Lemonade samples at Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market in Tysons (Falls Church) is celebrating the start of  from noon-3 p.m. Memorial Day with samples of Santa Cruz lemonade and other summertime samples.

Free California Tortilla taco

Sign up for a free California Tortilla e-mail newsletter at the California Tortilla Web site and they’ll send you a certificate for a free taco. Limit one per person, please.

Free IHOP pancakes for “life”

“Life” meaning 20 years as IHOP defines it … still, as part of the company’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, the restaurant is sponsoring the “It Happens at IHOP” contest with one grand prize winner winning one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes for 20 years (maximum value of $5,000) and a free trip to NYC with a guest for the official celebration on July 7. Five runners-up will receive a $100 gift card.

To enter, you fill out a form online and share your story of unexpected, heartwarming or wacky events that have happened to you at IHOP. For more info, visit the IHOP Web site. The contest ends on May 30.

Free TCBY for Moms

TCBY (The Country’s Best Yogurt) is offering all moms a free cone or cup for Mother’s Day … here are the NoVa locations:

Arlington: Lincoln Towers Blimpie
Fairfax: University Mall Shopping Center
Sterling: Wal-Mart
Winchester: Apple Blossom Mall
Woodbridge: Potomac Mills

Scotto’s Rigatoni Grill coupons

Scotto’s Rigatoni Grill has coupons online for free French Fries with any sub, free drink with any 2 pizza slices, and a free drink with a purchase of $5 or more.

Scotto’s has two locations: one in Chantilly at 5005 Westone Plaza, Suite D (off Rt. 2 and a new one at the Brambleton Town Center.

Visit http://www.scottosrigatonigrill.com/coupons.html to download the coupons.

Mother’s Day contest at Chick-fil-A

Don’t know if this is true for other locations, but the Fair Oaks Mall Chick-fil-A is sponsoring a writing contest for kids ages 12 years and younger, with the prize as complimentary meals for four including dessert and a basket of prizes.

The essay should describe in 100 words or less why your Mom deserves free Chick-fil-A. Deadline for entries is Saturday, May 31.

$5 off Not Your Average Joe’s

Over at SuperNoVa Mom I wrote about a recent lunch at Not Your Average Joe’s in Lansdowne Town Center, where my friend and I really hit it off with the staff. We chatted up our server, who informed his boss that it was our first time there. The general manager, Jeff Kops, came over and gave us a “First-Timer’s Package,” which includes a brochure from founder Stephen Silverstein explaining that “we’re not looking for a one-time fling. Our goal is a long and happy relationship.” It also contained a takeout menu, Kops’ business card, a refrigerator magnet and a card giving you $5 off your next visit.

I’d like to share the love, so if you’d like the $5 discount card, just leave a comment and be sure to leave your e-mail (it doesn’t get published on this site). I’ll close comments at midnight Sunday, May 11, and choose a winner on Monday. The winner will be notified by e-mail.

Happy Mother’s Day from Let’s Dish

During Mother’s Day Week, Let’s Dish! is giving away a FREE Ready Made meal to anyone who has become a mom (or become a mom again) in 2008.

From May 4-11, new moms can pick up a free dish that serves four to six at these NoVa locations: Alexandria 703-750-0790
Ashburn 703-858-7900
Fairfax 703-359-1450

* NOTE: Sorry, the deal’s not offered at the Leesburg location.

Other caveats, from the Web site:
Meal selection is subject toa vailability. Meal recipient must provide valid email address for mom, and proof of birth or adoption (valid proof includes birth certificate, birth announcement, hospital bracelet or other item with child’s name and date of birth or adoption between 1/1/08 and 5/11/08). One meal per child. Yes, moms of twins get two meals.

 

Silver Diner

We’ve always like Silver Diner as a family restaurant because the service is always friendly, the food is consistently good … and they give the kids a spiffy classic car container that holds graham crackers, crayons and the kids menu.

We don’t go often enough though, to warrant signing up the Kids Club, which gets kids 12 and younger a free milkshake on Tuesday night Kids Nights. We happened to go to the Reston location last Tuesday, though, and found out that we’ve been missing out!

Signing up was free and hassle-free; in return we received cool rubber wristbands that you need to bring in on Tuesday nights to get the free milkshake. They had set aside one section of the restaurant as the kids’ side, and in the back, they set up a TV with Dora the Explorer showing, a crafts section where the kids could make foam bookmarks, and an open area where the kids could pop bubbles blowing out of a bubble machine. At about 6 p.m., they broke out the big gun: a pinata, seeing as the theme was Let’s Fiesta. They were going to let the kids break it open with a stick but after some parents expressed concern, they decided to go with the string-pull method.

It’s obviously a great draw for the restaurant, as it was crowded with families that night; it almost felt like a birthday party! Following are the themes for May for Silver Diner’s NoVa locations. Click here for more info.

Fair Oaks
13th - Reading is Fun: Make a book mark to start your summer reading.

20th - Craft Night and Entertainment by Mr. Tim: Watch Mr. Tim do magic tricks and paint a sun catcher.

27th - Superhero Night: Wear your superhero costume and make a mask to match!

Reston
13th - Fairy Tale Night: All Princes, Princesses, Knights, Dragons and Fairies. Come and wear your fairy tale outfit and you will receive a surprise package. We’ll also have some fun and games.

20th - Bingo!!! Bingo Bonanza night at the Diner. Come and join us play Bingo and you’ll win great prizes.

27th - Under the Sea Adventure: Let’s explore all the creatures under the sea. We’ll make a whale out of a flower pot and join our coloring contest to win a prize.

Clarendon, Merrifield & Tysons Corner
13th - April showers bring May flowers: Tonight we will be making charming flower pots to put your May flowers in. As always we will be giving away fun prizes.

20th - Red White and Blue: Come and Celebrate with us in honor of Memorial Day and learn about why we celebrate this holiday. Come decked out in your red white and blue for more chances to win cool prizes. Mr. Don will be here to entertain you.

27th - Beach Blanket Bingo: A few good games of B-I-N-G-O we’ll play, so bring a Beach Blanket or towel to get underway. There will be a winner each game, maybe 1 or maybe 2, but the grand prize could be for you. Mr. Don will be here to entertain you.

Potomac Mills
13th - Face Odyssey Night: Come learn how to face paint from our own Jerry “The Face Odyssey”.

20th - Fun With Science Night: Join us as we learn cool science experiments that you can do your at own house. Magic Allen will be here.

27th - Fire Prevention Night: Come out tonight to meet cool firefighters and see their big fire truck and their trusty fire dog Spot. We will also be doing amazing raffles. Face Odyssey is here tonight.

Springfield
13th - Celebrate Mother’s Day with Pups from “Guiding Eyes for the Blind” & Face Painting: Make a card for Mom, learn about our favorite service dogs and get your face painted.

20th - Parrots with “Wilson Parrot Foundation” & Coloring Contest: Does Polly want a cracker? Nope. Polly wants a milkshake tonight. Really! Come see and donate to our favorite feathered friends and compete in our coloring contest.

27th - Petting Zoo & Pony Rides with “Pony to Go” & Face Painting: We are so lucky they came back again, maybe this time they will bring a rooster or a hen. Ride a pony, and pet your barnyard friends. Bring your camera, to grandma this picture you will want to send!

31st- Springfield Days: “Silver Diner Celebration Station” 12pm - 6pm Springfield Mall Parking lot.

Haagen Dazs Free Scoop Day

On Tuesday, May 13, come in for a FREE scoop of Vanilla Honey Bee ice cream at participating Häagen-Dazs^® Shops between 4-8 pm.

Tysons Corner
McLean, VA 22102
703-883-2090

Fashion Centre at Pentagon City
1100 South Hayes Street
Arlington, VA 22202
703-415-5540

Lansdowne Town Center
19325 Winmeade Drive Space N107
Leesburg, VA 20176
571-333-2460

Potomac Mills Mall
2700 Potomac Mills Circle
Prince William, VA 22192
703-491-0095