They have a lot of colors, stencils, foam shapes available. It takes about 2 hours for the whole process. It is very relaxing and calming. We had 4 kids with us, and at one point to my surprise the whole room was quiet-- no arguing,talking, fighting. I wish we had more moments like these :-)

It took about a week to get our pieces back. They turned out good. The kids were happy to see their creations.I would say it is worth a visit. Even the Dad's enjoyed this activity.

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A reminder about the Memorial Day Weekend Sales coming up as mentioned in yesterdays post. If any of you know of any other good sales , post them in the comments section for all to see.

--Ikea has a Memorial day weekend sale for 3 days from May 23, 2009 to May 25 , 2009. You can also grab a free breakfast while you are there. Find the breakfast hours at your local store here.

--OshKosh B’gosh stores has a 50% off Entire Store Memorial Day Sale this weekend only - May 21st-25th. You can get a $10 Play Card for every $25 you spend May 21st-June 14th. Plus I have an extra 20% off coupon .. click here.

--Carter’s up to 60% off Memorial Day Sale this weekend only - May 21st-25th. Plus, take an extra 30% off already reduced clearance merchandise. Get your $10 gift check for every $25 you spend May 21st-June 14th. Extra 20% off coupon here. Babies and kids sizes newborn to 7.

--Gymboree has additional 20% off sale off all sale items for savings of up to 60% off. Tanks and shorts are as low as $7.99.You can also earn $25 Gymbucks for every $50 spent.

--Gymboree Outlet has a sale sale starting at $4.99. All swimwear is $9.99 and under. Click here to find a Gymboree outlet near you.

Memorial Day Sales

After my post yesterday about the Kids National Geographic subscription , I received an e-mail from a friend.She has been subscribing to it for a while and hates to throw them away after her son has read them. She wanted to know if trading them for other kids' magazines would be something folks would be interested in. I thought it was a good idea worth exploring. She lives in the Bay Area.
Also another friend wanted to know if anybody is interested in buying the Live Butterfly Garden from May 19th's post , since buying two would be helpful in getting the free shipping from Amazon.She is also located in the Bay Area.
So if any of you out there are interested in trading or buying the Butterfly Garden, e-mail me back or leave a comment .

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Lots of stores have amazing memorial day sales this weekend. Here are my top picks:-

--Ikea has a Memorial day weekend sale for 3 days from May 23, 2009 to May 25 , 2009. You can also grab a free breakfast while you are there. Find the breakfast hours at your local store here.
--OshKosh B’gosh stores has a 50% off Entire Store Memorial Day Sale this weekend only - May 21st-25th. You can get a $10 Play Card for every $25 you spend May 21st-June 14th. Plus I have an extra 20% off coupon .. click here.
--Carter’s up to 60% off Memorial Day Sale this weekend only - May 21st-25th. Plus, take an extra 30% off already reduced clearance merchandise. Get your $10 gift check for every $25 you spend May 21st-June 14th. Extra 20% off coupon here. Babies and kids sizes newborn to 7.
--Gymboree has additional 20% off sale off all sale items for savings of up to 60% off. Tanks and shorts are as low as $7.99.You can also earn $25 Gymbucks for every $50 spent.
--Gymboree Outlet has a sale sale starting at $4.99. All swimwear is $9.99 and under. Click here to find a Gymboree outlet near you.