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FREE Preschool Software Trial: ABC Mouse for Kids, Great School Supplement

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September 13, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back to School, Education, Entertainment, Free, Online Shopping, Summer

Enjoying summer? We are and what better way to start than to “trick” your kids into ~~studying~~ ~~learning~~ playing games than this FREE Preschool Software Trial .

ABCmouse.com is ready to get your little one prepared for school with their 30 Day FREE offer! ABCMouse.com offers full online ciurrculim for kids Preschool and up with 10 levels, 850 lessons, and more than 9000 individual learning activities to keep their minds exploring – for hours!

Core Education Subjects Include:

Reading(the alphabet, phonics, sight words, children’s books)
Math (numbers, shapes, patterns, measurement)
The World Around Us (basic science and social studies)
Art and Music (drawing and coloring, tracing, paint-by-numbers, children’s songs, and more!

My household took advantage of this FREE ABCmouse Trial Offer for 30 Days. I can not express the fun we shared around the family desktop. With so many lessons and learning activities it kept the little ones laughing and progressing with every click. My children loved to roam from the classroom to the zoo, to the farm and back to the classroom. Their laughter even made me, the mom, happy. I was surely able to get a lot done!

Each day, after a parental login, your child will be greeted with a home-menu like the one below offering them multiple ways to start their day. They can discover what is NEW or take part in the days Feature Active, explore the classroom, or choose to work ahead on their Things To-do. Your child’s page will map his or her progress in an easy to understand method that will keep them moving along.

Below we just started our 5 year program take a look, you can see we will be challenged with over 707 lessons and activities!

ABCmouse.com curriculum includes six different types of activities to address the way your child learns:

Children’s Books
Children’s Songs
Games
Puzzles
Art Activities
Printables – great for taking it to the restaurant, car, doctors office and more

ABCmouse.com offers the largest collection of online education activities for young children on the web:

More than 250 online children’s books
More than 100 online children’s songs
More than 650 online children’s art activities, including online coloring and online paint-by-numbers activities
More than 250 online educational games for children, including online phonics games, online number games and other online math games
More than 550 online children’s puzzles

For your comfort, mothers, ABCmouse.com creates a safe online learning experience with no advertisements, no pop-up ads, and no links to other websites. With the Step-by-Step Learning Path it was easy for me to allow their online teacher to progress their minds for Guided Learning, or to even turn them loose for some Independent Learning – knowing they were secure with ABCmouse.com.

A few of my favorite features I have only seen with ABCmouse; for my smallest child to be able to break each word up by syllables, record his voice, play it back, and then pronounce the word correctly was great! My oldest loved to give each lesson a try to earn tickets. Then cash the tickets in for rewards and prizes for their room, hamster, fish, and etc. Collecting tickets kept them both playing and asking for more learning time day after day!

The first 30 days are 100% FREE after that just $9.95 a month. This is a limited time deal, but you can cancel your account anytime on the “my account” page in the Parents section. Really simple and one offer that this household continues to explore!

CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED WITH AN ABCMOUSE TRIALHappy Learning – Enjoy your FREE ABCmouse Trial!

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Famous Footwear: Buy 1 Get 1 50% off Shoe Sale!

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July 30, 2021 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Back to School

Looking for a good deal on Back to School shoes? Right now Famous Footwear offers select shoes on sale buy 1 get 1 50% off. You don’t need a coupon code to take advantage of this offer. Just shop from the HUGE selection of shoes included in this sale. Brands include: Nike, Cnoverse, Sperry, Vans and more! You can also grab an extra 15% off with coupon code SMARTSTYLE at checkout. Shipping is free on orders of $75 or more.

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DIY Pencil Case with a Ziploc and Duct Tape

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July 6, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back to School, Back To School, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

DIY Pencil Case with a Ziploc and Duct Tape

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Not too long ago we shared with you some DIY Back to School Crafts and Supplies for Kids. In our effort to keep our own school supply expenses down, we had fun with this DIY Pencil Case made with Ziploc Bags and Duct Tape. It is so easy, bright, fun, and also durable – no replacing this school supply mid-year, and if you must, it’s a cheap replacement!

Materials:

Directions:

Use your standard size Duct Tape to tape a row across the top of your Ziploc bag right under the blue plastic top.
Turn your bag over and wrap both sides over to cover both sides of the plastic bag.
Repeats steps 1 and 2 with your second row of tape.
Cut off the bottom part of the plastic bag.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 with your third row of tape.
Cut about 1/2″ of tape off the bottom of the bag, making sure to leave a little extra off the tape to stick together to hold the bag together.
Use your mini Duct Tape rolls to add a little color to the top and bottom edges creating a contrasting border.

Also make these DIY Painted Boxes for School Supplies. Pin to Pinterest.

Also enjoy our Kids DIY Back to School Crafts and Supplies. Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Back to School Printables – you might find a lunch note or two! Pin to Pinterest.

We love these Back to School Kid Snack Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

We love our Thanks A Latte Printable. Pin to Pinterest.

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Back to School | Making a Time Capsule

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November 23, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back to School, Education

So many changes occur over the course of a child’s school year. Growth in height, knowledge and a change in tastes and preferences can always be counted upon. During summer or when preparing for the back to school grove, take on this fun craft and create a back to school Time Capsule.

Supplies:

Coffee Can or Storage Jar or Box
Miscellaneous Items to Define Your Child
Crafts to Decorate the Outside of the container

Get creative with this activity. Watch your child. What is it you want to capture during this moment, this age, about his/her personality?

Consider the following activities/items to place inside the Time Capsule.

A Current Photo
A memento or picture from summer or summer vacation
Postcards from places traveled over summer
A ribbon or award that shows their current accomplishments
A hand print
A Self Portrait
The Recipe from a favorite meal
A photo of the their favorite movie
Favorite Subject
Least Favorite Subject
Favorite Color
What Your child is most excited about/afraid about
Child’s Height
About Me Activity Sheet from Lakeshore Learning

Let your child write out most of these items to see how their handwriting also evolves and changes.

More about creating a School Time Capsule in our Back to School First Day of School Ideas & Traditions.

Cute Tees for the First Day of School

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July 21, 2020 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Back to School, Fashion, Online Shopping

School is starting soon for some of the country, and isn’t too far behind in other areas. If you like to have first day of school shirts for your kids, we have some super cute ones that you’re going to want to grab!

How cute is this Floral Sixth Grade Shirt?? I think it’s so pretty! And, you can have it personalized with your child’s name!

I just love this 3rd Grade Shirt. It’s adorable! And, you can have this personalized with your child’s name, too. Just leave the name in the notes at checkout!

This 2nd Grade Shirt is so much fun! I love all the ways “second” is written on it. Your kids will love this one!

Is your school starting out virtually? Your kids can get this Hello Grade Virtual Back to School Shirt with the virtual school theme! You can get this shirt for any grade.

This Back To School Outfit is too cute! You can get this with just the shirt, the shirt and bow, the shirt and shorts, shorts only, the bow only or the entire outfit.

How adorable is this Kindergarten Dude Shirt?? It’s perfect for the little boys, and you can have this made with or without your son’s name.

This Preschool Vibes Only Shirt is too cute. I love that it says something different than shirts we typically see, and I love the sunglasses on it! Your kids will look too cool for school in this!

How fun is this 7 ate 9 Apparel Kids Kindergarten School Raglan Tee?? I love all the images and the combinations of larger and smaller letters together. Your kids will love this one!

This one’s for all you teachers! If you teach 3rd grade and are looking for a tee for you or for your team to wear, these 3rd Grade Teacher Team Shirts are the perfect option! I love the fonts on this one!

This is another awesome team shirt option for you teachers. Show how cool 5th grade teachers are with this 5th Grade Team Definition T Shirt. Your team will love these!

This Straight Into 2nd Grade tee will be super popular with your kids and their friends. I love how it takes the regular logo and steps it up with fun tie dye!

Back to School Planners on Sale

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September 10, 2019 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Back to School, Online Shopping

Do your kids use planners to keep themselves organized at school? My daughter just started using one this year, and it helps her remember what she has to do when, what books she needs to bring home, when she has tests and more. Today only, you can get Back to School planners on sale at Amazon for your kids to use at school.

This Colorblock Matrix Style Planner has a matrix format for individual days and monthly calendars to help remember important dates. It also comes with a bookmark/ruler and planning stickers.

I love the marble look on the cover of this Hardcover Academic Planner. This one has 2 Page monthly spreads followed by 2 page weekly spreads, an extra strong hard cover, a matching bookmark/page-finder, and a sticky note set.

This Dated Elementary Student Planner has fun, bright colors that your kids will love. It has a block format for individual subjects, dated weekly format calendar pages for jotting down assignments, and a bookmark/ruler and planning stickers.

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Add these Amazing Items to Your Locker!

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August 20, 2019 by FCL Filed Under: Back to School, Online Shopping

I don’t know about you, but my kiddo was SO EXCITED to get a locker this year at school. And, of course, we had to go buy all the things to decorate it. If you’re still looking for decor for your kids, you’re going to want to add these amazing items to your locker!

Locker rugs are a big thing this year. This is the one thing we haven’t gotten yet because my daughter can’t make up her mind. So, I’m showing her this Circle Locker Tassel Rug because it’s fun, colorful and totally budget-friendly at just $6.99.

My daughter’s best friend got this Magnetic LED Locker Prism Light for her locker, and it’s super cute. It has a fun modern look, and it’s so much fun to turn on in between classes. Get this for just $14.99.

A dry erase board is another must-have for lockers this year. All the girls in my daughter’s class have them. I love this Steel Magnetic Weekly Locker Dry Erase Board because it’s broken down into days so your kiddo can keep everything organized by day. Get this for only $3.99!

All kids love to put pictures in their lockers, and this Magnetic Locker Photo Grid is a fun way to display them. If my daughter had room left in her locker, I know she would want to get this for it! This is only $6.99.

A cork board is another fun way to display pictures, and this Magnetic Pineapple Locker Bulletin Board with Pins is super fun. Kids will love the pineapple shape, and you’ll love that it’s only $5.99.

How cute is this Magnetic LED Locker Tassel Light?? We actually looked at this one before my daughter picked the one she wanted. I love all the tassels on this. It has such a fun boho vibe. And, this is only $14.99.

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Back to School Wish List for Your Middle Schooler

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August 19, 2019 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Back to School, Online Shopping

Are your kids still on summer break? If school is starting soon for you and you’re looking for things your middle schoolers will want or need, we have a Back to School Wish List for Your Middle Schooler.

This Cactus Backpack is too cute and is something my daughters would love. It’s big enough to carry everything you need like a laptop, notebook, school books and more.

These Girl Gang Reusable Vinyl Decal Stickers are such a fun way to dress up cell phones, notebooks and more. You can even put these on magnets to put in your kids’ lockers! These stickers are super fun and will be a hit!

How cute is this 7 For All Mankind Girls’ Off The Shoulder Dress?? The buffalo plaid pattern is a must-have for fall and winter. This dress is super trendy, and your girls will want to wear it all the time.

Hoodies are a staple for winter, and cropped hoodies are really popular right now. Your girls will want this adidas Originals Girls’ Big Crop Hoodie to wear to school.

This iSuperb Transformer Stand Store Pencil Holder is too cute for words! You can zip it up as a pouch or stand it up as a cupholder. My girls are definitely going to want this to take to school!

Water bottles are a must-have for school so kids can stay hydrated during the day. We love our S’ip by S’well because drinks stay cold for hours. My kids use these at school to keep their water cold all day!