Frugal Family: Free Food and Entertainment for Your Family

Each week, Patch brings you the best local deals in shopping and entertainment so you can bring the best to your family.

O’Charley’s (1242 S. Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood) tops this week's chart with its kids special. For every adult meal purchased, you will get two, that’s right, two kids’ meals absolutely free. Enjoy some summertime entertainment at one our area’s most treasured places. Laumeier Sculpture Park (12580 Rott Road in Sunset Hills) hosts Friday night movies and music during the month of June. This Friday, June 10, is family night at LOMA: Laumeier Outdoor Music Amphitheatre. Music begins at 7 p.m. with the world rhythms of Samba Born, followed by the showing of Madagascar at dusk (around 8:30 p.m.) Pack a cooler and the kids. It’s all free. Are you, or someone you know, facing foreclosure? Find out everything you need to know in a free seminar at …

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Frugal Family: Four Great Deals for Your Week

Patch scours neighborhood area shops to find the best deals on items you use for your family everyday.

Stock up on summer time play wear for your family. Target in Kirkwood (1042 Kirkwood Road) has incredible deals this week on children’s clothing by Circo and Cherokee. Tank tops and knit shorts for girls, sized 4-16, are just $3. Boys tees and short, sizes 4-18 are also only $3. These prices are good through May 28. Spruce up your yard for those outdoor gatherings and get a start on your summer vegetable garden. From now through May 26, Sappington Garden Shop in Crestwood (11530 Gravois Road) is offering 20 percent off lawn accessories like gazing globes and stands, bird baths, flags, fire pots, stepping stones, statues, rain gauges and yard stakes. They are also offering 4.2 inch pots or six packs of vegetable plants for only $1.49. Great…

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Frugal Family: Discount Batteries and Other Weekend Deals

From tights for your little cutie to an afternoon of food and fun, Patch brings you this weeks special deals.

Have you ever stolen the batteries from your digital camera because your remote control died? Then you miss that special moment of your daughter’s smiling face because, well, there are no batteries in the camera? Avoid the battery shuffle by stocking up. This week, now through May 21, Walgreens, 9807 Watson Rd., in Crestwood has buy one get one free, eight-packs of AA and AAA Alkaline Batteries for only $6.99. Also available are four-packs of C and D sizes, as well as two- pack 9-volts. Get in on Pizza Madness. For a limited time, you can feed your hungry family with pizza from Weber’s Front Row, 8169 Big Bend Blvd., in Webster Groves. They are offering one topping, medium pizzas all day long for only $5. The offer is for carry out only …

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Frugal Family: Mother's Day Brings Out Bargains

With Mother's Day just around the corner, Patch sought out some great bargains to honor area moms.

Scheidt True Value Hardware in Maplewood is packed full of great patio and outdoor gift ideas for mom this Mother’s Day. Get a Sling Recliner Lounge Chair, usually $79.99 for only $39.99 during the month of May. They also have solar stake garden lights in butterfly and dragon fly designs. Prices usually at $9.99, they are now only $4.99. With an emphasis on the growing cloth diaper industry, Cotton Babies, 9916 Kennerly Road, offers a new way to care for your baby. From now until May 31, buy five bumGenuis 4.0 cloth diapers and get one free. The regular price for this service is $104.70, but with this special sale, they are now available for only $86.90. This special can be found in-store or delivered to directly to your home with free …

Frugal Family: $2 off Allergy Medicine

Frugal Family clues area residents on to a handful of cheap deals and freebies each week.

Since the Frugal Family column started at the beginning of February, the weekly feature has alerted the readership of Patch to dozens of deals on groceries, clothes, kids' toys, tools, household items and entertainment options. True to form, this week we continue the parade of freebies and discounts in the community. As always, we encourage readers to comment at the bottom of the page with feedback and further suggestions for local savings. 1. Walgreens in Brentwood Pick up a coupon book in the store and check out the wide array of coupons to help you "Get Your Bunny's Worth." Our pick will help those with spring allergies treat their runny noses, itchy throats and watery eyes. Deal: The 100-count economy box of Wal-dryl Allergy tablets …

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Frugal Family: Take 15 Percent Off Tile

Patch presents readers with five opportunities to save money this week.

Patch is looking out for families on a budget. Each week, we publish a column naming five discounts at a variety of businesses, as well as free events, to help our readers save cash on the basics and entertainment. This week's edition of Frugal Family includes an idea for families looking to add some value to their homes with some new tile. 1. Shop 'n Save in Maplewood As usual, frugal families need look no further than Shop 'n Save for nice prices on groceries. Deal: Come out for Coupon Thursday and take $10 off a purchase of $50, no printed coupon needed. Good Through: April 21 only 2. Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood Bring a guitar, a date or both for three hours of bluegrass. Deal: The Bottleworks hosts an Open Bluegrass Jam on "…

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Frugal Family: $3 Off Trays of Annual Plants

Maplewood-Brentwood Patch presents Frugal Family, a weekly column dedicated to announcing great savings.

Were you just contemplating withdrawing a hunk of cash from your ATM so you could shop for some basic items? In the words of Johnny Depp from Donnie Brasco, "fuhgeddaboudit." Once again, the Frugal Family column is here to announce five discounts and freebies for families to enjoy, saving our readers from extra trips to the bank. 1. Brentwood Public Library Get your game on twice a month at Brentwood Public Library, with no registration needed. Deal: Play Scrabble for free every second and fourth Thursday. Everyone is welcome. Good Through: Continuous 2. Sugar Creek Gardens in Kirkwood Spring has sprung, and now is the time to add some blooms, herbs and vegetables to your garden. Deal: Trays of 36 or 48 annuals are just $12.99, reduced …

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Frugal Family: 20 Percent Off Hitachi Power Tools

Once a week, Patch presents a list of five opportunities to save some cash.

Maplewood-Brentwood Patch wants to help you kick off April right with another selection of great discounts from businesses in the area. Each week, our Frugal Family column publishes a variety of opportunities for savings to keep your checking account out of the red. And as the weather heats up, so do the deals. This edition even includes two totally free events. 1. Lowe's Home Improvement in Maplewood If you're gearing up for some home improvement projects, now may be the time to stock up on new power tools. Deal: Take up to 20 percent off a selection of 11 Hitachi tools. Check the image gallery for two examples of items on sale. Good Through: May 6 2. Repertory Theatre of St. Louis in Webster Groves See a collection of plays written by …

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Frugal Family: Deals and Steals at Plato's Closet

Frugal Family is a weekly column dedicated to informing people in the community of great deals and freebies.

Fingers crossed, but it seems as though we've made it through what should be winter's last stand over the previous weekend. With the high end of Weather.com forecasts in the 60s for this coming weekend, the time is right for some frugal shopping in the community. Here at Patch, we hope to clue in readers each week to a selection of five choice deals from area businesses. 1. Saint Louis Cellars in Maplewood Five hours of free tastings is a hard deal to beat for adults hoping to brush up on their knowledge of wine. Deal: Visit Saint Louis Cellars this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. to taste from a selection of more than 90 wines as part of the store's annual Spring Fling promotion. RSVP on the Facebook event page. Good Through: April 2 2. …

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Frugal Family: Save 25 Percent on Pet Supplies

Maplewood-Brentwood Patch offers up five local deals to save you some cash.

Spring is in the air. In St. Louis, that usually means a mix of beautiful, clear skies and heart-rending thunderstorms. Here at Patch, we want to help you weather the weather with great discounts on a variety of items. With a little something for everyone in this week's list of five discounts, the Frugal Family column aims to make your soggy days a little nicer and sunny days that much brighter. 1. ALDI in Maplewood Forget canned goods. After a long, dull winter, it's time to awaken your taste buds with some fresh produce. Deal: Pineapples cost just 99 cents apiece. Good Through: March 26 2. Applegate's Deli in Brentwood Applegate's offers a tempting weekly special to help feed your family for cheap. Deal: Every Tuesday, customers can …

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