Back to School Countdown Day 1: Size Up Supplies

[Cafe Kate]

Before you go out and buy new pens, pencils, notebooks and binder, go through last year's supplies. See what you can reuse and what you'll need to buy new. This will prevent you from buying items that you might have around the house already.  

What are you able to repurpose? What's on your list to buy new?

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[GwenMB]

My oldest is starting Kindergarten, so there wasn't anything we could really repurpose.  I could have sent him with a pair of safety scissors that we already have, but I really want 2 pairs at home since I have 2 boys (ages 5 & 3) and once a week have 2 extra kids (ages 5 & 2).

But we will definitely repurpose what we can after this!

ETA: Augie will be using the backpack he used for 2 years of preschool for Kindergarten.  He wanted to (YAY!) and it is still in very good shape.  I did have to get a backpack for my 3 yo who is starting preschool.

[ZoeCY]

We didn't have much because our daughter is just going into preschool this year.  

I am not sure what else we will need as we don't have a list yet but we did buy crayons, glue sticks, erasers, and a few other things that we will use no matter what.  We also bought her a backpack. 

[GwenMB]

Quoting cjsmom1:

I also use back to school sales to restock my art bin at home. I won't find crayons for $0.25 any other time of year

I should go back & do this - esp crayons.  My boys have been using pretty used crayons (which is obviously fine) but a new box or two would be fun.

[rleer4]

rulers

[goddess99]

The only thing we are using again is the pencil bag, everything else I bought new.

[lyrick24]

 we have six glue stix to use from last year and a book bag. i need to get binders and paper.

[la_bella_vita]

 I had to buy everything new because this is my daughter's first year of school!

[kak27]

Reusing my sons backpack. I'm buying everything else.

[Momforhealth]

 The last couple of years we re-used backpacks, pencil bags, big brothers binders, and scissors.  Everything was just not reuseable this year.  The only thing I think I should have and could have reused was thier science composition notebooks.  Which could have been pretty cool for them to re-use because that information would be there to review and use.  

This year I already purchased everything new.  There were a bunch of coupons in the newspaper for school supplies this year! 

Target gives 1% back to your childs school when you register your redcard online.  

 

[lilahsmommie]

Dd started kindergarten today. Do far the only thing we have had to but us uniforms. The school is doing supplies. Atleast for this semester. They will let parents know if they need anything.