Craft Supplies - Wheaton,IL

Updated on October 07, 2010
J.V. asks from Wheaton, IL
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OK Ladies, I need to build a craft station for my kids, and I need to know where the cheapest place is to buy such things? I'm a big fan of Lakeshore learning, but I need cheap. Specifically, I want to build up actual craft supplies (wiggly eyes, craft sticks, etc.) and painting supplies (water colors, paper, etc).

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S.H.

answers from San Antonio on

go online to Orientaltrading .com
very cheap and they get here w/in 3 days usually.

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R.M.

answers from Topeka on

I keep an eye out for things for my grandson at the sales...his Mama has a set of stackable plastic drawers in his playroom and she has things separated by different categories...and she just pops whatever I find into the right drawer. If she doesn't use it this week or this month...it will be used eventually. The day after a holiday ( valentines day, thanksgiving etc) go scout the local stores ( I work at a grocery store and find TONS of stuff there!!) for things that have just been marked down,
The local Dollar Store is a great source for things too. The stackable drawers ( look at the things that college students get to increase the storage in their dorms) are great for separating and storing things.

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J.S.

answers from Tampa on

dollar tree, family dollar, big lots. if you get the sunday paper there's usually a michael's ad with coupons, you can only use one a week, so the build up would be slow, but totally worth the savings.

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M.K.

answers from Dallas on

You may also want to look online at www.teacherdirect.com and/or http://store.schoolspecialtyonline.net/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSct... . (The second link was what I was redirected to after typing classroomdirect.com in my address bar.) I have gotten many things for my classrooms in the past and the prices were better than a lot of places.

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J.C.

answers from Sacramento on

Dollar type store is good for this type of thing, I have even found some good stuff at thrift stores too. Don't forget Michaels if there is one in your area but use the 40% off coupon from your Sunday paper if you can.

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