Freebie Friday: June 12, 2009

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! I hope you all are having a great week this week. I would like to thank Heather, from Freebies 4 Mom, for providing us with her great round-up of the best freebies of the week. Heather has a fantastic entry this week on word-of-mouth programs and what they offer. This is a definite must read for scoring additional free samples and products. If you missed Heather on the Tyra Banks Show, they are airing the episode again today. Be sure to visit Freebies 4 Mom for the scoop!

We have another $50 giveaway to offer for our Crystal Light Water Way Challenge. By participating in this challenge, we are able to help others have access to clean water. You can enter each Monday (four times in all). Our Apron Full of Giveaways will also offer access to more great contests on the web!

Finally, if you have a moment and could put in a vote for MomAdvice in the BlogLuxe Awards, I would greatly appreciate it. You can vote once daily and we have been nominated in the Cleanest Blog Category & Blogs You Learned The Most From. Thank you so much for your votes!

Enjoy the freebies!

Health & Beauty

Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield toothpaste (Walmart)
Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal (Walmart)
Tampax Pearl (Walmart)

Food
Mars Free Chocolate Friday
Godiva Chocolate Rewards
Metamucil Pink Lemonade and Berry Burst
True Lemon

Entertainment

CVS Free 8x10 (coupon code FREE8x10)
Kids Song "I Can Do It Myself" by Miss Amy
GeoTrax DVD
Summer Playlist 2009 - 22 free iTunes songs
National Parks Fee Free Weekends
Cruising World magazine subscription (ValueMags)

Home & Garden
Recycling Crafts eBook
Splenda Sweet Solutions House Party
Royal Caribbean House Party

Upcoming Freebie Events:
Please call your local store or restaurant to confirm they are participating in these freebie events.

JUNE
13 - Lakeshore Free Kid Crafts flip flop magnetic notepad 11 to 3pm
13 - Toys 'R Us Super Why Play Day 12 to 2pm
13 - Lowes Build and Grow Kids make a putting green 10 to 11am
13&14 - Bass Pro Shops Family Summer Camp paint a wooden lure Noon to 6pm
13&14 - The Home Depot Home Improver Workshops 5 different topics
15- Free Hot Dog on a Stick Day 5 to 8pm
19 - Orange Julius Free Light Smoothie Day
20-21 - National Parks Fee Free Weekend
21 - TCBY Father's Day free cup or cone for dad
27 - Lowes Build and Grow Kids make a pirate ship 10 to 11am

JULY
4 - The Home Depot Kids Workshop make a picnic caddy 9 to noon
10 - Chick-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day
11 - 7-Eleven Free Slurpee
18-19 - National Parks Fee Free Weekend

AUGUST
15-16 - National Parks Fee Free Weekend

Play It Again, Momma: Making Your Own Pitas

If you would have asked me I thought I could whip up some pitas for my family a few years ago, I would have told you no. I have had this recipe in my collection for so long that I don't even know where it originated from, but I decided to dust off the old recipe collection and see if these could come together for me. After all, if it was a complete failure...well, at least I tried!

This dough is incredibly easy to work with, especially for a novice! It is not too dry and it is not too wet so you don't have to use a lot of flour to roll these out.

These pitas are so yummy and the whole wheat flour adds a yummy dimension to the flavors. The kids loved these and my husband could not get over that I had made them because they looked just like the store-bought variety.

Now that I have made them though, there is no turning back. I will never buy these at the store again. In fact, I am whipping up my second batch for the week today! I hope your family will enjoy these as much as we have!

Pita Bread (for the Bread Machine)

1 1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons yeast

Put ingredients into the bread machine in order listed. Run the dough cycle on your machine. When the bread machine beeps, pull the dough out of the bread machine and divide the dough into ten pieces. Roll each piece into a six inch circle. Place these on a baking sheet (or your pizza stones) and let them rise for twenty minutes (I can fit about four rounds per pizza stone or three pitas per baking sheet). Bake at 500 degrees for three minutes. Using a spatula, flip the pitas and cook for another three to four minutes on the flip side.

Amy's Side Notes:

- When you pull the pitas off of your baking sheet, wrap them into a damp kitchen towel for a few minutes. This helps keep them from drying out. Once they are cool, you can store them in a food storage bag.

- Freeze extras for a rainy day! After the pitas have cooled, slip a piece of wax paper between them and store in a freezer bag. You can take out what you need...when you need it!

Amy's Notebook 06.10.09

I love this decoupaged window idea for some crafting inspiration (@ ohdeedoh)

This pocket pillowcase would be a great thing for keeping track of our beloved bunny (@ elsie marley)

I need to replace my French Press so I can make the perfect iced coffee (@ Small Notebook)

I like this idea for making a lunch puzzle (@ This Little Project)

I adore these flowered sandals and I know my daughter would love them too (@ Happy Together)

I will have to download these spaceship stickers for my little guy (@ GoodyBlog)

This is a great tutorial for making pie crust (@ Home Ec 101)

I love these sweet little flower pots with the house numbers on them (@ Evangeline's Vine)

This little spray painting craft would be a fun way to keep my kids entertained this summer (@ No Time for Flash Cards)

This graduation cap clock is a genius way to to showcase that graduation cap (@ Craftzine)

These tips for how to yard sale are so great (@ Nesting Place)

I am really inspired by this blouse refashion project (@ My Mama Made)

I love this resourceful post for making your own wool soakers (@ The Artful Parent)