Kids can build their own miniature Star Wars figure at the Lego Store at Crabtree Valley Mall today, May 1.

Starting at 5 p.m., the first 150 kids at the store will get a free kit to build a Holocron Droid.

The event is for kids ages 6 to 14.

Redbox is offering a Mother's Day promotion that will take care of any movie-loving moms in your life. And you'll get a gift in return.

Here's the deal: Buy a digital gift card for five DVD rentals for $6, and you'll receive a free code to rent a movie.

Photo prints are on sale for 10 cents each at Target this week, a fairly nice sale.

But why pay anything at all when you can use a coupon and get 40 4x6 prints for free?

If you've been on the fence about whether to join a warehouse club, Sam's Club is offering a free event this weekend.

Shop without paying a guest fee and while you're there, try the free-sample extravaganza the warehouse has scheduled from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, April 26-28.

Cakes, cheeses, steak and steak salad, pork chops, chicken, pork tenderloin, artichoke spinach dip, pasta salad and lemonade are among the foods that will be sampled.

To find a Sam's club near you, visit SamsClub.com/clublocator.

I've got two pairs of tickets to the Southern Women's show at the State Fairgrounds this weekend to give away on the blog.

Tickets are normally $10 but two lucky readers will each get a free pair.

Since time is of the essence, leave a comment or question on this post by noon Tuesday. I'll pick the winners shortly afterward and get them into the mail to the two winners.

If you don't happen to win tickets but still plan to go, stop by and see me at The N&O booth near the cooking stage in the Expo Center.

I'll be at the show from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, giving away freebies to the first five blog readers each day who stop by to chat.

Bring your own mug into a Caribou Coffee shop tomorrow (Monday, April 22) and get it filled on the house.

Ride Raleigh's buses for free, trade in your dish liquid or laundry detergent for an eco-friendly version, pick up a packet of flower seeds and learn how to turn your old T-shirts into high fashion.

It's all free in celebration of Earth Day.

Here's a roundup of just some of the Earth Day freebies available in the Triangle.

Drink up, Starbucks lovers.

Get a free cup of the house blend until noon today.

This offer should be good at all Starbucks locations.

It was posted this morning on the Starbucks Facebook page.

EVOS restaurants are serving up free organic milkshakes for anyone who stops in on Earth Day, April 22.

The restaurant, which serves natural and organic foods in a casual setting, has one location in the Triangle at 1800 E. Franklin St. in Chapel Hill.

Pottery Barn Kids stores will be giving away seed packets to children Saturday, April 20, through Monday, April 22.

Stop in and pick up a packet for free in celebration of Earth Day. No purchase is required.

In the Triangle, Pottery Barn Kids is at Streets at Southpoint in Durham.