One of the deals on Living Social today is for discounted Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic Tickets for the week of 12/26 – 12/31/11.

Children’s tickets are $4 and Adult tickets are $6.

This could be a fun family outing!

If you are new to Living Social, you’ll get $5 in “Deal Bucks” when you sign-up.

There’s a Groupon today listed under Chicago for a 2-year subscription to the Chicago Tribune for $20. If you are within the delivery area and have not received the Trib within the last 30 days, you are qualified for the deal.

This might be a fairly inexpensive way to get the paper, full of coupons on Sunday, delivered to your door.

One of the Groupons listed under Chicago today is for a 45 minute Salt Cave Session at Timeless Spa & Salt Cave in Naperville, IL for $10.

My friends and I bought this last time it was available just as something different to do. Very relaxing! When it was over, I poured myself some water from their cooler and the cup slid right out of my hand as I was so relaxed I thought I was gripping it and wasn’t. They said it happens a lot and that’s why the trash can was underneath the cooler spout. LOL.

Just thought I’d share in case you lived within driving distance of Naperville and looking for something different to try.

If you live within the Chicago Area, check to see if your library is included in Macy’s Museum Adventure Pass Program.

The progam “provides free admission to 17 unique cultural destinations throughout the Chicago area to library card holders at over 140 suburban public libraries. This special opportunity is made possible by a generous contribution from Macy’s, the participating cultural organizations, and the DuPage, Metropolitan, and North Suburban Library Systems.”

I did see Brookfield Zoo and Morton Arboretum on the list as places that offer free or discounted rates. Thought I’d mention in case you wanted a zoo day, you could get two free passes to help your expenses.

I saw this mentioned when I was at my local library. I think it goes through 8/31/11, but I can’t be sure.

One of the deals on Family Finds today is for $20 for $40 in Grass Fed Beef and other items from Wallace Farms.

Be sure to read all the details on pick-up locations and their selection of meats.

There are a few Green Festivals going on throughout the year. I know I have a lot of Chicago area readers so I wanted to let you know that ours is this weekend – May 14-15, 2011. You can see more information on it at GreenFestivals.org. Here are the locations of other ones:

Seatle – May 21-22
New York – Oct 1-2
Los Angeles – Oct 29 – 30
San Francisco – Nov 12-13

Kraft Singles is offering their promotion again this year of the Buy One Get One Free Minor League Baseball Tickets on Tuesday Nights when you bring in a Kraft Singles Wrapper to participating locations.

Thanks, Chi-Town Cheapskate!

This deal is valid during home games from April 12-September 6, 2011. Offer not available in Allentown, Dayton, Frisco, Indianapolis, Lansing, Montgomery, Pasco, Reno, Spokane, Tacoma, or Vancouver.

For those of you in Illinois, the teams are the Kane County Cougars and Peoria Chiefs. You can check the MiLB Geographical Team List to see if there are any in your state. We’ve been to a few Kane County Cougars games and they are a lot of fun. They do a great job of providing a lot of family-oriented fun to the game.

For those of you in the Chicago Area, I thought I’d mention that today, 3/25/11 on Groupon, they are selling Morton Arboretum Tickets for $5.

Note: Kids 2 and under are free. It looks like they have a nice kid’s area so this could be a way to have a fun family outing.

One of the deals on Family Finds today (only for Chicago area) is for Two Movie Tickets through Fandango for select movies for $9. One offer per household. You can’t use any credits on this offer.

Movies you can choose from are to use your promo code on are:

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Rodrick Rules
Hop
Rio

This could be a way to have a fun outing with your kids.

For those of you in the Chicagoland Area, Mamapedia is offering a Family Four-Pack Weekend Tour at the Children’s Farm at The Center in Palos Park, Illinois for $10.

This could be a way to have a fun, fairly inexpensive, outing with the family.

If you are in the Chicagoland or Los Angeles County area, Family Finds is offering 2 AMC Gold Experience Movie Tickets for just $6 today.

Groupon has a deal today for the Chicagoland area for $50 for $200 towards a mattress set at any of the 43 participating Chicagoland area Back to Bed stores.

Thought I’d share in case any of you within the Chicagoland area in need up a new set.

The deal for today on Mamapedia under Chicago is for $14 for $28 worth of Kid Friendly CDs from Bloodshot Records.

If you live in the Chicagoland area, shipping with be free.

For those of you thinking about going to Legoland Discovery Center in Schaumburg, IL, here’s another deal option for you. Radio Shopping Show is selling Legoland Discovery Center Tickets for $6 right now for either an adult or child’s ticket. Children 3 and under are free. Regular prices are $19 for adults and $15 for kids. They will charge you a $2 shipping and handling fee for the order and it will be shipped to you.  Note: They are only valid through 5/27/11.

Thanks, Mashup Mom!

Family Finds has a package deal today for Legoland Discover Center that’s located in Schaumburg, IL. You get 2 Adult and 2 Child Admission Tickets for $34. This is a one-day only deal while supplies last.

Thanks, Mashup Mom!

The Walk-Up Prices there are $19 for Adult and $15 for Child to help you compare the discount. It’s basically a BOGO Free ticket deal. Kids 2 and under are Free so don’t include them in your ticket count to determine if this is a good deal for you.

The Savvy Source has a deal on Chicago Children’s Museum Passes today. For $50, you’ll get 10 passes. (a $100 value)

Thanks for sharing, Anna!

Not from the Chicagoland area? There are several other deals for other large cities there, as well.

The Groupon for Sioux Falls, Memphis and Lincoln is for $20 for $40 to spend at Shoebuy.com.

Thanks, Free Snatcher!

Make sure you check a city near you to see what your deals might be. Note: Some deals, you can order from a city even if it’s not near you. Just be sure they’ll ship to your area.

From the Chicagoland area? There’s a $25 for $50 in Gardening Items at Alsip Nursery at either their Franfort, IL or St. John, IN locations. It’s under the Chicago listing. (Alsip Nursery is right down the road in Frankfort from Choo-Choo Johnny’s if you are looking for a way to make a day of it.)

The Groupon for Chicago today is for a One-Year Membership with Discounted and Free Tours to Chicago Architecture Foundation.

They offer two options – $25 for a One Year Membership for one person or $37 for a household membership for 2 adults and up to 3 children under the age of 18.

See the Groupon for exclusions/requirements, etc.

Not from Chicago? Make sure you check a city near you to see what the deal is for today.

Here are a few of the Groupons for today, Monday, August 23, 2010:

Oklahoma City – Get a $70 gift card to MagicKitchen for $35. They offer food delivery services. The expiration date is 1 year. So you could hold it and then use it to ship some meals during the Holidays to some loved ones.

Washington DC (It’s the Side Deal)- Get $50 worth of personalized gifts (Greeting Cards, T-shirts, Mugs, etc)  from Zazzle for $25.

Queens – $35 worth of gourmet coffees, teas, and gifts from Joe’s Coffee House for $15. I love that they sell flowering teas. These make for some fun tea parties with the kids. (Thanks for those, Mrs. Moneysaver!)

Chicago – $30 for $60 in Salon Services at 4 Elements Salon

Make sure you check a city near you to see if there’s anything you can get discounted today. You can sign-up to get their daily newsletter so you don’t miss an update. Remember, some Groupons will let you use the discounts towards shipping, while others will not.

Brookfield Zoo is having “Free Kid’s Days at Brookfield Zoo” from August 16-18th, 2010, thanks to Meijer. Children 11 and under will get their general admission for Free. Adult tickets are $13.50 and parking is $9.

Zoo hours those days are 9:30AM – 6PM.

I heard this on the radio when I was out yesterday. I thought it might be a way for some of you to save a little money going to the Zoo this year.

The Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois is having their “Day Out with Thomas” again this year. The dates for the event are:

Friday August 13 – Sunday Aug 15th
Saturday August 21st – Sunday August 22nd

The Ticket price is $18.00 each. All riders of the train with Thomas the Tank Engine™ who have passed their second birthday must have a ticket. Day Out With Thomas tickets include one train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine™ for the trip specified on the Day Out With Thomas ticket, unlimited rides on all other trains and streetcars; all entertainment (puppet shows, live music, magic shows, etc.); and access to all Museum exhibits on the date specified on the ticket.

You can order your tickets online.

Thanks goes to my brother for the reminder on this one!

Jewel has a 4-Day Sale this week on Kellogg’s Cereal that goes through Wednesday, July 28, 2010. When you buy 4 boxes of participating Kellogg’s Cereal (or Quaker Cereals) you’ll get them for just $1.75.

Well, RedPlum just released some $1/2 Kellogg’s Cereal Printable Coupons that can sweeten that price down to just $1.25 when you use two $1/2 coupons and buy 4 boxes.

Just thought I’d share in case you were running low and needing more to stockpile.

For those of you in the Chicago Tribune delivery area, here’s a possible deal for you. Groupon’s deal of the day for Chicago is a 1-year subscription (Sunday only paper) to the Chicago Tribune for just $13. That averages out to just $.25 a week!

Note: After the year is up, you are not guaranteed the same rate. This is for new Customers only or people who haven’t had the Trib delivered within the last 30 Days. Keep in mind this isn’t for an entire week but just for the Sunday paper.

What a hot deal for those of you wanting extra coupons!

Not from the Chicago area? Be sure to check Groupon to see what deal is on for a big city near you.