Three SUPER cheap summer toys for kids
April 28, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Seasonal Savings, children's activity
With summer coming you’ll need to plan activities. Here are three super inexpensive ideas that your kids will love AND that will actually keep them busy.
Felt city board:
Grab some felt. You’ll need one large piece, and a bunch of small pieces (all sizes and colors). The big felt you may need to get at an actual craft store, but small felt pieces are available all the time (for almost free) at garage sales and thrift stores.
Cover a large piece of cardboard with the large piece of felt and nail it to the wall.
You and your kid cut shapes out of …read more
Start saving now for summer fun
April 4, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Seasonal Savings, save-money
If you’re going to have kiddos home all summer then you know how much fun can cost – zoo trips, the local (not free) swimming pool membership, ice pops, camping gear, and pizza – it all adds up. If you haven’t started saving up yet, it’s time to get going.
Use these tips to save enough for some summer fun outing with the kids.
Plan a successful garage sale for late spring / early summer.
Collect cans and other pay-in-cash recyclables and turn them in.
See if you can spend 1/2 of what you normally spend on Easter (yup it’s coming) and add that …read more
