Monthly Archives: August 2012

$1 Kid-Sized Baskin Robbins Ice Cream :)

Every Tuesday from 5pm-close, participating Baskin-Robbins shops are having a Tuesday Family Nights. For only one dollar you can get any flavored kid-sized scoop of Baskin Robbins ice cream. About 2.5 oz. Normal price is about $2. If you like a bigger size scoop, then you can get a regular-sized scoop for $1.50.

The best part of this deal is that you don’t have to be a kid to get the kid-sized deal. 🙂 I’m not sure how long this will last so take advantage while you can. Continue reading

Lowe’s Free Kids Workshop – 08/25/2012 and 08/26/2012 :D

The next Lowe’s Build & Grow workshop will be this Saturday, August 25th, 2012 & Sunday, August 26th, 2012. The Saturday free workshop will start at 10am and go until 11am. The Sunday free workshop will start at 2pm and go until 3pm. Some projects are pretty popular & they can run out of free kits before the end of the workshop. Make sure you come on time or earlier. Continue reading

How A 9V Battery Can Be A Fire Hazard

I came across this very interesting article & just had to share it.

Apparently

A 9 volt battery in a messy junk drawer is being blamed for a recent house fire in Amherst, New Hampshire, and the state’s fire marshal is warning people to take a good look at the stuff they stash away.

There is a proper way to store these little guys. Just put a piece of electrical tape across the top terminals and your good.

You can read the full article & watch a demonstration with Londonderry, New Hampshire’s Fire Chief Kevin MacCaffrie on yahoo “How Your Junk Drawer Could Set Your House on Fire“.

(Photo: Paavo Leinonen)

Lowe’s Free Kids Workshop – 08/11/2012 and 08/12/2012 :D

This Saturday August 11th, & Sunday August 12th, are latest Lowe’s free kids workshops. On Saturday, the workshop start at 10 am, & on Sunday it starts at 2pm. Each workshop be open for an hour, or until they run out of free project kits.

kids will get a Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic apron & an achievement patch to match the projects theme. At the end they can also get a certificate with their name. Continue reading