My money savers

First and foremost, coupons. I get tons free like that including dish soap, toilet paper, paper plates, etc

I use washcloths for the kids wiping faces, hands, during crafts. They have packs at a local discount store for a couple bucks for like 10, i buy 3 or four packs every few months.

We grow our own veggies (tomatoes, squash, zucchini, etc)

The local discount store mentioned above has pillowcases 2/$1 they are fabric ends but most of the time they are cute, and I buy pillows at school time when they put out the college stuff.

I buy ALL my crayons, markers, etc at the end of school starting when they mark it all down. 20 pks of crayons, 10 pks of markers, a few scissors and some hiliters

I have family that works at the schools so I get bulletin board paper (butcher paper) and scrap paper to use for crafts.

Ask families for paper towel/gift wrap rolls for crafts

Buy your bubbles at the end of summer and all your sand toys etc. 50% off

If you know someone handy knockoffwood has plans for making wood furniture (kids tables, bookshelves, etc) at about 1/3 of retail cost

cook in bulk and invest in a deep freeze and a good crock pot.

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