Frugal Lancaster https://www.frugallancaster.com Ways to Save Money, Get Free Stuff and Do Free Things Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:48:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 79473381 Medieval Family Movie Night Ideas for CC Cycle 2 https://www.frugallancaster.com/2022/09/08/family-movie-nights-for-classical-conversations-cycle-2-medieval-history-astronomy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=family-movie-nights-for-classical-conversations-cycle-2-medieval-history-astronomy Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:18:33 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=42285 Our family loves to enjoy family movie nights thanks to a change I made a few years ago after I created our first Cycle 3 family movie list. We make every Friday night a “Pizza Popcorn and a Family Movie Night”! Previously, I often felt frustrated when choosing a movie in the moment. I wanted to...

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]]> 42285 Young Artist classes a la carte is back for 2022: Build your own art camp at the Center for Creative Exploration (PA College of Art and Design) https://www.frugallancaster.com/2022/05/11/young-artist-classes-a-la-carte-is-back-for-2022-build-your-own-art-camp-at-the-center-for-creative-exploration-pa-college-of-art-and-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=young-artist-classes-a-la-carte-is-back-for-2022-build-your-own-art-camp-at-the-center-for-creative-exploration-pa-college-of-art-and-design Thu, 12 May 2022 00:31:49 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=42050 This Summer the Center for Creative Exploration (CCE) is offering a buffet of diverse opportunities for weeklong and multi-day youth art classes on the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design campus and beyond. Students in grades 1-9 have the opportunity to piece together morning and noon classes along with a selection of intergenerational classes for the whole...

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]]> 42050 Africa: Morning Time Guide, Read-Aloud List and Family Movie Ideas https://www.frugallancaster.com/2022/01/07/africa-morning-time-guide-read-aloud-list-and-family-movie-ideas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-morning-time-guide-read-aloud-list-and-family-movie-ideas Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:12:21 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=41795 A six-week morning time guide on Africa geography, history, literature, music, family movies and arts and crafts. As I was looking at the curriculum for Classical Conversations Cycle 1 for the next six weeks (13-18), I felt led to have a focus on Africa for our morning times. I love the idea of diving deep...

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]]> 41795 Shopping Lancaster County Etsy Stores https://www.frugallancaster.com/2021/12/14/shopping-lancaster-county-etsy-stores/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shopping-lancaster-county-etsy-stores Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:03:59 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=41748 Support your local creators and vendors this holiday season, by checking out these local Etsy shops. I’ve made three collections of some of my favorite finds made right here in Lancaster County. 1. Gifts $25 and under The items in this collection are all made or designed in Lancaster County, PA and budget-friendly with a...

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]]> 41748 Refreshing Mountain Christmas Lights & Family Escape Room Experience https://www.frugallancaster.com/2021/12/12/refreshing-mountain-christmas-lights-escape-room/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=refreshing-mountain-christmas-lights-escape-room Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:04:00 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=41732 Consider a gift of experience this year for the holidays and make some memories with those you love most. You won’t regret it. Let me tell you about our recent experience at Refreshing Mountain. We spent the evening with my husbands family enjoying the Christmas lights at Refreshing Mountain last weekend. We decided to purchase...

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]]> 41732 7 Summer Theater Camps in Lancaster County https://www.frugallancaster.com/2021/07/13/7-summer-theater-camps-in-lancaster-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-summer-theater-camps-in-lancaster-county Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:57:59 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=41533 If your child has the performance bug and wants to learn how to perform on stage, Lancaster County has no shortage of summer theater camps available! The best way to learn to perform is to perform! online pharmacy neurontin with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy wegovy with best prices today in the...

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]]> 41533 How We Save on Gas https://www.frugallancaster.com/2021/05/20/how-we-save-on-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-we-save-on-gas Thu, 20 May 2021 21:10:38 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=40161 Where we live, we’re about 20 minutes from almost everything. It’s a blessing, because you can go so many places quickly, but it does require a decent amount of driving. So over the years, we’ve become really good at finding ways to save money on our gas purchases. Here are a few of our favorite...

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]]> 40161 How to Live Off Of Your Pantry for a Month https://www.frugallancaster.com/2021/04/26/how-to-live-off-of-your-pantry-for-a-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-live-off-of-your-pantry-for-a-month Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:00:33 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=34315 For the month of January 2021, I completed my first ever pantry challenge. What is a pantry challenge? Simply put, it’s when you eat out of your pantry and freezer and limit (or eliminate) your trips to the grocery store. Everyone can set up their own rules for a pantry challenge, because we are all...

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]]> 34315 80+ Etsy Gifts for Classical Conversations Tutors https://www.frugallancaster.com/2021/03/23/80-etsy-gifts-for-classical-conversations-tutors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=80-etsy-gifts-for-classical-conversations-tutors Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:55:39 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=34457 I found myself down a little rabbit trail this weekend when I was searching Etsy for some tutor gift ideas. All I can say is, there are some incredibly gifted and creative artists in the CC community! I made a favorites page on Etsy that I want to share with you. In it I tried...

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]]> 34457 Our Family’s Top 10 Favorite Sourdough Recipes https://www.frugallancaster.com/2021/02/17/our-family-top-10-favorite-sourdough-recipes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-family-top-10-favorite-sourdough-recipes Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:34:36 +0000 https://www.frugallancaster.com/?p=34384 During the COVID quarantine I saw so many people trying sourdough. I was interested, but it just wasn’t the right timing for me. Then this past fall, I had the urge again. I was inside more and I had a renewed spirit and energy to learn more about how I can feed my family more...

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