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Local Deals with Family Appeal

When it rains, it pours.  Such is the case with the latest offerings from our local deal sites. Discounts on everything from IMAX movies to holiday entertainment to mani/pedis for kids landed in my inbox this morning. And in case they didn’t make it to yours, here’s the scoop on all of them.

Groupon: See a movie in 3-D at one of Smithsonian’s IMAX Theaters for just $4. That’s a $5 savings off the regular price for tickets. KFDC has reviews on Born to Be Wild 3-D and Grand Canyon Adventure 3-D, both currently playing at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater located in the Museum of Natural History.

LivingSocial: Admission to the National Zoo’s annual light show may be free, but this ZooLights Package for 4 deal gets you all the extras. For $28 get parking, plus four ice skating tickets with skate rental, four hot chocolates, and four train rides. (Scroll down to their “families” section for the offer.)

Plum District: It’s just about time to start thinking about putting the kids’ smiling face on holiday greeting cards. And for $20 you can get $40 worth of holiday cards, invitations, and more from Pear Tree Greetings to save some money on them.

Juice in the City: What a fun treat this is for kids! For $24 get a kid’s mani/pedi spa package at Cafe Kids Spa. If my daughter were a little older, I’d snatch it up in a second.

Certifikid: This site currently has a bunch of awesome deals available right now — $20 for holiday ornaments and studio time at Clay Cafe of Chantilly, 60% off Gymboree classes, $7 to Port Discovery in Balitmore, and more! Go check ’em all out here.

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Quick Links to Family Deals

Some days are really good deal days. You (I) open your (my) email to find an inbox full of appealing offers that make you (me) want to click and buy without giving it a second thought. Well, today is one of those days.  (And had I not been doing my civic duty at jury duty this morning, this list of great local family deals would have been posted hours ago.) Here’s where you can save on everything from fall festivals to birthday parties to Halloween gear to live entertainment — and experience that thrill of the click-and-buy.

Certifikid currently has at least six deals available right now, two notable ones for seasonal fun at fall festivals:  Just $15 for a Package of 2 Weekend Tickets to Cox Farms Fall Festival – September 24th or 25th (50% off).  You can also pay $10 for a Family Four Pack of Tickets to Frederick’s Oktoberfest – Includes an All-Access Pass to the Kidz Zone (50% off)

LivingSocial’s DC Family Edition can help  get the birthday party started with these offers: $87 for a Five-Hour Inflatable Play Rental from LoveBounce AND $29 for a Ninja Birthday Party or One Month of Unlimited Tae Kwon Do Classes

Plum District is giving a nod to the new season with discounts on Halloween gear and a fun farm experience: Pay $20 for $40 Worth of Costumes and Halloween Merchandise at Halloween Express; pay $6 for Entry to Great Country Farms (a $12 Value).  It’s also just $20 for the National Geographic World Almanac 2012 and Three Weird But True Books

Mamasource also has a costume deal going on right now: $20 for $40 to spend at PowerCapes.  And one of my favorite things about this deal site is that 5% of your purchase payment can go to a school of your choice.

Groupon can help make family travel a little easier with an offer for airport transportation: $60 for a One-Way Trip to or from Reagan, Dulles, or BWI Airport ($140 Value).  Look for the deal on the right-hand sidebar — you only have a few more hours to get in on it.

The Capitol Deal is making entertainment cheaper: For $20 get $50 to Spend on Sports, Concert and Theater Tickets at ScoreBig, an online discount ticket outlet.

And, finally, Buy With Me has more fall fun on sale: Just $9 for Admission to The Corn Maize in The Plains – that’s half off the regular price.  The deal will likely appear in the right sidebar of the home page.

Happy Savings!

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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.

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