Small Business Saturday is on November 29, 2014. Spend at least $10 at a registered small business with your American Express credit card and get $10 back up to 3 times!
In the past, we have had an afternoon out of eating at local restaurants and within 90 days, we have always received the $10 back. With Black Friday deals, Small Business Saturday is a great day to do some shopping and get it for free!
Find your local participating small businesses here.
A local Utah company, TaskEASY, is offering a deal right now for Christmas light installation. Use the discount code UWGZD2 and get 20% off of professional light installation! TaskEASY takes the hassle out of trying to find a contractor and provides a licensed contractor for you.
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are our own.
There are some things I love most in life and one of them includes online scheduling where I can see the price before having to commit myself to anything. For whatever reason, talking on the phone is stressful to me and I commit to buying things before I can really think about them. But TaskEASY has made online scheduling easy for Christmas light installation by allowing you to tell them a little bit about your house while you get to see the price. There are a few different options (I would go with white wire, clear lights, and the front of my house only, but there are many more options than that) then you pay and schedule your appointment.
Once the appointment is made, you don’t have to worry about a thing. Reminder emails will be sent out and they will take pictures and send them to you during the progress and end of the lights being hung. At the end of the season when your lights are taken down, they will store them in a storage bin for you and you will get to keep the lights!
Snow removal and lawn cutting are also services TaskEASY provides.
Looking for some great activities and events for the holidays? We have a growing list of Utah County holiday & Christmas events and activities for 2014. Please feel free to add to our list!
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Utah Valley Moms had the opportunity to see the show Disney On Ice Presents Worlds of Fantasy‘s opening show last night and it was for sure fantastical. Cars, Pixie Hollow, Little Mermaid, and Toy Story were all presented to the audience and the kids loved it.
Utah Valley Moms is a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for UVM’s time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided UVM with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events.
Unfortunately for us, we were 15 minutes late which meant we completely missed Cars. My son was pretty sad we missed it (he’ll have to get used to missing things with how late we always are) but he did really enjoy Toy Story. My daughter, or course, loved all the Tinkers and fairies, as well as Ariel.
To learn more about this performance and a discount, make sure you visit our informative Disney On Ice Presents Worlds of Fantasy post.
This Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2014, many companies are recognizing the individuals and families of individuals who have and are serving our country. From Utah Valley Moms to you, thank you for your service!
For those taking advantage of the specials today, please make sure to wear your uniform or bring Military ID. Please also make sure your location is participating.
It’s a free martial arts camp as a thank you to our students and community for supporting our school. This is to give parents a chance to do some grocery shopping, food prepping, and last minute running around as we get ready for this wonderful holiday.
This event is open to the public and ALL ages/levels are welcome to attend– we will split into groups.Get ready for this high-energy, extreme camp filled with learning jump/spin kicks, acrobatics, and martial arts tricking!
Wednesday Nov. 26 5 – 6:30 pm at AMYS Martial Arts in Orem (104 S. State Street, Orem)
IncrediBundles.com is a place for all of your gift-giving and personal needs. It includes a place to buy diapers, books, toys, and other things that a first-time mom needs and probably wants. Although I have two children, it was fun to go through IncrediBundles’ store to find some new things my kids might love.
This is a sponsored post, however, all opinions are our own.
I ended up choosing some storage boxes because after years of holidays, the amount of toys that have accumulated is quite large. Despite me getting rid of toys every year, we still seem to grow our toy collection exponentially, even though we haven’t done so with the amount of children we have. So finding some boxes that are collapsible is perfect for my family.
The other products that were most intriguing to me as a non-new mom were the books. You can never have enough good books!
Want to win $50 to IncrediBundles?
This giveaway will end on November 18, 2014. One winner will be randomly chosen. Entrants must be 18 years or older to enter and must be US Residents. No purchase necessary.
Lehi’s Family Week will be held from November 23-29, 2014. Family Week is a great way to spend the entire Thanksgiving week together going to free or low-cost family events.
Hutchings Museum will be open with free admission plus a donation of a non-perishable item and Jack & Jill Family Entertainment Center will have some discounts. Matt Townsend will be speaking, there will be a half-price swim day at the Legacy Center, a free Christmas movie, “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” and my favorite, the Santa Parade.
For more information on any of these events, and more, visit the schedule of events for Family Week.
Each year my family makes its way to University Mall in Orem to find ornaments off of The Giving Tree to help others in the community who need a few things for Christmas. Find The Giving Tree from November 26 through December 13.
On Friday, November 28 at 10:00 am, Santa will arrive in style in a helicopter! Starting at 9:30 am, enjoy live music and treats. After Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive, they will head inside so everyone can meet them.
Thanks to ZAP (Zoo, Arts, Parks) being renewed in Salt Lake City, Tracy Aviary is offering free Wednesdays to visit the aviary! Tracy Aviary is offering free admission every Wednesday in November, December, January, February, and March. Although Wednesdays are free, there is a $1 conservation fee/donation per person.
Thanks to the Zoo, Arts, and Parks being renewed, there will be free Hogle Zoo days every last Wednesday of the month from November through February. Here are the dates of free Hogle Zoo days:
Just show up at the zoo, no coupon or pass necessary, and enjoy your day at the zoo!
picture via Hogle Zoo’s Facebook
Get a completely free digital copy of “Wreck It Ralph” on Disney Movies Anywhere. Find the same image as below:
Then connect your iTunes or Google Play account after creating a new account with Disney Movies Anywhere. You should be able to view it from up to 8 devices within a 30 day period and you will have it forever!
Get tickets for Alpine Living Nativity this year that will be showing from December 4-8. Tickets are required and will be based on a $1.00 donation payable at the time of registration.
On Saturday, November 15th the Youth City Council will host the first ever Cedar Hillbilly Day at Heritage Park From 1 pm-4 pm. The afternoon will be filled with hillbilly fun for the whole family, including square dancing to a live fiddle band, sack races, horse-drawn wagon rides from 2:00-3:00, tug of war, horseshoes, costume contests, BIGGEST vegetable contest, fresh baked pies, and a Hillbilly chili cook-off. Cost for Hillbilly Day is $5 per family + 1 can of food per person. Proceeds of this event will go toward Santa’s Workshop, a Youth City Council sponsored program to help families in our community at Christmas time. Canned food will be donated to the Food and Care Coalition of Utah.
*If you think your chili is the best darn chili in this neck of the woods, enter it that day at the registration booth and let our City Council members decide.
*Bring your overgrown produce and enter our Biggest Vegetable contest for the chance to win a homemade pie!
*CALL FOR FARMER’S MARKET VENDORS: If you are interested in settin’ up shop during Hillbilly Day, please give Rec Coordinator, Nicole Allen, a holler at 801-785-9668 ext. 302. No business licensing fee, just provide yer tax i.d.!
SANTA’S WORKSHOP
There’s nothing better than the feeling you get after helping someone in need. This holiday season, please donate to our sixth annual Santa’s Workshop. We will be accepting donations of either money or gift cards (Walmart, Visa, etc.) which will be used to purchase new presents for struggling families in our community. Donations should be taken to the City Office building by December 6th.
*Cash or gift card donations for Santa’s Workshop can be given at the Hillbilly Day entrance.
