It's almost time to shop for school supplies, but are you prepared?
Before you shop, you should take inventory of what you already have to avoid overbuying!
We have the perfect inventory checklist printable to help and the best part is it's free to download!
We even have a game for you to make it fun for the whole family to find school supplies hiding in your home!
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School Supplies Inventory
Shopping for back to school can get expensive.
The best thing you can do to help with your budget is to take inventory of the supplies you already have in your home before you shop.
Dig through your desks, drawers, couches, bookbags, purses, bookshelves, and bedrooms.
Look under cushions, couches, chairs, and dressers.
I have found several new packs of crayons, erasers, glues sticks, as well as new pens and pencils by searching around the house and cleaning.
Sure, it takes time, but if you get the whole family involved it can help.
Make a game out of it to see who can find the most items that can be used or reused.
We made you a few game cards to print out to see who can get "school" first!
You'll have fun and save some money in the long run when you find all of the lost pencils inside the couch cushions or the brand new packs of erasers shoved in the back of the desk drawer!
Now, of course, there will still be items that you will need.
So, we created a school supply checklist to help you take inventory and then make a plan for what you still need to buy.
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Happy Back to School shopping!
Let us know in the comments below what your students need for school this year!
Good Luck!
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