I was given a challenge by Walmart to purchase a book bag and fill it with up to $25 of supplies. The beauty of this challenge is that not only was I able to buy all of my son's supplies but I was told to purchase a 2nd one and donate it. I am so happy that not only is my five year old ready for kindergarten but I was able to give the additional book bag to a 7 year old boy whose mother is having financial difficulty right now. It is such a blessing to be able to help the family in this way.
Since I made my purchases prior to school orientation I was a little worried about what to include in each boys backpack. However when I arrived at Walmart I realized that my worries were for naught because school supply lists for all grades were available (for individual schools)!
I choose an angry bird book bag for my son and added the following:
2 boxes of crayons
1 pair of child scissors
2 early writer pencils
Water soluble markers
Erasers
Construction paper
Pen/pencil box
10 pack pencils
2 glue sticks
3 reams of copy paper
3 boxes tissues
A crazy haul for just under $25!!!
For the 7 year old
10 pencils
Pen/pencil box
2 composition books
2 Avenger themed notebooks
2 spiderman notebooks
2 packs of loose leaf paper
2 packs of thin markers
2 erasers
2 glue sticks
2 packs of crayons
1 pack of washable markers
1 pair of scissors
And yes, all of this was under $25! I truly enjoyed the ease of shopping, the school supply lists were so helpful! Now my son and my friends 7 year old are prepared for school!
Disclosure: I'm a Walmart mom and I've been provided with products andorra compensation for this post. As usual all opinions are my own.
