Frugal Family: Five Deals to Stretch the Family Budget

Welcome back to our weekly rundown of five local deals to help with your family’s bottom line. Since we do the scouting, we save you time as well as money.

This week we scoured our local sources and found savings from dinner to dessert, with restaurant savings, a kids-eat-free deal--and ice cream, for 31-cents a scoop! Plus as Administrative Professional's Day is this week, we found savings on flowers -- to reward that person(s) in your office who keeps everything going smoothly. Remember to check with the merchant for additional conditions, if any:

1. Restaurant Savings: , 6834 New Hampshire Ave., 301-270-5252.

Deal: Get a $25 gift certificate for $10, when purchased through Restaurant.com.

Good through:  Ongoing; certificate purchase online only. Check website for details and updates.

2. Ice Cream: , 6851 New Hampshire Ave., 301-270-2445 (and other participating locations).

Deal: Get a scoop (or two) of ice cream for only 31 cents per scoop while helping a cause—Baskin & Robbins is honoring the nation's firefighters by donating $100,000 to National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Good through: Wednesday, April 27, 5 - 10 p.m.

3. Kids Meal Deal: , 933 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, 301-588-1192.

Deal: Kids eat free at lunch or dinner every Wednesday.

Good through: Ongoing (on Wednesdays).

4. Flowers - Cut, Potted or Arranged: , 909 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, 301-565-0686 (and other locations).

Deal: Administrative Professionals day is Wednesday— save while picking up a floral thank-you for the person(s) who helps your office run smoothly: Potted hyacinths are $2.99 (4-inch);  potted tulips $5.99 (6-inch), and floral arrangements start at $14.99. Bouquets and cut flowers also on sale (including 18 roses for just $12.99) .

Good through: April 26 (hurry!)

5. Games and free Pizza: (various locations)

Deal: Have an at-home game night and receive a free Tombstone pizza coupon, with the purchase of any Hasbro-brand game and Hasbro's online offer. Suggested local locations to pick up a game are , or .

Good through: Game must be purchased by April 30; send in receipt as proof of purchase.

Happy Savings!