A is for Alligator Craft

My kids, especially my 4-year old, love to do crafts. I'm not that handy when it comes to crafts but the internet is full of fun ideas that are easy and my favorite part - FRUGAL!

I saw this cute craft idea on Totally Tots but apparently the idea originates from one of my all-time favorite bloggers, No Time For Flashcards.

All you need:

• Green foam or green construction paper
• White foam triangles or white construction paper
• Googly eyes (Go to the Dollar Tree, people!)
• Glue

Cut an uppercase 'A' out of the foam sheet or construction paper. Also cut two triangles from the green paper to use for the eyes.

Cut small triangles out of the white foam or construction paper to use as teeth for the alligator.

Turn the 'A' onto its side and glue the green triangles to the 'A' so that they look like eyes popping up.

Glue googly eyes onto the the green triangles.

How easy is that!? But way too cute to pass up!

"Ooooooh, here comes the alligator!" (That's exactly what she was saying as I snapped this blurry pic!)

 

"Helloooooo, I'm an ALLIGATOR!", she growls here:

 

 Finished project is too cute!! (The glitter glue we used makes it look like our alligator has gingivitis!)

Harris Teeter

Muellers whole grain spaghetti (3)
RP $1.89. SP $0.95. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - Free

Muellers hidden veggie pasta (3)
RP $1.89. SP $0.95. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - Free

Sunlight dish pacs
RP $4.49. SP $2.24. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $1.24

Bridgford rolls
RP $3.69. SP $2.99. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $1.49

Tyson chicken strips (2)
RP $8.45. SP $4.22. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $2.72

Heluva Good dip
RP $2.29. SP $1.67. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.17

Eggs (2)
RP $1.89. SP - $0.95

Boneless chicken (5 2.5-lb bags)
RP $10.99. SP Buy 2, Get 3 Free. FP - $4.40 each ($1.76/lb)

Final shopping total - $98.33
OOP - $33.11
Saved - $65.22 (about 66%)

Lowes Foods Super Doubles 6/6

There are some crazy deals this week at Lowes! What are you guys finding?

Nectresse (3)
RP $4.35. Minus $2.00 coupon (03-24 RP). FP - $0.35

PET ice cream (3)
RP $3.99. SP $3.00. Minus $1.00 coupon (05-12 SS). FP - $1.00

Febreze air effects (2)
RP $3.45. SP $3.00. Minus $1.50 coupon (June P&G). FP - Free

Land o Frost minis (3)
RP $3.99. SP $1.99. Minus $1.00 coupon (5-12 RP; there was one on coupons.com but it may be gone now). FP - Free

Mueller spaghetti (various) (8)
RP $0.99. Minus $1.00/2 coupon (expires 6-08-13) (5-12 SS). FP - Free

Schick Quattro razor
RP $8.89. Minus $2.00 coupon (5-19 SS). FP - $4.89

Head and Shoulders
RP $6.69. SP $4.79. Minus $2.00 coupon (June P&G). FP - $0.79

Secret deodorant
RP $1.99. Minus $1.00 coupon (June P&G). FP - Free

Arm & Hammer spinbrush (2)
RP $9.49. SP $5.99. Minus $2.00 coupon (there was a $1.00 coupon in the 4-21 SS; the $2.00 one is on the A&H website). FP - $1.99

Used a 10% off frozen foods coupon.

Final shopping total - $90.30
OOP - $14.36
Saved - $75.94 (about 84%)  

Lowes Foods Super Doubles 6/5

Turkey Hill ice cream (3)
RP $4.99. SP $3.00. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $1.00

Luigi's italian ice (4)
RP $3.99. SP $2.00. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - Free

PET ice cream (2)
RP $3.99. SP $3.00. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $1.00

Fruttare ice cream bars
RP $4.79. SP $3.00. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $1.00

Birds Eye steamfresh (4)
RP $1.79. SP $1.00. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - Free

Land o Frost minis (2)
RP $3.99. SP $1.99. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - Free

Mueller elbow macaroni (2)
RP $0.99. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - Free

Pop tarts (3)
RP $2.45. SP $1.67. Minus $1.00/3 coupon. FP - $1.00

Febreze air effects (2)
RP $3.45. SP $3.00. Minus $1.50 coupon. FP - Free

Nectresse (2)
RP $4.35. Minus $2.00 coupon. FP - $0.35

Final shopping total - $84.56
OOP - $9.43
Saved - $75.13 (about 89%)

Month of May Recap

Just to recap for the month of May:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5 (May 29-31) (Did not get a chance to blog about this)

This month I did go over what I like to say is our grocery budget. I spent right at $249, and I saved about 53%. Not my best month, but hey, it happens. There definitely weren't as many deals as usual this month, and I did some special cooking for things at church and family which were part of the grocery budget, so I'm not unhappy about these numbers. We'll shoot for lower numbers in June!

How did you do this month? Any goals for the month of June?

Harris Teeter 5/30

Furmano tomatoes (3)
RP $1.69. SP $1.39. Minus $1.00/3 coupon. FP - $0.72 each

Brookside chocolate covered fruit (2)
RP $3.99. SP $3.00. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $1.00

Equal
RP $2.19. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $0.19

Balance bar (4)
RP $1.45. SP $1.00. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - Free

Old Spice deo (2)
RP $3.29. SP $2.49. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - $1.49

ACT
RP $4.99. SP $3.99. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $1.99

Centrum vitamins
RP $8.99. Minus $2.00 coupon. FP - $4.99

Brut deodorant
RP $2.69. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $0.69

Digiornio pizza (2)
RP $6.49. SP $5.50. Minus $2.00 coupon. FP - $1.50

Baileys
RP $2.59. SP $2.00. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.50

Coffee Mate
RP $2.79. SP $2.00. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.50

Met Rx bar (2)
RP $2.29. Minus $2.00/2 coupon. FP - $0.29 each

Final shopping total - $69.08
OOP - $21.44
Saved - $47.64 (about 69%) 

Harris Teeter Super Doubles 5/29

Here's my shopping trip from Harris Teeter this afternoon. I was surprised at how much stuff was still in stock and not ONE SINGLE PROBLEM from all my ZVR coupons! (Those are the e-coupons you can load onto your VIC card from the HT website)

Tabasco sauce (2)
RP $1.89. SP $1.25. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - $0.15 each

Fiber One protein chewy bars - Had a HT e-coupon for a free one. FP - Free

Hormel Compleats (2)
RP $2.35. SP $2.00. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - Free

Weber marinade (2)
RP $1.39. SP $0.79. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - Free

Chock Full O Nuts coffee (3)
RP $3.99. SP $2.69. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $0.69

Balance bar (2)
RP $1.45. SP $1.00. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. Minus $1.00/2 HT e-coupon. FP - Free

Cover Girl eye shadow (2)
RP $3.79. Minus $2.00 coupon. FP - Free

Always liners
RP $3.99. SP $2.99. Minus $1.00 coupon. Minus $1.00 HT e-coupon. FP - Free

Oral B floss
RP $3.99. SP $2.99. Minus $1.00 coupon. Minus $1.00 HT e-coupon. FP - Free

Crest toothpaste
RP $3.99. SP $2.99. Minus $1.00 coupon. Minus $1.00 HT e-coupon. FP - Free

Tampax Radiant
RP $5.29. SP $3.99. Minus $1.50 coupon. Minus $1.50 HT e-coupon. FP - Free

Pillsbury Strudel
RP $2.99. Had a HT e-coupon for a free one. FP - Free

El Monterey chimichanga (2)
RP $1.29. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - Free

Pillsbury pizza crust - On sale for $2.25

Baileys creamer
RP $2.59. SP $2.00. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.50

Coffee mate creamer
RP $2.79. SP $2.00. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.50

Advil
RP $4.59. SP $2.99. Minus $1.00 coupon. Minus $1.00 HT e-coupon. FP - Free 

Final shopping total - $74.70
OOP - $5.58
Saved - $69.12 (about 93%)

This post contains affiliate links. When you print a coupon from my link to coupons.com I receive almost one cent when that coupon is redeemed at the store. No, it's not a lot, but with your help I could make a few bucks a month to pay for the time I spend blogging. Thanks for anything you can do!

Regular Shopping Trips 5/22 - 5/28

Lowes Foods - 5/22
Green Giant chips - On sale for $2.00. Used a $0.50 coupon to make them $1.00
Pillsbury pizza crust - $2.79
Salad greens - Marked down to $1.00
Miracle whip - $3.39
Garlic bulbs - $1.77 ($0.59 each)
Grapes - $1.85 ($1.99/lb)
Minced garlic - $3.69
Watermelon - $3.67
Steam veggies -Marked down to $1.00

Paid out of pocket - $20.64

Harris Teeter - 5/23
Smart Balance butter - $2.50
Klondike bars (2) - $1.97 each
Canned pineapple - $0.99
HT tuna (2) - $0.77
Bread - $1.29

Paid out of pocket -$10.98
 
Food Lion - 5/23
Chicken - $12.14 ($1.79/lb)
Watermelon - $3.99

Paid out of pocket - $16.45

Food Lion - 5/27
Betty Crocker brownies - On sale for $2.00
FL evaporated milk - $0.97
FL creamed corn (2) - 0.67
FL canned corn (2) - $0.67
FL cream of mushroom soup (26 oz) - $1.77
FL hamburger buns - $1.24
Corn - $3.00 ($0.20 each)
Borden shredded monterey jack cheese - $2.59

Received 10% off for being military.

Paid out of pocket - $13.08 (saved about 25%) 

Harris Teeter - 5/28
Kelloggs FiberPlus bar (3) - On sale for $2.50. Used $0.70 coupons. Used a $1.00 e-coupon. FP - $0.77 each
Gwaltney hot dogs - Used a $0.55 coupon to make them free
Barilla pasta sauce (2) - On sale for $2.00. Used $0.55 coupons. FP - $0.90 each

Paid out of pocket - $4.28 (saved about 76%)

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This week I spent about $48 and only saved about 37%. Not my best ever but there were several things that came up where I spent a little extra money on treats. Brianna's sore throat, for example, required a bunch of watermelon (so unfortunate for all of us) and I did get a bunch of chicken and several other items which weren't on sale but were necessary (like hamburger buns, miracle whip, pizza crust, etc.) So how did you do this week?

Regular Shopping Trips 5/15 - 5/21

Bo's - 5/20
Bo's brand chunk cheese (2) - On sale for $1.50 each
Whipping cream - $1.49
Bo's brand ketchup (24 oz) - On sale for $0.77

Paid out of pocket - $5.37

Food Lion - 5/23
Gala apples - $2.14 ($0.99/lb)
Peas - $1.47

Paid out of pocket - $3.68 

Harris Teeter - 5/21
Always pantiliners - Used a free coupon that printed out at the register. Paid nothing
Mountain Dew (10) - On sale Buy 2, get 3 free. Paid $2.60 each

Paid out of pocket - $26.83 (saved 61%)

Dollar Tree - 5/21
Pretzels - $1.00
Whales crackers - $1.00
Raisins - $1.00

Paid out of pocket - $3.06

Harris Teeter 5/21
Diamond Crystal sea salt (2) - On sale for $0.99. Used $0.50 coupons to make it free
Capri Sun big pouch - Paid $1.39. Received $1.00 in my Ibotta account.
HT cheese (5) - On sale Buy 2, get 3 free. Paid $1.10 each
HT pepperoni - $3.59
Hillshire Farms deli turkey - $3.95, used a coupon on the package for $2.00 off. Paid $1.95

Paid out of pocket - $12.75 (saved 53%) 

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All in all I spent about $52 and saved about 53%. Not too bad. I'm satisfied. How did your week go? 

Regular Shopping Trips 5/8 - 5/14

Davenports Galaxy - 5/11
Stick butter (4) - $0.89

Paid out of pocket - $3.63

Lowes Foods - 5/13
Mixed vegetables - $0.79
Diced tomatoes - $0.79
Fiber Plus Antioxidant bars (2) - On sale for $2.50. Used a $0.70 coupon to make them $1.10 each
Green Giant veggie chips - On sale for $2.00. Used a $0.50 coupon. Used a $0.50 e-coupon. I also have $0.50 that will go into my Savingstar account from this purchase.

$0.05 taken off for using my own bag.

Paid out of pocket - $4.35 (saved about 64%)  
Will get $0.50 in my Savingstar account.

Bo's - 5/14
Pillsbury biscuits - Marked down to $1.00
Mixed vegetables - $0.85
Mac & cheese (2) - $0.60 each
Lemons (2) - $0.50 each

Paid out of pocket - $5.66

Walmart - 5/14
Broccoli florets (2) - $1.28 each
Frozen peas - $1.98
Oscar Mayer honey ham - $2.50
Pillsbury pizza crust - $2.26
Kool Aid canister - $2.00 (Will receive $1.00 in my Ibotta account for this item)
Fruit cocktail - $0.98
Ketchup - $1.48
Baking powder - $1.24
Tuna (2) - $0.74 each

Paid out of pocket - $19.07

Harris Teeter - 5/14
Mueller hidden veggie pasta (3) - On sale for $1.00 each. Minus $0.55 coupon to make them free
Quaker Stila cookie bars - On sale for $1.50. Used a $0.75 coupon to make them free
Quaker chewy bars (2) - On sale for $2.00. Used a $0.75 coupon to make them $0.50 each
Kelloggs Poptarts (2) - On sale for $1.47. Used a $1.50 coupon (printed from kelloggsrewards.com) to make them free
Welch juice - On sale for $1.89. Used a $0.75 coupon to make it $0.39
Carrots (2 lb) - $1.47
Birds Eye chef favorites (3) - On sale for $1.34. Used a $0.50 coupon to make them $0.34 each
HT eggs (2) - On sale for $0.99 each

Paid out of pocket - $6.34 (saved about 82%)

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My total spent this week was right at $39, and I saved right at 50%. How did you do this week?