Teachers Ride Free at Edaville

Come RIDE, ROAR, and EXPLORE at the exciting world of Edaville! With 3 PARKS IN 1, you can ride through Cran-Central, roar throughout Dino Land, and explore with Thomas & Friends through the magical Island of Sodor! Admission includes all rides & attractions.

Photo by Ashley Elena from Pexels

Teachers, you can come to Edaville for FREE every Thursday in July & August with the purchase of one full priced 4 & over gate admission ticket ( to receive discount, ticket purchases must be done at the gate).

1 FULL PRICED 4 & OVER GATE ADMISSION TICKET= 1 FREE TEACHER. VALID ID REQUIRED. Not valid with any other offers or promotions. Admission includes all rides & attractions. Offer will not be valid if the tickets are purchased online.


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-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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DIY Friday: Easy Puzzles for Kids

Summer is just FLYING by but it hasn't been as eventful as I'd hoped! We have had some terrible weather here in my neck of the woods. Sweltering and humid one day, then flash flooding and hailing the next. My pup has been bored being stuck inside and has been extra pesty. I can only imagine having bored kiddos! 


Need a way to keep those bored little ones busy AND help them learn at the same time? I have a really great, inexpensive, crafty activity that can do both! 

Easy Puzzles for Kids 

Puzzles are lots of fun, but they can be a tricky toy to master! This custom children's activity is a great introduction for kids who aren't quite ready for the real ones yet. You will make your own puzzles out of sponges, and then you'll make outlines for each one you create. Your child will be able to start off using the outline to put the puzzles together, and after he gets the hang of it, he'll be able to do them all on his own! In addition to getting in some laughs and preparing for the real deal, your child will develop foundational math skills. So let's get to it! 

What You Need:

• Sponges
• Card stock
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Marker

What You Do:

1. Outline shapes on the sponges. Be sure to create a variety of basic shapes. Squares, triangles, and rectangles all work well.
2. Carefully cut out the shapes.
3. Arrange the shapes so that they create a design or picture of some sort.
4. Transfer the arrangement to the piece of card stock. Then, use a pencil to lightly outline the shapes on the card stock. The card stock is the puzzle base and will serve as a reference for your child.
5. Retrace the pencil marks with a thick black marker, using a ruler where needed.
6. Give your child the sponge puzzles and the guides, and encourage him to fit the shapes together to complete his puzzle.

Once he's gotten the hang of it, challenge him to put the puzzles together without the guides. This is his first step towards doing real puzzles on his own! This is also a great way to teach your child the basic shapes. If you use various colored sponges, you could also incorporate colors, too!

If you enjoy this activity, please head to Education.com to check out some of their other fabulous activities to help build your child's skills!

Happy Couponing!

-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

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Receive $5 for your Recalled/Expired Car Seat!

Do you have an expired, damaged or recalled child car seat lingering around in your garage or basement? Get $5 for trading it in at a AAA office nearby.

AAA will be rounding up car seats from September 8 through the 19th at all branch in CT, RI, MA, Salem, NH and Florham Park, NJ.

You have the option of getting $5 in cash for your car seat or donating the $5 to the local Safe Kids Coalition which will be used to purchase car seats for other children in need.

Please remove any cover or padding on your car seat before turning it in.

Please visit the AAA website for more information.


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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DIY Friday - My Father's Day (or Dad's Birthday) Project

I know Father's Day has already passed, but I wanted to show you how easy (and inexpensive) it can be to come up with a cute Father's Day gift. We call my husband "Daddy" at home. Now neither of us have human children, but we do have three furry babies and a late furry baby that we consider our pride and joy.

So every Father's Day, the kids get their Daddy something, but this year we wanted to be a bit crafty and take on a photo project.

Here's our project's inspiration from Brassy Apple

So I ran out to Michael's and bought 3 wooden distressed-style letters spelling out DAD. They were $1.50 each and I had a coupon for 30% off my entire order so I paid a tad bit over $3 for the three letters. We actually used them as decorations for my own father's birthday party later!

I then set out to take my kids' glamour shots. Believe it or not, Riley, our pup, was the easiest to photograph so long as I could keep the wooden block out of his pup mouth!

Our indoor kitty, Zoe, was upset that I disrupted her nap to take her photo.

And our indoor/outdoor adventurer, Selina Kyle, just wanted me to pet her and drool on me. She was the toughest to photograph.

So after a bit of time photographing and laughing my butt off at some of the ridiculous pictures I captured, I finally got some pictures decent enough to turn into a Father's Day gift for their Daddy. I had a coupon for $20 off any $20+ purchase at Shutterfly, so I turned their photos into a card and a really cute mug. *Always check out the Special Offers page at Shutterfly to see what deals they've got going on!

Total cost:
$3.XX for wooden blocks (which I plan to reuse as decorations every Father's Day)
$9.XX for shipping for the mug and card since my coupon didn't include shipping fee)


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

25% Off Your Purchase or Free Shipping at Little Minds Toys

Celebrate the Grand Opening of Little Minds Toy Store with some awesome promotional codes.

Get 25% off your purchase until Saturday 1/25/14 with the promo code GRANDOPEN25

or

Get free shipping until Wednesday 1/22/14 with the promo code 2DAYSHIP

Unfortunately you cannot combine these two promotional codes, so if you're buying less expensive items, you may want to get free shipping (for a $7.20 item, it was $5 for standard shipping). If you're buying lots and lots, you may be better off with the 25% discount. Test both out to see which works better for you.

If only I had children myself. My niece's birthday is coming up next month so I'll be perusing this site more thoroughly after work to pick out some things she may love. I wish I had toys like these back when I was a kid!!

Thanks Krystal for letting us know about this great offer!

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts