Free & Cheap Events: Michaels, Bass Pro Shops, Lowe’s, & Williams-Sonoma

If you’re looking for ways to get creative on the cheap, you’ve got quite a few options this week:

• This week, you can participate in free & cheap crafts & demos at Michaels:
  • 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on June 19: Passport to Imagination: Australia. Ages 3+
  • 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on June 21: Passport to Imagination: Mexico. Ages 3+
  • 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on June 23: Passport to Imagination: Poland. Ages 3+
  • Noon-1:00 p.m. on June 23: Bead Landing Demo. Adult-only event
  • Noon-3:00 p.m. on June 24: Mod Podge Make-It Take-It. Adult-only event
  • 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on June 26: Passport to Imagination: China. Ages 3+
  • 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. on June 26: ColArt Demo. Adult-only event
• The free Family Summer Camp will take place at participating Bass Pro Shops locations from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday through July 15. Details may vary by location, but most will have the following:
  • There’ll be a free shooting range (youth bow, soft-strike foam bow, or BB gun), free shooting arcade, & free casting targets.
  • From 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on Tuesday & Thursday, and 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday, you can make a free craft. On June 19 & 21, you can paint a wiggle snake, and on June 23, 24, 26, & 28, you can create your own Catch-a-Fish game.
  • From 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday, you can get a free family photo.
  • From 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. on Saturdays only, stop by for a free S’mores cookout.
• At 10:00 a.m. on June 23 & 2:00 p.m. on June 24, kids can build a Madagascar 3 Luxury Assault Vehicle during the free Build-and-Grow workshop at participating Lowe’s locations; RSVP to save your spot.
• On Sunday, June 24, head to Williams-Sonoma for a free The Grill Master: Fish & Seafood class. Times vary by location; RSVP to your local store.

–Jennifer Maciejewski

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