My oldest girls love making crafts. One of them even has the goal of knitting all of her Christmas gifts. So, I thought finger knitting would be a fun craft to do together.
Finger knitting makes great garland for the fireplace or for the tree. My girls wanted to decorate their headboards with the garland, but 2/3 of them ended up making snakes – not quite the length of garland. Seriously, this is so easy to do, it just takes a while if you don’t use a thick yarn. Actual quote from my 9-year-old, “Wow! This is so easy.”
Supplies:
1 Skein of Yarn (makes the length of a fireplace mantle)
Directions:
1. Pull out a “tail” of yarn that you’ll only use to tie the garland later on.
2. Make it about 5″ long and hold it between your thumb and hand.
3. Pull from the skein and weave the yarn “over, under” each of your 4 remaining fingers until there are 2 “loops” on each finger with your palm face up. Loop all of the yarn fairly loosely, it will make your life a lot easier. My 6-year-old kept getting frustrated that hers was so tight.
4. Pull the bottom loop over the top of your finger so you’re just left with one loop on the four fingers.
5. The garland will start to form behind your hand and you’ll keep going until you’ve finished the skein or it’s as long as you need.
6. To cast off, there should be one loop on your four fingers, start at your pinky and transfer that loop to the finger next to it, then pull the bottom loop from that finger, over the top so you’re left with one loop, and transfer that loop to your next finger until you’ve moved all of them. Tie a knot in the end.
The smaller yarn is great for making “snakes” or necklaces. If you’re planning on making a garland, I suggest a thicker yarn like the one below.
All three of the girls loved doing the craft and even my 6-year-old (who isn’t as crafty as the other two) caught on quickly and said how easy it was. If you’re more of a visual learner, there are plenty of Youtube finger knitting tutorials.
See more DIY Christmas ideas.
Needing a new stroller or car seat for your infant? Amazon has a great deal on a Graco Fast Action stroller and car seat for $151.99. That’s a super offer considering that this stroller and car seat combo is usually priced at $219.99 (that’s $68 off).
The Graco Fast Action Fold Classic Connect Travel System is super light and easy to transport and you can fold it up in one swift and easy motion compared to most strollers. The car seat holds an infant up to 22 lbs and comes with the package.
Heads up, the sale is really only on this one color combination.
See more online shopping deals
40% off and free 2-day shipping at the Gap through 11/18
Easy Bake Oven $37 shipped. Read More→
Here are all of the deals in the Publix Ad 11/20-11/26. This a really, really great ad with some rare BOGO deals including: Publix Butter, Chex Cereal, Cranberries, Carnation Milk, Sparkling Grape Juice, Sugar and more.
Want to make getting ready even easier? Go here to have all of the Coupons.com coupons preselected!
Additional Publix Deals
Unadvertised Deals
Grocery Flyer
Personal Care Flyer
If you know of additional deals, please leave them in a comment below.
Buy One Get Ones
- Celery, at $1.99 (99¢) ea.
- Cranberries, 12 oz, at $2.99 ($1.49)
-$1 off Ocean Spray fresh cranberries, 12 oz bag (Facebook) printable
-$1 off Ocean Spray fresh cranberries printable
(makes it 49¢ – if included) - Collard, Turnip or Kale Greens, 16 oz, at $2.99 ($1.49)
- Publix Sweet Cream Butter, 16 oz, at $4.29 ($2.14)
- Athenos Crumbled Feta Cheese, 3.5-4 oz, at $3.19 ($1.59)
-$1/2 Produce WYB (1) Athenos feta cheese, On Select Athenos products - Breyers Ice Cream or Frozen Dairy Dessert, 1.5 qt., at $5.49 ($2.74)
-$1 off Breyers ice cream (Publix Coupon) printable
-.25/1 Ice Cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet and sherbet, 1.5 qt. +, excl dairy substitute, novelties, multi-packs, Ibotta App mobile coupon
(makes it $1.49 after Ibotta) - Cool Whip Topping, 8 oz, at $1.99 (99¢)
-$1 off Cool Whip WYB (1) Mrs. Smith’s pie or cobbler, 27 oz+ printable - Sara Lee Pound Cakeor Cheesecake, 9.6-30 oz, at $7.99 ($3.99)
-.55/1 Sara Lee frozen sweet goods item, RP 11/09
(makes it $3.44) Read More→
This Starbucks coupon is new in two ways. It’s newly released, but is also the first coupon I’ve seen for Starbucks Single Origin Coffee products which started popping up in grocery stores in mid-September.
This coupon will work on 10 oz bags or k-cups. Remember, you can print two copies for double the savings!
Starbucks Coupon
-$2 off Starbucks Single Origin Coffee, 10 oz bag or 10 ct. k cups printable
Starbucks Single Origin coffee re new blends “sourced from one country, a region within a country, or sometimes even just a single estate or farm.” Blends come from Guatemala, Rwanda and Timor (an island in Indonesia). Print this coupon and give them a try with a discount!
More great grocery deals to grab…
Here’s the latest list of Walmart deals. My favorite new sales this week are Blue Diamond Almond Breeze for under $1 and great prices on Trix cereal, Angel Soft bath tissue 4 pack.
If you see any expired coupons or find extra deals in your store, please let me know in the comments section.
New Deals
- General Mills Trix, 10.7 oz, $2.82
-.75/1 General Mills Trix cereal printable
-.75/1 General Mills Trix cereal printable
-.75/1 General Mills
Trix cereal printable
-.75/1 General Mills Trix cereal printable
(use .75/1, makes it $2.07) - Hostess Donettes, Frosted Mini Donuts, 14.07 oz, $2
-$1/2 Hostess snacks or bagged Donettes, 8 oz+ printable
-$1/2 Hostess snacks or bagged Donettes, 8 oz+ printable
(use $1/2, makes it $1.50 each) - Lindsay Olives, 4.5 oz, $4.24
-$1/2 Lindsay olives products, sign up printable
-$1/2 Lindsay Olives printable
-$1/2 Lindsay olives printable
-$1/2 Lindsay olives printable
-$1/2 Lindsay olives cans, enter sweepstakes printable
-$1/2 Lindsay olives, sign up printable
(use $1/2, makes it $3.74) - Dole Fruit & Oatmeal, 2 ct., $2.78
-$1/2 Dole Fruit & Oatmeal, SS 9/28
-.75/1 Dole Fruit & Oatmeal, October All You magazine
(use .75/1, makes it $2.03) - Equal Spoonful Zero Calorie Sweetener, 4 oz, $2.78
-$1 off Equal zero calorie sweetener printable
-$1 off Equal sweetener, SS 10/26
(use $1 off, makes it $1.78) - Angel Soft Bath Tissue, 4 count, $2
-.25/1 Angel Soft bath tissue printable
-.45/1 Angel Soft bath tissue, RP 11/02
-$1/2 Angel Soft bath tissue, RP 11/02
(use $1/2, makes it $1.50) - Dryel Starter Kit, 6.97 Read More→
When I was a kid, one of my favorite toys was the Easy Bake Oven. Have you seen Easy Bake Ovens recently? They’ve really stepped up their game since the 80’s and 90’s and they’re still fun to play with!
Easy Bake Oven has been around for 50 years helping your kids make delicious Easy Bake treats. Maybe an Easy Bake Oven is what your child needs to realize their passion for cooking (maybe one day they’ll be a Top Chef judge)! The ovens now are stylish, modern, and a great gift idea for tweens. They can even start making their own sweet and savory snacks when they have their friends over. These Easy Bake Ovens feature a heating element similar to a conventional oven that doesn’t require a light bulb like the older models.
The Giveaway:
2 Southern Savers readers will win an Easy Bake Ultimate Oven signed by Gail Simmons, Top Chef judge.
To Enter:
Leave a comment below telling me the first thing you learned to cook.
This giveaway is sponsored by Hasbro, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Keep those teeth clean with a new Oral B toothbrush coupon that you will want to make sure and print.
Starting Wednesday, 11/19, you can use this coupon at Bi-Lo to get an Oral B toothbrush for 49¢. This is a great time to stock up and have some extra toothbrushes on hand or you can always donate them!
Oral B Toothbrush Coupon
.50/1 Oral-B Sensi, Pro Health, Complete, or 3D White Toothbrush printable
Deal Idea:
Buy:
Oral B Toothbrush $1.49
Use:
.50/1 Oral-B Sensi, Pro Health, Complete, or 3D White Toothbrush printable
makes it 49¢
Other Deals to Grab:
Here are the best baby deals this week! There are not as many deals on wipes this week, but lots of deals on diapers and baby food. Print your coupons and stock up!
For expectant moms: Don’t forget that you can also create an Amazon baby registry right now and be entered to win an Amazon gift card!
Plus you will get 10% off your entire order to help you complete your registry closer to your due date. If you see any deals that I might have missed, feel free to leave a comment below to share.
Diapers
- Publix- Pampers Diapers, 18-50 ct., $5 off wyb (2) (exp 11/18)
Pampers Diapers, Jumbo Pack, $11.99
-$2 off Pampers Cruisers diapers AND Pampers wipes, 56 ct.+ (exp 11/18) printable (limit reached)
-$1.50 off Pampers Swaddlers diapers, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$2 off Pampers diapers or pants AND wipes, 56 ct.+, PG 10/26
-$1.50 off Pampers Baby Dry diapers, excl trial/travel size printable
-$1.50 off Pampers Cruisers, Extra Protection or Baby Dry diapers, excl trial size, Publix eCoupon
-$1.50 off Pampers Swaddlers or Swaddlers Sensitive diapers, excl trial size, Publix eCoupon
-$1 off Pampers Swaddlers or Cruisers diapers, Target Baby Home Mailer
-$1.50 off Pampers Swaddlers Diapers printable
-$1.50 off Pampers Cruisers Diapers printable
-$2 off Pampers Baby Dry Diapers, (zip 77477) printable
-$2 off Pampers Cruisers Diapers, (zip 77477) printable
-$2 off Pampers Swaddlers Diapers, (zip 77477) printable
-$1.50 off Pampers Baby Dry diapers, excl trial/travel size printable
(buy (2), use (2) $2 off, makes it $6.74 ea. after Ibotta) - CVS- $10 Gift Card to Select Stores wyb $30 in participating products – Huggies or Pampers Diapers, Pull-Ups, Overnights, GoodNites or Tru Fit Refills, Jumbo Pack, $8.99 (exp 11/22)
-$2 off Huggies Pull-Ups training pants, jumbo pk.+ printable
-$2 off Huggies Goodnites printable
-$2 off Huggies Pull-Ups training pants, jumbo pk.+ printable
-$2 off Huggies diapers, 20 ct.+ printable
-$1.50 off Huggies Diapers printable
-$1.50 off Huggies Little Movers diapers printable
-$1.50 off Huggies diapers, Pick Up the Values booklet
-$2 off Huggies Little Snugglers, Little Movers or Overnites, Pick Up the Values booklet
-$2 off Huggies Pull-Ups training pants, jumbo pk.+, Pick Up the Values booklet
-$1 off Huggies GoodNites Tru-Fit refill packs printable
-$1.50 off Huggies Little Movers Diapers printable
-$1.50 off Pampers Swaddlers diapers, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$1.50 off Huggies diapers printable
-$1.50 off Pampers Swaddlers Diapers printable
-$1.50 off Pampers Cruisers Diapers printable
-$2 off Pampers Baby Dry Diapers, (zip 77477) printable
-$2 off Pampers Cruisers Diapers, (zip 77477) printable
-$2 off Pampers Swaddlers Diapers, (zip 77477) printable
-$1.50 off Pampers Easy Up Trainers printable
-$2 off Huggies diapers (CVS Coupon) (exp 11/19) printable (limit reached)
-$4.50/2 Huggies diapers (CVS Coupon) (exp 11/19) printable (limit reached)
-$1.50 off Pampers Easy Up Trainers printable
-$5 off Diapers, Training Pants or Wipes purchase, $30 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center
-$1.50 off Huggies GoodNites Tru-Fit refill pack, SS 11/16
-$2 off Huggies GoodNites underwear or bed mats, jumbo pack +, SS 11/16
-$1.50 off Huggies Little Snugglers Diapers printable
(buy (4), use $5/$30 store and (4) $2 off mfr, makes it $3.24 ea, ) Read More→
You can have a ton of fun shopping for children ages 2-3. This is a fun age where they loves toys, books, puzzles, and more. They also love boxes and wrapping paper, so if anything just start wrapping things they already own!! Here are some of the top gifts for children ages 2-3.
This is the age they really start to enjoy Christmas, open their own gifts, and show their excitement. I have a feeling that you may enjoy watching them almost more than getting your own gifts!
Top Gifts for 2-3
Books, $5-$15
This age group loves books! While they can’t read yet (unless you have a baby genius on your hands), they still love being read to.
Some favorite books:
Cat by Matthew Van Fleet
Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz
VTech Go! Go! Smart Animals Zoo Explorers Playset, $35
This fun playset teaches children about colors, animals, and more. It also has educational songs and games (that you can turn off if you want to just have quiet play).
Disney Doc McStuffins Get Better Talking Mobile, $45
This fun toy has a bandage dispenser, medical equipment, a motion activated siren and more! It is a top toy for Doc McStuffin fans.
Disney Frozen Snow Glow Elsa, $28
All things Frozen are a hit this year! If you are shopping for a boy who doesn’t want an Elsa doll, try Olaf.
Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building Bag, 80-Piece, $15
This is a great first set of blocks. They are easy to clean, durable, and colorful. At this age, they can easily assemble and take apart towers and buildings without any frustration.
Little Tikes Super Chef Kitchen, $58
Kids love to play pretend! This great kitchen is available in gender neutral colors and comes with 1 Coffee Pot, 2 Plates, 2 Cups, 2 Forks, 2 Knives, 2 Spoons, 1 Frying Pan and 1 Phone. Save some empty cake mix and small cereal boxes for a frugal way to add “food” to their kitchen too.
B. Woofer Hound Dog Guitar, $20
This fun guitar plays (20) songs and (9) doggie ditties. There are realistic strings and fun buttons.
Alex Toys Button Art, $11
Develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and creative thinking. Kids will match and snap to complete the picture.
Let’s Imagine Elmo, $20
This Elmo has 4 interactive play modes, counts up to 20, and comes with fun accessories.
Fisher Price Grill Playset, $30
This fun grill includes the Fisher-Price Grill, hot dog, fish and set of tongs.
What is your favorite gift for this age group?
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