Sesame Place Archives - Philly on the Cheap

TD Bank Locations Offer Kids $10 for Summer Reading 2013
When I was little my library’s summer reading program was popular among my peers. We all couldn’t wait to get a new sticker on our chart every time we went in and reported on which book we’d read. My, how times have changed. Summer reading 2013 through TD Bank in the Philadelphia area means this–if [...]
Free Ice Cream in Philly May 14, 2013
Mark your calendar for some free ice cream in Philadelphia tomorrow. That’s because to celebrate Spring and the warm days ahead (though it is unseasonably cool this week), the Häagen-Dazs brand is bringing back Free Cone Day on Tuesday, May 14 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Here are the participating Häagen-Dazs stores in the Philly area: 1205 [...]
Free Admission to a Public Garden in Philly May 10, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013 is National Public Gardens Day. And thanks to Better Homes & Gardens and the American Public Garden Association, you can enjoy two free admission passes to a public garden in the Philadelphia area. According to the Better Homes & Gardens website, from which you can download your free admission pass, there [...]
Cheap Flights from Philly on Virgin America
Whenever I hear about Virgin Airlines, I always think about overseas flights. But Virgin America, it seems, focuses on domestic flights, and right now has a flash sale going on for cheap flights from Philadelphia to California. According to TravelZoo “For 72 hours, Virgin America is cutting nonstop California fares from Philadelphia to $139 each [...]
Save Money on Mother’s Day Flowers
Right now AmazonLocal has a fantastic deal offer that can help you save money on Mother’s Day flowers. Here is what you’ll get with this Teleflora Deal. For $20 you’ll get $40 to spend on Mother’s Day flowers via Teleflora. Even though I saw this deal in the Philadelphia section of AmazonLocal, you’ll be placing [...]

Sesame Place is open for the holidays!

Whenever I drive my daughters to the Oxford Valley Mall during the warm-weather months, I avoid the roadway that runs by Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa. Because invariably it is backed up with traffic from all the families visiting.

Imagine my surprise when, upon taking my daughters to the mall one recent December evening–and driving by Sesame Place–I ended up traffic.

Turns out Sesame Place is open for the holidays and has been transformed into a Christmas spectacle full of lights, live shows, and a parade of favorite furry friends.

Sound like something you’d like to take your kids, to? I can help you get Sesame Place tickets to “A Very Furry Christmas” at a discount.

Right now there is a Groupon that allows you to save up to 50% on ticket prices. There are three options for Sesame Place tickets:

$22 for single-day park admission for two (up to a $43.98 value)
$33 for single-day park admission for three (up to a $65.97 value)
$44 for single-day park admission for four (up to an $87.96 value)

Here’s the fine print of this deal:

Expires Dec 31, 2012
Limit 1 per person
May buy 1 additional as gift.
Valid only for option purchased.
Limit 1 per visit.
Must use promotional value in 1 visit.
Cannot be combined with other offers.
Children 23 months or younger are admitted free and do not require admission ticket.
Tax not included.

Every year I do a round-up of freebies available for Earth Day. Before I’d founded this blog, those freebies appeared on my Suddenly Frugal blog. But now that I’m focusing on Philly-area deals, I wanted to share these 7 Earth Day freebies that you can enjoy this weekend in the Philadelphia region. Many are exclusive to our area. Enjoy!

Target stores will be giving away 1.5 million reusable bags to customers who visit the store on Earth Day, Sunday April 22nd. Even better if you’re one of the first 250,000 to get there, you’ll get not only a free bag but a bag full of freebies, including Method laundry detergent and Burt’s Bees shampoo and conditioner.
Season pass holders to Sesame Place in Langhorne can also snag a free reusable bag when they visit the amusement park on Sunday, April 22nd to purchase an unlimited refillable bottle. Basically, for $20 you drink for free all season long at Sesame Place. The free reusable bags go to the first 300 season pass holders who show up.
The Whole Foods in Plymouth Meeting is doing two different freebie giveaways around Earth Day. On Saturday, April 21st, the first 25 people who visit the Plymouth Meeting location starting at 8 a.m. and share how they are going green in their everyday lives will get a free reusable coffee mug. Then on Sunday, April 22nd, from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m., if you arrive at the store wearing green and head over to the customer service desk, you’ll get a free reusable bag.
In Peddler’s Village in Lahaska in Bucks County, which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year, by the way, when you make a $15 purchase at Sublime clothing store, you’ll get this reusable bag that folds up like a flower for free. Also in Peddler’s, the Town Crier Bakery is offering a buy one, get one free deal on Earth Day with theses delicious Earth Day-inspired cupcakes.
On Earth Day (April 22, 2012), Origins is inviting folks to “trade in” any one of their existing skin care products, regardless of brand, for a free container of an Origins moisturizer, while supplies last. You can get this freebie at Origins retail stores and department store counters nationwide. All cosmetic packaging collected will be recycled or responsibly converted to energy through the Return to Origins Recycling Program.
On Earth Day weekend there will be free admission to National Parks Service locations nationwide, including the sites in Philadelphia.
Here’s a freebie that’s not Earth Day specific but it’s free nonetheless: at IKEA South Philadelphia you can get a free breakfast at IKEA on Mondays and kids eat free every Tuesday at IKEA.

If you hear of additional Philly freebies for Earth Day, post a comment to add to the list.

Though this freebie is not tied into Veteran’s Day, the timing to tell you about it is.

Turns out that Anheuser-Busch amusement parks allow members of the military to receive one free day of admission during 2011 at their participating parks, which seems to include Sesame Place in Langhorne. And Sesame Place currently has the Count’s Halloween Spooktacular going on.

This freebie is good for one active-duty military personnel (valid ID required) plus three family members. Here are all the details about eligibility and participating parks. Hope that if you are a member of the military that you can take advantage of this deal this year.

And thank you for your service to our country.

Sesame Place Tickets at a Discount

7 Earth Day Freebies in Philly

Free Amusement Park Admission for the Military