Mama On the Go » thrifty birthday ideas http://www.mamaonthego.com One Mama, Many Hats Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:38:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Birthday Tree Fun http://www.mamaonthego.com/birthday-tree-fun/ http://www.mamaonthego.com/birthday-tree-fun/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:14:04 +0000 Katelyn http://www.mamaonthego.com/?p=1312 We are planning a new birthday tradition this year – a birthday tree. I think it will be a big hit with all the kids. If I would have come up with the idea before the little guy’s birthday, I would have started it with him, but I didn’t think of it til halfway through this week. We’re going to get a nice branchy tree branch, spray it with glitter paint and glue it in a pot. Then, we’re going to hang a themed group of toys and treats on it. I’m planning to do a bunch of Littlest Pet Shop animals I got for 75 to 90 percent off last year. For the little guy, I would have done army men, I think.

The tree will make a nice centerpiece at the birthday table or could be displayed to the side with all the presents. It could also be a nice way to hold small goodie bags for all the party guests.

Have you ever created a birthday tree for your kids?

]]> http://www.mamaonthego.com/birthday-tree-fun/feed/ 0 Earn Gift Cards With Swagbucks Search and Win http://www.mamaonthego.com/earn-gift-cards-with-swagbucks-search-and-win/ http://www.mamaonthego.com/earn-gift-cards-with-swagbucks-search-and-win/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:33:28 +0000 Katelyn http://www.mamaonthego.com/?p=1312 We have a big family, so all those birthday gifts and Christmas gifts really add up. The after holiday clearance sales and Target’s summer toy sale take care of the little kids pretty cheaply, but what about teens and adults? Well, that’s where Swagbucks comes in.

Photo: SXC/Paula Pandey Chhetri

Photo: SXC/Paula Pandey Chhetri

Every search I do, I do through Swagbucks and I do a lot of searches. Even if I’m not really online as much as I normally am, I easily earn enough bucks to cash in for a $5 Amazon gift card in a month by looking up answers to questions, searching for recipes, etc.

The search results are pooled from Google and Ask, so the quality of the results is pretty good. And if you’re going to be searching anyway, why not collect some points to redeem for gift cards at the same time? Not a fan of gift cards? There are a lot of other prizes to redeem bucks for, too, like a Mace Windu action figure.

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