I was thinking today of some of the "off-the-beaten-path" places for homeschoolers to buy school supplies. There are always Target, Walmart, office supply stores, educator supply stores...the basics. But we end up getting school supplies at many other stores. Here is a quick list I jotted down. Maybe you can think of more.
Discount furniture - for little bookshelves, desks, computer desks, chairs, for setting up your environment.
Museum Gift Store - this is a great place for buying books, science kits, art kits, and even gifts for homeschoolers.
Pet Store - if you have a "live biology project" like we do, you might be in and out of a pet store from time to time.
Craft Store - we find ourselves at the craft store quite often to get supplies for projects, experiments, costumes, displays, and other things. The fabric store will also have many of these things.
Garden and Hardware Store - more materials and tools for projects, and the all-important summer garden (no matter what size it is!)
Thrift Store - odds and ends. I found my daughter's colonial costume here this year. I have found lots of school supplies (the traditional paper-and-pencil-type) at garage sales around town.
I've found great books at the thrift store and we got a great desk on Craigslist. Your local freecycle (usually a yahoo group) is also great for people re-purposing items.
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