Showing posts with label Deals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deals. Show all posts

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Crafts - Doorhangers

One of my favorite (and easy) crafts to do with children would be to make a doorhanger decoration. 

Supplies needed:
  • Doorhangers (can be found at Michaels or Dollar Tree)
  • Foam stickers (could be any theme - Halloween, Christmas, or just fun stickers)
Two containers of Halloween foam stickers, alphabet foam stickers, and doorhangers.


Kids like the idea of doorhangers to help decorate and claim their rooms.  It's a fun and easy -very light mess- activity that can easily be altered to fit any theme you are currently celebrating or teaching the children.

In order to cut costs, it's wise to check our your local 99 cent store or Dollar Tree.  I believe at the Dollar Tree close to me they sell doorhangers in packs of 4.
Also, here in Tucson we regularly get coupons in our weekly ads for Michaels Craft Store where you can get 40% any one item.  Michaels does have more expensive doorhangers, but they are thicker and have more gender neutral designs.  I found heart and princess shaped doorhangers at the Dollar Tree and those are usually liked more by the girls I watch.  =)

Pack of 4 doorhangers = $1.00 + tax
Package of foam stickers = $2.49 + tax

This activity is less that $1 per child.  This is usually my goal when spending my own money back out on children I watch.  It's a balance between finding fun activities and also not breaking the bank in the process!

Here's an example of a doorhanger!

Target - Halloween Clearance Finds

A good friend of mine over at DesertDealsDiva.com has done excellent work to try to locate deals that work for her family.  It's a great blog to follow and is basically the reason I wanted to share my ideas on nannying and babysitting.  Often, in her blog, she will discuss her Target finds on deals and recently she made out with Halloween clearance.

Check out her post here!

Last year she had told me to check out Target after Halloween when the put things on sale.  Not only do they have candy and costumes, but they also have books, puzzles, stickers, and my *favorite* Play-doh!  I'm including a picture of my post-Halloween shopping spree for myself.


Shopping Score!
A.  Mickey Mouse Book - with *lift and see flaps* = $2.49... reg. $4.99
B.  Disney Puzzle Pouch - I love working with puzzles with kids! = $2.99... reg. $5.99
C.  2 packages of Mini-tubs of Plah-Doh - I use these with another game I have created - Stay tuned! = $2.49 each... reg. $4.98 each
D.  2 packages of Halloween Foam Stickers - I use these for a craft - Stay Tuned! = $2.50 each... reg. $5.00 each

Doing the math if I bought these things before Halloween it would have been about $32.00+ but buying after Halloween I spent about $15.00  I know many babysitters may see this as out of pocket costs (OOP) but the money does come back to you in the amount of jobs you get called back for AND the tips parents will give you.

Kids love Halloween and I feel it's the first in a string of holidays that can be celebrated with a variety of activities.