Frugal Family: Deals at Cubsprouts, Four Corners Arts Center and Not Your Average Joe's

We have another five great deals for you this week! So, I’m curious to what you think? Has anyone tried anything we have suggested?

Don’t forget to recommend to your friends on Facebook and Twitter or add your own deals in the comment section.

1.
Arianna Huffington, cofounder of The Huffington Post, and Joseph E. Stiglitz Nobel Prize winner are on live broadcast interviews via satellite from the 92nd Street Y in New York City, and the Four Corners Arts Center is broadcasting the talk. It is among the art center's acclaimed series of broadcast interviews and panel discussions on current ideas.
When: Wed. March 2, 8 p.m.
Deal: Free to the public

2. Not Your Average Joe’s
Free Wednesday Night Samplings
Deal: Come by any Wednesday night in March for a complimentary sampling from our global menu, featuring a different dish each week. They many Massachusetts locations, including Dartmouth.
Good through: March, 30 2011

3. Clubsprouts - Music is Fun!
Where: , 110 Sandy Point Ave., Portsmouth
Kids ages 0 to 5 and parents, come and join Ms. Laurie for a fun filled 45-minute class incorporating, song, movement, rhythm instruments, musical books, visual stimulation and musical play. Cognitive, motor, and social skills are enhanced while promoting creativity. Sessions are 6 weeks (6 classes) long, with a cost of $100 per session for the first child. Additional siblings are $80 per session.
Session 4 will begin the week of Mar. 9, Wed. morning, 9:30 to 10:15  a.m. or Thursday morning, 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. This session will break for both Pennfield and public school vacations and will end the week of May 4. Call Laurie at 401-683-0534 or email Laurie@Clubsprouts.com
Deal: Sign up before March 5 and get 20% off! No payment due until first class. Gift certificates available.

4.
I hope you saved that P&G flyer that came in the mail this week, because it’s going to make you money! The deals this week are more toothpaste (if you have four kids who each want their own tube, you won’t be sick of these deals!).
Deal: Crest Pro-Health Rinse or 3D White Toothpaste or Satin Flos - each $3.29 with $3.29 extra bucks reward. All three have a $1 coupon in the P&G flyer, which means you can be +$1! For an Oral-B toothbrush, there's a $3 coupon in Sunday’s paper and $3 extra bucks = FREE!
Good through: March 5, 2011

5. Make your own laundry detergent
The cost savings of this is HUGE not to mention less chemicals going into your family’s clothes. I have been using this for over a year with great results. Just follow these steps:
a. Boil 4 cups water.
b. Grate one bar of soap into small shavings (that’s a pain; I have taken to cutting it into the smallest pieces I can with a knife). Slowly add to boiling water and stir until dissolved. Lower heat to simmer.
c. Put 3 gallons of hot water into a five gallon bucket.
d. Add one cup washing soda and ½ cup borax and the dissolved soap. Stir until combined.
e. Cover and let stand for 24 hours.
Tip: It is very clumpy and does better if shaken, which is rather hard to do with a five gallon bucket. I have a friend who saved her detergent bottles and pours the homemade detergent into these. Also easier for dispensing this way.