Gifts for Preschoolers

Your Preschooler and her friends don´t expect expensive gifts on special occasions. Some alternative gifts are:

A BIG lump of playdough and cookie cutter
An unusual ball
Paper Dolls kit (eg:printed from www.makingfriends.com)
A pocket photo album with photos in
A magnifying glass, notebook and pencil
A pencil case with pencils or crayons inside
Colouring books
Inexpensive story books
Drawstring Bag with marbles (Children over 3 years)
A decorated wooden "treasure box"
A name plaque for their bedroom door
Home-sewn dolls linen or a little cushion

The list is almost endless, with a little forethought you can give a unique gift that a child will cherish but won´t cost you a fortune! Share your ideas here!

Children´s Classes for Free

Enroll your child in activities and classes without spending money. Ask the instructor if you can clean the classroom or studio for her once a week in exchange for free lessons. Most teachers are very receptive to the idea and you will save a lot of money.

Activity Ideas

Learning and play needn´t be expensive events. Some fantastic ideas are right in your kitchen cupboards and elsewhere in your home right now! Our children have enjoyed, for examples: a tissue box filled with a variety of fabric scraps, a plastic container filled with jar and bottle lids and a bucket of water with funnels, cups and tubes. Be sure to consider safetly first and have fun thinking up alternative play items for learning at your place.

Kids Eat Free

Keep your eye out for restaurants that let kids eat for free. Often they give a free kid´s meal for each adult meal purchased. These restaurants are usually very kid friendly in addition to being budget friendly.

Announce you like hand-me-downs

Want to save a ton of money on clothes for your children? Let your frinds and family members know that you will gladly accept hand-me-downs from them. Often people are afraid to ask if you´d like used clothes. Children´s clothes are usually outgrown rather than worn out. Also, people like to see that the clothes they don´t need are going to good use. Mention that you like second-hand stuff for your kids and it will begin flooding your way.