Fueling Up with GIANT Gas Rewards #cbias

by Alissa on May 22, 2013

Disclosure: For Memorial Day, as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias, I stocked up on the perfect road trip snacks and saved on gas for our family road trip with the GIANT gas rewards program!

We’re so lucky to live in an area where we have so many great options for a day trip destination. Hop in the car and drive a couple hours in any direction, and we can build sandcastles on the beach, explore a farm in the heart of the countryside or hike in the mountains, depending on which we way we steer the car that day.

We’re always up for a road trip adventure with the kids – and there’s no better time than Memorial Day weekend. It’s such a fun way to kick off the soon-to-be summer vacation!

While being spontaneous can be fun, with young kids, it’s easier (for me) to do just a little pre-road trip planning to make our road trips as smooth (and as relaxing) as possible.

And lucky for us, our favorite place for road-trip fueling is right down the road.

Giant

At GIANT, you can fuel up on both fronts. They offer a great selection of healthy, affordable snacks, along with the ability to fuel up your car — and they reward you for doing both!

Saving on gas for your Memorial Day road trips is easy with the GIANT gas rewards program.

Here’s how it works:

  • Shop with your BONUSCARD from May 12 through June 29, 2013 and you’ll earn 1 point for every $1 you spend.
  • 100 points equals $.10 off a gallon of GIANT gasoline.
  • Track your Extra Rewards points on your receipt, register at GiantFoodStores.com or download the free GIANT mobile app!
  • Redeem your points any time during the period in which you earn them (i.e. before June 29, in this case!). There is no limit to the number of gas rewards points your household can earn.
  • Visit GiantFoodStores.com for gas locations.
Giant gas rewards

For our road trip snacks, I focused on healthy (but fun) items that I knew they’d enjoy.

Healthy Road Trip Snack Ideas for Kids

  • Fresh fruit (bananas, grapes, berries)
  • Granola
  • Nuts (cashews, peanuts, pistachios)
  • Individual yogurt snacks
  • String cheese

Want to see all the great deals I scored on snacks for our upcoming road trip? Check out my entire pre-road-trip shopping adventure right here.

One thing I do know is that with GIANT, wherever we end up this Memorial Day weekend, we’re ready for the ride!

We can’t wait to hit the road!

What are your go-to road trip snacks?

Tagged as: Giant, Giant food stores, Giant gas rewards, Memorial Day, road trip snacks, road trip with kids

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What to Read Next: May 2013

by Alissa on May 17, 2013

What to Read Next: May 2013

Reading List May 2013

I love to read and until recently, almost always had a book (or two) going at any given time. Now that I’m trying to grow two little readers of my own, though, I find that my book diary consists of mostly picture books and early chapter books.

And my normal reading time—right before my own bedtime—gets cut short most nights, when I can’t keep my eyes open any longer than to sneak in a few pages. Clearly I need to switch things up and start fitting in short reading sessions throughout the day. Or I could keep accumulating books on my never-ending to-read list.

But where’s the fun in that?

Each month I’m going to set a “What to Read Next” goal of the books I’d like to read that month, so that I don’t get distracted (by other books or by Downton Abbey – ha!). I’d also like to make my way through my backlog of books. I have a growing number on my bookshelf still waiting to be read. So I’ll look to include an older book on each month’s What to Read Next list, too.

What to Read Next: May 2013

1. Finish The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
2. He’s Gone by Deb Caletti
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer – this is my “clearing out the back stock” selection for this month)

I’d love to hear your opinion on what to read next! What have you been reading?

Leave your recommendations on what to read next in the comments section.

Tagged as: books to read, reading list, what to read next

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Kohls Cares for Kids Summer 2013 – The Pout, Pout Fish

by Alissa on May 10, 2013

Kohls Cares for Kids – Summer 2013

Kohls Cares for Kids

Kohl’s has announced their newest selection of books and stuffed animals for Kohls Cares for Kids. This season it’s The Pout Pout Fish – my kids will be so excited!

I love shopping from the Kohls Cares collection, because we get high-quality hardcover picture books and stuffed animals for a small fraction of the regular price – just $5 each. And better yet… we know our money is going to a good cause.

Pout Pout fish

This time around, there’s also a reusable bag offered as part of the collection, too.

Previous Kohls Cares Merchandise on clearance

Every time they switch out their selection, they also clearance out the most recent books and animals. Right now catch a few items from the previous Kohls Cares collections at just $2.50 each.

Tagged as: books for kids, Children's books, kids books, Kohls Cares for Kids, Pout Pout Fish, The Pout Pout Fish

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