What mom doesn’t like free stuff :-), well I like free stuff that’s for sure, so here is a random smattering of free stuff that you can get right off of the Shop For Mom website.
KATE MIDDLETON PAPER DOLL
Disney’s Family.com is offering free paper dolls for young ladies. All you have to do is print the paper doll on card stock and cut out the dresses. This is really fun if you have a kiddo who is into Princesses or fashion. Follow this link to the paper doll set.
http://a.family.go.com/images/cms/disney/PDFs/princess-kate-middleton-paper-doll-printables-0311.pdf
AMAZON.COM FREE E-BOOKS
The Kindle store at amazon.com sells ebooks that can be downloaded to a Kindle, an e-reader, your phone or a computer. Part of their online store gives away free books. Most of the books offered for free are the classics, but its always good to either re-read the best or read them for the first time. If you want a wider selection, they also offer books for only $.99 as well.
TARGET FREE RE-USABLE BAG ON EARTH DAY APRIL 17, 2011
Target.com is advertising their free promotion for earth day April 17, 2011. You will have to go to the store on earth day to get your free reusable bag, but the first 1 million costumers to come into their local TARGET store will get a free re-usable bag made of recycled bottles. Its a really nice size and has a cute design, so get up early and get out to Target on earth day.
BABYFIT.COM
Babyfit.com is an online resource for new and pregnant moms, where they offer a great community of mothers as well as FREE diet and exercise plans and nutrition to help keep you fit and healthy all through your pregnancy. This is a great free online resource for any of you moms out there expecting your first or adding another.
FREE OLD MOVIES
http://emol.org/movies/catalog/index.html This website offers free public domain movies to your computer or can be downloaded to a media device. Since most of these movies are public domain, the rights to use them are free. The films are from the 1930’s to 1960’s but are fantastic for a family movie night and guaranteed a good time for your kids (maybe not teenagers, unless they are feeling retro cool!). As a parent I love these old movies cause I know that they won’t have too much violence, swearing or morally questionable acts, which makes me feel great. Also, I’m a bit of a nostalgic sap and I loved these movies as kids and I still love them.
They have cartoons like Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Shirley Temple and other classic greats.
FREE INTERNET PHONE CALLS
While I figure most people know about using Skype, which is an internet phone that gives you free computer to computer calls, you may not know that there are a host of other free services out there that offer PC/Mac to phone telephone calls. This is incredible. I remember the days when an international call cost hundreds of dollars, especially if it was eeh hem, the late 1980’s and you were calling a boyfriend oversees. But, I just Skyped with my friend in Spain for over an hour and it cost me….nada! Zilch! Zero dollars, this is rather incredible in my book.
GOOGLE VOICE is a Google sponsored service that provides telephone services on a host of different phone platforms, like your computer, home phone, iphone, cell phone etc. and by using one google number you can have any phone or device you chose answer the call…FOR FREE…very very cool.
iCall.com is another free internet phone service that allows you to call from your computer to any phone using free downloadable software. Again, these are very cool features, especially if you are calling loved ones that are far away.
And last but not least.
Oovoo.com which is a competitor to Skype that allows you to make internet calls all over the world for free. Oovoo also allows you to have up to six participants in one call. Again this is technology that only a few years ago cost thousands of dollars and needed to be held in special audio/visual arenas and now you can video call a multitude of friends, family and co-workers for free from the comfort of your own home. WOW.
