Oakland Boo at the Zoo also on Saturday 10/27

Oakland, CA...October 27 & 28 - Bring your little pirates, princesses, and pumpkins to Oakland Zoo's Boo at the Zoo. This year's festivities include a spooky scavenger hunt, a cute costume parade, free ride ticket for kids in costumes, and Halloween treat bags that feature palm oil free candy. Get your ghostly gear ready, grab the kids, and see how the Oakland Zoo celebrates Halloween.

Boo at the Zoo is from 10:00am - 3:00pm, with the costume parade at 11:00am & 1:00pm. Admission prices are $9.75 for children and $13.75 adults. Parking is $7.00 per car. Boo at the Zoo festivities are included with general admission.

Free Admission to Chabot Space & Science Center Saturday 10/27

Chabot is hosting a free day on Saturday, 10/27 from 10am - 10pm with free shuttle rides from Fruitvale BART to Chabot. The event is called Flash Mob Science

From their website:
Join us for free admission to Flash Mob Science at Chabot. In addition to Chabot's interactive exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and Planetarium shows, there will be "flash mob science." Flash Mob Science is guided hands-on experiments dealing with energy, light, sound, gravity forces and motion and is meant to instill children of all ages with the power of possibility.

Solano Street Fair (East Bay) this Sunday 9/9/12

38th Annual Solano Avenue Stroll "Stepinto the Future"

Sunday - September 09 2012, 10am - 6pm

From the association webpage:

"The fun begins at 10 am with the opening of Solano Avenue businesses and Stroll booths and the kick-off is the theme parade with about 100 groups.

After the parade, you can visit one of 50 entertainers, 50 food booths, 150 juried arts and crafters, state of the art mechanical rides, and 150 community non-profit and government organizations, not to mention the unique and popular professional services, restaurants, and shops already here on Solano Avenue.

You will hear the best in local music, dance and other performances and absolutely stunning costumes from all over the globe!

This is a family event! We feature a special area set aside just for kids that offer giant slides, carnival games, clowns, jugglers, stilt walkers, face painters, magicians, and maybe even wizards and elves -- come and see for yourselves..."

Petplan Pet Insurance

A few years ago, one of our Siamese cats came down with a respiratory infection and the vet bills were outrageous. After a couple of times of going to the vet, I decided to look up pet insurance online. I found one highly rated on pet insurance review sites and signed our felines up for their Bronze plan with a $50 deductible and no co-insurance. With a modest annual fee for each cat, we had peace of mind that every single time we need to take them to the vet for illness or injury, our out of pocket cost was only going to be $50, no matter what. Recently we had our favorite Siamese mix kitty get sick. He had FELV at birth which we didn't know when we picked him up as a stray. They covered it all, down to the last penny when we fought for over a month to save him. This insurance plan covered almost $5,000 in vet hospital bills and we are really thankful for them, and even sent us a condolence card at the end of it all.

If you're a fellow pet mommy or daddy who is the type that would spare no expense when it comes down to your baby being injured or sick, like us, you might want to look into pet insurance. Look through their plans on the Petplan website here.

Today Only: Living Social $10 Starbucks Gift Card only $5.00

Living Social is offering a $10 Starbucks Gift Card for only $5.00.

The eCard will be available immediately after purchase. There is a limit of one per account. There are only 1,000,000 available and more than 860,000 have been sold. Make sure to grab yours now if you want one!

FREE National Park Entrance Days For 2012

FREE National Park Entrance Days For 2012

Dates: September 29, November 10-12.

Take advantage of this freebie and reserve a day to take in the sights of our beautiful national parks. Here are the list of participating parks in California:
Cabrillo National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument
Pinnacles National Monument
Sequoia National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Yosemite National Park

Free Museum Day Sept. 29th

 

Make sure to print your free passes and check out what museums around the area are participating, like CuriOdyssey! Click here to find museums in your area.

CuriOdyssey

1651 Coyote Point Drive
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650)342-7755

Shell and the Fuel Rewards Spin to Save Instant Win Game

I won $.25 saving !!!!

Shell and the Fuel Rewards Spin to Save Instant Win Game

Let us know what you win

Grand Prizes (5): Grand Prizes (5): Gas for a year. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $2,250. Shell “Gas for a Year” prize will be awarded in the form of Shell gift cards with a total value of $2,250. Shell “Gas for a Year” prize is calculated based on 37.5 gallons of gasoline purchased per month at $5.00 per gallon over the duration of one (1) year.
First Prizes (10): One tank of gas. ARV: $100. Shell “Tank of Gas” prize will be automatically credited to the winner’s Fuel Rewards Network account with a total value of $100 once a potential First Prize winner claims his/her prize. Shell “One tank of gas” prize is calculated based on twenty (20) gallons of gasoline purchased at $5.00 per gallon.
Discounts:
Five Cent Discount (80,000): Recipient will receive $0.05 discount per gallon of any grade of Shell fuel, up to 20 gallons.
Ten Cent Discount (5,000): Recipient will receive $0.10 discount per gallon of any grade of Shell fuel, up to 20 gallons.
Twenty Cent Discount (3,750): Recipient will receive $0.20 discount per gallon of any grade of Shell fuel, up to 20 gallons.
Twenty Five Cent Discount (4,000): Recipient will receive $0.25 discount per gallon of any grade of Shell fuel, up to 20 gallons.
Total ARV of all prizes: $12,250.00