Free or cheap romantic dates for cash-strapped parents: Budget getaways

Parents do you long for time alone together? Well, Oct. 17 is Sweetest Day, what better time? Oh, you're worried about money. Times are tight to be sure. So here's cupid with a list of budget getaways and cheap or free romantic date night ideas for cash-strapped parents. Re-spark the romance raising a family can zap with these intimate, yet frugal dates.Free or cheap romantic dates for cash-strapped parents: Budget getaways | Examiner.com

Cheap Cinco de Mayo party activities, crafts, games for Mexican cultural festival - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Cinco de Mayo translates to "fifth of May" in Spanish. It celebrates the Mexican victory at the Battle of Pueblo. It's not the Mexican independence day though it sounds like the U.S. 4th of July. My Latino friends tell me Cinco de Mayo is bigger in the U.S. than in Mexico. And what do Americans do with a holiday? Throw a party! Or in this case, fiesta. Here's a kid-friendly Cinco de Mayo fiesta with games, crafts, lesson plans, cultural activities and food!Cinco de Mayo party activities, crafts, games for Mexican cultural festival - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com