How do you keep them cheap?

I buy a lot of our stuff second hand. I can almost always find markers and paint at Goodwill. Sometimes I even find paper and other misc. supplies. Of course the problem with this is it is always hit and miss.

-I stock up on crayons and markers during the back to school sales.

-Look at Goodwill for coloring books. Many times only a few pages are colored on.

-I also shop at Michaels with the 40% off coupons in the paper.

-I buy construction paper and stamps at Dollar Tree.

I take a lot of scrap paper from work.

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Santa gets all the credit but I swipe the card...

Rosie
Single mom of 2 boys~ DS#1 (17) & DS#2 (6)
Burn the good candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion...Today IS special.

dh gets paper from work.
i get most stuff from the dollar store.

i got a big box of crafting stuff at a yard sale earlier this summer for $2.50.(it had a ton of stuff in it...mostly unopened and it would have been over $25 according to the price tags still on the stuff).

I just pick stuff up on clearance all thru out the year.

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SILENCE IS GOLDEN BUT DUCK TAPE IS SILVER.

I pick up stuff on clearance. This year I stocked up on crayons and markers at the back to school sales...

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I grab them up when they are on clearance. I found a lot of stuff at Kmart a couple months ago.

I buy extra stuff when it's on sale.
I use coupons at AC Moore.

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I buy tons from Discount School Supply – Save on school supplies for teachers and parents., and oriental trading also.

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A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.-Eleanor Roosevelt

I have never ever seen art supplies or coloring books at our goodwill or salvation army, what the H? haha I've managed to snag some at yard sales though. I generally stock up at back to school sales or large clearance events. I go through them as quickly as the kids do I work for an engineering firm and will also bring home junk rolls of plans. 3' wide by 10',12'15'+ long with a stark white side. Roll one of those out on the floor and toss down a pack of crayons and they go to town. DS loves to trace DD and "color her crazy" haha I also will take a good portion and rip it into smaller 6" squares or so for a pad of scratch paper or rip/cut out pieces so that they stay away from my nice computer paper