My 3 Favorite Places To Get School Supplies

I'm linking up with T_____ Things Thursday, hosted by Operation Skinny Jeans and The Carbmonster :)

As teachers, though we normally have basic supplies (paper, paint, etc.) paid for by our schools, we often spend a lot of time and money getting supplies on our own dime (especially if you homeschool or do in-home care). So I thought I'd share my favorite places to pick up supplies on the cheap!

1.) Discount School Supply

Discount School Supply seems to be the go-to place for preschool supplies, and with good reason; they have a large, affordable selection of anything you could need. Granted, I don't personally order things from there, but my boss does, and sometimes I get to pick things out ;) I thought it would be good to list it anyway, because it's a great resource. I've often poured through the catalogs picking out all the things I'd want in my dream classroom.

2.) Dollar Tree (or any other dollar store, I suppose)

Dollar Tree is the BEST. I could easily spend over a hundred dollars in there. The best part is, if I did, I'd come out with over a hundred items, because EVERYTHING is $1 or less! You really can't beat that. They have plenty of supplies geared specifically toward teachers, like sentence strips and sight words, as well as normal office supplies like notebooks, tape, pens, etc. It's also a great place to get toys/coloring books/bubbles/etc. for treasure boxes and birthday bags.

3.) the Target Dollar Spot

  So you know when you walk into a Target, and there's that little area with bins full of various (often colorful) items? That's the Dollar Spot, and it's a magical thing. Everything's not a dollar (though quite a lot is), but I don't think I've ever seen anything over $5. There are all sorts of fun little things to be found, from supplies to toys to snacks. I once bought some of those little dinosaur  capsules there (you know, you put them in water, the capsule dissolves, and you get a foam dinosaur?) and my kids went CRAZY over them; they couldn't wait to show their parents! There are so many awesome things to be found here!

What is your favorite place to get supplies on the cheap?