Croutons

-Make your own at home and you use up the stale bread. Cut 4 slices of bread into 1/4 inch cubes. Toss with 2 T Parmesan, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1/4 tsp garlic salt and 2 T canola oil. Bake 300 degrees 20 min or so.

Cart

-If you only have a few items to get at the store don't grab the cart. This way you will be less likely to grab things that aren't on your list.

Crates

-Get plastic milk crate containers in the store during back to school sales (college students use them so they are cheaper at this time). Stack them up on their sides and make a Barbie house. Each crate is a different room. This is much cheaper than buying the real Barbie house.

Collages

-Cut out pictures from magazines, newspapers, etc and let your kids glue a collage.