I hope you all had a fabulous Fourth of July holiday! We had
a busy day of fun spending time with friends and swimming in the pool. I had 6 bucks cash to take to Publix and got over $50 worth in groceries (the breakdown is below). Lets just say, we didn't need to go out for ice cream. Ben & Jerry's was quite a steal and I had a very happy family when I came home with an assortment of pints. We are getting stocked up on pasta sauce and pasta around here! I need to have the family over for a spaghetti dinner soon to make some room in my pantry for next week's haul.
I also wanted to share the idea I snagged from Pinterest (see my Pinterest board to the right if you’d like to follow me!) for a craft to do with the little ones (you can find the original pin on my "Fourth of July Fun" Pinboard).
It’s called “Fireworks in a Jar” and since my kids are not too crazy about the loud pops and booms fireworks make, I was able to entice them to do this craft by explaining these fireworks "were just colors" and no sounds…seemed like a good plan. Well.
I also wanted to share the idea I snagged from Pinterest (see my Pinterest board to the right if you’d like to follow me!) for a craft to do with the little ones (you can find the original pin on my "Fourth of July Fun" Pinboard).
It’s called “Fireworks in a Jar” and since my kids are not too crazy about the loud pops and booms fireworks make, I was able to entice them to do this craft by explaining these fireworks "were just colors" and no sounds…seemed like a good plan. Well.
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| My son, Will, and his buddies |
Take a look at a few of my step-by-step snapshots to see how it
went.
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| Start with mason jars full of warm water 3/4 way full. |
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| Add 4 Tablespoons of oil (we used vegetable oil) to a small bowl. |
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| Then add 4 drops of each color of food coloring and break apart with a fork. |
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| Slowly pour bowl of oil and food coloring into mason jar. |
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| So um....ya. Something wasn't quite right? It's suppose to be clear with colorful explosions...hmm. |
You will appreciate the next picture. I put together a side-by-side photo of the Pinterest picture and our own.
Needless to say, I'm not a very good scientist. If you know what went wrong, please enlighten me by sharing in a comment below.
(4) Kraft Velveeta Shells & Cheese $2.49 - BOGO used (2)
$1/2 MF printable = .75 each
(2) General Mills Cheerios $3.99– BOGO used (2) .75/1 MF
printable = 1.25 each
Bananas .69 lb = $1.64 used Publix coupon $2 off when you buy
2 Cheerios (flyer) = FREE! plus .36 Money Maker!
(4) Bakers cups .85 each – used $1/1 manufacturer coupon = FREE! plus .60 Money Maker!
(4) Barilla Whole Grain pasta $1.39 – BOGO used (2) $1/2 printable
manufacturer coupons = .39 each
(2) Barilla Pasta Sauce $2.29 – BOGO used (2) .75/1 printable
manufacturer coupon = .40 each
(2) Pillsbury Grands $1.67 – 3 for 5$ sale used $1/2
manufacturer and $1/2 Publix coupon = .67 each
(4) Ben & Jerry’s $3.85 – BOGO used $2/$2 frozen food Publix
coupon and $1/1 MF coupon and $2.50/3 MF printable = .80 each!
Also used $5/30 Winn Dixie competitor coupon
Order Total: $4.62 (after all the coupons of course)
Sales Tax: .78
Grand Total: $5.40
Savings: $47.60
$53 Worth in
Groceries for $5.40!
91% Savings!!
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| All for $5 Bucks!! (Ben & Jerry's anyone?) |
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where did you find the sauce coupon. thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi Autumn!
ReplyDeleteThe Bertolli sauce coupon was found on coupons.com a few weeks ago. I'm not sure if it has reset or not. I believe I used zip code 90210 or 12345 to get it. I try to snag those when I see them come up on printable sites because Publix usually has a sauce BOGO during the month. Good luck!