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One of our readers, Errine Fullam, reminded me about Happy Hour at Sonic. How could I have forgotten?! Every day from 2-4pm they have half price drinks (this is for fountian drinks and slushes). I'm so glad that there is one near our house now, and I can't wait for the weather to warm up.... Anyone else with me?!

Right now they have a special offer running too. When you purchase a SuperSONIC® Cheeseburger you get a FREE* medium order of crispy Tots. Limited time only.

There are several new House Party events that you can apply for right now. Two of our readers, Tami Rogers and Allison Walton, let me know that they got accepted for the Digornios Champions Party. There are several other House Parties right now that they are not accepting applications for, but you can sign up to receive an email when they start. If you don't know about House Party be sure to read our previous post about it.

STOUFFER'S Toasted Subs Celebration- April 11

Green Earth, Green Up- April 24

NABISCO 100 Calorie Delicious Living- April 10

Red Baron Mom's Party- May 8

NABISCO Little Taste of Summer- May 15

Let us know if you get accepted for a party!

So did any of you sign up for the Chick-fil-A Text Deals? Today I got my first text from them. It is a coupon text valid 3/12 from 10:30am-8pm for ONE FREE 8-Count Nuggets- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY! Wow, I had no idea that they would send out an awesome coupon like this.We are definitely heading out there for lunch today! So you better sign up today too, who knows what they will send next.

Did you sign up? What coupon did you get?

Books and Co at The Greene is having story time at 10:30am on Tuesday. They actually have story time every Tuesday year round, or as long as the bookstore is open. We love going and Ms. Ann does a wonderful job with the kids helping them feel welcome and have fun! I'm bummed that we can't make it right now because of C being in school, but we can't wait until we can go back again.

Want to be in the know for Chick-fil-a? Well the Chick-fil-a at the Dayton Mall has started sending text alerts. Text CFADMALLMOM to 411247 to receive freebies and special events to the Dayton Mall Chick-fil-a. You can also sign up on their site to receive Insider Alert, but if you sign up online those are NOT specific to the Dayton Mall location (you will get different texts).

Yeah, it is only a few more weeks until it is MY BIRTHDAY! In honor of me, I'm doing a birthday post! Several of these companies will send you a coupon just for signing up and then another one for your birthday- but it these can take a week or two to come through... so don't wait until the day before your birthday to sign up.

If you are heading out anywhere and you have kiddos don't forget to check out our Kids Eat Free post so that you can get the most for your money! And near report card time check out all the places that offer stuff for good grades.

(Note- I have a few places that I just signed up for this year, and am still waiting to see what goodies I get from them)

American Eagle- Sign up for AE Rewards and get 15% off your purchase coupon. NOTE- This is a free rewards card.

Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy-Sign up for their eClub and receive a coupon for a free entrée with the purchase of entree for your birthday.

Arby’s- Sign up for their Arby’s Extras and receive a coupon for a free sandwich (with purchase of drink and fries) for your birthday. (gift can vary each year)

Auntie Anne's-Sign up for their Pretzel Perks and receive a coupon for buy one get one free pretzel on your birthday.

Bar Louie- Sign up for their I'm With Louie Club get a coupon for free dessert. When I signed up I did get a $10 off my next purchase there.

Baskin Robbins-Sign up for their Birthday Club and get free ice cream on your birthday along with a coupon for $ off a birthday cake.

BD’s Mongolian Grill- Sign up for Club Mongo and get a coupon for a free stir fry on your birthday.

Benihana- Sign up for The Chef's Table and receive a dinner certificate maximum of $30 off your order.

Bravo- Sign up for their Club Bravo and receive a coupon for a free appetizer with the purchase of an entree for your birthday.

Brio- Sign up for their Posta Toscana and receive a special coupon for your birthday.

Buca di Beppo- Sign up for their eClub and receive a coupon for a free dessert with a purchase an entree for your birthday.

Buffalo Wild Wings- Sign up for their Buffalo Circle and receive a coupon for a free dessert. (It's under the "BE HERE" tab at the top)

Caribou Coffee-Sign up for their eNewsletter and get a coupon for a free drink on your birthday.

NEW Chilis- Sign up for their email club and receive a coupon for a free dessert with purchase of an entree

City Barbeque- Sign up for their email VIP and receive a coupon for a free dessert for your birthday.

Cold Stone Creamery-Sign up for their Birthday Club and get a coupon for a Buy One Get One Free Creation on your birthday.

dELiA’s- Sign up for their email sign-up and receive a coupon for $20 off $50 purchase for your birthday.

Don Pablo’s- Sign up for their Habaneros club (HAB Club) and receive a coupon for a free $10 meal for your birthday. (Note- you need to get Habaneros club card at restaurant to sign up)

NEW ele Cake Co- Sign up for their email club and receive a coupon for a Free birthday cupcake.

NEW Fazoli's- Sign up for their eFamily and receive a coupon for a free dessert.

NEW First Watch- Sign up for their email club and receive a coupon for a buy one get one free entree when signing up.

Friendly’s- Sign up for their Best Friends of Friendly's Club and receive a coupon for a free ice cream for your birthday (free single ice cream cone with any food or ice cream purchase)

NEW The Great American Cookie Co- Sign up for Cookie E-mail and receive a coupon for a cookie cake slice with purchase

Logan's Roadhouse- Sign up for the Nut e-club and receive a free Nutter Butter Fudgeslide dessert with the purchase of an entree for your birthday.

NEW McCormick and Schmick's- Sign up for their e-club and receive a free dessert for your birthday.

Melting Pot- Sign up for their Club Fondue and receive a coupon for a free chocolate fondue (valid when you purchase any combination dinner or two or any four-course feature) for your birthday.

Mimi’s Café- Sign up for their eClub and receive a coupon for $10 off $20 order for your birthday.

Moe's Southwest Grill-Sign up for Moe's email newsletter and get a coupon for a free entree on your birthday.

Noodles and Company- Sign up for Noodlegram and get a coupon for a free dish on your birthday

O’Charley’s- Sign up for their eClub and receive a coupon for $5 off $20 purchase for your birthday.

NEW Papa Murphy's- Sign up for their email list and receive free cookie dough with any pizza purchase.

Panera- Sign up to receive emails and get a free Mini Bundt cake for your birthday, with the purchase of a sandwich salad or Your Pick Two. NOTE- This is only valid for Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton Panera locations. You can also check out the MyPanera rewards card that you can sign up for, although I don't know what the birthday gift is yet.

PF Changs- Sign up for their email list and receive a mini dessert for you birthday.

Qdoba- Sign up for The Qdoba Card and get birthday freebie. (Note- you need to get the card in store to register. I'm still waiting for this email)

NEW Quaker Steak and Lube- Mention when you are there for your birthday and they will provide complimentary dessert.

NEW Red Lobster- Sign up for their Club and get a coupon for a free dessert on your birthday.

Rita’s- Sign up for their Birthday Club and receive a coupon for buy one get one free any item for your birthday.

Ruby Tuesday- Sign up for their So Connected and receive a coupon for a free handcrafted burger for your birthday.

Schlotzsky's- Free sandwich

Sephora- Sign up for their Beauty Insider and receive a coupon for a free gift for your birthday. ( gift varies each year) And GUYS can sign up for this too, last year my hubby got some awesome Men's Bodywash.

Sonic- Sign up to become a Sonic Cruisers Member and get a birthday freebie

Spaghetti Warehouse- Sign up for their emails and receive a free spaghetti entree and spumoni sundae.

Texas Roadhouse- Sign up for their VIP and receive a free appetizer for your birthday.

NEW T.G.I. Friday's- Join their Give Me More Stripes club and receive a free dessert with the purchase of an entree.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe- Sign up for their Tropideals and receive a free smoothie for your birthday.

Young's Jersey Dairy- Sign up for their E-birthday club and receive a special treat for your birthday.

If there are any places that we missed let us know! I just LOVE birthday deals!

Amy and I hosted a House Party over the weekend featuring Huggies’ Pull-Ups and their new “Potty Dance” song designed to motivate toddlers into ditching the diaper. Amy and I planned this party without knowing for sure what to expect in our package from Huggies. We decided we would play the video and have a boy potty (from her boys) and a girl potty (for my girl) along with some stuffed animals and extra pull-ups to get everyone more comfortable with the idea of using the potty. We offered snacks (of course) as well as plenty of toys because we all know how long the attention span of a two-year-old is! Amy volunteered her home, and we were set.

I was excited for this party because my daughter, who is about 2 ½ years old, likes diapers, not Pull-Ups. I bought pull-ups for her in the past and she wanted to wear Mickey or Pooh Bear, which are on diapers. Pull-Ups have princesses, and I guess the princesses don’t make the cut to be seen on her rear. I was hopeful that this package we were to receive and the party would show us the way to underwear.

The package arrived about 5 days before the party. Upon opening, I was thrilled to find coupons (because we all LOVE coupons,) and the rest was a bit confusing. There were 7 DVDs that did NOT have the Potty Dance video, 15 plastic mats that were supposed to be instructions for toddlers on how to do the dance, and a nice gift to the hostess to say thank you. I was a little disappointed, but I am trying to not look a gift horse in the mouth.

Despite the lack-luster party package, we made the most of it. We cut up a plastic mat and hung the pieces up to decorate the house. (By we, that was mostly Amy. Amy even made an apron out of a mat!) We watched our kids devour grapes, apples, and cheese, and we played the song from a laptop once or twice. The kids played with the potties a bit, and the moms chatted away.

I honestly didn’t think my little girl took anything from the party until we got home, and the diaper refusal began. Then, out of nowhere, my four-year-old son started singing the Potty Dance song he’d only heard a few times!? I was amazed; it worked. She has shown more interest in going potty, and I am hopeful that I will soon have a little girl in panties! Maybe it was backmasking or something, but that song convinced my two-year-old that diapers are passé! Thank you, Huggies! Thank you, Potty Dance!

-Celia

Several Dayton area Panera (and several others across the US) are offering a new loyalty/reward card. It is a free program, and the with surprise rewards and even birthday bonuses. You can fill the form out in store, or register online. (It is faster to register online!) When you register your account you get a free bakery item, and any reward from Panera sound GOOD TO ME! (I’m crossing my fingers for a cinnamon crunch bagel!)

Note: Only select locations are participating. All of the Dayton area locations were listed, and a lot of Cincinnati locations were included, as well. You may want to check your local store’s participation on the site.

Do any of you already have a MyPanera card? Tell us what you guys get after signing up!

-Celia

Here is a list of a few places that I found in the Dayton area that offer kids eat free, or offer a discount on kids meals. Let me know if you find any other and I'll add them to the list! Don't forget to check out our list of Good Grade= Good Deals for free stuff that your kids can get with their report cards.

**Please make sure you call the location you are visiting to make sure that they are participating.** I can’t stress enough to please call the restaurant location you plan on attending to get your free kids meal before you pack the kids in the car to go. Some of the individual restaurants may choose to opt out of the promotion or have slight differences.

Sunday

8 Ball & Wings- Trotwood, Ohio
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult $10 purchase (excludes alcohol)

Frickers
Deal days:Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult meal purchase

Golden Corral
All day - every day, Children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

La Pinata- Centerville, OH
Kids eat FREE with adult purchase

**NEW Melting Pot- Centerville, OH
For every adult-sized individual entrée ordered, you'll receive a child's entrée, including steak, chicken, shrimp and ravioli.

Qdoba Mexican Grill
Kids eat FREE after 4pm with the purchase of an adult entrée

Quiznos
Kids eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entree.

Steak 'n Shake
Kids eat FREE all weekend - One free kid's plate for every $8 spent. Dine-In only.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Kids eat FREE with an adult purchase (various locations
Kids meals half off (valid only at Far Hills Ave location)

Tumbleweed Southwest Grill
One free kids meal (regularly $3.99) per every adult entree purchased. Kids 12 and under only. Not valid with any other offer, promo or discount.

W.G. Grinders
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult combo meal purchase

Monday

8 Ball & Wings- Trotwood, Ohio
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult $10 purchase (excludes alcohol)

BD's Mongolian Grill
Kids 11 and under eat for $3 all day

Buffalo Wings and Rings
Kids 10 and under one FREE kid's meal per adult meal purchased ($5 minimum purchase).

Frickers
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult meal purchase

Golden Corral
All day -Children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

LaRosa's
Unlimited spaghetti for $.99 for kids

Logan's Steakhouse-Beavercreek, OH
Kids meal are $2.99 with any adult entree purchase

Quaker Steak and Lube
Kids meals are only $1.99

Quiznos
Kids eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entree.

Smokey Bones Bar and Fire Grill
Kids eat FREE from 5-7pm: Buy one adult entrée, and get one free kids meal. Valid on kids meals only.

Spaghetti Warehouse
Kids meals are $1.99 with any adult entree purchase

W.G. Grinders
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult combo meal purchase 

Tuesday

8 Ball & Wings-Trotwood, Ohio
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult $10 purchase (excludes alcohol

Beef 'O' Brady's
Dine In Only - From 4 to 8 pm - FREE Kids Meal for children 12 and under with the purchase of each regular priced adult meal.

BD's Mongolian Grill
Kids 11 and under eat for $3 all day

Chick-Fil-A
FREE kids meal with the purchase of adult entree -First Tuesday of the Month (Valid at Beavercreek  location)
FREE kids meal with the purchase of adult entree (Valid at Centerville location)

Denny's
Kids Eat Free Tuesday Nights from 4pm - 10pm and other nights too in some locations!
*Kids 10 and under-Up to two free Kids' entrées from Kids' menu per one regularly priced adult entrée purchase.

Fazoli's
From 5 to 8pm. Kids meals only $1.49 with purchase of adult entree / dine in only. Kids Night is available at participating locations only - please call ahead and verify.

Frickers
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult meal purchase

Gold Star Chili
Kids 10 and under eat FREE from the Gold Star's Kid's Menu when dining in and accompanied by an adult purchasing a combo meal.

Golden Corral
All day - every day, Children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

LaRosa's
Unlimited spaghetti for $.99 for kids

Logan's steakhouse- Beavercreek, OH
Kids meal are $2.99 with any adult entree purchase

Lone Star Steakhouse
Kids 12 and under eat FREE from the kids menu. Limit 2 free kids meals (one per child) per adult entree purchased. Not valid in combination with other offers, coupons or discounts. Dine-in only.

Max and Erma's
Kids 12 and under eat free with purchase of an adult entree. One kids meal per adult entree. No other discounts may be applied.

McDonalds
Happy Meals are $1.99 from 4-8pm (check list for participating locations)

Moe's Southwest Grill
Kids eat FREE after 4pm -with purchase of an adult entree.

Oinkadoodlemoo
One FREE kids meal with each purchase of adult meal & drink.

Perkins
Kids eat FREE all day

Ponderosa Steakhouse
Two free kids meals for children 12 and under per paying adult.

Quiznos
Kids eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entree.

Texas Roadhouse
Kid's meal are $.99

W.G. Grinders
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult combo meal purchase

Wednesday

8 Ball & Wings- Trotwood, Ohio
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult $10 purchase (excludes alcohol)

Frickers
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult meal purchase

Golden Corral
All day - every day, Children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

Quiznos
Kids eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entree.

Skyline Chili
Kids 10 and under eat FREE after 4pm with the purchase of an adult entrée.

Smokin Aces BBQ- Xenia
Kids eat FREE after 4pm, 12 & under and one free child per adult

Steak Thyme- Kettering
Kids eat FREE after 5pm

W.G. Grinders
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult combo meal purchase. 

Thursday

8 Ball & Wings- Trotwood, Ohio
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult $10 purchase (excludes alcohol)

Bob Evans- 7115 Far Hills Centerville, OH
Kids 12 and under eat FREE from 5-8pm.

Captain D's
Get 2 FREE kid's meals with any adult entree purchase at regular price (dine-in only).

Carr's Corner Restaurant-Xenia, Ohio 45385
After 4PM: one FREE kid's meal per adult entree purchase!

Earth Fare (grocery store)
Kids eat FREE with any adult meal purchase of $5 or more from 4-8pm

Frickers
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult meal purchase

Golden Corral
All day - every day, Children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

Quiznos
Kids eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entree.

W.G. Grinders
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult combo meal purchase. 

Friday

8 Ball & Wings- Trotwood, Ohio
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult $10 purchase (excludes alcohol)

Frickers
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult meal purchase

Golden Corral
All day children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

Quiznos
Kids eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entree.

W.G. Grinders
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult combo meal purchase

Saturday

8 Ball & Wings- Trotwood, Ohio
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult $10 purchase (excludes alcohol)

Denny's
Kids Eat Free* Tuesday Nights from 4pm - 10pm and other nights too in some locations!
*Kids 10 and under-Up to two free Kids' entrées from Kids' menu per one regularly priced adult entrée purchase.

Frickers
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult meal purchase

Golden Corral
All day children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

Quiznos
Kids eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entree.

Steak 'n Shake
Kids eat FREE all weekend - One free kid's plate for every $8 spent. Dine-In only.

W.G. Grinders
Kids eat FREE all day with any adult combo meal purchase