• Skylanders
    Technology

    Ten of the Lowest Priced Skylanders Toys

    January 8, 2015 - By 

    Skylanders is one of the most sought after collectibles. With almost 300 different figures available, and several different lines of Skylanders toys, it is hard to collect them all. Did you know there’s a new line just out? That’s right. I saw it on Youtube the other day. It’s hard for a Mom to keep track of all the various figures and levels of play for Skylanders. Trap Team is the newest addition to this Skylanders franchise. For more information about Trap Team you can read a couple of the related links below. Amazon is a great place to find the…

  • New Years Eve Tradition Ideas
    family

    5 New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas

    December 30, 2014 - By 

     New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas Just like Christmas, New Year’s Eve is a great time to think about setting traditions for your friends and family to participate in! There are so many different types of traditions you can set anywhere, from activities to games to competitions. Family party? Or adults only? Party in or party out? New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas are endless. We have typically involved our kids in the creation of our family New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas. Some years we skate and watch fireworks in the park. Some years we also do number five on this list.…

  • family

    Thriftybits and my First Giveaway!!!!

    September 15, 2009 - By 

    Thriftybits is my first ever roundup of ideas that are affordable for families. I’m dubbing this Thriftybits. This is a post truly inspired by the name of my blog – thriftymommastips. So in that spirit here are my best tips to pass along this week, the first week of September that both of my children have been in school at the same time. Yippee!! And yet somehow this has translated into more work not less for dear old mommy. How does that work? Also FYI: this is my first giveaway. To win a copy of All The Pretty Horses by…

  • family - Travel

    East Park Golf and Waterpark

    August 3, 2009 - By 

    Thriftymommastips decided to take her family for a holiday weekend adventure at a nearby waterpark in London, known as East Park, 1275 Hamilton Road. While the weather Saturday was lovely and the waterslides excellent the adventure was not inexpensive, so be forewarned. What Can You Expect East Park offers many different packages and many different activities but for the holiday weekend a special family of four for $50 deal was advertised in the newspaper. The deal caught my eye and we figured we’d give the waterslides a whirl. Now it should be noted that we had no complaints and spent…