Summer Fun - Tammilee Tips

Planning ahead for summer fun! Check out our tips for saving on concerts, planning ahead and enjoying summer!

March 18, 2013 By Tammilee Leave a Comment

I know it is only March but now is the time to plan ahead for Summer fun!! You can score some amazing deals right now by planning ahead for summer fun! Check out our tips for saving on concerts, planning ahead and enjoying summer!

We love doing as much as we possibly can during the sunny summer months here in Spokane. Outdoor concerts, visiting our local parks, walking the Centennial trail, and so much more. One thing we have found is if you plan ahead for summer fun you can save a ton of money and reduce your stress!

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Filed Under: Frugal, Summer Fun Tagged With: Fleetwood Mac, Outlook Calendar, Spokane, Stub Hub, summer

Silverwood Theme Park ~ Community Appreciation Days Food Drive

September 13, 2012 By Tammilee Leave a Comment

Silverwood Theme Park ~ Community Appreciation Days Food Drive

Silverwood is offering a great way for families to head to the park and donate to our area food banks! For the next 3 weekends you can pick up discounted tickets and donate $ to our local food banks!

September 15-16
September 22-23
September 29-30

Silverwood Saves you up to $17 on admission and donates up to $4 per admission ticket purchased to area Food Banks.
You get a great price for admission and help area Food Banks too.

General admission (8-64): Regular$42.99 Sept. 15-30 $25.99 with Silverwood donating $4 to the Food Bank
Child/Senior (3-7 & 65plus): Regular $21.99 Sept. 15-30 $16.99 with Silverwood donating $1 to the Food Bank.

Not valid with any other discounts, coupons, promotions or special offers.

Filed Under: Summer Fun Tagged With: Child Senior, food, Food Bank, Food Banks, Silverwood Saves

Spokane Frugal Date ~ Arbor Crest Winery

September 12, 2012 By Tammilee Leave a Comment

Spokane Frugal Date ~ Arbor Crest Winery

Somehow in the 10+ years I have lived in Spokane I had never made it up to Arbor Crest Winery. I can not believe that I have been missing out on this beautiful winery all these years. The Arbor Crest Winery is located in Spokane Valley off of Argonne. It is the gorgeous house you can see up on the hill. John and I were in the valley running errands and randomly decided to turn up the hill and check it out. I am so glad that we did!

We had so much fun walking around the winery and checking out the grounds. The Arbor Crest Winery estates is on a 450 foot cliff overlooking the city. The area includes the Riblet Estate (a national historic landmark), The Cliff House, The Eagles Nest and so much more. There is a huge life sized checkers board on the grounds.

We were not really sure what to expect at the winery. We found the staff to be incredibly helpful and knowledgeable about the estates. We ended up buying a bottle of Arbor Crest Riesling for $12.00. The cool thing is you can take the wine out on the grounds and enjoy a relaxing walk or picnic. The staff provided us with 2 wine glasses and we were off to explore. It was so much fun walking around enjoying the sunshine and beautiful grounds.

The next time we visit the winery we are going to pack a picnic lunch. I am really excited to head back up to the winery and relax. The winery also has free concerts during the summer on Thursday nights from 5:30 to 7:30pm. They have concerts on Sunday nights from 5:30pm to dusk that cost $5.00. There are concerts scheduled until Sunday September 30th.

The Arbor Crest Winery is located at 4705 N. Fruit Hill Road, Spokane, WA
You can find more about the winery on their website -> Arbor Crest

Filed Under: Spokane, Summer Fun Tagged With: picnic, Riblet Estate, Sunday September, wine

Grandparents Weekend at Silverwood = FREE admission for Grandparents!

September 6, 2012 By Tammilee Leave a Comment

This weekend September 8-9th Silverwood Theme Park is celebrating Grandparents Weekend! They are giving FREE admission to Grandparents who are accompanied by their grandchild! For each grandchild that purchases a ticket you will be given 1 FREE ticket for Grandpa or Grandma!

Filed Under: Summer Fun Tagged With: com, free, Grandparents Weekend, Silverwood Theme Park

Manito Park Fall Plant Sale – Sept 8th 10am-4pm

September 6, 2012 By Tammilee Leave a Comment

The Manito Park Fall Plant Sale is this weekend! The Friends of Manito Plant Sale is held at the Gaiser Conservatory in Manito Park. There will be over 400 plant varieties available for sale. Spokane County WSU Master Gardeners and Master Composte will be on hand to help kids plant seeds, take plant cuttings and learn how red wiggler worms make compost.

Manito Park, East of Gaiser Conservatory
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. TFM Members Only
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Open to Public

Filed Under: Summer Fun Tagged With: kids, Manito Park, sale

Spokane Frugal Date Night and Favorite ~ Putt Putt Golf

September 5, 2012 By Tammilee 2 Comments

Spokane Frugal Date Night and Favorite ~ Putt Putt Golf

John and I went out to Wonderland Family Fun Center and played Putt Putt Golf for our date night. We have a new goal for date nights. Each of us has to plan 1 mystery date night a month. The date has to be to a place that neither of us has gone to. I decided to start off and plan the 1st mystery date night. I randomly thought of putt putt Golf and found out that Wonderland has both an outdoor and indoor putt putt golf area.

Wow! I am not sure how we had never done this date night before. We had so much fun! We laughed the entire time we were playing. That may have been because my golf skills are not that great. John on the other hand managed to some how get 5 hole in ones. I am pretty sure there was a lot of luck involved but if you ask him it was total skill.

We played a full round outside and it was great. The castle gave John a little bit of grief and I thought I might possibly be able to catch up but sadly no. John ended up putting 8-9 times to get the ball up the ramp by the castle. Shh don’t tell him I told you that.

This was such a great fun night out and was actually pretty frugal. We did both the indoor and outdoor putt putt games. We were told that when you buy a 2nd game you get it for 1/2 off. Each game was $7.99/person.

I would definitely go back and play again. We had so much fun laughing and joking with each other.

Can you see me in the black light?

The indoor putt putt is set up with black lights. I had never played black light putt putt. They have goofy rules you can play by if you want. We of course had to play the goofy rules. I never thought I would play putt putt singing a Christmas Carol or quacking like a duck. The goofy rules were hilarious.

What are your favorite frugal date nights?

Filed Under: Spokane, Summer Fun Tagged With: Christmas Carol, date night, frugal, frugal date night, Putt Putt Golf, Spokane