I am very proud of my kids' elementary school teachers. They are making a concerted effort to encourage all of the kids to reuse their school supplies for the next academic year (this includes the backpacks, pencils, pencil cases, etc.). Usually the peer pressure from other students at the beginning of the school year is so great. Hopefully, most students and parents will use common sense and use their school supplies that are still in good condition. When I was in college, I had a friend that used her backpack from elementary school and never replaced it (at the time, I thought that she was extremely frugal but now I realized that a lot of these school supplies are made to last a long time and it's OKAY to reuse them). I throw my kids' backpacks in the washer and wash it in a delicate cycle and it's as good as new. Please keep this in mind as you begin planning for the upcoming summer months. Also, with older kids, you can convince them that the money that they saved from purchasing new school supplies can contribute to vacation, activities, camps, etc.
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Greenmom
4/27/2010 08:43:59 pm
I never really thought about how much many I spend on my kids' school supplies. You're right, it's better to have kids reuse their school supplies (and save money, too).
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sam
4/27/2010 11:59:31 pm
We had a "share" desk in the student lounge area in grad school where all of the students (and some profs too!) would leave school supplies they don't need. anyone could stop by and pick up the free stuff left behind!
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Nancy
5/14/2010 09:54:33 am
I swap school clothes with a group of friends of mine. They have older kids so instead of throwing out the clothes that they have outgrown, my kids get hand me downs in good condition.
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