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This week’s Lowe’s Build & Grow Free Kids Workshop is … a monster machine.
On Saturday, October 8th from 10-11am, kids can build a FREE monster machine at Lowe’s.
Remember, even if you register, you need to get there early because once they run out of kits, they’re done!
Kids will also get a free apron, a patch for that apron and a certificate of completion.
Get a FREE Jello Halloween Brain Mold!
This looks pretty gross, but could provide for some silly family fun once the weather starts getting a little colder 
All you have to pay is $2.95 S&H.
You can get a Free Chilis Kids Meal on Halloween! In fact, you can get multiple kids meals for free. With this free Chilis kids meal coupon, you can get multiple free kids meal on the same check when you simply purchase one adult entree.
This offer is valid anytime after 3pm on Sunday, October 31st.
Remember, you can still get a free Chilis coupon for FREE Chili’s Chips & Queso!
Sign up for the Chilis email club (just your name and email) and you’ll be able to print a coupon for FREE chips and queso right away!
With my mom visiting this week, I’ve been helping her on our old desktop computer. Low and behold, I found a few of our old fall photos and kids Halloween costumes. Someone laughed this weekend when I told them I dressed my son up in a beaver costume when he was a baby, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for me to start a Family Foto Flashback post!
Seriously, I couldn’t have found a beaver costume if I had been looking for it. It just so happened that is was the only costume left that was the right size and the right price when I decided to dress my kids up.
See, four years ago when I took this pick, we were still undecided on how we would celebrate Halloween. We weren’t originally going to let our kids dress up because of this, but we had promised my daughter she could wear a Cinderella dress the first time she used the potty. Guess what day she did it?
Needless to say, the pickin’s are slim when you look for a Halloween costume on Halloween day. The funnier part about this was that because we lived in Florida at the time, it was too hot for him to even wear the costume outside!
Right now you can get a FREE Halloween Treat Bag fromVistaPrint ! I like Halloween tote bags that can also be used for other things besides just holding candy
VistaPrint is also still offering their Free Return Address Labels if you didn’t snag that deal yet. I believe you still can’t beat their deals when it comes to these products, especially now that you can customize so many of the designs!
For those of you looking for a Nashville Pumpkin Patch, I wanted to share this list with you that I found in an email from Nashville Parent magazine. Check them out for lots of other great family events around town too!
Bottom View Farm
185 Wilkerson Lane, Portland
325-7017 • bottomviewfarm.com
Sat 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sun 1 – 6 p.m.
Kids can take a train ride and play on the giant slide, meet and greet farm animals, pick pumpkins and more. $5 per person.
Cedar Rock Inc.
1326 Warner Bridge Road, Shelbyville
931-684-9814 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 931-684-9814 end_of_the_skype_highlighting • cedarrockinc.com
Sat 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sun 12 – 6 p.m.
Decorate pumpkins, embark on a hay maze, interact with farm animals, play corn hole and glide down the kids’ 200-foot zipline. $5 ages 2 – 65.
The Farm at Hollow Springs
190 Hollow Springs Road, Bradyville
848-2822 • hollowspringsfarm.com
Fri 4 – 9 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sun 2 – 8 p.m.
Navigate a corn maze, pick a pumpkin, enjoy a hayride and play farm-inspired games. $7 ages 6 and older, $4 ages 5 and younger.
Gentry’s Farm
1974 New Hwy. 96 W., Franklin
794-4368 • gentryfarm.com
Mon 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (for moms’ groups and homeschoolers), Sat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun 1 – 5 p.m.
A four-acre corn field maze, hayrides, three fun-filled barns, indoor straw maze, friendly farm animals and more. Activity area is $6 ages 2 – 65; pumpkins are extra.
Honeysuckle Hill Farm
1765 Martins Chapel Church Road, Springfield
382-7593 • honeysucklehillfarm.com
Fri 6 – 10 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sun 12 – 6 p.m.
Activities include a new pumpkin cannon, a six-acre corn maze, hayrides, games, a petting zoo and more. Special events include Youth Fest on Saturday, Oct. 2 and the Pumpkin Chunkin’ Festival on Saturday, Oct. 30. $9 ages 2 and older.
Keller’s Corny Country
542 Firetower Road, Dickson
441-4872 • kellerscornycountry.com
Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Go down the monster slide, pet farm animals, enjoy hayrides and visit the pumpkin patch. $7 ages 3 and older; pumpkins are 50 cents per pound.
Lucky Ladd Farms
4374 Rocky Glade Road, Eagleville
274-3786 • luckyladdfarms.com
Fri 2:30 – 6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and 5 – 9 p.m., Sun 12 – 5 p.m.
Tennessee’s largest petting farm features more than 100 animals that children can pet and feed. Other highlights include a corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay-rides, playgrounds and more. $8 ages 3 and older during daytime visits; $10 for Saturday evenings.
Take a look at our 2010 carved pumpkin:
Britton's pirate pumpkin face
Kariss' princess pumpkin
Yes, Britton’s Pre-K class took a field trip to Gentry Farm in Franklin this week and he brought back this beauty. Since we have two kids and one pumpkin, this is what you get: a two-faced, half pirate, half princess pumpkin!
Though I’m not a fan of eating pumpkin (sorry, no pumpkin recipes in this post!), I have always loved salted pumpkin seeds. So we started by cutting open the top of the pumpkin and extracting all those pumpkin seeds. If you’re wondering how to cook pumpkin seeds, it’s easy.
1. Remove pumpkin seeds and separate from pumpkin flesh.
2. Rinse and lay out to dry on a clean dish towel (let dry overnight for best results)
3. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
4. Toss pumpkin seeds in medium bowl with olive oil and sea salt to taste
5. Spread in single layer on cookie sheet covered in parchment paper
6. Cook for approximately 30-40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so.
Now on to the part that’s more fun (and slightly challenging with little ones)
1. Cut a hole in the top around the stem to create a lid that can be removed
Cut a hole around the stem
2. Clean out the inside of the pumpkin and make roasted pumpkin seeds (as detailed above!)
3. Sketch out your design on the pumpkin itself with a washable marker (if you’re not comfortable with your design skills, check out these Halloween pumpkin ideas)
4. Use your pumpkin carving tools or small kitchen knife to cut out your design (make sure to help small children with this)
5. Remove cut-outs
6. Place small candle or light inside of pumpkin and VOILA!
If you’d like to see the entire process start to finish (and get a few laughs at how Britton tries to light our pumpkin), check out our pumpkin carving video:
Once again, you can get a Free Halloween Sears Portrait!
There is no session fee or additional purchase necessary. Just book your appointment with Sears Portrait Studio. We’re not big Halloween people, but we always love an excuse to dress up AND take pictures – the fact that they’re free pictures is just a bonus!
These turned out really cute last year and I’m looking forward to going back again this year for our Free Halloween Sears Portrait. Let us know if you get them done – you can share your pics on our Facebook Page!
I hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!
Here are the best freebies from Walgreens this week (thanks to The Thrifty Mama):
Campbells Tomato Soup $0.50 each
-$1/2 printable coupon HERE (IE) or HERE (FF)
=FREE after coupon!
Hunts Tomato Sauce 8oz 3/$1
- $1/3 printable HERE when you play the game
=FREE after coupon!
Robitussin DM To Go 2pk; $2.49, Receive $2.49 wyb one
=FREE after RR!
I’ve been continuously updating this post all week, so make sure to take a look again before you set out for your Halloween adventures!
I cannot tell you how delighted we are to finally be able to enjoy the fruits of fall; colorful leaves and cool weather make my heart feel good!
With fall beginning and Halloween this weekend, there are a lot of great freebies, fun events, and cool deals to take advantage of. Here are just a couple I’ve found so far, but I promise to keep updating as I come across more. If you know of any special events in your area, please post it below so others can take advantage of it too!
UPDATES:
10/30 & 31 Sweet Tomatoes: Kids eat FREE in costume
10/31 Macy’s: First 100 people get a $10 treat card plus free bags and face painting
10/31 Provence (Hillsboro Village, Nashville, TN) Free cookie decorating for kids & pet costume contest
10/31 Sears: Get a FREE Mattel Toy if you bring your child dressed in a costume
10/31 Menchie’s: Print our their Swirl Top and wear it to the store for a free yogurt!
10/31 Taco Bell: Get a FREE black jack taco between 6pm & midnight
10/31 Chipotle: Come dressed like a burrito, taco, bowl, or salad for a Free Burrito -from 6pm to close
10/31 Michaels: From 10a-12p get a FREE trick or treat pail + free activity, balloons & candy!
| Date/Time | Place | What | Giveaway |
| 10/31: 12-3p | Toys R Us | Geoffrey’s Trick or Treat Parade | Free eco-friendly Halloween Bag; free candy |
| 10/30 & 31 | Jersey Mike’s | Kids under 10 Eat Free in costume | Free mini mike |
| 10/31: 10a-10p | Franklin, TN | PumpkinFest | |
| 10/31: 4-7p | Publix | Tricky Treatsville | Trick or Treating, games, candy, & more |
| Picture People | Free Portrait Sheet of Halloween Wallets | ||
| Free Holiday Recipes | |||
| Free Halloween Crafts | |||
| Free Halloween Cards | |||
| Free Printable Pumpkin Stencils |
