Where do you buy them?
I was thinking of placing a big order from a school supply catalog but thought I'd check with the experts first.

I start off with standard stuff in bulk, and then as the year progresses and I get new ideas I'll make smaller trips to the store.
Initially I'll buy:
Colored construction paper
Markers, colored pencils, crayons
Pencils, Pens
Glue sticks & the liquid Elmer's kind
A ruler (my perfectionist qualities will be passed down!)
Random assortment of stickers
Tape
Crayola Modeling play-doh
That's all I can think of off of my head, but I would start off with basics, and don't go overboard on a big order

Tempura paint, and watercolors.
I have accumulated over the years of doing homeschool, girl scouts and cub scouts

I typically buy as needed I have found a bunch of stuff that we use at Dollar Tree and then I have a larger list that I get from Michaels or Joann's.

I bought in bulk at the beginning of this year but then I ussually pick up more stuff as the year goes by.

i do bulk if i can , i get mine at bi mart, dollar store(we do make a few trips during the year there though!!!) target, walmart, fabric stores, we collect them from outside, yard sales, thrift stores, where ever i find a good sale, i dont order online, do you have a place you order from?
- melindabelcher
on Aug. 16, 2012 at 11:04 AM