Frugal Families: Best Deals Around Town

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars.

This column is dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money.

You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box. Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together.

Be sure to check with your local merchant for additional conditions. This week's deals:

1.) NEWSEUM

Deal: Summer Fun Deal: Kids Get in Free. Seven levels of galleries, theaters, retail and visitor services make this one of D.C.'s must-see destinations. The museum, located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.  in Northwest Washington, pays homage to news, offering visitors five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and interactive exhibits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Youth (18 and under) free with one paid adult admission.

Good through: Sept. 5

 2.) BEHNKE NURSERIES

Deal: Weekly specials includes 60 percent off outdoor furniture; 1/3 off shrubs, trees and evergreens; 75 percent off roses (excludes Knock Out Roses); 1/3 off ornamental grasses, hostas and hardy hibiscus; and more.

Good through: Aug. 18

3.) KICKS KARATE

Deal: Get 81 percent off fitness kickboxing classes at six Kicks Karate locations including 10400 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda and 12944 Travilah Road in Potomac. $19 buys you three kickboxing classes. Via Buywithme.com.

Good through: Aug. 15

4.) SALON LAVAND

Deal: Save 58 percent on two haircuts, including blowdrying and finishing services, at this salon located at 8106 Norfolk Ave. in Bethesda. Get two haircuts for $50 via this deal from homerun.com.

Good through: April 5, 2012

5.) DIVINO RESTAURANT

Deal: Get $80 worth of authentic Argentine steak house fare at Divino, including steaks, ribs, paellas and homemade pastas, for $40. The deal purchase will also get you ten percent off Argentine wine. Located at 7345 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. Via the Capitol Deal.

Good through: Aug. 17