Guess where we’ll be this weekend drooling over all the handmade goodies?!?  Pictures of our day at the fair to come!

Been dying to visit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)?  How about the Brooklyn Museum or the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art? And don’t forget the Chicago Children’s Museum and the Kennedy Center! Mark your calendars for the weekend of July 16-18 because Target is sponsoring the Arts & Wonder Free Family Event and admission to these landmark institutions and more are FREE!  Almost every major city from Anchorage to Washington D.C. has participating museums so make sure to check Target’s site for all the details.

Esther’s spending the week in Hawaii while I’m holding down the Plum fort.  I’m a bit envious of her, especially after she posted these gorgeous shots!

Here’s a yummy patriotic twist on the classic Ice Cream Float!  All you gotta do is substitute your regular soda pop with red and blue soda (yes, they do exist; yes, they are available in your local grocery) and your family will be celebrating the 4th of July with frosty treats in hand!  Check out Prudent Baby for all the details.

Via One Pretty Thing

This colorful cake is an oldie on the blogosphere, but definitely still a goodie. Doesn’t it just put a smile on your face?  Get the recipe at Whisk Kid’s blog and send us the finished product please.

Via Twig & Thistle

It’s the first day of summer and it’s starting to heat up out there!  What better way to keep cool and keep the kids entertained this entire summer than Regal Theaters’ Free Family Film Festival.  Now through mid-August, Regal will be showing G and PG rated kid flicks for FREE every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10AM.  We’re talkin’ the good stuff too…Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Curious George, Where The Wild Things Are and more.  Click below to find a participating theater near you!

Via Cool Mom Picks

The famous all-vegan, New York-based BabyCakes NYC has made its way to downtown LA!  They offer all-natural, organic and yummy desserts free from those sometimes-pesky allergens (wheat, gluten, dairy, casein and eggs).  Be sure to drop by on Tuesday nights between 8-9pm where you can play a quick round of bingo for a chance to win free cupcakes + everyone who plays gets a free prize.

Via Daily Candy

Raise your hand if you’re a freebie fanatic.  (For the record, I’ve got my hand raised as I type this).  Now, raise your hand if you like free AND cute things. (Hand still raised).  Now put your hand on your mouse and go to plumdenim.com to download these free seasonal wallpapers!

Ok, so you’re not exactly the “make-my-own-Valentine’s Day-cards” type of person.  Next best thing?  Becoming a “kinda-sorta-make-my-own-Valentine’s-Day-cards” person.  Paper Crave, a fun & creative paper goods site, has done most of the legwork by posting a list of some free printable Valentine’s Day greetings.  Cute stuff and it’s free?!? Valentine’s Day just got a whole lot sweeter.

Fox and Panda Valentine Card by Danielle of Thompson Family-Life

Sounds simple right?  It really IS that easy to get fresh, quality organic produce as often as weekly!  Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a new idea in farming where a community of individuals pledge support to a local farming operation so that the farmland essentially becomes the community’s farm.  The South Central Farmer’s Cooperative grows all of its’ produce in Bakersfield and community members from Los Angeles travel there each week to clean, harvest and plant the produce.  For as little as $15 per box, you can bring the farm to the city.