I cannot believe that our summer is nearly over! Four weeks till school. Fortunately for us we have a week at the beach squeezed in there. Because of that, I've been trying to square away the kids on school supplies and clothes NOW while I can. Yes, when I'm not totally losing my mind, I do try to do things ahead of time to be ready. This year I have one in third grade, one in first grade and one in preschool 3 days a week. Tommy, my youngest, doesn't need much... he has a ton of hand-me-downs. We're just working on potty-training these days. The older two, I think, are mostly set. We hit Kohls on Friday for the 2-day Mega sale, Kohls cash deal, no-tax weekend and 15% off coupon... all before we left town for the weekend. Everyone got new shoes, Mommy got a few new tops, and Reagan got new earrings! Woo Hoo... plus Mommy now has some "Kohls cash" money to spend next week!
Am I the only one that gets excited over School Supply deals? Crayons get broken easily, markers lose their tops, gluesticks dry up, and paper is used quickly in our home! Thus, come July/August every year, I watch those ads and STOCK UP! I currently have 15+ boxes of crayons (can't beat 20cents a box when they are normally closer to two dollars) along with many other supplies. Knowing my crafty, but careless kids... that should last till Christmas. LOL I'm currently watching for the WASHABLE markers to go cheap. As you may have seen in the last post, I have sworn off ever keeping another non-washable marker for the kids. Long story there. Let's just say that we have some beautiful hand-drawn murals on our carpet and walls nearest the little one's room!
Some other reasons to stock up on typical school art supplies:
Birthday gifts
Favors for future parties
Easy-to-grab entertainment for car-rides or doctor's visits
On-the-spot replacements when kids come home from school saying "My crayons are old and broken at school"
Brownie (scouting) supplies
Operation Christmas Child box supplies (ever price school supplies in October? no sales)
Christmas gifts for kids at women's shelters, etc.
Stocking stuffers!
Quick and easy gifts for siblings of newborn babies
Goodie bags for kids at holiday parties
Melting crayons for special molded Valentines or to make neat shapes for fun
Entertainment for visiting kids at dinner
Just grab a dozen or so boxes of crayons or markers and a few dollar-store coloring books or pads of paper, and you're set for all kinds of emergencies.
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