Walmart has added a free sample of Viva paper towels to their fairly long list of current offers. Not only that, but they have redesigned their free offers site. The link I'm accustomed to using now goes to a broader themed page with the actual free offers being listed another click away. I've updated the link on the Walmart offers profile page to reflect the new link.

You can still use the direct links to each free offer that I list in that profile too. Those are especially handy for the people that have trouble displaying the Walmart offers page itself.

I enjoy Flash games, but I usually don't enjoy most of the sites that offer them. The typical Flash game site offers so many games that it is almost impossible to jump in and find one you like right away.

I've picked three little Flash games from WildStyleDesign.com that are very different, but all of them are fun in their own way. I'm pretty sure you will like at least one of them. Enjoy!

Scrapbooking is a hugely popular hobby. Those of us (especially the men) who don't quite get the strong appeal of scrapbooking tend to sit back and scratch our heads while those with the scarpbooking bug cut and paste for hours.

I'm not really serious about not understanding the desire to keep scrapbooks. I realize that creating a scrapbook is a way to put a personal touch and a feeling of accomplishment on preserving memories. I don't really see myself keeping scrapbooks, but more power to those of you who do.

Unfortunately, scapbooking can be a very expensive hobby. Scapbookers can easy spend hundreds of dollars on tools and materials. As with anything expensive there are some ways to save money on your scrap book activities. Rebecca Ludens, our Scrapbooking Guide, lists 62 ways to save money on Scrapbooking.

JCPenney is offering a free portrait sitting and one free 8x10 portrait. You can also get a discount on traditional portrait sheets, but you don't need to purchase anything to get the free 8x10 portrait. The free offer is covers the sitting fee and portrait for one person. If you want more than one person in the portrait you will need to pay extra sitting fees.

Offer Processing Center is a company that hosts offers and promotions for consumer product companies. They maintain a list of their current free offers with links to the offers. They have had both US and Canadian offers, but at this writing the only active offers are for those in the US. It would be a good idea for those in Canada and the US to bookmark this page and check back for future offers.

Read the article for the full story on these free US and Canadian offers.

As you may have guessed, I'm not much of a style aficionado, but for those of you who are, you may want to check out this free subscription to Liz Is magazine.

I expect you will find plenty of style and fashion information and lots of glossy photos as well as a healthy dose of advertising. Of course, the advertising is what pays the bills and allows them to offer the free subscription.

I was once an avid book reader, but it seems at this stage in my life there are always too many other things going on for me to get around to doing any book reading. That is why I love audio books. I can load an audio book on a portable audio player and listen while driving. I'm always on the lookout for free audio books.

Simply Audiobooks is offering a new free audio book download every month. Read the offer profile to find out how to get the monthly free audio book.

Music is great. Free music (especially legal free music) is fantastic.

Columbia University is conducting a study about the ways people form opinions on music. All you are required to do to participate in the study is register then listen to part of a song then click to rate the music. For each song your rate you get the choice to download the MP3 file. Read the offer profile for the details.

The Highlights for Children Web site has many free hidden picture puzzles available with no registration required. Not only will you want to share the site with your kids, you may end up spending many hours there yourself.

Read the article to find out more about the free Highlights Hidden Pictures and discover the fun again.

Walmart has added two John Frieda samples. For the John Frieda samples you need to click on one in the top graphic to get to the offer page. The Benefiber sample and a Poise product samples and a number of others are still listed at this posting.

You can find all the current offers on the Walmart offers profile page.

Whatever your thoughts about Walmart, you have admit they know how to market. They continue to host an assortment of free sample offers in an effort to try keep us consumers consuming. Do free sample offers like those presented by Walmart get you to actually buy the products? Let us know in the comments section below.