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August 11 & 12 Lowes Free Kids Workshop – Shrek Dragon

Lowe’s offers a great ‘Build and Grow’ Clinic for kids. This weekend they are offering the same clinic at two different times: Saturday, August 11th at 10am and Sunday, August 12th at 2pm. The kids will be building a Shrek Dragon Ride.

The first 50 to register and be present at the store will receive the kit, an apron, and goggles. the recommended ages is 1st-5th grade.

For more information, store locations, and preregistration visit Lowe’s Build And Grow here. They recently re-did their site and some new things including buying Kids Kits and family projects.

Archiver’s Coupons – 43% off 1 Item Valid Thru 8/12

Here is the new Archiver’s coupon this week. Another high value one valid all week long.

43% off one item

Make sure you read the restrictions on the coupon. Valid thru August 12th. Also, tomorrow, Tuesday August 7th, get 50% off all copies and photo prints.

2012 Tax Free Weekend – August 3-5 (Missouri and More)

Numerous states are having Back to School Sales Tax Holiday this weekend. I have listed them below with a link for more information to what is included.

Today, August 3rd, is the start of Missouri’s Tax Free Weekend. Qualifying purchases include any article of clothing under $100, $50 worth of school supplies per purchase, computer software under $350, and computers under $3500. Some cities and counties have elected NOT to participate. View that list here. Some local St. Louis area cities NOT participating are:

Ballwin
Brentwood
Bridgeton
Clayton
Des Peres
Ellisville
Fenton
Ferguson
Kirkwood
Ladue
Maplewood
Overland
Richmond Heights
St. Ann
St. Peters
University City
Webster Groves

For more information regarding Missouri’s tax free weekend, visit the Department of Venue here.

Other states participating in the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday this weekend are:

Alabama – http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/
Arkansas – http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/
Florida – http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/
Iowa – http://www.iowaccess.org/tax/
New Mexico – http://www.tax.newmexico.gov
North Carolina – http://www.dornc.com/
Oklahoma – http://www.tax.ok.gov/
South Carolina – http://www.sctax.org/
Tennessee – http://tn.gov/revenue/
Virginia – http://www.tax.virginia.gov/

Free Home Depot Kids Workshop Aug 4 – Build a Cork Bulletin Board

This Saturday, August 4th, Home Depot is having another FREE workshop for kids, ages 5-12. The event is 9am – 12pm. This month they are making a cork bulletin board! The kids will not only get to keep their completed project, but they also receive a kid-size orange apron, commemorative pin, and certificate of achievement. Every kids is also provided with Dr. Seuss’ Lorax activity sheets, Lorax create-you-own mustache kits, and Lorax sticker sheets.

Visit their site for more information and to find a local store.