Discount Codes for Mother’s Day Pictures

Not only do pictures make great Mother’s Day gifts, but chances are, you’ll be taking some great photos on Mother’s Day itself.

So I wanted to compile a list of discount codes for Mother’s Day pictures that you could make use of leading up to and following Mother’s Day.

- Shutterfly: Get a FREE 3×5 Magnet through 5/15 with code FREEMAGNET. Plus take 40% off photo books, 20% off photo mugs, 40% off cards, and 20% off iPhone cases

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- Snapfish: 40% off 8×11 custom cover photo books with 40CUSTOM, 25% off cards with CARDSMAY13, 25% off jewelry with JEWELSAPR and more at snapfish.com through May 10th.

-JCPenny: $8 for a one-pose package with 23 portraits plus 20% off portraits, $4 each for traditional portrait sheets plus 20% off portrait collection and $11 for 11 portraits

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-Wal-Mart: $10 for a Mothers Day “Love You Mom” Mug.

- Walgreens: 15% off sitewide with the code MOM15, 30% off same-day pick-up gifts with 30HURRY through May 8th, buy 25 print get 25 prints free with the code 25SPRING25 through May 8th, and 25% off enlargements 25ENLARGE through May 11th

-Treats: Get cards as low as $1.99!

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Make sure to check out my other Mother’s Day Present Ideas and discounts!

Mother’s Day Free Food & Restaurant Deals 2013

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Free food is great, especially on Mother’s Day! After all, who wants to make mom cook on Mother’s Day? That’s why I’m bringing you this list of free food and restaurant deals for this Mother’s Day 2013.

Here is a list of restaurants offering free food and Mother’s Day deals this weekend:

Bakers Square – Free Slice of Pie and Complimentary Carnation (exp:  5/12/2013)

Baskin Robbins – $3 Off Any Cake $15 or More (exp: 5/12/2013)

Beef O Bradys - Moms Eat Free on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/12/2013)

Ben & Jerry’s – Buy 1 Get 1 Free Small or Large Ice Cream Cone or Cup (exp: 5/31/2013)

Bob Evans – Buy 1 Get 1 Free Breakfast WYB 2 Drinks (exp. 5/15)*

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream – Buy 1 Cone get 1 For 99¢ and 75¢ Off Any Item (exp: 5/15/2013)

Carrow’s Restaurants – Buy 1 Entree and 2 Drinks Get 1 50% Off (exp/ 5/31)

IKEA Restaurant - FREE Breakfast and Coffee for Mom on Mother’s Day till 11AM (exp: 5/12/2013)

Lone Star Steakhouse – Special Mother’s Day Menu (5/9–12/2013)

Penn Station - Free 6″ Sub WYB Any Sub on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/12/2013)

Shoney’s – Free Slice of Strawberry Pie for Mom with Meal Purchase on 5/12

TCBY – $3 Off Any Cake or Pie (exp: 5/12/2013)

Texas Roadhouse – Free Sidekick of Ribs or Grilled Shrimp when you are seated before 11am (5/12/2013)

T.G.I. Friday’s – Half Price Bottles of Wine  (5/10–12/2013)

Uno Chicago Grill – Free Mini Dessert (5/12/2013)

Make sure you check out my other Mother’s Day Present Ideas and discounts

Thanks to Rachel at Surviving the Stores for compiling this list!

Mother’s Day Presents: 3 Tips for Success

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The perennial question when it comes to Mother’s Day presents seems to always be this: to make homemade or buy?

On the “Family Friendly Morning Show” this week I shared my 3 step to success to make this a happy Mother’s Day for every mom out there. If you follow these three steps to help you select 3 special gifts, you’ll find it hard to go wrong!

Mother’s Day Presents: 3 Steps to Success

1. Sentimental Mother’s Day Present

This is where the homemade comes in to the Mother’s Day present process. Have the kids paint a picture, make a card, form a clay pot…you get the idea. I would say  ’make mom a mix tape’, but then I’d be dating myself, wouldn’t I?

2. Practical Mother’s Day Present

If you’ve been paying attention since Christmas, chances are mom’s mentioned needed a new ‘something’. Whether it’s a new vacuum, sweater, throw pillow or screwdriver, it doesn’t matter – get it for her. Now this is why my 3 step process is so key: if you ONLY buy her this one practical gift, it seems insensitive. But if you present this gift along with something from each of the other two categories, you come off as thoughtful icon wink Mothers Day Presents: 3 Tips for Success Tricky, isn’t it? Oh, the female brain…

3. Wish-List Mother’s Day present

Now this one is a little trickier, especially if you’re on a budget. The wish-list can closely resemble something she’s mentioned that falls under the practical category OR it can be something she mentions often that never gets fulfilled – we’re talking something as simple as flowers up to an extravagant trip or piece of jewelry. Again, the idea here is to do something out of the ordinary that communicates to mom that you appreciate who she is, what she does and what she dreams about.

Make sure you check out my other Mother’s Day Savings posts:
*Mother’s Day Photo Deals & Discounts

*Mother’s Day Free Food & Restaurant Deals

Do you have any other Mother’s Day gift-giving success ideas?

Disclosure: There are Amazon affiliate links/banners used in this post. By shopping through them, not only will you get great deals for mom, you’ll be helping my family too!

Tommy Nelson May Blog Post: Being a Mom

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Being is mom is exhilarating, fulfilling and comforting…
but at the same time it can be nerve-wracking, frustrating and downright scary!

Never has that been more true than in our world today.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. ~ Proverbs 16:3

Being a mom doesn’t mean having all the answers, but it does mean knowing who to turn to when we don’t.
Being a mom doesn’t mean always saying yes, but it does mean acting in love regardless of how we feel.
Being a mom doesn’t mean settling for satisfactory; it means pursuing with passion!

Read my entire Tommy Nelson May post on Being a Mom

But before you head over there…

Even though I love reading (both for myself and to my children), I don’t often recommend parenting books. However a new book I would strongly suggest you check out is The Passionate Mom by Susan Merrill.

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This book is far from a manual, but instead a thoughtful roadmap for how a passionate mom can parent almost any child…confidently.

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Of course if you’re looking for that delightful book to read to your younger children this Mother’s Day, one of our favorite children’s authors, Amy Parker, wrote “Thank You God for Mommy” which has quickly become a family favorite for its simple yet poignant way it conveys the sweet relationship between a mother and child.

If you’d like to win a copy of ”Thank You God for Mommy“, you can enter via RaffleCopter below. One winner will be chosen at random from all eligible entries. Good luck!

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Mother’s Day 2012 Free Food

We all love free food, but especially on Mother’s Day!

No really – don’t feel like you’re cheating mom…if you’ve got a mom like me, she’ll appreciate that you’re taking her out AND care enough to also save your family money icon wink Mothers Day 2012 Free Food

Here are some great restaurants offering free food and Mother’s Day deals this weekend:
Bakers Square - Free Slice of Pie for Mom WYB 1 Entree on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Beef O Bradys - Buy 1 Entree Get 1 Free on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Caribou Coffee - 10% Off Drink with Reusable Drinkware & Buy 1 Get 1 Free Drinks on Mother’s Day* (exp: 5/13/2012)
Carls Jr - 2 Hand-Scooped Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches for $2 Mother’s Day Only (exp: 5/13/2012)
Denny’s - Send Mom an eCard and get a FREE Skillet Cookie coupon
Firehouse Subs - Free Medium Sub WYB Any Sub, Chips & Medium Drink on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Friendlys - FREE 3 Scoop Sundae on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
IKEA Restaurant - FREE Breakfast for Mom on Mother’s Day till 11AM (exp: 5/13/2012)
Kona Grill  - FREE Red Velvet Cupcake for Mom on Mother’s Day with Purchase (exp: 5/13/2012)
McAlisters - FREE Dessert for Moms on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Penn Station - Free 6″ Sub WYB Any Sub on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Souper Salad - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Adult Buffet on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Souplantation - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Breakfast WYB 2 Drinks from 8AM-11AM on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Sweet Tomatoes - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Breakfast WYB 2 Drinks from 8AM-11AM on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)
Texas de Brazil - Free Dessert and Drink with Regular Dinner Price on Mother’s Day (exp: 5/13/2012)

Thanks to Rachel at Surviving the Stores for compiling this list!

Free Walgreens 8×10 photo thru May 12


 Free Walgreens 8x10 photo thru May 12
Get a free Walgreens 8×10 photo enlargement on Walgreens.com Free Walgreens 8x10 photo thru May 12, but hurry, you have to order it before midnight on May 12, 2012!

Just use coupon code: FREE4ME. You can pick it up for free in the store and is usually ready the same day.

This could make a sweet present for Mother’s Day this weekend. Just go snap a picture of your family or the kiddos in some natural light this morning, upload the photo and VOILA, instant gift!

…I did hear they are offering 50% off some frames too if you really want to complete the package icon wink Free Walgreens 8x10 photo thru May 12

You may find affiliate links in this post, but they help support my family so I can keep bringing you great deals like these. I would never share something I wouldn’t use myself! Feel free to review my full disclosure policy.

Publix mother’s day cake that kids can make

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Kids can head over to Publix on May 12-13 from 10a to 4p and decorate a cake just for mom in time for Mother’s Day.

The cakes themselves are $7.99, but they provide everything you need to decorate it and make it look special.

The cake is heart-shaped, but I can’t remember if it was an actual cake, or a cookie cake. Either way, the kids had a blast when they did this last year and felt like they had really made something unique (even though they were the ones that ended up eating most of it!)

Free Mothers Day 2012 Photo Card from Shutterfly

34388 mday 10off rec 2 Free Mothers Day 2012 Photo Card from ShutterflyI can’t think of a better present for Mothers Day than a personalized photo card, and for Mother’s Day 2012, you can get one FREE from Shutterfly!

The thought of my family spending money on me for Mother’s Day literally causes me anxiety, but I love homemade gifts & photos. So I especially love this free photo card deal Shutterfly is offering right now.

You get to choose your card design, you get to choose what photos you use and you get to present mom with an amazing keepsake she will never forget!

Shutterfly Free Card Coupon Details

Where to shop: Shutterfly.com
Code to use: CARD4U
What you’ll get: Free Mother’s Day photo card

Snapfish Dad & Grad 50% off Sale


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Now through May 9, take 50% off Photo Books and Mugs for Father’s Day & Graduation with code BKS4DAD. Of course, you don’t just have to use it for those occasions, but they would be perfect for that!

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Mother’s Day Gap Sale: 30% off Gap Women thru May 8


 Mothers Day Gap Sale: 30% off Gap Women thru May 8
To help make those Mother’s Day gifts a little more affordable, you can now take 30% off all regular priced Gap Women Mothers Day Gap Sale: 30% off Gap Women thru May 8 online purchases at Gap.com Mothers Day Gap Sale: 30% off Gap Women thru May 8 through May 8.

Just use code GAPMOM at checkout Mothers Day Gap Sale: 30% off Gap Women thru May 8!

 Mothers Day Gap Sale: 30% off Gap Women thru May 8