Frugal Family: Tax Day and Earth Day Edition

Easter isn't the only noteworthy event this week. The Tax Day deadline was extended until today and Earth Day will be celebrated this Friday. This week's Frugal Family includes deals that will cut you a break from all that tax preparation and save you green while going green!

Tax Day Relief

Procrastinators rejoice! The following deals are valid today only:

• Who feels like cooking dinner after preparing taxes? Stop by Chili's for a FREE appetizer. Or head to P.F. Chang's for 15 percent off all dine-in and take-out orders. McCormick and Schmick's is also offering a Procrastinators Celebration with $10.40 entrees and drink specials.
• Next stop—dessert. Visit Cinnabon from 6-8 p.m. to get two FREE Cinnabon Bites! Or, if you didn't use your Chili's coupon for a FREE appetizer, get a FREE dessert instead!
• Finally, unburden your mind of all that number crunching with a relaxing rental from a Blockbuster Kiosk tonight. Use code MOVIE MONDAY at checkout to get one FREE movie. Click here for locations.

Go Green and Save Green

There are a slew of giveaways and discounts offered to celebrate Earth Day's 40th anniversary all week long:

• The 8th annual Baltimore Green Week is taking place now through Saturday. Click here to learn about family-friendly events, like planting a veggie garden or cleaning up a stream.
• This week is also National Parks Week, in which admission is FREE! A perfect Spring Break activity! Click here for more information and a listing of Maryland parks.
• Barnes and Noble is helping kids get into the green spirit by offering this coupon for 30 percent off all Earth Day children's books.
• Bring a reusable travel mug into Starbucks on Friday, and they'll fill it with a FREE coffee or tea!
• Lowe's is celebrating Earth Day by giving away 1 million trees! Just visit the store on Saturday to grab yours and kick off your spring planting.
• The Home Depot is offering a FREE workshop just for kids, where they can make an Earth Day/Easter Planter Basket on Saturday. Each child gets to keep the planter and receives a Kids Workshop apron with an achievement pin and diploma.
• Baltimore's Great Cloth Diaper Change is scheduled for Saturday. Join other moms as they break the Guinness World Record for the number of reusable cloth diapers changed at once! Visit the event's Facebook page for details and to register for this FREE event.
• Volunteer to help clean up Oregon Ridge on Saturday at its annual FREE Earth Day Greening event. You'll take part in planting trees and maintaining the trails from 1-4 p.m.  For more information, call 410-887-1815.