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August 3, 2011 · 9:02 am

Family Deals Alert

Pirate cruises, bounce sessions, pottery painting, and travel stays are just some of the deals being offered by the local deal sites. Here’s where you can get in on them…

Certifikid – Start planning for county fair season with this new deal: $30 for Prince William County Fair Family Pack of Tickets for 5 Weekday Admissions and Rides ($120 value).

Plum District – Arrgh, Matey! Take a pirate cruise at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for half the price with this offer: $11 for One Ticket on a Family Cruise from Urban Pirates.

LivingSocial DC Family Edition – Several good deals are going on right now. Their main offer is for Five 90-minute Playtime Session at Pump it Up for $25 good at the Leesburg and Gaithersburg locations. Scroll down on the page and find offers for kids’ dance classes, training programs, after-school sports, and more.

SitterCity.com – Take advantage of their new offer, good through the month of August: Save 20% off memberships at Sittercity.com with the code SCHOOL.

SalesVote – The new company out of Georgetown has a deal for Pottery Painting and Ceramic Decoration at All Fired Up for $7. Good at both the DC and Bethesda locations.

Mamapedia – They currently have deals on photo cards and announcements, personalized labels and tags, Parents Magazine, and more. And don’t forget that they send 5% of your purchase total to the school of your choice.

Groupon Getaways – If you haven’t signed up to receive these deals on travel accommodations, I highly suggest you do. I’ve seen many offers that would be great for both family stays and parents’ getaways.

The Latest Family Deals

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about family deals, so here’s a quick fix on some of the latest offers from local deal sites. Happy Savings!

Eversave – If you live within 15 minutes of Largo, MD, check out this cool deal: $59 for ice cream catering from Cold Stone Creamery. Birthday party, anyone?

Groupon – Get good seats to a DC United game for less. With this deal it’s just $16 for One Premium-Level Ticket. You can purchase up to two tickets, but gift up to nine to easily make it a family affair.

LivingSocial – Their Washington, DC Family Edition has a bunch of offers currently available. The featured deal is for a children’s birthday party, but their “nearby deals” include cooking camp, soccer camp, farm fun, and more.

Certifikid – A deal on fun for little ones! Just $18 for 2 classes or 1 camp day at Jonah’s Treehouse – that’s 53% savings.

The Capitol Deal – For kids 8 and up or parents who love an adrenaline rush: Get $50 worth of activities for just $25 from Terrapin Adventures.

Deals for Deeds – Help give back with this sweet deal: $19 for a dozen cupcakes at Hello Cupcake. Good at the new Capitol Hill location.

Plum District – Do some environmentally-friendly shopping for the kids: Just $16 for two boxes of gently used clothes, books, or toys from thredUP.

Deals on Camp, Cupcakes, Little Horses, and More!

Whether you’re looking for ways to keep the kids active this summer, yummy treats for less, or fun activities for the whole family, these offers from the local deal sites should have you covered. Just click the links to get in on them.

LivingSocial: Half-Day ($75) or Full-Day ($150) Week-Long Basketball or Soccer Camp at Summer Sidwell.

Groupon: $20 for One Dozen Assorted Cupcakes at Red Velvet Cupcakery ($40 Value). Choose From Three Locations.

Certifkid: $25 for Family Four Pack to Land of Little Horses Farm Park (52% off) in Gettysburg, PA.

Wow.com: $25 for $50 Worth of Sport and Event Tickets from ScoreBig.com.

The Capitol Deal: $197.50 for a 1-week session at Georgetown Day School MultiSports Camp.

Happy Savings!

Special Adventures and a Family Deal at the National Building Museum

Sometimes I swear the local deal sites and I have a special telepathical relationship. There have been many times that I’ve thought about an activity I want to try or restaurant I want to check out, and, lo and behold, a deal for that very thing shows up in my inbox.

Imaginations at work at the NBM - Photo, courtesy Jody Pratt/Globe-toddling.com

That happened to me this morning. I had been planning to post about a special workshop happening at the National Building Museum this week along with a reminder about the amazing LEGO exhibit still on display and as I checked my email before getting started on the piece, saw LivingSocial’s new DC Family Edition deal for the National Building Museum, a Family Membership Including Six Admissions for the LEGO Exhibit for $40 (an $80 value). In case you’re thinking it’s not worth it because admission to the museum is free, keep in mind that many special exhibits and family events, LEGOS included, require a small fee. Membership also lets you enjoy benefits like invitations to exhibition openings, previews, and curator-led tours; reduced or free admission to special family programs; and early-bird registration and discounts for summer camp, birthday parties, and items at the museum’s shop. Needless to say, I am in on this offer.

Deal aside, the National Building Museum warrants mention this morning. A special activity is taking place there this week that looks and sounds like a fantastic adventure in design and building for all ages. Public Workshop, an organization dedicated to helping individuals, schools and communities achieve great things through design, is leading building experiments in the museum’s Great Hall. I’m not even sure what to call the activity or how to explain it, since I haven’t yet been myself, but these images will give you an idea — and make you want to head over there and get in on the architectural action.

I first learned about the project from a link on No Monsters in My Bed. Then my friend, Jody, from Globe-toddling.com visited the NBM yesterday and raved about it. She and her daughters, ages 2 and 4, spent hours there creating all kinds of white-disc designs and participating in a group build that garnered a five-star fun rating in her book.

You can check it out for yourself through ~~Friday, March 25~~ Thursday, March 24. From 11am – 5pm each day, you can “help redefine possibility” with all kinds of building adventure and experiments. A daily schedule and more information are available on the Public Workshop website.

And if you want to get in on the LivingSocial deal, go here.

See you in the Great Hall!