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How To Save Money On Children’s Art Supplies

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Encouraging my daughter to grow in her art work isn’t the hard part, keeping her in art supplies is. Thankfully over my 18+ years as a parent I have learned a few ways to save money on children’s art supplies.10 ways to save money on children's art supplies

Just this week I came downstairs and found these two drawings on my kitchen counter drying

Courtney's drawing May 2014I love the bright blues and greens in this one.

Courtney's tree May 2014I love how she has added color around the base of this tree to represent the leaves that have fallen off.

My thrifty self then noticed the paints she used to paint were clearance found and the paper that the art is drawn on was bought with a coupon, which then got my creative mind a whirling, “how many ways could I come up with to save money on children’s art supplies?”. The answer is 10

10 Ways To Save Money On Children’s Art Supplies

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1. Big Lots

Art supplies didn’t make my 10 list of things to buy at Big Lots, but they are something I buy there. Big Lots often gets in sketch pads, stickers, yarn, and more for less.

2. Coupons To Major Craft Stores

Hobby Lobby, Jo-Ann Fabrics, and Michael’s, all have email lists that send out coupons on a regular basis that you can use to get and item at a 40% to 50% discount.

3.  Manufactures Coupons

I have used coupons for Crayola products before, I usually hear about them from Moneysavingmom.com.

4. Clearance Sales

About a month after everyone is back to schools leftover school supplies go on sale and a lot of them are craft based. I also find great seasonal craft sets on clearance after the holiday has passed that can be stored until the next time that holiday roles around.

5. Dollar Tree

From the basics of glue sticks and construction paper to all supplies included craft kits my daughter loves a trip to Dollar Tree for art supplies.

6. Recycling Bins

Hardly a week goes by where my daughter isn’t raiding our recycling bin to create art. From plastic lids, to oat canister and cereal boxes, the family recycling bin is an artists treasure box.

7. Make It Yourself

When my children were younger I made play dough for them quite regularly. Last year my daughter and I made our own sidewalk paint and it was a big hit.

8. Yard Sales

Often at yard sales I will see ziploc bags full of odds and ends of craft supplies that were probably leftover from a project. I buy these for my daughter to add to her craft supply bin as she can always find something to make for them. Usually a whole bag full of odds and ends is 50 cents and lasts my daughter several projects.

9. Dollar Bins

Stores like Target, Jo-Anns, and Michael’s have dollar bins that often contain children’s art supplies. I have gotten my daughter some great detailed coloring books in these, as well as wood masks to color, and sun catchers to paint.

10. Educents

Educents offers more than just schooling curriculum it also offers art supplies from time to time. Just before Christmas they offered 50% off vouchers to The Happy Trunk. I grabbed two and spent them on a candle kit and one large soap making kit and one small soap making kit for my daughter for Christmas. She really enjoyed them. Since then I have seen Educents offer other similar kits at similar discounts.

My children all had similar children’s art smocks to this one when they were little. I can’t say enough good things about them . They protected their clothes from paint spills, sticky finger messes, and more. I feel they are worth the investment if you have little ones ( thrifty tip: buy big so your child can wear them for longer, as they don’t have sleeves and it doesn’t matter if they are long)

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  1. Katie | The Surly Housewife says

    June 3, 2014 at 8:48 am

    Great list! I need the tips since my kids tend to draw 4 lines on a piece of paper and grab another piece haha. I had great luck at garage sales last year finding my kids a ton of playdoh. Back to school time is a great time to get great prices on school/art supplies so I usually stock up. When family and friends ask what gifts to get the kids, we usually say something art related. Thanks for sharing. Pinned!

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  2. Shelly says

    June 3, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    I like to find art supplies at the dollar store. One of our dollar stores has a huge selection of arts and crafts items much bigger than the other ones in our area.

    I also found a great deal on fabric paint on clearance at the craft store. I had a 25% off of anything coupon even clearance so it made for a really good deal.

    Love all your tips!

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  3. Alycia says

    June 5, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    Some of the stores (Walmart, office max) have GREAT sales in July on back to school supplies, including Crayons for .10-.25 cents per box of 24, markers for a dollar, etc. When I taught art it was cheaper for me to buy my supplies during these sales than to order them from our suppliers. Last year I got 12 count boxes of sharpies buy one get one free at Office Max

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  4. Marinalva Sickler says

    June 6, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    I have used this same approach to save money in school and arr/craft materials for my grandson and teaching jpb. I didn’t know about Educents.

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    • Victoria says

      June 6, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      Educents is great for teachers. They offer discounts on educational supplies and often offer free printables.

      Reply

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