Schools don’t seem to have world maps anymore. This is a bit aggravating for me, especially when I’m doing presentations to younger students. It’s hard for them to grasp the distance between Canada and Turkey, or Canada and Ukraine.
I was at the dollar store today and guess what they had? A portable world map! It’s approx one square meter in size and it rolls up onto a wooden stick. It weighs about half a kilo or even less. And it was only $3.99.
Dollar stores are SO great. Great find!
My kids draw, paint and craft all the live long day so dollar stores are great for fueling their creativity.
My favourite? Dollarama. My only question is, how on earth can they fabricate, pack and ship all those things and only charge a dollar? It boggles the mind.
I usually shop at Buck or Two though, since it’s just up the street.
Helene B
I think the stuff in dollar stores is discontinued items, so they buy them by the truckload.
I was in there to buy baby blankets and flannels. A friend is having a baby and I like to wrap baby presents in blankets and flannels. It’s festive and not wasteful. I got her a great selection of baby books.