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Home Depot kids’ workshop: build a football stand

September 2, 2010
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Kids ages 5-12 can participate in a free workshop this Saturday, September 4 from 10 AM to noon at Home Depot: they’ll be building the above football stand.  Workshops are free and include a free apron and other fun stuff!  They take place on the first Saturday of every month at Home Depot stores. These [...]

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This year’s Entertainment Book – anything good?

September 1, 2010
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If you haven’t gotten a knock on the door yet from someone selling Entertainment Books for their school, you probably will soon!  The 2011 book is out (you can buy it online with free shipping right now), and there are 297 dining coupons, 159 shopping coupons, and more.  You can see the full list of [...]

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Free family event: Labor Day hot air balloon festival

August 31, 2010
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This weekend is the annual hot air balloon festival in Memorial Park!  You can head down on Saturday and Sunday nights for the Balloon Glo, when the balloon teams fire up the balloons at dusk for a beautiful display, and watch the balloons launch early on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday mornings.  It’s free unless you [...]

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Dollar Tuesday at the State Fair

August 30, 2010

Just a reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday) is Dollar Day at the State Fair – admission is just a buck!  The rodeo and carnival rides are $1 as well – I assume that’s per ride? Wednesday is Senior Day, where guests ages 60+ get in for free.  Don’t miss the full list of Colorado State Fair [...]

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Join a country club for $10 – sort of

August 30, 2010

Want to check out a country club but don’t really want to pay a membership?  You can try out the Colorado Country Club (at Cheyenne Mountain Resort) for $10 per person or $20 per family on September 11!  They’re offering a special deal to help the Marian House Soup Kitchen, and some of the proceeds [...]

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Full list of discount days for the Colorado State Fair

August 26, 2010

Gah!  Am I the only one that didn’t realize the Colorado State Fair starts this weekend?!  Here’s a list of the discounted admission days, starting tonight (Thursday): Thursday, August 26 – 98.9 Magic FM Sneak Peek Night Admission is free, and all-you-can-ride carnival bands are $10! Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – Pepsi Weekend Gate [...]

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Build a school bus at Lowe’s

August 24, 2010
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Lowe’s is having a free kids’ workshop this Saturday, August 28th – they’ll be building the above “School Bus”!  Go here to register and find out which locations are participating.

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Guest Post: a Colorado Springs vacation on a budget

August 19, 2010
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Thanks to Nony for being willing to share about their recent vacation to Colorado Springs.  Read on, I think you’ll enjoy the “outsider’s” look at the fun to be had in our beautiful city! It was time for . . . the talk.  The budget talk.  Exactly how much could we budget for spending money [...]

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Discounted zoo admission this weekend!

August 19, 2010
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You can get discounted admission to both the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Pueblo Zoo this weekend!  Both zoos are offering discounts in exchange for donations of Cheerios cereal to Care and Share food bank.  There have been some great deals on Cheerios lately, so you probably have some you’ve gotten for pretty cheap! Cheyenne [...]

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Free kids day at Falcon Stadium

August 17, 2010
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This Saturday, August 21st is Kids Day at Falcon Stadium!  You can meet the Falcon Football team on Saturday, August 21st during an open scrimmage at the stadium.  The press release says “kids can stick around following the scrimmage to meet the team for autographs and photos on the field.  Practice starts at 9:30 am and kids [...]

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Free museum admission this week

August 16, 2010
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Two local museums are offering free admission this week: you can get into the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center on Tuesday and pay no admission fee, and the Money Museum is open for free on Saturday. You can find more info about both museums and other local museums on the Cheap Things To Do: Visit [...]

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Free national park admission this weekend

August 9, 2010
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Just a reminder that August 14-15 is a fee-free weekend at our national parks!  It’s good across the country, but here are the parks located in our beautiful state: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado National Monument Dinosaur National Monument Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Great Sand Dunes NP & Preserve National Park [...]

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