Did you know you can get free entertainment too? Your local library is one of the best sources of free entertainment, but here are some other resources you might want to explore:
FREE Movies, TV, and Videos
Redbox – free one-night movie rental every Monday with code (MomAdvice posts the new code every Monday or you can sign-up for SMS alerts to your phone)
hulu – free TV and movies to watch on your computer
Totlol – think YouTube but just for kids
qubo – Scholastic’s television network shows kids shows directly on their website
Sesame Street Videos – easy to search by subject, theme or character
Kids Off The Couch – guids you how to use movies to launch hands-on activities for kids
Regal Entertainment Group – every summer they host a Free Family Film Festival
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FREE Music
RCRD LBL – only free music is offered here, so you’ll never be tempted to pay for a song download!
Amazon.com – 500+ Free music downloads, selection is always changing
Cartier – 12 Love songs to download
Meijer – this grocery store offers great variety of free music downloads
Walmart – one free song download featured each week
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FREE Books
Google Book Search – preview books online for free
Maran Illustrated – high quality “how-to” books on computer, hobby, lifestyle topics
LibriVox – free audiobooks
Storynory – free audiobooks for kids
Audible Kids – 9 free audiobook downloads with Reading is Fundamental
Book Adventure – a free kids reading motivation program by Sylvan learning, earn free books and prizes
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program – kids can earn a free book
Best Places to Get Free Books – a great list at the blog FriedBeef’s Tech
Project Gutenberg – tons of eBooks here!
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Magazines
Magazines 4 Mom – my comprehensive guide to the best sources of free magazines, including how to give your used magazines a second life by donating them or crafting with them.
FreeBizMag – free publications for any business
I hope that my list keeps you so busy that you aren’t even tempted to spend money on purchasing a movie, book or magazine anytime soon!
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It is a very nice and good post. Keep up the good work.
I really love swaptree.com It’s not absolutely free because you have to pay shipping but it is a lot cheaper than going out buying new books and movies, cd’s and video games.
Has any one else had trouble w/ the Cartier downloads. It’s asks you to fill out your info but after that I can’t seem to find any way to send the info to actually be able to download their songs. hmmmmm….
Thanks for all of the great info!
Thanks for the reminder about free magazines. I've been searching for a free subscription for Field & Stream for my husband – and guess which magazine is currently featured on AdPerk…and most of the videos that we had to watch were actually very entertaining.
Heather:Thanks for this fabulous list. Lots of freebies that I didn’t know about — like Audible for Kids, and I’ve been an Audible member since the site started!One great kids site that my son is loving these days is http://www.biggreenrabbit.com, a show that is available on some PBS stations. Full episodes are online, as well as short videos of some really clever, educational songs. My 2 1/2 year old loves singing along. You can also find Big Green Rabbit videos online at YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=003655B5CB9BD29D. There are others available from youtube user Squetch, the animator.
If you sign on as a book reviewer at Thomas Nelson, they will send you books for free. The only condition is that you have to write a review on your blog and on one commercial site (amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc)http://brb.thomasnelson.com/
iTunes offers a free featured single of the week too. I believe the new one is available each Thursday.
Thanks for all of these resources, Heather! I just downloaded a Jackson 5 song from Walmart. I wouldn’t have known about it otherwise. Another great resource for listening to music online is Pandora.com. You can set up your own personal radio stations.
I love all of these resources–great! I want to add–don’t forget your local library–with a little know how you can get audio books for your ipod/mp3 player, current movies, current music, etc. etc. Most frugal minded people know and love the library. I’m going to post an article soon at my site about how to REALLY use the library for entertainment! Should be fun!
you can also receive free ebooks from the prapared pantry.com its great for the bakers in the family!
We also enjoy using Snag Films (http://www.snagfilms.com/) to watch free documentaries.