| #1. Let your kids decorate their working | | | | #7. If your kids have a laptop, get them a laptop |
| environment with some new furniture. You may | | | | case. They are much less likely to lose it this way! |
| not like pink desks put if it makes your daughter | | | | #8. Buying your kid a cell phone may sound like |
| do her homework on time then you are on to a | | | | your pushing them to grow up too quickly but |
| winner. | | | | they can be a lifesaver (literally). It means they |
| #2. Buy text books from 2nd hand books stores | | | | are contactable at all times should they get lost |
| either online or in the real world. | | | | etc so they save a lot of unnecessary panic. |
| #3. As soon as the holidays end, shops lower | | | | #9. Once the children are back at school treat |
| their prices to increase demand. This is a great | | | | yourself to something nice! You've been looking |
| time to do your Christmas shopping as there are | | | | after them for long enough so you deserve |
| plenty of bargains to be had. | | | | something special. |
| #4. Buy lots of plastic containers so you can turn | | | | #10. This is a boring one but probably the most |
| your dinner leftovers into a tasty lunch at school. | | | | important of all. Make sure you buy replacement |
| #5. New clothes! All kids like to look cool in front | | | | batteries for all your smoke detectors. They |
| of their friends so let your children go online and | | | | barely cost anything but could end up saving a |
| pick their own style. You'll be so popular! | | | | child's (and your) life. Can you afford not to? |
| #6. Sort out their uniform! Kinds grow at a | | | | That's the end of my tips, you better get |
| tremendous rate so sort through their school | | | | organised and do them quickly otherwise it will be |
| uniform to make sure it all fits; I bet you have to | | | | holiday time again! |
| buy a lot of replacements. | | | | |