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15 + DIY School Supply Ideas and Linky Party

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15 DIY School Supply Ideas and Upcycled School Supply Projects

While it is fun to buy new school supplies, there are many ways to repurpose old items to make them work for the new school year. You can use Washi Tape or Duct Tape  to personalize and update old notebooks, lunch boxes, and  pencils. And you can create notebooks, pencil cases, book covers, and sandwich containers from items commonly found around your home.

15 DIY School Supply Ideas

Ways to Upcycle Old School Supplies

1. Washi Tape Notebooks

2. Personalize Pencils and Pens with Washi Tape

3. Paper Covered Pencils

4. Use Duct Tape to Cover a Clip Board

5. Use Duct Tape to Cover Notebooks

6. Notebook Makeover with Duct Tape

7. How to Make a Monogrammed BackPack

Recycled School Supply Projects

1. How to Make a Sandwich Container from a Milk Jug

2. How to Make a Mini-Notebook from a Cereal Box

3. How to Make a Pencil Case from a Cereal Box

4. How to Make Crayon Jars from Jelly Jars

5. Upcycled Lazy Susan Chalkboard

6. How to Make a Book Cover from a Paper Bag

DIY School Supply Projects

1. How to Make a Notebook from a Vinyl Record

2. How to Make a Duct Tape Crayon Roll

3. How to Make a Vinyl Pencil Case

4. Quick Sew Pencil Case

Back to School Linky Party

We are celebrating back to school with the  Annual Back to School Kid Blogger Network Linky Party featuring activities, crafts, supply ideas, recipes, organization, books and MORE to get your family ready for the upcoming school year!  Link up your kid-friendly posts to have them featured on 35 blogs who are members of the Kid Blogger Network.  We invite you to visit a few posts from participants, leave a comment, and share on social media!  Thank you so much for sharing your Back to School Resources!

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.