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Friday, June 29, 2012

Happy 4th of July!

Happy Independence Day to all of you beautiful families around Genesee county!  I hope everyone  enjoys the upcoming holiday week.  Since so many people are out of town, we are taking the week off too.  There are fireworks all over the place, click the link to find out where! Check back next week to find more fun things to do this summer with the whole family. Also check back for two more weeks of great giveaways!  Congrats to last weeks winner, Nicole Lennox, who won a jar of BabyGanics Healin' Groovy!!

Have a safe and fun week!!

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Fun for the end of June!


It's the end of June already.  Get out and enjoy some fun with the kids around town, there is lots to do!!

Art and a Book
, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/25
Gordon and Friends, Davison and Grand Blanc Libraries, 6/25
Camp Alpha Omega for Girls, Longway Planetarium, 6/25 - 6/27
Under the Sea: Make a Treasure Chest, Flint Children's Museum, 6/26
Ice Cube Painting, Flint Children's Musuem, 6/26
Gordon and Friends, Clio and Genesee Valley Libraries, 6/26
Geocache 101, Flushing County Park, 6/26
For-Mar on the Road: Ambitious Amphibians, Bluebell Beach, 6/26
Flint Farmers Market, Flint, 6/26, 6/28, 6/30
Egg Drop, Flint Children's Museum, 6/27
Animal Encounters, Clio, Beecher and Flushing Libraries, 6/27
Origami w/ Ming, Grand Blanc and Davison Libraries, 6/27
How to Maintain and Fix a Bike, Flushing Park, 6/27
Camp 911, Davison Park, 6/27
Bug Hunt, Flint Children's Museum, 6/27
For-Mar on the Road: Ambitious Amphibians, Flushing Park, 6/27
For-Mar Truck Farm, Flushing Park, Richfield Park, 6/27
Geocache 101, Richfield Park, 6/28
BMX Clinic, Richfield Park, 6/28
Mini Greenhouse, Flint Children's Museum, 6/28
Under the Sea: Make an Octopus, Flint Children's Museum, 6/28
Jazz Walk, Downtown Flint, 6/28
Music for a Summer Night, Crossroads Village, 6/28
Grand Blanc Family Fun Fest, Downtown Grand Blanc, 6/28 - 7/1
Storytime, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/29
Intro to Creative Drawing, Bluebell Beach, 6/29
Storytime, Grand Blanc, 6/29
Stories with Mother Goose, Flint Children's Museum, 6/29
Mother Goose Hayride, For-Mar, 6/30
Great American Picnic Day, Flint Children's Museum, 6/30
Under the Sea: Pirate Scavenger Hunt,Flint Children's Museum, 6/30
Rusty Rocket's Last Blast, Longway Planetarium, 6/30, 7/1
Off the Beaten Orbit, Longway Planetarium, 6/30, 7/1
Princess Diana's Birthday Tea Party, Flint Children's Museum, 7/1
Grand Blanc Farmers Market, Downtown Grand Blanc, 7/1
Muscle Car Exhibit, Sloan Museum, June

Friday, June 22, 2012

GIVEAWAY + Freebies!


It's Friday, that means it's time for some great deals and today starts our Friday Giveaways!  Two weeks ago, Flint Mommas, debuted on WNEM 5 TV talking about some great products for mom.  For the next 5 Friday's, we will be giving away each of those great products.



Today's Giveaway:

Baby Ganics Healin' Groovy Protective Ointment


Enter to win today by doing the following: 
1. Like us on Facebook (if you haven't already) or sign up (to the right) to follow FlintMommas.com
OR
2. Comment below on this post or on our Facebook page, and tell us your thing to do around Flint in the summer!

You can enter to win through June 27th, the winner will be announced by random selection on June 28th!  Good luck to all!





This weeks Freebies:

Customized Grocery Bag - FREE
Wendy's Frosty - Free for 1 year with $1 key tag!
Redbox - Free Movie 
Baby Magazine - FREE
Oil of Olay - Free
Kiehls Shave Cream - Free 
Parenting Magazine - FREE
Cracker Barrel Gift Card - FREE for signing up
Wall Street Journal - FREE

Monday, June 18, 2012

Kick Off Summer with Great Festivals!!

Sorry for the delay in getting this up, but there are some great festivals this week to kick off the summer!

Art and a Book
, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/18
Make a Hometown Hero Puzzle!, Flint Children's Museum, 6/19
Leaf Rubbings, Flint Children's Musuem, 6/19
Breakdance Workshop, Flushing Park, 6/19
Flushing Summer Fest, Downtown Flushing, 6/19 - 6/24
Flint Farmers Market, Flint, 6/19, 6/21, 6/23
Solstice Day, Flint Children's Museum, 6/20
Hometown Hero Puppets, Flint Children's Museum, 6/20
Crime Scene Science, Davison Park, 6/20
Honeybee Kids!, ForMar Nature Center, 6/20
Stardust Magic, Flushing Library, 6/20
Animal Encounters, Montrose Library, 6./20
Rock and Roll Painting, Flint Children's Museum, 6/21
Make a Doctor's Bag, Flint Children's Museum, 6/21
Linden Mills Day, Linden, 6/22
Storytime, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/22
Celebrate Firefighters!, Flint Children's Museum, 6/22
Camping Fun, Genesee Twp. Library, 6/22
Greek Festival, Grand Blanc, 6/22 - 6/24
Sloan Museum Auto Fair, 6/22 - 6/24
Watermelon Seed Spitting, Flint Children's Museum, 6/23
Make a Fire Truck Model, Flint Children's Museum, 6/23
R2K Rockets, Gaines Library, 6/23
Emancipation Celebration, Crossroads Village, 6/23
Rusty Rocket's Last Blast, Longway Planetarium, 6/23, 6/24
Off the Beaten Orbit, Longway Planetarium, 6/23, 6/24
UFO Day!, Flint Children's Museum, 6/24
Make a Catapult, Flint Children's Museum, 6/24
Grand Blanc Farmers Market, Downtown Grand Blanc, 6/24
Muscle Car Exhibit, Sloan Museum, June

Friday, June 15, 2012

Friday GIVEAWAY!!!!


It's Friday, that means it's time for some great deals and today is our second week for our Friday Giveaways!  Last week, Flint Mommas, debuted on WNEM 5 TV talking about some great products for mom.  For the next 4 Friday's, we will be giving away each of those great products.


TODAY'S GIVEAWAY:  Spry Chewing Gum and Mints

Enter win Spry Chewing Gum or Mints.  There will be 3 winners this week, each one will recieve a 3.8 ounce jar of Spry gum or mints (100 pieces per container).  





Enter to win today by doing the following: 
1. Like us on Facebook (if you haven't already) or sign up (to the right) to follow FlintMommas.com


AND


2. Comment below on this post or on our                                                                Facebook page, and tell us your thing to do around Flint in the summer!

You can enter to win through June 20th, the winner will be announced by random selection on June 21st.  There will be three winners this week.    Good luck to all!


Last weeks winner of the Salon Graphix hair care products was Kristina A.!   Congrats!!

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Don't forget Father's Day!!



Enjoy another beautiful week, and hope you all have a great Father's day this Sunday!!

Art and a Book, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/11
Butterfly Dreams and Musical Things, Montrose Library, 6/11
Magic Day!, Flint Children's Museum, 6/12
Two Dollar Tuesday, Flint Children's Musuem, 6/12
Butterfly Dream and Musical Things, Fenton & Flushing Libraries, 6/12
Flint Farmers Market, Flint, 6/12, 6/14, 6/16
R2K Rockets, Burton and Flushing Libraries, 6/13
Make a Fire Truck, Flint Children's Museum, 6/13
Tie Dye Butterfly, Flint Children's Museum, 6/13
Wild Adventures - Space Bound Naturalist, For-Mar Nature Center, 6/13
Flag Day, Flint Children's Museum, 6/14
Speed Painting, Grand Blanc and Fenton Libraries, 6/14
BMX Clinic, Richfield Park, 6/14
Knee High Naturalist - Natures Treasures, 6/13, 6/14
Go Fly a Kite, Flint Children's Museum, 6/15
Bug Hunt, Flint Children's Museum, 6/15
Storytime, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/15
Eruption Day!, Flint Children's Museum, 6/16
Reptiles from Around the World, Goodrich & Clio Libraries, 6/16
Make a Police Car Model, Flint Children's Museum, 6/16
Stroll Away with Nature, For-Mar Nature Center, 6/16
Shakespeare in the Park, Kearsley Park, 6/16
Rusty Rocket's Last Blast, Longway Planetarium, 6/16, 6/17
Off the Beaten Orbit, Longway Planetarium, 6/16, 6/17
Fossil Fun!, Flint Children's Museum, 6/17
Make a Father's Day Gift, Flint Children's Museum, 6/17
Happy Father's Day!, 6/17
Grand Blanc Farmers Market, Downtown Grand Blanc, 6/17
Muscle Car Exhibit, Sloan Museum, June

Friday, June 8, 2012

GIVEAWAY + Friday Freebies!!

It's Friday, that means it's time for some great deals and today starts our Friday Giveaways!  Yesterday, Flint Mommas, debuted on WNEM 5 TV talking about some great products for mom.  For the next 5 Friday's, we will be giving away each of those great products.


Today's Giveaway:

Salon Graphix Conditioning Cleanser and Intensive Hair Repair Mask



Enter to win today by doing the following: 
1. Like us on Facebook (if you haven't already) or sign up (to the right) to follow FlintMommas.com
2. Comment below on this post or on our Facebook page, and tell us your thing to do around Flint in the summer!

You can enter to win through June 12th, the winner will be announced by random selection on June 13th!  Good luck to all!

This weeks Freebies:

Customized Grocery Bag - FREE
Redbox - Free Movie 
Thrive - Free sample for you gardeners out there!
Quiznos - Free sub w/purchase
Toothpaste - Free at Walmart and Target with coupon
National Parks - Free admission on June 9!
Bodycology Lotion - Free Sample
Vegan Parmesan Cheese - Free Sample
Wall Street Journal - Free Subscription!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

It's all about YOU, Mom!

Everyday is go, go, go!  As moms, you don't often have a moment to think about yourself.  Between changing diapers, being a taxi driver, chef, housekeeper, and more, who has time?  Well, check out some of these great, quick solutions to help mom while on the go.

As featured on WNEM TV 5,  these 5 great products are here to help all you busy moms. Check out the reviews of each product and try them for yourself.  Better yet, check back each Friday for a chance to WIN each of these awesome products!  Starting tomorrow, we will be offering a great giveaway on each of these products.



Salon Graphix, Cleansing Conditioner  is a great product that replaces 5 hair care products to save you time.  This simple product is not only healthy for your hair, but gives you that great salon hair everyday in less time.







Baby Ganics, Healin' Groovy  not only keeps baby's bottom protected, but is awesome for mom too.  It helps heal cracked skin, dry patches, and best of all....reduces the appearnce of those pesky crow's feet around the eyes!!




Spry Gum and Mints is the healthy chewing gum.  When you are on the go, it is a great alternative if you can't brush those teeth after every meal.  The gum contains Xylitol which helps prevent tooth decay.  Great for the whole family!!








Yu-Be Mouisturizing Cream  is the perfect all around skin cream.  It is a  Japanese skin care secret  that is finally here in the US.  This great product is perfect for all seasons for everyday use and to help with those pesky dry spots. (Review to come soon!)












Baby Ganics, Kissy Face keeps those lips kiss-ably soft.  A perfect on the go design makes it easy to pop in your purse.  Its safe for the whole family and protects lips and skin in any weather. (Review to come soon!)

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Discover Flint: Flint Art Fair



It's not like this event actually needs to be discovered, it is a staple of welcoming in summer in Flint.  This year celebrates 45 years of the Flint Art Fair.  Every year the Friends of Modern Arts welcome thousands of people to the grounds of the Flint Institute of Arts to enjoy a weekend of family friendly fun.


There is lots to see and do at the Flint Art Fair.  Spend your time wandering through 100's of artist booths offering paintings, sculpture, jewelry, photographs, woodworking and much more.  Take the kids over to the kid friendly area to get busy creating art and enjoying a some fun.  Enjoy the free music presented daily by talented local musical artists

Saturday 6/9/2012:

12:00 – 1:00 Justin Rose
1:30 – 2:30 Sheila Landis Trio
3:00 – 4:00 UM - Flint Student Jazz Combo
4:30 – 5:30 Big Foot Bob & The Toe Tappers
6:00 – 9:00 Blue Hawaiians

Sunday 6/10/2012:

12:30 – 1:30 Joe Wright
2:00 – 3:00 Sherm Mitchell
3:30 – 4:30 Rusty Wright Blues


The Flint Art Fair has become a tradition for my mom and I over the years.  We mark our calendars in advance to make sure we don't miss this great event.  There are so many wonderful vendors to browse, the hardest part not spending all our money!  


Come and join us this weekend, June 9th and 10th to experience one of the greatest art festivals around!  Admission is $5 to help raise money for the FIA.  For more information, check out their website.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Fun for June 4 - 10



It's going to be a beautiful week this week!  Get our and enjoy a new activity with the kids!

Art and a Book, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/4
Bubbleology, Flint Children's Museum, 6/5
Transit of Venus, Longway Planetarium, 6/5
Flint Farmers Market, Flint, 6/5, 6/7, 6/9
Scavenger Hunt, Flint Children's Museum, 6/6
Wild Adventures - Paleontology, For-Mar Nature Center, 6/6
June Bug Day, Flint Children's Museum, 6/7
Knee High Naturalist - Over in the Meadow, 6/6, 6/7
BMX Great Lakes National Race, Richfield Park, 6/8
Scavenger Hunt Day, Flint Children's Museum, 6/8
Ice Cream's Birthday, Flint Children's Museum, 6/8
Storytime, Barnes and Noble, Flint, 6/8
Sproutside Celebration, Flint Children's Museum, 6/9
8th Annual Kids Fishing Derby, Bluegill Boat Launch, 6/9
2nd Annual Mother Goose Hayride, For-Mar Nature Center, 6/9
Family Fun and Fitness, Crossroads Village, 6/9
Flint Art Fair, Flint Institute of Arts, 6/9 - 6/10
Rusty Rocket's Last Blast, Longway Planetarium, 6/9, 6/10
Off the Beaten Orbit, Longway Planetarium, 6/9, 6/10
Grand Blanc Farmers Market, Downtown Grand Blanc, 6/10
Muscle Car Exhibit, Sloan Museum, June