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Season of Sharing 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway {Day 1 -For The Holiday Home}

Season of Sharing 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway {Day 1 -For The Holiday Home}

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Today is the first day of awesome gifts and giveaways for the Season of Sharing 2015! Once again, I have teamed up with 4 other bloggers to bring you an amazing 2015 Holiday Gift Guide this year -  She Saved, Nicoles Nickels, Deal Seeking Mom and Southern Savers. Season of Sharing 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway {Day 1 -For The Holiday Home} Today's post is all about your home during the Holidays!   I love to have snacks on hand during the holidays for unexpected guest that stop by.   Here are some great items for that exact reason. One (1) lucky winner will win all of the items featured in this post! Product Name: BLOCKBUSTER Movie Night Popcorn Gift Set Purchase Information: This gift...

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Sierra Trading Post Sale |15% off + Half Price Shipping

Sierra Trading Post Sale |15% off + Half Price Shipping

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Sierra Trading Post Sale Check out this Sierra Trading Post Sale.  You know me and I love a good sale.  It's getting cold here in Rhode Island and I have no choice but to stock up on winter weather items.  Sierra Trading Post has great savings on outdoor apparel and gear and right now you can save 15% off + get half off shipping!  It's the perfect time to shop there! We Are All Explorers and Sierra Trading Post has what you need to explore the outdoors this winter!  From Boots to warm, stylish coats and you can even find a rain jacket! I love this Woolrich Arctic Down Jacket and it'll be perfect for this winter.  It has a Removable Faux-Fur Trim and the Dupont® Teflon® coating repels...

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Inventor’s Clubhouse Building Set from K’NEX

Inventor’s Clubhouse Building Set from K’NEX

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Inventor's Clubhouse Building Set from K'NEX Invent anything you can imagine with Emily and Audrey in the Inventor's Clubhouse Building Set from Mighty Makers. Emily and Audrey meet up in the Inventor's Clubhouse and let their imaginations soar. By building inventions they see in everyday life, these girls are inspired to create their own contraptions. Help Emily create a flapping bird, like those she sees outside of the Clubhouse windows. Or, help Audrey build an animation machine to watch her drawings come to life. Take a ride on the Clubhouse zip line to get those creative juices flowing. The building opportunities are virtually endless with the Inventor's Clubhouse from Mighty Makers....

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Recycle a K-Cup Unit on Sale at Cross Country Cafe

Recycle a K-Cup Unit on Sale at Cross Country Cafe

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Have you seen the Recycle a K-Cup Unit? I love this and you can get a great deal on it at Cross Country Cafe as part of their Black Friday sale which has already begun! If you use K-cups you may feel guilty about throwing away the plastic cup and not recycling it.  I know I am.  But I don't have to anymore because they made something that makes recycling k-cups easy. It's super easy to use and I keep it right on my K-Cup Lazy Susan carousel so it's right there when I swap out the old K-cup with a new one! And it's the perfect stocking stuffer!   Recycle a K-Cup Unit on Sale at Cross Country Cafe This is a handy dandy little tool that makes recycling Keurig K-cups a breeze!  Right now...

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Hot Wheels® Race Rewards: Grab The Fire™ program

Hot Wheels® Race Rewards: Grab The Fire™ program

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lunchbox but all opinions are my own. I know it's still early but the holiday season is upon us which means it's time to start thinking about shopping for gifts. One item that will probably be on many kids Christmas wish lists are Hot Wheels®. I mean who doesn't love Hot Wheels®?! They are not only fun for all ages, but they are a great go-to gift for a child - boy or girl. My girls love Hot Wheels® and my parents keep a huge bin of them at their house because all the kids love to play with them, including Grandpa! Hot Wheels® Race Rewards: Grab The Fire™ program If you are going to be buying any, make sure you check out the Hot Wheels® Race Rewards:...

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Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipe: Roasted Squash & Beets Salad or Chickpea & Pumpkin Seed Salad

Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipe: Roasted Squash & Beets Salad or Chickpea & Pumpkin Seed Salad

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Since Thanksgiving is coming soon, I've asked my friend Jennifer from Savor The Thyme to share some of her favorite side dish idea that would go great with Turkey!  For the next few days I'll share one of her recipes that I would certainly serve at my house, and I may actually make some of them too! We all need a good salad on this special day so here are two to choose from: Roasted Squash & Beets or Chickpea & Pumpkin Seed. Full recipe here. and here.  Photo credit Jennifer from Savor the Thyme.

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The Good Dinosaur FREE Activity Sheets #GoodDino

The Good Dinosaur FREE Activity Sheets #GoodDino

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Here are some The Good Dinosaur FREE activity sheets for the kids.  We are pretty excited to see The Good Dinosaur in a couple of weeks! The Good Dinosaur FREE Activity Sheets Click below to download the PDF files and save them for a rainy day! Spot the Difference Connect The Dots Coloring Sheets Memory Cards About The Good Dinosaur "The Good Dinosaur" asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct?  Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo (voice of Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a...

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See the New Poster and Trailer for The Finest Hours #TheFinestHours

See the New Poster and Trailer for The Finest Hours #TheFinestHours

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See the new poster and trailer from the heroic action-thriller, THE FINEST HOURS, the remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. Presented in Digital 3D™, Real D 3D and IMAX® 3D, the film transports audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale! New Poster and Trailer for The Finest Hours Disney's THE FINEST HOURS, which is directed by Craig Gillespie and stars Chris Pine, Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominee Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz and Eric Bana, storms into theaters on January 29th! For more information: Like THE FINEST HOURS on Facebook and...

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Rolling Stone Magazine Deal

Rolling Stone Magazine Deal

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Rolling Stone Magazine Only $4.99 a Year {new subscriptions and renewals} You can subscribe to Rolling Stone Magazine for only $4.99 per year. You can order up to 3 years at this price! Just click THIS LINK and enter coupon code KOUPONK at check out to receive the discount.   This price is good for a new subscription or a renewal!  Magazines make great gifts! ABOUT ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE Rolling Stone is THE definitive music magazine. Each issue features reviews of original sounding bands, interviews with the hottest artists, and thought provoking articles about politics and the social condition of the world we live in today. This magazine subscription is about more than just music...

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Motor Trend Magazine Deal

Motor Trend Magazine Deal

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Motor Trend Magazine Only $4.50 a Year! You can subscribe to Motor Trend Magazine for only $4.99 per year. You can order up to 4 years at this price! Just click THIS LINK and enter coupon code KOUPONK at check out to receive the discount. Magazines make great gifts too! ABOUT MOTOR TREND Motor Trend is the complete automotive magazine. Each issue is loaded with buyers guides, performance tests, safety reports, and new car previews. Monthly features include interviews with leading automotive experts, auto show news and schedules, styling and engineering articles, and all the latest information on cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles. Motor Trend is the ultimate magazine subscription for...

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Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

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Keep the kids busy this Thanksgiving season with a few fun crafts to teach them about the history of the holiday! Check below for some of our favorite Thanksgiving crafts! 15 Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Hanging Turkey | Jade Louis Designs – Thanksgiving crafts have to include a turkey!  Have a ton of fun making this hanging turkey. Instead of it getting put in a box, you get to hang it wherever you please in the house! Turkey Leg Place Card | Fiskars – These are an adorable craft that will make your little ones feel like a part of the getting ready on Thanksgiving! Pinecone Turkey | A Pumpkin and a Princess – This is the cutest turkey pinecone I’ve ever seen. Usually I’m not partial to...

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INSIDE OUT Blu-ray and DVD NOW Available

INSIDE OUT Blu-ray and DVD NOW Available

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This post is Sponsored by Pixar but my opinions are 100% my own! Every store you walk into right now that sells movies has Inside Out right front and center.  It was released this week on Blu-ray and DVD and now you can add it to your home movie collection.  My girls were so excited for this to arrive because they fell in love with it in the theaters.  If you didn't see it, you have to!  It's a must see family movie.  Everyone will love it! Do you ever look at someone and wonder what’s going on inside their head? Disney-Pixar’s “Inside Out” takes an exciting and hilarious journey into the mind to find the answer. Based in Headquarters, the control center of 11-year-old Riley’s mind, five...

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Add FUN to your Coffee with Folgers Flavors | Enter to Win Folgers Flavors Samples

Add FUN to your Coffee with Folgers Flavors | Enter to Win Folgers Flavors Samples

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“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Folgers. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation.” I will be the first person to admit that I am not a morning person.   My family knows this too.  They don't like it but what can you do.  We all have our best times of the day and our worst times of the day.  My worst is first thing in the morning and my best is mid afternoon.  The rest is all in between! Unfortunately, like most of you, I can't avoid the early mornings.  While my commute to work isn't very long (my office is at  home!),  my kids go to school so I must be up and ready to help...

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Grab some Ethically Sourced Coffees & Baked Goods at BJ’s Wholesale Club

Grab some Ethically Sourced Coffees & Baked Goods at BJ’s Wholesale Club

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Ethically Sourced Coffees & Baked Goods I just love doing business with companies that care and BJ's Wholesale Club is one of those companies that really considers where their products come from.  In many developing countries, farmers and workers are not receiving an equitable or fare wage for their goods. Through the Merchandising Environmental Stewardship Program, BJ’s ensures that in developing countries, farmers and producers are paid a fair wage for their goods.  BJ's Wholesale Club took it a step further to specify that all sugar in their baked goods comes from Belize. Why get sugar from Belize?  Sugar is Belize’s fourth largest export and about 10% of the total population is...

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