Featured Review: Animal Hopping Sacks

Check out this featured review of the Animal Hopping Sacks from a very satisfied Discount School Supply customer and child care professional from Burnsville, MN:

5-Star Review / 5-Star Overall

"Durable, fun product!"

Pros: attractive design, easy assembly, hours of fun, weather resistant, durable, sturdy

Best Uses: older children, group play, small children, physical activity, individual play

How many times have you purchased this product: "More than once."

Review: "These are amazingly durable. After over 3 years of consistent use, the children have finally put holes in them, and we need to replace them. We leave them out on our playground for the children to use on their own, and they have so much fun with them! In addition to hop races, they use them for all sorts of creative and dramatic play."

Bottom Line: "Yes, I would recommend this to a friend."


Our animal hopping sacks are fun for kids both big and small. Each sack has TWO sets of handles - one set at the top for taller kids and another inside the sack for smaller hoppers. All cotton, machine washable. 26"L x 18"W x 18"H. Hopping sacks come in 6 bright colors: blue, green, orange, purple, red and yellow and feature 3 different animals: frog, kangaroo and a rabbit. Sacks are ultra sturdy cotton and machine washable. Ideal for gross motor development. Set of 6.

Sale Extended One Week!

Now, this is worth celebrating! For one more week, shop Discount School Supply and SAVE 15% on ALL in-stock items for your little learners! Art supplies; infant & toddler; manipulatives; puzzles; active play; dramatic play; special needs and more! Teachers, parents and caregivers: stock up and save BIG on products for your 4th of July activities! Use code SAVETEEN when you shop through July 5th and save 15% on top of already affordable prices on brand new and top-rated products like these:

Classroom Crafting Starter Set on SALE for ONLY $15.29!
Everything you need to jump start your creativity! Extraordinary assortment contains all the essentials for hours of crafting activities, including: 200 assorted pom-poms, 100 assorted pipe cleaners, 500 assorted foam shapes, 100 assorted black wiggly eyes, 100 natural craft sticks, 2 oz. of 10 mm sequins and 1/2 oz. assorted feathers. The possibilities are endless to shape, glue and create with these basic craft supplies.

Foam Confetti Collage Material on SALE for ONLY $6.79!
Sprinkle some fun, color, and texture onto your next art project with this unique shredded foam collage material! Exclusively ours!

Giant Glittering Rhinestones - 1 lb. on SALE for ONLY $14.44! Add some glamour to your arts and crafts projects!

Shining Star Rhinestones - 300 pieces on SALE for ONLY $4.24!
Craft like a superstar with these glittery star rhinestones. Assorted colors and styles, flat backs for easy gluing. 3/8" to 1 1/4" in size.

Jumbo Soft Foam Balls - Set of 6 on SALE for ONLY $24.49! These foam balls are jumbo sized, lightweight, and super soft! Spongy texture makes them easy to hold and carry for even the youngest children!

Magnetic Animal Mix & Match - Set of 6 on SALE for ONLY $12.74! These bright, friendly-faced magnetic animals can be mixed and matched to develop cause and effect, fine motor and hand-eye coordination.

Hurry! This sale will only last one more week! Head on over to Discount School Supply right now and find more great deals on top-quality early education supplies right here. PLUS: Shop over 240 NEW products! And don't forget: Discount School Supply has the 110% Lowest Price Guarantee on Arts and Crafts, Furniture, Manipulatives, Curriculum Supplements, Active Play items, Dramatic Play products and more!

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Featured Review: BioColor® Paint Scraper

Check out this featured review of the BioColor® Paint Scraper from MaryAnn Kohl, a very satisfied Discount School Supply customer and eduator from Washington state:

5-Star Review / 4.3-Star Overall
Pros: Fun,Glides Smoothly,Comfortable Grip,"Versatile use"

Best Uses: Art, "Exploration of paint."

Review: I write books about art for kids and present art workshops around the country. One of the favorite activities teachers and child care folks love is drawing with crayon, and then spraying liquid watercolors over their drawings... but before they dry, scraping and smearing the paint with these spatulas. The technique is fun and very impressive in its results. Plus the scrapers are easy to hold and just the right angle for spreading paint. A++! I must have bought about 50 of these because the places I go always ask me to please please please leave a few with them when I go.

Bottom Line: "Yes, I would recommend this to a friend."

 
Place dime-sized dots of BioColor® close together in a row on the side of a piece of white paper. Scrape dots and drag the colors to form an arc shape. A rainbow will magically appear! Scraper is made of durable plastic. Measures 2-1/2"L x 3-1/2"W. Perfect tool for resist, rainbow and comet art techniques. Use with BioColor®, Colorations® Simply Washable Tempera or other activity paints. Easy to hold and clean. Colors may vary.

ONE WEEK ONLY! Save 15% on ALL In-Stock Items!

This is a deal you cannot miss! Now, for one week only at Discount School Supply, SAVE 15% on ALL in-stock items for your little learners. That's some serious savings! Art supplies; infant & toddler; manipulatives; puzzles; active play; dramatic play; special needs and more! Teachers, parents and caregivers: shop Discount School Supply right now and save BIG on products for your home and classroom. Use code SAVETEEN when you shop through June 27th and save 15% on top of already affordable prices on brand new and top-rated products like these:

Colorations® Construction Paper Smart Pack - 600 Sheets for ONLY $11.04!
No more guessing how much of each color you need! We'll do the work for you and give you more of the colors that you use more often. 120 sheets white, 80 red, 75 of blue and yellow, 60 green, 50 orange, 40 of black and violet, and 30 sheets of pink and brown. A Discount School Supply exclusive!

Colorations® Colored Wiggly Eyes - 1000 Pieces for ONLY $11.04!
The most popular size of wiggly eyes in one handy jar. Contains 1000, 10mm size, wiggly eyes in assorted colors. Easy to use for collages, classroom projects, puppets, and more!

Sturdy Birdy for ONLY $15.29! Introduce balance therapy one on one, or through game play, with the fun Sturdy Birdy story and activities. Reinforces strength and balance as children work to master 12 poses. Also encourages counting skills, self esteem and more! For up to 4 players, no reading required.

Colored Wooden Nesting Tubes for ONLY $8.49!
Encourage beginning math concepts with this colorful set of nesting tubes. Similar to nesting cups, tubes allow children to distinguish attributes such as height, width and color. Exclusively ours!

Kindergarten Readiness Kit for ONLY $25.49! Get your child ready for success! Our comprehensive kit includes everything needed to help a preschool "graduate" make a successful transition to kindergarten. Top-quality supplies will help families and caregivers assist the child in developing language, literacy, science, and mathematics skills as well as increasing science, social emotional, art, and physical health proficiency. The skills align with most preschool and kindergarten educational guidelines and are organized in developmental order. Full-color activity pages (in English and Spanish) are packed with engaging activities developed by teachers who have years of experience with preschool and kindergarten children.

Whopper Hopper, 18" for ONLY $11.04!  Designed for the most energetic of hoppers, the Whopper Hopper is constructed of rugged vinyl with a textured bottom and Brawny Tough Grab and Grip handle.

Hurry! This sale only lasts a week! Head on over to Discount School Supply right now and find more great deals on top-quality early education supplies right here. And don't forget: Discount School Supply has the 110% Lowest Price Guarantee on Arts and Crafts, Furniture, Manipulatives, Curriculum Supplements, Active Play items, Dramatic Play products and more!

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Featured Review: Pattern Blocks

Check out this featured review of the Pattern Blocks from Erin, a very satisfied Discount School Supply customer and teacher from New Jersey.

 5-Star Review / 5-Star Overall

"Great set!"

Pros: colorful, sturdy, fun, durable

Best Uses: imaginative play, young children

Review: "This is an excellent, very durable set of table blocks that my preschool class loves playing with. I wasn't sure if 100 would be enough, but it's really the perfect amount of blocks for a group of 5-6 to play with at centers or free choice time. The colors and patterns are very bright and attractive and show no signs of wear after many, many uses (and 3 year olds are probably the best product testers as far as durability is concerned!). The class next to mine uses these for their own class as well as for before/after care, so even heavier use than ours, and their set has stood the test of time too. In addition to simply being great for building, I've also been able to use them for many different learning activities, such as having the children find blocks with a certain shape, color, or pattern to add to a tower or grouping them by their patterns or colors. It's not shown here, but the container's top is a shape sorter so sometimes, the kids just like to dump them, sort them through the holes, and repeat. Makes clean up more fun! Very satisfied with this purchase."

Bottom Line: "Yes, I would recommend this to a friend."


Our set of 100 traditional wooden building blocks made of natural beech wood and finished with non-toxic colors and patterns. Smooth and flat for stacking and building, this set is ideal as a color and shape recognition tool. The set comes presented in a re-usable storage canister. Cube blocks each measure 1 1/4".

Making Healthy Choices!

Have you heard about the new MyPlate icon that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released earlier this month? In an effort to encourage Americans to make healthier choices at meal times, the icon will replace the familiar image of the food pyramid and depicts a plate divided with recommended portion sizes for fruit, vegetable, grains, protein and dairy food groups.

Our Build a Healthy Plate set is similarly designed to help teach children to categorize foods, make wise choices, and in turn, build a healthy plate! It's made of fabric with embroidered words and the pieces attach with hook and loop, so learning nutrition becomes a fun and interactive experience. And, at $29.99, this set is an excellent value!

Younger children will also really enjoy the Colorful Plush Fruits & Veggies set of 20 pieces for $42.99. They can sort, match and learn color recognition with the high-quality fruits and vegetables into their own color-coordinated plush baskets.

The Body Banner is another great item to help children learn about health and increase body awareness. This exclusive, easy-to-use banner, teaches about bones, organs, and basic anatomy. Available for $41.79.

For older children, the My Body Anatomy Model, available for $66.95, can be used to increase understanding of the human body in a more realistic manner. All the organs are detachable and it comes with an easy-to-understand guide with detailed explanations of each body part.

And, don't forget, you can always visit Discount School Supply to find more great deals on Science items and top-quality early education supplies for your early childhood programs, classrooms or your home. Find the items you need at the most affordable prices! Shop today for the 110% Lowest Price Guarantee on Arts and Crafts, Furniture, Manipulatives, Curriculum Supplements, Active Play items, Dramatic Play products, Infant and Toddler products, and more!

Featured Review: Kindergarten Readiness Kit

Check out this featured review of the Kindergarten Readiness Kit from a very satisfied Discount School Supply customer and parent from Utah:

5-Star Review / 5-Star Overall
"Great for first child."

Pros: great value for the price,quality

Best Uses: first time parents
Review: "I bought this to help me with home preschool for my son. He is almost 4, and I wanted to start teaching him at home. This kit is great because it has skills cards that helped me know what things I can start teaching him. It also includes things like scissors and glue, so I know that I can start letting him work with those materials and get more comfortable with them. My son also loves the see through backpack that everything comes in. I would highly recommend this for parents who aren't really sure what their child is supposed to be learning before kindergarten.

Bottom Line: "Yes, I would recommend this to a friend."



Our comprehensive Kindergarten Readiness Kit includes everything needed to help a preschool "graduate" make a successful transition to kindergarten. Top-quality supplies will help families and caregivers assist the child in developing language, literacy, science, and mathematics skills as well as increasing science, social emotional, art, and physical health proficiency. The skills align with most preschool and kindergarten educational guidelines and are organized in developmental order. Full-color activity pages (in English and Spanish) are packed with engaging activities developed by teachers who have years of experience with preschool and kindergarten children. Each sturdy backpack is designed for one typically developing 4-5 year old child.
Kit includes:
•Picture/Story White Board
•Box of 8 Colorations® Large Sized Crayons
•Easy Grip Eraser
•Rhyming Flash Cards
•Bag of Foam Letters and Numbers
•Colorations® Plastic Scissors
•Colorations® 1-1/4 oz. Washable School Glue
•Spiral-bound Blank Journal
•Magnifying Glass
•3 Juggling Scarves
•100 Linking Cubes
•3 Hand Puppets
•Backpack measures 10"W x 13"H x 5"D

An Endless Summer of Craft Possibilities!

School out for summer? Then let the summer program and camp fun begin!

Crafts are a staple of summer fun for all ages! Teachers, parents and caregivers love arts and craft activities because they offer an opportunity for creative expression, development and learning (yes, learning even during summer vacation!). Children love activities because they are open-ended play and it's tons of fun getting their hands messy!

So if you are looking for great summer craft ideas, shop Discount School Supply! Even if you are running out of time or your budget is limited, Discount School Supply has you covered. Get FREE, age appropriate craft ideas and SAVE a ton on the arts & crafts supplies with these sweet deals:

Colorations® Blank Canvas Aprons - Set of 12 for ONLY $18.99! (Compared to $47.88) Canvas aprons for young artists to personalize! Decorate with fabric paint, pens, markers and collage materials. Afterwards, the aprons can be used during snack time, crafting or dramatic play!

Colorations® Cool Kaleidoscope Craft Kit - Kit for 12 for ONLY $11.99! (Compare to $14.99) They won't believe their eyes! Kids will be fascinated by the dynamic, colorful patterns in the kaleidoscopes they build themselves. Kit includes cardboard tubes 7 1/4"L x 1 1/2" in diameter, mirror paper, plastic caps, beads and instruction guide. Use the fancy hologram paper for outer covering (included), or decorate your own!

Colorations® Blank Journal Notebooks - Set of 12 for ONLY $14.99! (Compare to $19.98) A great way to encourage self-expression! Personalize the cover and then use your notebook as a journal, class notebook or scrapbook. Inner paper is unruled for versatility and durable enough to use with paint, marker and glue.

Ultimate Tie Dye Kit for ONLY $19.99! (Compare to $21.39) Easy, exciting and expressive, Tie-Dye is a fun way to decorate T-shirts, bags or hats. Even young children can get beautiful results on the very first try. Kit includes instructions, plus professional cold-water, non-toxic dyes that are safe for children, machine washable and won't fade. In three easy steps, you can create brilliantly dyed color without heat or hot water. Includes applicator bottles, fixer, gloves, rubber bands and enough dye in 5 different colors to make as many as 16 projects.

Colorations® Washable Sidewalk Chalk - 50 Pieces for ONLY $6.99! (Compare to $19.87) Our sidewalk chalk sticks are easy-to-grasp, washable, and biodegradable. Choose from a 20 piece bucket of assorted colors or a 50 piece bucket of assorted colors and patterns.

Colorations® Canvas Tote Bags - Set of 12 for ONLY $12.99! Children will get carried away decorating their own special tote bags! Use fabric paint pens, puffy paint, BioColor® or other paints to personalize these totes to make lunch or snack bags, purses, mini book bags and more! 

Colorations® Decorate your Own Papier-Mache Flower Pots - Set of 12 for ONLY $11.99! (Compare to $15.00) A project that's just blooming with creativity! These durable, papier-mache pots make great gifts and are so easy to decorate with paint, marker, crayon and collage. For use with real plants!

Head to Discount School Supply stock up on everything you need to make the most of your summer! Get crafting and get saving!

Don't forget: Discount School Supply has the best prices around on Arts and Crafts, Furniture, Manipulatives, Curriculum Supplements, Active Play items, Dramatic Play products and more!

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Featured Review: No-Spill White Lid Paint Cups - Set of 10

Check out this featured review of the No-Spill White Lid Paint Cups - Set of 10 from a very satisfied Discount School Supply customer and mother from Green Bay, WI:

5-Star Review / 4.8-Star Overall

"Really are spill proof!"

Pros: "Easy to use","Stores well","Spill Proof"

Best Uses: Art, Fun With Kids, School

Review: "I couldn't believe that these [paint cups] would really be spill proof. I bought them because they seemed well balanced and a neat way of keeping paint and brushes together nicely. When I saw my toddler toting these around the kitchen (sideways) with watercolor paint in them, I was impressed. When I thought that I could quickly dump the contents without removing the brush holder, I was even more impressed as the vast majority of it stayed put inside the container. The trick is to only fill up to the line - but that is more than generous."

Bottom Line: "Yes, I would recommend this to a friend."
 
Fill with ANY color of paint! Specially designed with white lids these spill-proof cups are ideal for ANY color of paint. No-spill design keeps paint in the cup even when knocked over. Easy-to-clean, 10 white lids and caps, 10 clear cups. 3-1/2"H x 3"Dia. Spill-proof design is ideal for beginning painters and younger artists. Washes easily with soap and water.