Fabulous Finds Shopping Spree!

I'm linking up with Elizabeth to show you some Fantastic Finds and a sneak peak into my newly redesigned classroom!  Head on over to Fun in Room 4B to link up!


So, I stalked Walmart {3 of them close to where I live} to find these ice bins to use as book bins for my students with Daily 5 Read to Self.  I think I ended up with 27 of them!  And I got every single one they had {in all 3 stores}!  Now to figure out where to house them...

Of course, the Target Dollar section got attacked by me - as always!  I found two purple small pocket charts, stamps, dry erase boards with primary writing lines (Daily 5 Word Work), pencils, stickers, and playing cards for math games.

Back at Walmart, I grabbed these two black bean bags.  I liked them because they were NOT fabric {lice}, but were a cool plastic material that hopefully won't house any crazy bugs. :)

And to reveal the beautiful baskets that I found at Dollar Tree...I also give you a sneak peak into my newly designed classroom!  Check out those baskets...LOVE the bright colors on black!  This is a preview.  I'll be back with pictures of my entire classroom in the next week or so.

And on to Vista-print.  If you haven't played around with this website yet, what are you waiting for?  Fabulous finds for cheap!  Here are a few of the things I purchased.

These are actually business cards that I made into Fantastic Friday tickets!  This is a way to rewarding students for good behavior all week.  I got 250 cards for FREE!

10 pieces of letterhead - I smudged my personal information out at the top and at the bottom. Got these for FREE too!

I ordered these to put on the backs of any new books that I purchase for my classroom - FREE!

These are business card sized magnets that I ordered to give to my parents at Open House.  I smudged it out but under my name is my email address and phone number.  At the bottom I listed the class website link.

Three personalized self-inking stamps...LOVE!



A pen that has my name on it and school's name!  Cute and matches my room's pink and lime green color scheme!

This is a close-up of the inside of the pen.  Under my name is the name of my school, but I smudged it out.  Did I mention this pen was also FREE?

Whew!  What do you think?  I love it all!!!  Head on over to Elizabeth's Fun in Room 4B Linky Party to join in the fun!

13 comments

  1. Thank you so much for linking up with me. I love all of your finds. I have those purple pocket charts from the dollar spot, too. You room colors are just like mine. I can't wait to see how everything turns out.
    Elizabeth

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  2. What a great idea to use ice bins as book bins! Great find! I also love your neon bins from the Dollar Store... hmmm, I need to go shopping!

    Kate
    EduKate and Inspire

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  3. I got those neon bins from the Target Dollar Spot - along with a lot of the stuff you got! I also got the same pen from VIstaPrint, I love the pink and green polka dots!

    Sara :)
    Smiling In Second Grade

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  4. I bought the same reading boxes at Wal-Mart!

    April
    Wolfelicious

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  5. What was the secret for getting all your goodies for FREE at Vista Print? Is there a code? Thanks for sharing. :)

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  6. I'm wanting to start using Vista Print too. Any and all advice would be very much appreciated!!!!!!!

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  7. I love the color of your baskets! I've been meaning to look into Vista Print for postcards....thanks for this post!

    Kelli
    Tales From a Traveling Teacher

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  8. How much were the ice buckets? I'm debating on that or the cardboard IKEA ones which will obviously not last more than a year most likely.

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  9. I love the ice bins for book boxes. Last year was my first year using them. I had a couple of students even use them like pillows. They would prop their heads on them to read during Daily 5.

    I am a new follower to your blog and love all your ideas and posts. Hope you can hop over to blog and check it out.
    Diane
    http://funinsecondgrade.blogspot.com/

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  10. Awesome buys! I also have the bins from the dollar store - the one with the holes, and they are super sturdy. :)

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  11. I love how your room is coming together ! Can't wait to see it all.

    Amy
    Krazy About Kiddos

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  12. @Amy (the first Amy), the ice buckets were $1.88 plus tax so right at $2.00 each and will be very sturdy. I'm thinking way more sturdy than the cardboard ones so that's what I went with to try out this year. Hope you find some you like :)

    Jamie

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  13. @The Paisley Apple - I just signed up for their emails and get the codes through the emails they send me. They offers GREAT deals ALL the time!!

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