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It's the first place I check each and every time I go to Target. It's a place that I can never leave without some sort of object/item in my cart. It provides cool little toys, bits and baubles that keep my kids entertained for hours. It's the $1 section a la Target. Please tell me you have all taken advantage of this little section of cheap heaven!!Rain always seems to pay a visit on the rare occasions that Bret is home botching some sort of plans we had to spend as much time outdoors while we still can. What to do on a rainy day stuck inside (aside from the usual dancing, running around, movie watching, book reading, coloring fun we usually do)...Super Target Dollar Section to the rescue!

Out came the packets of beads and string (3 different packages - wooden beads, shiny flower beads and letter shaped beads), all premade for your necklace making pleasure, of course each a buck (you can bet 6 of these little packets were placed in my cart....hello LONG Iowa winters!).

An hour and a half later 2 beautiful necklaces were produced and goood quality time was enjoyed by all. Love it!Here's some more stuff I've scored in that lovely section of Target heaven:
+thick grosgrain ribbon in yummy chocolate brown and moss green
+Velvety ric rac and pom pom fringe (on wire and silk ribbon)
+shiny sequins and glitter glue sticks
+foam stickers, notebooks full of stickers, chip board letters
+multiple little wooden toys and Disney paraphernalia galore

All of these things are used to craft/embellish things the girls create and I even use the decorative ribbin to wrap gifts with (gotta love a good pom pom fringe!). They are also used to reward the girls when they obtain a certain number of gold stars on their chore charts.Finding super rad stuff in the El cheapo section is very enjoyable. Spending $2-$4 every time we go in on objects that make doing little projects and crafts fun is so worth it in my opinion (and double worth it when using them to bribe my kids :D). Next time you're at Target stop by that section and see what you can find.

What are some bargain places you like to check out?
A few more that I dig:
+Michaels - stamps, ribbon, crafty stuff
+Dollar Tree - cheapo candy that we always get and sneak into the movies
+Of course any sale/clearance section in my favorite clothing stores

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