Make the Dollarstore your best friend!

I am not kidding! I used to be one of those people that wouldn't go into to dollar stores. All they had was junk. And really my house didn't need any more junk. Then one day I walked into the dollar tree with a friend. It's the type of dollar store where everything is actually a dollar. And I was amazed at the stuff they had. (at this point I hadn't decided yet if I was going to home school) They had a whole section of party supplies. They are all cute too nothing you would think came from a dollar store. They even had theme party supplies. Like princess, Hawaiian, Sesame Street, ect... Stuff that you would go into a party store and buy for 8 dollars they had for a dollar. Let me tell you the last few Birthdays I saved a bunch of money buying most of my decorations there. Then they have a section of toys too. Which is pretty much junk! But, good for goodie bags and stuff when your having a party. Then they have a cleaning section, a candle section, a decoration section, a dishes section, a book and coloring book section and so on. They even have a school supply section. After I decided to home school, I am proud to say I shop there regularly. It saves you a bunch of money, they even have name brand stuff too. Last time I went I bought, A thing of water color paint, Paint brushes, 200 med flash cards, Googley Eyes (for crafts), A dry Erase clock. (it has a clock with the big hand and the little hand that moves and a dry erase part so you can write out the time. Manuscript Tablet for learning to write, 40 sheets of construction paper, two 1 inch binders, Sheet protectors for the binders, Magnifying glass set of three, 2 pairs of kid scissors. And it cost me a grand total of $12.00 If i went to walmart it would probably cost me about $35.00 And at a craft store about $47.00. And I know this because before I started shopping at the dollar tree, Walmart and Michaels were my go to stores. Until I couldn't believe how much money I was spending. The dollar tree I go to also has flash cards of shapes, words, or colors. Usually with a cartoon character on them like Mickey Mouse or Pooh. I have bought those before and my daughter is very good at knowing all of her colors and shapes. They also have school work books for math and writing. Those also have Disney characters on them. And I have looked inside of them and they look pretty good. I haven't bought any of those yet though because my daughter is only 3 and we haven't gone over writing yet. They also have tons and tons of coloring books. Cool ones like whinnie the pooh, sesame street, my little pony, spider man, the hulk, Disney Cars, Disney princesses, Precious moments, Even bible ones. It's nice going there and only spending $1.00 on a huge Disney princess coloring book verses at walmart spending $3.00 And nothing is wrong with any of this stuff and it's all brand new. They also have dollar sections in some places like Target, and Michaels. They are fun to check out and when your at those stores, And sometimes you find something you want or need. But, don't go to these stores just for the dollar section. It's not that great! But, if your already there it's worth looking through.

Happy Homeschooling and dollar shopping!