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Welcome to Family Friday!

Rachel from Cha Ching Queen and I will post family fun activities and ideas for the upcoming week/weekend. We will share ways you can save money while enjoying family time together.

If you have a blog and you post Family Fun money saving tips or if you have any fun family ideas and would like to be featured in "Family Friday" send your info by email (can be found in about page) or leave a comment below.

If you plan on eating out this weekend here are some great coupons:

Print this coupon for Qdoba Mexican Grill to get a FREE order of chips and 3 cheese queso. This offer is valid until 8/15/09.
Jack in the Box is offering us two free tacos again on Tuesday 8/11/09! Print this coupon and head to your local Jack in the Box for your freebies!
Print this coupon for Mimi's Cafe for a FREE Desert with the purchase of any meal priced at $10.00 or more! This coupon expires August 13, 2009.
Take this printable coupon to any Corner Bakery to get a FREE Medium Coffee with the purchase of any entrée from the breakfast menu. Offer expires 8/31.
SouperSalad, $5.99 Buffet for up to 4 people! Coupon expires 8/31/09. Take advantage now if you can!
Kids eat free at Ikea through August 16th! See your IKEA store for details!
Coupon for Auntie Annes Pretzels
If you join the Macaroni Grill Mack Pack email list you get a free appetizer.
Sign up for the Club Fondue with the Melting Pot and get free fondue for two.
Join the Einstein Bros E-Club and receive a coupon for a buy 1 get 1 free Breakfast or Lunch Sandwich! For a location near you visit Einstein Bros Bagels store locator.
The folks at Maggie Moo's Ice Cream have printable coupons for $3 off a cake and $1 off a smoothie in honor of National Ice Cream Month!

If you are doing some back to school shopping ...

Print this coupon to save 20% off of your entire purchase during the Express Friends and Family event, August 7th - 8th. The 20% off coupon is valid at Express or Express Men stores and online with the coupon code: 3713.
Aeropostale is having their Friends and Family event August 6th - 9th although it excludes clearance items. Use this coupon in stores or use the coupon code FRIEND8689 online.
The Walgreens $5 off of $25 coupon has been extended through August 8th (today!!! so get shopping)!
Go to Old Navy Weekly to try and find more coupons. Here is a coupon update to help you find some of the new coupons from STL Mommy.
CVS 8/9 - 8/15 weekly deals preview and coupon match ups from Cha Ching Queen.
For Kohls Click HERE Shop online and use code THEBIG20 to save 20% plus FREE shipping on orders over $100 or use code SAVE15NAUG to save 15% on any order. To shop in-store, click HERE to print the coupon. Valid Friday through Sunday only (August 7-9)
Another Famous Footwear coupon. This one is good for 15% off. Enter BTSFF15 here to save 15% on your Back to School purchases at FamousFootwear.com. Expires 9/19/09.

Welcome to Family Friday!

Rachel from Cha Ching Queen and I will post family fun activities and ideas for the upcoming week/weekend. We will share ways you can save money while enjoying family time together. If you have a blog and you post Family Fun money saving tips or if you have any fun family ideas and would like to be featured in "Family Friday" send your info by email (can be found in about page) or leave a comment below.

Money Saving Family Ideas for the weekend.

Places to eat for free/cheap this weekend (thanks to Cha Ching Queen):
Marie Callender's Coupons - Free Entree and 20% off total
Restaurant.com - Gift Certificates at local restaurants for 80% off. Click here and type NAPKIN at checkout.
Sonic Chillers 99 cent Coupons
Wendy's - $1 off Asian Chicken
Rainforest Cafe $10 off $25 Printable Coupon
Free Arby's Roastburger Coupon
Mimi's Cafe - Free Dessert Coupon
Denny's: Buy one entree and two drinks, get one salad entree free
Abuelo's: Free entree with the purchase of an entree, plus free drinks when you sign up for Abuelo's eClub here.

Click here to see a great Famous Footwear coupon, and places to save on back to school supplies (is it really already time for that!) as well as great deals on Amazon.com!

Entertainment:

Yee-Haw!
Have some Western-style fun with the National Day of the American Cowboy at 11am Saturday at Fort Worth's Stockyards Station. This family-friendly event will include live music, Legends of Texas gunfight shows, games, stagecoach rides and more. Admission is free, but some events may have a small fee.

Fairy Tale Fun
See a famous tale come to life with Little Red Riding Hood: The Melodrama, presented by the Dallas Puppet Theater, at 11am Friday and Saturday and 2pm Saturday and Sunday at The Women's Museum in Dallas. You'll see all your favorite characters, including Red, her grandmother and the bad wolf. $7 adults; $6 children ages 2-18.
A Little Night Music

Enjoy great tunes in the great outdoors at the Free Starrise Concert at 8:15pm Friday outside of the Denton Civic Center. Performers with the Childbloom Guitar Program are set to perform. The concert series will continue every Friday through Aug. 7. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and hear talented musicians wow the crowd. (Free)

A Trip to the Museum
Have a fun educational experience at the traveling exhibit Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America from 10am-4pm Friday and Saturday and 12-4pm Sunday at the Dallas Heritage Village. You'll see reproduction artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, including items from Honest Abe's childhood and election. $5 adults; $4 seniors; $3 children ages 4-12; children younger than 4 free

Thanks Dallas Child

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Free Kids Summer Space Camp- Borders
Borders Free Space Camp Saturday, July 25, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Events may vary by store... check your local store for specific events too! To mark the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, bring out your inner astronaut for an afternoon of Space fun. Featuring a space-age schedule of cool astronaut and spacewalk games, solar system crafts and trivia, and other out-of-this-world activities. Want to keep up with the free stuff, coupons, and ways to save money?

Thanks My Dallas Mommy!