Vancouver Kids & Babies Deals

Here's a neat little freebie for those who happen to live near one of Canada's Lego stores! Tuesday, June 5, kids ages 6-14 will get to build a miniature Lego lawn mower for free! The event is taking place at 5 PM (4 PM for Vancouver) at the following locations:

• The Lego Store at the Chinook Centre in Calgary, AB
• The Lego Store at the Oakridge Centre in Vancouver, BC
• The Lego Store at Fairview Mall in Toronto, ON
• The Lego Store at Sherway Gardens in Toronto, ON

Each location is limited to 250 units and the offer is good only as long as supplies last!

Visit Toys R Us and Babies R Us this week for half-price deals on tricycles, play tents, strollers and more. Check out the complete Toys R Us flyer here and the Babies R Us flyer here, highlights include:

• Step2 Prima Mini Traxx Tricycle - $49.97, was $99.99
• Step2 Neat and Tidy Cottage - $109.97, was $219.99
• Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry Market Playset - $19.97, was $39.99
• First Act Sunburst 30" Acoustic Guitar - $24.97, was $49.99
• Thomas and Friends Thomas the Tank Playville - $39.97 was $79.99
• Sizzlin Cool Adirondack Table and Chair Set - $14.97, was $29.99
• Rawlings 21" 5-Piece Hockey Goalie Set - $24.97, was $49.99
• Babytrend Expedition Swivel Jogger-Sonic - $99.97, was $199.99
• BabyBjorn Potty Chair - $19.97, was $39.99
• Disney Baby Einstein Neptune Activity Saucer - $64.97, was $129.99
• Safety 1st Digital 1st Audio Monitors - $37.47, was $74.99

Flyer prices are valid until May 31, unless otherwise noted.

If you're planning a Disney World trip, here's a good money-saving deal from WestJet Vacations -- when you book a minimum 5-night air/hotel package to select Walt Disney World Resort hotels (with a Magic Your Way Theme Park Ticket), you'll receive a free Disney dining plan. Valid on stays booked by September 15 with travel occurring between August 26-September 15, 2012.

You can choose between the following two dining plans:

Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan

• Round-trip airfare to Orlando, Florida to stay at Disney's Art of Animation Resort, Disney's All-Star Music Resort, Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, Disney's All-Star Sports Resort or Disney's Pop Century Resort
• Choice of quick-service meals and snacks at more than 50 select Walt Disney World restaurants
• Each guest over 3 is entitled to two quick-service meals, one snack per day, and one resort refillable drink mug.

Disney Dining Plan

• Round-trip airfare to Orlando, Florida to stay at one of three Disney Moderate Resorts or one of nine Disney Deluxe Resorts (for full list of properties, see WestJetVacations.com)
• Choice of meals and snacks at more than 100 select Walt Disney World restaurants
• Each guest over 3 is entitled to one table-service meal, one quick-service meal, one snack per day, and one resort refillable mug.

For more information, visit WestJetVacations.com. If you aren't flying WestJet, you can also book the free dining plan with your 5- or 6-night Magic Your Way room and ticket package directly through Disney.Go.Com (prices listed in US dollars on this site).

If you've got a pint-sized cook around the house, you might be interested in this toy Backyard BBQ set, currently $99.95 at Chapters.Indigo.ca. It's a plywood/MDF barbecue with a grill, a side table and two wheels, just like a grown-up grill! As an added bonus, it comes with an All the Fixins' food set (wooden tongs, 2 kebabs, two fish, two steaks and a couple of condiments), a $29.95 value. While Chapters.Indigo.ca offers free shipping on all orders over $25, please note that this item will incur a $11.95 oversize charge.

The grill with food set is priced at $149.95 at Mastermind Toys and without the food set, $112.99 plus $17.99 shipping at Raspberry Kids.

It's a bulky item for sure, but kids who enjoy "helping" grill out on the deck could get some real use out of it. And those wooden steaks look downright delicious!

Chapters.Indigo.ca is running a great big toy clearance and with coupon code MAY2012 you'll get an extra $5 off orders over $30! There's a nice big selection --here's what caught our eye:

• Mega Bloks Mini Scoop 'N Build Bucket (100 pieces) - $16.07 (was $22.95)
• Star Wars: The Clone war Obi Wan Kenobi Action Figure - $10.47 was $14.95)
• Lego Hero Factory Surge 2.0 - $8.21 (was $10.95)
• TOMY Quack Along Ducks Pull Toy - $18.87 (was $26.95)
• Hexbug Ant - $9.71 (was $12.95)
• Monster Factory Maggie - $9.07 (was $12.95)
• 2" Nintendo Figures Super Mario 6-Pack - $18.71 (was $24.95)
• Sticky Mosaics: Dinosaurs - $13.46 (was $17.95)
• Les Petits Enfants Divided Suction-Bottom Plate - $11.17 (was $15.95)
• Star Wars Mustafar Volcano Lab - $17.47 (was $24.95)
• Carpenter Wooden 5-Room Dollhouse - $74.98 (was $149.95)
• Bloco Wildcats Construction Set (335 pieces) - $23.09 (was $32.99)

Chapters offers free shipping on orders over $25, although some of the larger toy items may incur an additional heavy/oversize fee.

Take a night off from the kitchen with this Kids Eat Free offer from East Side Mario's restaurants. For a limited time, kids aged 10 and under will receive a free Mini Mario's Meal with each $14.99+ adult entree ($15.99 in Newfoundland and Niagara Falls).

Offer is valid Sunday-Thursday when dining in at participating East Side Mario's locations. One free children's meal will be available for each qualifying adult's entree that is purchased (not valid for groups with 10 or more kids).

You can preview their menus online at EastSideMarios.com before heading out to dine. Bon apetit!

Enjoy all of the fun at half of the price with this offer from LeapFrog.ca -- they're discounting Leapster games by 50% while supplies last! Leapster games are compatible with the Leapster and Leapster2 Learning Systems (not the LeapPad). Titles include:

• Disney Fairies - $14.99, was $29.99
• Dora the Explorer Wildlife Rescue - $14.99, was $29.99
• The Disney Pixar Collection - $14.99, was $29.99
• Creature Create - $9.99, was $29.99

Shipping rates are a bit steep at LeapFrog.ca (with standard shipping starting at $9.95) but with the 50% discount this offer can still represent some good savings, especially if you're picking up more than one game.

The KidsBowlFree.com program returns again this year, giving your children the opportunity to enjoy two free games of bowling at participating bowling centres every day, all summer long. You can register for select bowling centres now, with program start dates beginning as early as May 1.

Up to six children can be registered per account/email address, eligible age limits are set by individual bowling centres. You have the option of adding a family pass from $24.95 (US) which would allow four adult family members to bowl two games per day along with the child/children you have registered for free.

Here's how the KidsBowlFree.com program works:

• Select a participating bowling centre near you.
• Register directly on the bowling centre page (The registration is valid only at the bowling centre where you register and cannot be used at any other bowling centre unless otherwise noted.)
• Once you register, you will have the opportunity to purchase the family pass from $24.95 (US). You are not required to purchase this pass.
• When the program at your chosen bowling centre begins, you will be sent an email every Sunday morning containing a link to your coupons and family passes for that week.

Visit KidsBowlFree.com for more information, or to register your little bowlers. At time of posting, registration was available at a number of qualifying bowling centres throughout Canada, if your location is not accepting registration yet, you can submit your email address to be notified when it becomes available.

The sale we've been waiting for has finally started! With Target stores coming to Canada in less than a year, select Zellers stores started their liquidation sales this week.

To see a list of all liquidation stores, visit the liquidation website. No details on specific sales have been announced, as it seems to vary store by store.

Liquidation stores have a few new store policies in effect, so be sure to read through the updated policies before heading in to shop. Keep in mind that:

• Liquidation stores do not participate in the Zellers flyer deals, or HBC credit and HBC rewards offers
• All sales at liquidation stores are final. No returns, exchanges or price adjustments.
• Vendor coupons are accepted at liquidation stores, but Zellers/Facebook coupons will not be accepted
• Seniors' Day discounts will not be offered at liquidation stores

Most participating stores began their liquidation sales on March 14, but others will begin on March 16, March 26 or April 3. Visit the liquidation website for full details.

Want to know ahead of time how much you can save on certain baby essentials throughout the year? If you head over to our flyertown right now and view the Babies R Us 2012 catalogue (click on the "Savings & Resources" tab), you'll have access to more than 20 Baby R Us coupons that are worth more than $250 in savings. The coupons are valid on regular-priced merchandise in stores and online until December 31 unless stated otherwise.

Here'a a quick look at some of the available coupons:

• Save $10 on any Summer Infant Gate (For online orders, enter promo code Gate10)
• Save $10 on any Evenflo Exersaucer (For online orders, enter promo code Evenflo10)
• Save $15 on any Cosco or Safetey 1st Car Seat (For online orders, enter promo code Carseat15)
• Save $20 on any Delta Crib (For online orders, enter promo code Delta20)
• Save $20 on any Shermag Crib (For online orders, enter promo code Chanderic20)

Right now, you can get free shipping if your online order is $100 or more before taxes. If you're shopping in stores, don't forget to print off your coupon from our flyertown as you'll need to present it at time of purchase.

Take the family out to dinner at select Applebee's locations, and the kids will eat for free!

This offer is valid Sunday-Thursday only at British Columbia's Port Coquitlam, Victoria, and Courtenay Applebee's locations. One free kids' meal will be available for each adult entree that is purchased.

To preview the kids' menu (as well as the regular entree menu) before heading out to dine, you can visit ApplebeesCanada.com.

Comic fans might enjoy this one. At Marvel.com, you can watch a lot of Marvel TV series online -- some modern day shows and some older ones, too. Here are some highlights:

• Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)
  
• X-Men The Animated Series
  
• X-Men: Evolution
  
• Spider-Man (1967)
  
• Japanese Spiderman
  
• Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
  
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!

You can find the rest here.

Chapters has just launched an in-store points program (similar to other retailer-specific points programs, like the Shoppers Optimum Points program). It's called Plum Rewards and you'll get 10 Plum Points for each dollar you spend in-store. Unfortunately, points cannot be accumulated on online purchases (and generally, online prices are better than in-store prices), although your Plum Rewards membership you will get an extra 5% off books bought online. If you sign up and complete your online profile you'll get a bonus 500 points. Here's how the redemption levels break down:

• 2,500 Points = $5
• 4,5000 Points = $10
• 8,5000 Points = $20
• 20,000 Points = $50
• 35,000 Points = $100

Chapters also says they'll have "plenty of bonus offers throughout the year" so you'll be able to snag some extra points that way.

If you're a Chapters shopper, it certainly can't hurt to grab a free membership. Even if you're not an in-store shopper, you'll be able to get an extra 5% off your online purchases.

If you frequently find yourself shopping for last minute gifts, here's a useful tip: all Chapters and Indigo locations offer free gift wrap on kids' purchases. For those who have a hard time picking gifts, they also have gift reccomendations for kids based on age and stage.

Find your nearest Chapters/Indigo by using their store locator.

If you want to avoid all those cries of "Moooo-om, I'm booo-oored" you'll want to bookmark this great site from Crayola! It has a whole slew of activities for kids, including:

• Create & Color Coloring Page Maker where you can craft your own colouring book scene to print out and colour.
• Crayola Digi-Color with virtual crayons, pens, pencils and stamps.
• Coloring Pages & Sheets for Kids with more than 1000 pages to pick from.

Although the site is from Crayola -- which is a company in the business of selling crayons -- we thought that the advertising was kept to a minimum and the activities were pretty fun. Your kid can definitely kill an hour or more exploring -- which just might save your sanity!