Thanks for opening our Friday newsletter! We're headed into a holiday weekend that ALSO happens to be the first weekend of the month so there's a lot going on.

The big activity for those with kids this weekend is Easter Egg Hunts with over 100 on our list for tomorrow! Today is Free First Friday Art at Eagan Art House. Tomorrow, besides the science event shared below, it's also Free First Saturday at Walker Art Center, Bird Walk at Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester and free kids workshops at all Home Depot locations. Find links for more info on these on our Events list for 4/4. Tomorrow is also the last day to visit the Bachman's Spring Flower Show.

If you missed our Wednesday email, you might want to check it out HERE.

Have a great weekend and Happy Easter! See you again Monday for the next newsletter. Until then you can keep up with anything new at ThriftyMinnesota.com or on the Facebook page. Thanks for being a subscriber! I appreciate it.

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Get the details for these deals and more on the Current Great Deals Page.

If you buy White Claw in a bar or restaurant you can submit your receipt online and get a rebate of up to $4 per can, up to 6 cans per receipt for a maximum $24 rebate.

Lunds & Byerlys have Ghirardelli Baking Chips on sale for $3.99, which is a nice discount from the $7ish at both Target, Walmart and other stores. They have a couple other great deals through Wednesday.

Check out the Hy-Vee Easter Sale highlights on the Deal Page too.

If you have a new puppy or kitten, sign up for a FREE Puppy Pack or Kitten Kit from Kinship pet food.

If you need to re-mulch this spring, now is a great time to buy the mulch at only $2 per bag at Lowe's - just about half price.

There's a new sweepstakes for a FREE Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Spoonables ($7.99 value) coupon. They're giving away 40,000, which makes the winning odds better than most!

We'll add more shopping deals later today, but a couple are Athleta savings up to 70% off on last chance items! You can sign up for the text/email list for an additional 10% off offer. Also, Nike has sneakers, sweats, hoodies and more up to 50% off when you combine the already marked down prices with coupon code.

See everything else over on the deals page. If you ever spot a good freebie we need to include, please send it over. We all love those!