If you are looking for some ways to beat the heat this Summer, you will want to check out this great offer from AMF Bowling…

Just in time for Summer, AMF Bowling is kicking off two incredible deals, which will help give your family a fun way to beat the heat!

Summer Unplugged

Just for kids 15 and under! This program gives kids two free games of bowling per day at select AMF centers. (Shoe rental not included.)

Here are more details on how the program works, the dates & more…

• Time: Free bowling until 8:00PM, 7 days a week.
• Dates: Monday, May 14 through Monday, September 3 (Labor Day).
• Parents go to http://bit.ly/AMFfree to select a participating center (over 250 locations) and complete a simple registration form.
• Free game coupons emailed every week starting May 14 – it’s that simple!
• Save on food… $3.29 Kids Meals

Summer Pass

The Summer Pass is a great deal for everyone 16 and over.  For $29.95 you can purchase a Summer Pass.  The Summer Pass  is good for 2 games per day for up to four people all summer long (shoe rental not included). That works out to be just $7.50 per person for all summer bowling! (Same dates and times as above.)

Available online at http://bit.ly/SummerPass.

Enter To Win!

Thanks to AMF & One2OneNetwork we’ve got a great giveaway. One lucky PPP reader will win a Pizza Bowl certificate! The Pizza Bowl certificate is a $70 value and includes the following: 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental, 1 topping pizza & a pitcher of soda for up to six people.

How To Enter:

All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment on this post. Easy as can be! You can earn extra entries, please see below for more information on how.

Earn Extra Entries:

You can earn additional entries into this giveaway if you would like. Below you will find a list of optional ways in which you can earn entries:

• “Like”AMF on Facebook (1 extra entry)
• Follow AMF on Twitter (1 extra entry)
• “Like” Penny Pinching Parent on Facebook (1 extra entry)
• Follow Penny Pinching Parent on Twitter (1 extra entry)
• Subscribe to Penny Pinching Parent (1 extra entry)

You will need to leave a separate comment for each additional entry you have earned. Also, if you already follow PPP, etc., just be sure to leave a comment(s) letting us know.

Giveaway Dates:

This giveaway starts today, Thursday, May 17th and will end next Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time).

Giveaway “Fine Print”:

This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents only. One entry per person, unless you have earned extra entries as detailed above. Winner will be selected via Random.org and notified via e-mail. Winner will have 72 hours after notification to respond and claim prize. Failure to respond in this time frame will result in forfeiture of the prize and the selection of a new winner.

Disclosure: PennyPinchingParent is sharing this information a a member of One2OneNetwork. I signed-up to participate in this campaign as a member of One2One Network and am eligible for a prize drawing.  All opinions stated in the post are my own. The prize pack is being provided to a lucky PPP reader as part of this campaign as well.

Just In Time For Warm Weather…

With kids getting out of school soon, that means lots of you all are gearing up for lots of time at the splash pad, park and even vacations.  Just in time for Summer, here’s a a new offer from the Disney Store…

Swim Shop Sale at Disney Store! Save up to 40% on Select Items. Shop Now!

They have swim accessories like flip flops for $3.99 and sunglasses for $2.99… I LOVE this swim sale when they have it. It’s just in time for summer & swim lessons!!

More offers from Disney Store…

• Tink’s Treasure of the Week: $20 Animator Dolls at Disney Store. Shop now! For a Limited Time Only!
• Buy any Disney Parks Vinylmation and get a mystery 3″ figure for just $1.99 with Promo Code: MYSTERY at Disney Store. Shop now!
• Free Shipping when you spend $75 or more at Disney Store with Promo Code: SHIPTODAY. Shop Now!

It’s that time of year… Mother’s Day!

For this it’s a big weekend because my Hubby’s b-day also falls during the week of Mother’s Day so we do a lot of celebrating, usually by doing some sort of cookout or outside get together.

Mother’s Day weekend sort of officially kicks off the outdoor season for us… for lots of people Memorial Day does, but we spend as much time a

s we can at parks, the beach, the pool and even in the sprinkler and just playing outside.

If your family is like the Penny Pinching Parent family and loves the outdoors, you will definitely want to check out this limited time offer from  Beachstore.com…

From now until Mother’s Day you can save 10% off your entire purchase! All you need to do is enter coupon code: MOM at checkout.

Also, shipping is free on orders of $100 or more.

Even if you aren’t planning on a trip to the beach… you can find some pretty great gift items for Mom’s who love to enjoy the outdoors. For instance, I love the striped beach bag above… I’d used it even not at the beach, but just going to the local splash pad!

You will find everything from lounge chairs, beach carts and hammocks to beach bags, first aid kits and towels… all things we use in our own backyard our on long days at the local park.

You will also find a large selection of kids beach items, including sun shelters, toys and more.

Just a quick note to let you know that the Gymboree “Circle of Friends” starts today for Rewards Members.You can save an extra 30% off your entire purchase for a limited time.

If you shop in-store, all you need to do is present your card to get 30% off your purchase.If you shop online, all you need to do is enter coupon code: REWARDSCOF and you will receive the same discount. Shipping is a flat $5.

This offer is only good until May 13, 2012.

They have some great little knit mix and match items that are $7.99 before the sale… so they wind-up being only $5.59 each after the discount. We only wind-up buying one little outfit because my daughter’s size was wiped out… was when we looked yesterday before the sale started… so we will probably order online this evening.

My gal fell in love with the whole Aloha Sunshine collection and I think if mommy would buy it… she would just wear the entire collection all Summer!bit.ly

Here’s a great new offer for the month of May from Kidorable…

For the entire month of May you can take $2 off any Madonna’s English Rose Umbrellas at Kidorable.com. All you have to do is enter coupon code:   Englishumb at checkout.

There are three different prints available in the Madonna’s English Rose Collection… the Houndstooth you see pictured above, as well as a polka dot print and one with characters.

This offer is only good until May 31, 2012.

My daughter and I love dairy products! We are a cheese eating, milk drinking family! My husband often jokes about how his going to start rationing milk around our house because my daughter and I go through a couple of gallons a week… just the two of us. I’ll take the blame, milk and cheese, fruits & veggies were about all I could stomach when I was pregnant and that’s pretty much all my gal will eat.

Since we do eat and drink so much dairy… this is one of the areas that I like to buy organic as much as I can. I just don’t want to pump us full of chemicals or genetically modified foods if I can help it. A friend of mine and I were actually just talking about this topic at the park the other day. We are both concerned with the foods our families eat and want to make sure we are putting good foods into our families bodies.  We we talking about how do you make sure your children are getting good products that are good for them? While the kiddos played, we sort of just came up with a personal conclusion that it seems like the best thing a family can do is… make sure you eat fresh foods, organic when you can and stay as close to natural as possible.

So, recently when I was contacted by Rumanio Cheese about their Non-GMO Verified Cheese, I was very intrigued and couldn’t wait to try some for my family.  Sadly, I can’t find it at any stores locally. Rumanio is so proud of their product that they actually sent us cheese to our home since it wasn’t able to be purchased locally… I’ll share more on that in a bit.

What the PPP family thinks?

We were sent Monterey Jack and Sharp Cheddar cheeses and I have to say they were both absolutely delicious. My daughter and I both pretty much snacked on it, but I also did add some to grilled chicken and sandwiches. It melts so nicely.  It was better than the regular brand organic cheese that we normally see locally and not only does it taste good, but it’s a product that I feel good about feeding to my little one.

Overall thoughts & do we recommend Rumanio Family Non-GMO Verified Organic Cheese?

If you are like me and concerned with what you put in your little one’s and overall families… you will definitely want to check out Rumanio’s Non-GMO Verified Organic Cheese! The flavors we had were full of flavor, had a great texture and we devoured by both the grown-ups and kiddo in our household.

How do I find Rumanio Cheese?

You can find Rumanio Non-GMO Verified Cheese by utilizing the store locator on the Rumanio site. As I mentioned above… I can’t buy Rumanio locally… yet.  We are getting a few new stores like Publix & Whole Foods here in town very soon, so keeping my fingers crossed. There are places in my state, just not my hometown that carry Rumanio.

If you are like us and don’t see it locally, you aren’t totally out of luck!  They do have an online store. The 8 oz bar of the Monterey Jack and Sharp Cheddar are $3 each.

Thanks to the Rumanio Family for making such a great product that I fee good about sharing with my family!

Want to know more about the Rumanio Family’s Cheese?

Check out this video below. I just had to share it because I love watching it. The land and the dairy cows are beautiful and you definitely get the feeling that the Rumanio Family puts a lot of passion into their product…

More ways to find out more about Rumiano…

Follow Rumiano Cheese on Twitter

Find Rumiano Cheese on Facebook

Check out Rumiano Cheese on YouTube

Disclosure: PennyPinchingParent did receive complimentary packages of cheese from Rumanio. The opinions expressed here are 100% my own. 

Product Reviewed: 

HP Deskjet 3052A Wireless e-All-In-One Printer w/ ePrint Mobile Printing and Airprint

Price:

Currently $69.99 (list price $109)

Availability:

Walmart.com & Walmart Stores

Product Features & Specs:

HP Deskjet 3052A e-All-In-One Printer: Key Features:

• Print Speed: Black: Up to 20 ppm; Color: Up to 16 ppm
• Print Resolution: Black: Up to 600 dpi, Color: Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi
• Built-in Wireless
• Energy Star certified
• Replacement Ink: HP 61 Black Ink Cartridges, Tri-Color Ink Cartridges

Additional HP All-in-One Inkjet Printer Specifications:

• Built-in Wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n): Wireless and ePrint capabilities from multiple computers and devices
• 2.0″ monochrome LCD panel
• Copier Settings: Black: Up to 4.5 cpm, Color: Up to 2.5 cpm
• Scan Settings: Optical: Up to 1200 dpi; Hardware: 1200 x 1200 dpi>
• Paper & Media Compatibility: 60-sheet input tray, 25-sheet output tray
• Media Types: Paper (brochure, inkjet, plain), photo paper, envelopes, labels, cards (greeting), transparencies

What the PPP family thinks?

Like a lot of moms and their families, I am a busy mom on the go. I am someone who definitely loves ideas and things which make my life easier.  That’s why the HP Deskjest 3052A printer has been a hit in our house!

The HP Deskjet 3052A printer is one of those things that makes my life easier. It makes my life easier by saving me time, allowing me to print from pretty much anywhere…whether I am at home or on the go, and it helps to simplify things so I can easily make copies without having to boot up my older (slow) desk top computer. It’s so easy to use that even my 5 year can print things like award certificates on her own when she’s playing educational games on the lap top or touchpad.

The HP Deskjet 3052A printer has so many great features, but here are some of our favorites…

Wireless Printing: I love the fact that you can print from more than one printer in your home by taking advantage of the wireless networking feature. This is a fabulous feature to have when there are several different computers in a home, being used by several different people.   This feature allows anyone to print at pretty much any time… love, love, love this feature!

ePrinting- I really like the fact that if you can e-mail it, you can print it. What I mean by that is that if the document can be e-mailed (i.e. an Excel spreadsheet, Word Document, PDF or even a photo) then you can send it straight to your printer using the HP ePrint technology and have it waiting on you when you get home or back to your office.

I think it’s great that this feature lets you set-up a unique e-mail address for your printer and you can set-up a list of people who have permission to send items directly for print. You can also set-up for items to be printed once you okay it.  I just think this feature is a great idea for parents or spouses who maybe traveling, they can send a special photo home and surprise their loved ones or maybe for grandparents who are far away!

Also, I think this feature is fantastic for people who are on the go. I am a busy work-at-home mom and it seems like some days we do nothing but run with activities, errands and life…wouldn’t have it any other way, but I look for time savers.  I love the fact that I can take a picture with our tablet of an important supply list or note at school, a calendar at church or even a recipe at the store… e-mail it to the printer and have it waiting on me when I return home. I don’t have to try to rush to copy the list down, etc. I can just function more efficiently.

Better Than Your Average, All-In-One Features & LCD Panel: We were owners of an HP all-in-one before we were given the opportunity to get to try the HP 3052A out. Our original printer is a couple of years old now and it’s a great printer. However, the HP 3052A sort of kicks the old one’s hiney when it comes to ease of use.

Probably my absolute favorite feature of this printer is the little LED screen and how absolutely easy the copy features are to use on this printer. The screen walks you through your copy features and you don’t even need to turn on the computer to just quick copies and go. It truly makes this an all-in-one. You are able to do this from my other HP, but the LED screen gives you functionality you don’t have on the older HP Deskjet that we have.

Overall thoughts and would we recommend this printer?

Overall I would give this printer 5 out of 5 stars. I think it’s a great value for the $69.99 and makes it an affordable option for people who want to be able to have a multi-function printer without spending a lot. The print quality is better than most ink jet printers we have had or still currently have. The ease of use for the printer is fantastic. Also, since HP offers a large line of apps that allow you to send things like calendars and coupons to your printer via their ePrint site… I know we haven’t even scraped the surface when it comes to all the printer can do!

The PPP family is thoroughly impressed with the HP 3052 Wireless e-All-In-One Printer and would most definitely recommend it to someone who is in the market for an impressive budget friendly all-in-one printer.

Video Review Of The HP 3052A Wireless e-All-In-One Printer With ePrint Mobile Printing and Airprint

Please forgive my pale and tired appearance in this video… I’ve had a migraine for 3-days now.  You can tell that, even though I can function and get some much belated things done, that I don’t feel well. 

Disclosure: PennyPinchingParent did receive a complimentary HP Deskjest 3052A printer from Walmart by participating in a review opportunity from MomSelect. The opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are 100% my own. Any specs on the printer are quoted from Walmart.com.

For a limited time you can “pick your offer” when you shop at Melissa & Doug…

You can Save 15% on All Sunny Patch Now at MelissaAndDoug.com! Use Code: SUNNY15!

OR

You can get Free Shipping On All Orders Of $50 Or More Now at MelissaAndDoug.com! Use Code: FREESHIPFIFTY!

The offers cannot be combined… so you have to pick just one. Looks like you can save though on some PPP favorites… we really like the “Sunny Patch” items for outdoor play.

We like all the gardening stuff & more, but one of our favorites is something really simple…Melissa & Doug’s Bag of Bugs! Their cute little “bag of bugs” actually helped my daughter, who was at one point terrified of bugs, cope with bugs… I know a little time didn’t help either, but we would play with these and talk about what purpose bugs serve and I thin having something so cute really helped.. not to mention they are a decent price at $6.99 before any discount!!  We still have these bugs and often put them in the kiddie pool or sandbox!

How long can you save?

Both of these offers are currently valid until June 30, 2012.

Ahhh… warmer weather is here! That means it’s time for shorts, swimsuits, sunglasses & flip flops!!

If you are looking to save on stylish duds for the little ones, check out this limited time offer from The Children’s Place…

15% Off EVERYTHING at The Children’s Place. Use Code: E4H2012

This offer is only good until May 6, 2012.

If you will be shopping in-stores and not online… don’t worry, you can still save!! Here’s the link to the same 15% off Printable Children’s Place Savings Pass. This offer is also only good until May 6, 2012.

Details & Restrictions: Be sure to check The Children’s Place site for details and restrictions.

Here’s a look at the deals you will currently find at Zulily…

Marvel – up to 50% off | Event ends 5/7 – Powerful pieces. Jewelry, belt buckles, cuff links and more featuring superhero insignia.

Candyland – Up to 45% off | Event ends 5/7 - Traditional treasures. Classic smocked pieces, adorably appliquéd apparel and more.

violet + moss Girls – up to 50% off | Event ends 5/7 - Rows of ruffles. Soft organic girls’ apparel with touches of darling detail.

violet + moss Boys – up to 50% off | Event ends 5/7- Cuddle buddy. Wonderfully cozy organic boys’ apparel in soft blues and greens.

Teva – up to 40% off | Event ends 5/7 – Get your feet wet. Comfy, high-tech sport sandals and shoes for kids and women.

Oilily – up to 60% off | Event ends 5/7 – Double Dutch. Girls’ shoes in this Netherlands-based brand’s signature prints.

Life is good® Girls – up to 45% off | Event ends 5/7 – Feel-good fashion. Cozy tees and apparel featuring happy reminders.Cozy essentials.

Life is good® Boys – up to 45% off | Event ends 5/7 – Glass half full. Optimistic tees and gear from this charity-supporting line.

Sanita Clogs – up to 75% off | Event ends 5/7 – Danish delights. Comfy women’s clogs, boots and sandals—styles for kids too!

LittleMissMatched – from $9.99 | Event ends 5/7 – Glamour gals. Dolls that sport fun, funky fashions, plus styles for your girl too!

SlimMe by MeMoi – up to 50% off | Event ends 5/7 – Think sleek. Seamless bralettes and slimming shapewear. Plus sizes too.

Lucky Brand – up to 75% off | Event ends 5/7 – Cozy up. Women’s loungewear and sleepwear from this popular brand.

Life is good® Women – up to 45% off | Event ends 5/7 - Laid-back lady. Comfy apparel and accessories from this cheerful brand.

Jay Import – up to 65% off | Event ends 5/7 – Elegant entertaining. Servingware and decorative accents for your next soiree.

Jumping Jacks – up to 65% off | Event ends 5/7 – Happy toes. Kids’ sneakers, sandals and mary janes in varying widths.

Kids Headquarters – up to 70% off | Event ends 5/7 – Darling dude. Summery shorts sets for your tiny guy.

Coline USA – up to 70% off | Event ends 5/7 – High impact. Women’s separates in floral and geometric designs.

Water Water by Elan – up to 50% off | Event ends 5/7 – Exotic excursions. Breezy cover-ups and dresses for summer.

Top Notch: Women’s Apparel – all items $7.99 | Event ends 5/7 – Trendy tanks. Jewel-toned and printed tops for warm weather.

Lite Sprites – up to 70% off | Event ends 5/7 – Pretty pixies. Enchanting fairy toys that sparkle and glow with gentle light.

PlaSmart – up to 40% off | Event ends 5/7 – No batteries required. Colorful, kid-powered ride-ons, magnetic puzzles and more.

Life is good® Home – up to 50% off | Event ends 5/7 – Positive attitude. Inspiring wall art, commuter mugs, beach towels and more.

Southpole – up to 65% off | Event ends 5/8 – City style. Cool girls’ fashion from this famous streetwear brand.

Ice Cream Party Collection – Up to 60% off | Event ends 5/7 – Sweet somethings. All the gear you need to create and dish up tasty treats.

Baby Togs – up to 70% off | Event ends 5/7 – Little looks. Charming dresses and sets for boys and girls.

BCB by Biacci – over 65% off | Event ends 5/7 – Handbags in bloom. Leather purses hand-painted with nature-inspired designs.

Star Ride Kids – from $8.99 | Event ends 5/7 – Summer girls. Bright dresses and playwear for your gal.

Gorgeous Garden: Décor & Furniture – up to 65% off | Event ends 5/7 – Al fresco. Wind chimes, outdoor furniture and decorative elements for home and garden.

Goodbyn – from $4.99 | Event ends 5/7 – Super snackers. Compartmentalized lunchboxes with dishwasher-safe stickers.

Sassy – up to 50% off | Event ends 5/7 – Tummy time. Developmental toys, playmats, and cuddly plush buddies.

Save Even More…

You can save even more at Zulily this month $5 off Orders over $50! Use Code: GAZU412. This offer is good through May 2012.