One thing that I love about being a teacher and having summer vacation is that I get to do more of what I love {There are a lot of things that I love that I don't get to do during the school year.} and one of those things that I love is going thrifting.
On this particular day I hit up our local Goodwill. The first thing one should always do when entering is seeing what is on "special" for the day. I was pleased to see that one of the "specials" was all children's clothes were 99 cents. Score!!! First place I went was to the childrens clothing. Now let me tell you it is not the easiest thing to shop for childrens clothing at the Goodwill. All the clothes are mixed up boys and girls are together and all the sizes are mixed. So I had about 4 aisle to go up and down looking for things. I was really looking for shorts for the 9 year old. The 6 year old really doesn't need clothes as he gets a lot of hand me downs...although he does sometimes get new clothes. ;} Well I did manage to find the 9 year old some things.
The first item I came across was a Hawaiin style shirt and the bonus is that it was a Quiksilver brand and I know that those clothes tend to hold up. I asked the 9 year old if he liked the style of it and he said, "Yes." You know there is always that one day at school where they have Hawaiin day and he has since gotten too big for the ones that he had. Plus if he doesn't grow too much it may actually still fit him at the end of his 5th grade year as they tend to do a Luau at the end of the school year.
I also came across 2 other items of clothing. Once being a pair of shorts and this style of shorts are perfect for my boy as he doesn't like to button and zip. The kid will still just pull on his shorts regardless if there are buttons and zippers. Maybe we should work on the button issue with him this summer...
The next thing that I found for him was a pair of khaki pants {they have an all around elastic waist} that will be good for his school dress code when the weather gets chilly. They are just a little too long but I am sure he will get a little bit taller within the next 6 months before he could possibly have to wear them down here in the sunny south.
So my receipt was $3.15! Not bad for 3 new to him pieces of clothing.
Often going to the children's clothing section I checked out the furniture...nothing that I had to have.
My final stop was the glasswares section. I am always looking to score another piece of the white Fire King that I love...but no such luck on this day. Haven't found anything since last summer...
Can't wait to hit up some more thrift stores this week as I now have a mission for a piece of furniture! Woohoo!!! Hopefully I can find it and get a new summer project going!
On this particular day I hit up our local Goodwill. The first thing one should always do when entering is seeing what is on "special" for the day. I was pleased to see that one of the "specials" was all children's clothes were 99 cents. Score!!! First place I went was to the childrens clothing. Now let me tell you it is not the easiest thing to shop for childrens clothing at the Goodwill. All the clothes are mixed up boys and girls are together and all the sizes are mixed. So I had about 4 aisle to go up and down looking for things. I was really looking for shorts for the 9 year old. The 6 year old really doesn't need clothes as he gets a lot of hand me downs...although he does sometimes get new clothes. ;} Well I did manage to find the 9 year old some things.
The first item I came across was a Hawaiin style shirt and the bonus is that it was a Quiksilver brand and I know that those clothes tend to hold up. I asked the 9 year old if he liked the style of it and he said, "Yes." You know there is always that one day at school where they have Hawaiin day and he has since gotten too big for the ones that he had. Plus if he doesn't grow too much it may actually still fit him at the end of his 5th grade year as they tend to do a Luau at the end of the school year.
I also came across 2 other items of clothing. Once being a pair of shorts and this style of shorts are perfect for my boy as he doesn't like to button and zip. The kid will still just pull on his shorts regardless if there are buttons and zippers. Maybe we should work on the button issue with him this summer...
The next thing that I found for him was a pair of khaki pants {they have an all around elastic waist} that will be good for his school dress code when the weather gets chilly. They are just a little too long but I am sure he will get a little bit taller within the next 6 months before he could possibly have to wear them down here in the sunny south.
So my receipt was $3.15! Not bad for 3 new to him pieces of clothing.
Often going to the children's clothing section I checked out the furniture...nothing that I had to have.
My final stop was the glasswares section. I am always looking to score another piece of the white Fire King that I love...but no such luck on this day. Haven't found anything since last summer...
Can't wait to hit up some more thrift stores this week as I now have a mission for a piece of furniture! Woohoo!!! Hopefully I can find it and get a new summer project going!
