Back to school shopping can not only do a number on your wallet, it can leave you with a major headache.
Some kids seem to want everything they see in the store.
Of course kids want to buy the items that will make them fit in, such as animal print notebooks and pens but those are also some of the most expensive items on store shelves. First you don't want to exclude your kids from shopping but at the same time, you do want to control exactly where their eyes roam. Kids will gravitate toward bright colors and neat items but those may not be on your school list or fit in your budget. So, sit down with your kids before you shop and help them understand that they have to find everything as the items on listed first, make it like a scavenger hunt. Then, if they meet the challenge of picking things out that fit in your budget, they can have a treat.