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Last year was Cbear’s first year at preschool and my first year sending him into somebody else’s care. To say my nerves were a bit frayed is an understatement. Then my neighbor found a local preschool that is not only a preschool, but a co-op. What does that mean? To keep costs down, parents volunteer to be a room parent about once every 5 weeks. That’s one day that I get to go in and Cbear gets to be the Special Helper for the day. It was really a win-win for me (though Cbear went running into that classroom on the first day of school so I don’t think he would have cared if I hadn’t been a room mom all year)!
I mentioned keeping costs down. As a family with one primary income, we are always looking to make sure we keep every penny we can. Our co-op preschool is a major way we do this. I’d estimate that we save about 25% in tuition over the school year. I’m hoping to help keep tuition costs reasonable by donating some of the much needed quality school supplies.
One place to find reasonably priced back-to-school (and other) necessities is at Walmart. Even though it’s only July, they have a great section dedicated to back-to-school items already set up. We set out to get a few items that we needed for my little bears, but also to create a #BagItForward School Supply kit for our preschool. With Elmer’s glue sticks and crayons as low as .50 cents, it’s easy to pick up a few extra items for a donation to children, or an organization, in need without breaking the budget. You can visit my Google+ album to check out our entire shopping experience.
You certainly can’t miss the Back-to-School section with a sign like this:
Our school goes through so much Elmer’s glue! Such a great buy!
And for the preschool crowd, these disappearing purple glue sticks from Elmer’s are so key!
We found such great, quality back-to-school deals at Walmart. This is what I was able to pick up to donate to our preschool!
We packed everything into a reusable tote so that we could easily deliver it to Cbear’s school.
Cbear hasn’t been back to school since his camp ended the 1st of June. I think he’s really ready to visit this place on a regular basis again! We packed up the school supplies for delivery at his school.
Want to learn how YOU can make a difference? Elmer’s is committed to the education of children and innovation for educators who inspire them to learn. With that in mind, the company is a proud sponsor of The Kids In Need Foundation and currently supports the Elmer’s Teacher Tool Kit Program to provide much-needed funding and supplied to educators. Based on the success of this partnership, Elmer’s chose to donate additional resources to The Kids in Need Foundation through this1st Day™ initiative. For every photo uploaded, Elmer’s will donate one product to The Kids in Need Foundation (KINF) (up to 200,000 products). Check out the in store display to scan the QR code, or visit the free Elmer’s 1st Day™ app to download immediately. You can also receive a free 5 x 7 Photo from the Walmart Photo Center in August from the photos you uploaded on the 1st Day App.
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For more information on this great initiative, and ideas on how you can easily get involved, please check out the following links:
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That’s a nice collection of supplies you’re donating!
Thank you! It will certainly be put to good use at the preschool!
Such a great time to help others, while back to school supplies are on sale! Thank you so much for helping to spread the word about this giving #BagItForward mission!