I found some terrific ideas for using those school supplies that stores such as CVS and Walgreen's are practically giving away right now on a blog called "Life as Mom" There is absolutely no reason to pass these deals up, even if they aren't on your child's school supply list. There are people in need out there who could use them! Life as Mom suggests saving them for Operation Christmas Child boxes, creating affordable gifts from them, and donating them to local teachers. For you crafty people, she has links to instructions for making journals from composition books and flower pens from Bics.
One local example of a worthy cause is BEAM (Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry) of Jacksonville Beach. BEAM gives school supplies to local children in need at the beginning of each school year. Also, my church, CrossRoad United Methodist Church on Gate Parkway in Jacksonville, collects school supplies to distribute to children at Windy Hill School.
Check the weekly ads on Sunday to find deals like 19 cent packages of pens, 10 cent boxes of crayons and 25 cent notebooks at CVS, Target and Walgreens. The deals at CVS have been 3 day sales, but all this week at Target you can buy...
- composition books for 50 cents
- glue sticks, rulers and erasers for 20 cents
- Crayola colored pencils for 88 cents
- construction paper for 88 cents (Target at Jacksonville Beach was sold out of these Monday)
These deals often sell out quickly, so try to shop early in the week. I'd suggest keeping a copy of the school supply list for your child's school, which can often be found online or in the front of some stores like Staples. Here are a few local lists:
Ponte Vedra Palm Valley/Rawlings
Windy Hill Elementary
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