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​School Stationery Supplies Stocked - January 2016

Total saving: $23.28 and encouraging upcycling and craft

It's back to school prep time, so to save some money and the environment I've gone through all my children's school exercise books from 2015 and torn out pages that can be reused again. It's great being able to put some crafty skills to use and upcycle these loose pages into new books for 2016. It's also handy when year level exercise books can be used by two year levels. By making new books I've been able to save by not having to purchase 3 x 96 page books ($1.65 each on booklist). I've also got some unused exercise books which were returned from school, so for one child it's no exercise books to be purchased -a saving of $13.20. The eldest child will now be writing on everyday lined paper (8mm) in a recommended 128 page book, with a ruled red margin ($1.68 each on booklist). A number of years ago I purchased packs of 3 x 64 page exercise books for between 50c and $1.00 (can't remember the exact price). It must have been around the time Cath is referring to the 1c exercise books that people have bought and not used (I missed out on these - they were so popular). Anyway, these books have certainly come in handy as I'll glue two books together and won't need to purchase any for my child - a saving of $10.08). My child will actually have to rule the red margin, as these books don't come with one, but this is what the children have been doing for the past number of years, so it won't be a challenge. 

To make the loose sheets into a book, I've counted the pages into bundles of 24 and have trimmed the edges with a scrapbooking trimmer. I've then used some pegs to hold the pages together while I've brushed PVA glue along the edge to seal a spine. I have quite a number of unused pages from the children's school scrapbooks in younger years, so have taken a double page and brushed PVA glue along the centre and lined up the exercise book spine to meet this. The blank scrapbook paper acts as a cover, which I'll trim to size when dry. I'll then glue two of the upcycled books together to make the recommended size for school. The children will have fun decorating their blank paper canvas as a cover for their school work, and it's a great holiday activity.
Contributed by D. Morrish
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