Top 5 Costumes Kids want for Halloween 2011

Summer almost over, and fall is just around the corner. With the changing of the seasons comes school, colder weather and one of your kids’ most favorite holidays: Halloween! Some kids start thinking about Halloween as soon as September first hits, deciding what they want to dress up as and dreaming of all the sugary treats that they’ll get. While there are no end to the different costumes that your child could wear, there tends to be certain costumes that are more popular than others, year to year. Here are the top five costumes kids will be looking for in 2011.

1. Harry Potter characters

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Disney Movie Rewards is offering a Free The Nightmare Before Christmas Goody Bag!

"These crafts, recipes, and printables are perfect for little pumpkin kings and queens!"

Inside you'll find:

Free Sesame Street: MP3 Album Sampler

Amazon is offering a Free Sesame Street: MP3 Album Sampler

Song Titles include:

1. The Wheels On The Bus – Bert & Ernie & The Kid Chorus

2. Ladybugs’ Picnic – Sesame Street

3. Let’s Go Tubbin’ – The Bath Boys

4. Oh Look What Our Baby Can Do! – Humphrey. Ingrid & Natasha

5. What’s the Name of That Song? – Big Bird, Oscar, Savion, Bob, Gina, Gordon, Lillian, Luis, Maria, Merry Monster, Mr. Hanford, Prairie Dawn, Rosita, Susan, Telly Monster

Free VeggieTales Super Silly Songs MP3 Album

Amazon is offering a Free VeggieTales Five Super Silly Songs MP3 Album.

Song Titles include:

1. The Hairbrush Song
2. The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything
3. I Love My Lips
4. His Cheeseburger
5. Belly Button

Free Dr. Seuss Lorax Activity Book

Energy Star is offering Free Dr. Seuss Lorax Activity Books. The theme in these activity books is to help your children learn how to help protect the earth from Global Warming by making changes at home and in school.

Decorating a Dolls' House

Even in the age of Nintendo DSs and iPads, a dolls house is still a magical present for a child, and although custom-built dolls houses can be very expensive, it is quite easy to buy a cheaper or second hand one and make it your own. Decorating a dolls house is a fun activity for parents and children alike, and the best part is you can be as creative as you please. You don’t have to spend a fortune, either!

Here are some tips and ideas for decorating your dolls house. You’ll need the following:

Sandwich and a Story Sweepstakes

Buddig is offering you a chance to win a Scholastic Library and a Buddig Backpack filled with school supplies.

The Sandwich and a Story Sweepstakes is filled with some wonderful prizes for your kiddies!

Prizes include:

2 Leaf Art Projects To Do With Your Kids

Spend time with your kids by doing some fun art projects using materials that you can find right in your garden. These are so quick and easy to do plus they won’t cost you anything. It will also help your kids see nature’s beauty and turn that appreciation into a concrete piece of art. Later on, you can have their outputs framed to be hung in their room or you can make it as the first entry of their art journal.

So are you ready to play with colors and watch your kids have an incredibly good time? Here are the things you’ll need:

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For those of you that are Disney Movie Rewards Points members, here's a new code to get yourself 5 Free Disney Movie Rewards Points.

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Adventures in the Air: Tips for Flying With Happy Kids

Air travel is a stressful, and sometimes scary, endeavor for adults. Add young children into the mix and the potential for a melt down increases exponentially. In today’s fast paced world of far flung family and global friends, it may very well be impossible to avoid getting onto an airplane with a small child. If you want to arrive still in the good graces of your fellow passengers, it helps to be prepared. We’ve pulled together a few tips to help you and your child successfully fly the friendly skies.

· Play Together

$5 Off at Cool Cuts 4 Kids

Do your little ones already have their cool new clothes and accessories picked for the first day of school? There’s only one thing left for the big day – the perfect haircut! To help you get ready for back-to-school, Cool Cuts 4 Kids is inviting moms and their children to check out the nation’s largest salon chain for kids with a coupon good for $5 off any service $11.95 or higher.

10 Free Pampers Gifts to Grow Points

Here's a new code for 10 FREE Pampers Gift To Grow Points.

Every time you choose Pampers you could be earning rewards!

When you join Pampers Village, you automatically enrolled into the The Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards Program. The program is free and it rewards you every time you buy pampers products. Find the Gifts to Grow code inside each Pampers package and enter the code online to accumulate points which you can then redeem your points for free rewards like gift cards or baby toys! We'll even help you out by posting when we find codes.

Free Back To School Notes

Amy Locurto from the Living Locurto blog has designed some helpful back to school notes for those of you with younger kids.

Free Museum Day Tickets

Free Museum Day is back! Saturday, September 24, 2011!

"In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket...for free."

Free Duel Masters Poster

Do of you have children that are fans of Duel Masters? If so, you can join the Duel Masters club and get him a free poster by mail!

"Duel Masters is one of most exciting and best-selling trading card games in Japan, supported by a weekly television animé as well as a very popular manga, featured in Shogakukan’s Coro Coro Magazine, which has over a million monthly readers. The Duel Masters storyline follows the exploits of Shobu Kirifuda and his friends as they compete in Duel Masters tournaments at the highest levels, using mind-blowing creature cards."

LittleTikes.com Bounce Off To Preschool Sweepstakes

Little Tikes is running a fun sweepstakes where twelve winners will each win one randomly-selected bouncer from LittleTikes.com.

The LittleTikes.com Bounce Off To Preschool Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. You can enter once per day for your chance to win one of the twelve bouncers. Winners will be drawn on or about September 1, 2011.

Free "We Can!" Wristbands

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute is offering Free "We Can" Wristbands as a way to to enhance children activity and nutrition.

"The We Can! wristband shows your support for a healthier future for our children by adopting habits to maintain a healthy weight. Each wristband comes in sky blue and is stamped with the We Can! logo. Share them with your friends, coworkers, and family - and help show a "can do" attitude to everyone trying to maintain a healthy weight."

Time Island Review

Recently we had the pleasure to be introduced to a fun, new Internet game called Time Island. Inside the virtual world of Time Island, your children can explore an island filled with adventure and educational activities.

4 Rainy Day Craft Projects To Do With Your Children

Looking for something to do with your children on those rainy days, when everyone seems to be cooped up indoors? When my daughter was small, we used to do craft projects together. It quickly became a 'rainy day' tradition in our household.

I feel it's important to spend quality time with our children. These days, too many children are sitting in front of a television watching TV shows, or playing video games. I don't find this to be quality family time.

5 Free Disney Movie Rewards Points

For those of you that are Disney Movie Rewards Points members, here's a new code to get yourself 5 Free Disney Movie Rewards Points.

"Not A Member? Join Disney Movie Rewards! It's FREE, and you can start redeeming points immediately. It's easy to earn great rewards when you collect points available with participating Disney films." Freebie Fanatics will even help you out by posting when we find codes.

Free Online Children Games

Parents are always searching the Internet for free online children games. They are still purchasing the regular board games but since technology has practically taken over this world, there is a need to introduce our children to online games.

Children as young as 3 1/2 years old are comfortable playing these games online. They are basically being taught how to use the mouse and keyboard while having fun.

Free Kid's Coloring Book

Over on the Family Foot & Ankle Specialists website they are offering free kid's coloring books.

"In order to ensure healthy feet as an adult, children need to be educated on how to take care of their feet. If foot problems in children are ignored, they are sure to have foot problems as an adult. Prevention is key to healthy, happy feet. This coloring book allows children to color and play, all while learning about preventing and treating foot problems."

What Is The Good In Educational Video Games?

Today's children know technology better than a lot of grown ups. Even the littlest ones can learn to press a switch to produce a desired effect. Youngsters today can run mom and dad's iPod and cell phone better than lots of adults! It is up to parents to make certain that kids are using technology in ways that are both entertaining and instructive.