Educational Deals & Freebies Round-Up

Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now from Katie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:

Lego Architecture Brandenburg Gate for $22.49: Amazon has their Lego Architecture Brandenburg Gate Set on sale for $22.49. This set is an interpretation of the real Brandenburg Gate landmark and includes a booklet that details both the design and the history of this landmark.

Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes for $14.09: Purchase the Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes for just $14.09. This book presents step-by-step instructions for building ten unique airplanes, and comes complete with 40 sheets of flight-tested, ready-to-fold paper, printed on both sides in a variety of colorful patterns.

Free Kids’ Kindle e-books: There are several free kids’ Kindle e-booksavailable for download including All Time Favorite Bible Stories, You Are There Bible Adventures, Pandas for Kids, The Mystery of the Missing Money, and Cat Days.

Crayola Oil Pastel Sticks (28 ct.) for $3.88: Amazon has their Crayola Colored Oil Pastel Sticks (28 ct.) on sale for $3.88. These pastels are hexagonal shape to discourage rolling and are jumbo-sized for strength and durability.

Goodnight Moon 123 Counting Game for $7.99: Purchase Briarpatch’s Goodnight Moon 123 Counting Game for just $7.99. This game typically retails $14.99 and encourages listening, matching, beginning number and reading skills.

Free Littlest Pet Shop Printables: Download a variety of Littlest Pet Shop Printables from 1+1+1=1. This pack includes such skills as tracing, matching/memory game, counting, graphing, and more.

KidKraft Tea Set for $15.52: Amazon has their KidKraft Prairie Tea Set on sale for $15.52. This wooden set includes two tea cups, two sugar cubes, two teabags, and two mixing spoons.

Big Book of Things That Go for $10.79: Purchase the Big Book of Things That Go for $10.79. This book has a colorful collection of trucks, ships, planes, and trains and includes entertaining text and questions to encourage children to think about how and why machines are useful.

Free Niger Geography Printables: Homeschool Creations has a set of free Niger Geography Printables available for download. This set includes a mapping sheet, a country fact sheet, a prayer sheet, and more.

American Girl Crafts Memory Book Set for $9.99: Purchase theAmerican Girl Crafts Memory Book Set for $9.99. This set includes a mini memory book, 10 mini papers, stickers, and gems as well as adhesive squares, punch-out designs, and words.

Klutz Book of Animation for $16.13: Amazon has their Klutz Book of Animation on sale for $16.13. This kit will encourage kids to create their own stop motion movies, and the software you’ll need is available as a free download, ready to use on any computer (PC or Mac).

Free All About Reading Activity Bundle: Sign up for the free All About Reading Teaching Tips monthly newsletter, and you’ll receive a free All About Reading Activity Bundle. The following six downloads are included – Over Easy, Word Flippers for FF-LL-SS, A Flock of Ducks, Feed the Anteater, Be a Lumberjack, and Wake Up the Sheep.

Learning Resources Pizza Fraction Fun Game for $10.49: Purchase theLearning Resources Pizza Fraction Fun Game for just $10.49. This game helps kids visually understand fraction concepts and skills using one of their favorite foods. Kids can play seven different games to practice identifying fractions, matching fraction equivalents and performing fraction addition and subtraction by building pizzas. The game includes 13 double-sided pizzas (one side labeled with fractions) and three double-sided spinners providing different levels of learning.

V-Tech Rhyme & Discover Book for $15.03: Amazon has their V-Tech Rhyme & Discover Book on sale for $15.03. This interactive book includes 3 light-up character buttons on the tabs of the pages, 7 popular nursery rhymes, 4 movable pieces, and a musical note button.

Free Colgate Bright Smiles Teacher’s Kit: Colgate is once again offering teachers a free Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Kit for their classroom. This kit includes Colgate kid’s toothbrushes and toothpaste samples for each child as well as a video, posters, storybooks, and a teaching curriculum.

Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego Series for $5.99: Purchase the complete Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego Series for $5.99. This set includes 4 discs with all 40 episodes of action-packed adventures full of history and geography.

Gears! Gears! Gears! Building Set for $22.99: Amazon has their Gears! Gears! Gears! Building Set on sale for $22.99. This set typically retails for $29.95 and includes 95 pieces such as spinning gears, pillars, connectors, and cranks.

Free Sight Word Sundaes Printables: Royal Baloo has a free set of Sight Word Sundaes available to print. There are several other ice cream themed printables available as well – Popsicle Rhymes printable, Ice Cream 3-Digit Addition printable, and Ice Cream Letter Sounds.

Back-to-School e-Book Bundle for $7.40: Purchase 5 Back-to-School e-books for just $7.40 from Bundle of the Week. With your purchase, you’ll get a complete back-to-school guide, printable planners, tips for simplifying your chore routines (for the adults and the children!) and ideas for simple outdoor fun in the midst of your busy schedule.

Katie is a wife and homeschooling mother of four who writes at Cincinnati Cents about saving money and having fun as a family without breaking the bank. She enjoys sharing new recipes, ideas for frugal family fun, and tips for spending less at the grocery store.

Free Printable First Day of School Picture Signs

Great for 1st Day of School:)

Planning to take First Day of School pictures? Check out these free printable First Day of School Picture Signs.

Educational Deals & Freebies Round-Up

Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now from Katie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:

Homeschooling e-book Bundle for $7.40: Purchase the Homeschooling e-book Bundle of the Week for just $7.40. This set includes five e-books and two bonus offers with tips for developing curriculum and teaching specific subjects, printables for you and your students, and encouragement for the school year.

X-Acto Electric Pencil Sharpener for $16.38: Amazon has their X-Acto Electric Pencil Sharpener on sale for $16.38. This item typically retails for $27.66 and includes an auto reset/shutoff feature keeps the unit from overheating.

Melissa & Doug Sticker Collection for $4.56: Purchase a Melissa & Doug Pink Sticker Collection for just $4.56. This set includes over 700 stickers in a variety of themes.

Free Kindle e-books for Children: Download a variety of free Kindle e-bo0ks, including such titles as On a Farm, Logic to the Rescue, Nature’s Patterns, and 25 Polar Animals.

Liberty Kids Complete Series for $9.99: Amazon has their Liberty Kids Complete Series on sale for $9.99. This set received a 5-star rating from more than 150 reviews and has over 800 minutes of run time.

Fisher-Price Learn Through Music TouchPad for $22.40: Amazon has their Fisher-Price Learn Through Music TouchPad on sale for $22.40. This interactive toy teaches preschoolers fundamental lessons through rhythm, rhyme, repetition and the magic of music and brings your child’s favorite characters to life in a world of songs, games, stories and adventures.

Free Astronaut Pack: Download a free Astronaut Printable Pack, compliments of Homeschool Creations. This pack includes such skills as colors, sequencing, summarizing a story, learning a Bible verse, and more.

Spot It Junior Animals Game for $8.97: Purchase the Spot It Junior Animals Game for $8.97. This game received a 4.5-star rating from over 100 reviews and is designed to develop attention, visual perception, speech-language, and fine motor skills.

Crayola My First Painting Kit for $6.97: Amazon has their Crayola My First Painting Kit on sale for $6.97. This kit includes three washable paint colors, easy-to-grip triangular paint brush, and a reusable art smock.

Free School Calendar Printables: 3 Dinosaurs has a variety of free School Calendar printables available for download. These printables include everything you’ll need to put calendars together for the months of August and September.

Crayola Crayons for $0.25 at Toys “R” Us: Toys “R” Us has their Crayola Crayons (24 ct.) on sale for just $0.25 this week. You will need to purchase 4 boxes in order to receive this pricing.

Tinkerbell Crayola Color Wonder Set for $6.51: Amazon has theirTinkerbell Crayola Color Wonder Set on sale for $6.51. There are several other sets on sale as well including Hello Kitty, Dora, Chuggington, Barbie, and Scooby-Doo.

Free Arctic Animals Pack: Royal Baloo has a free Arctic Animals Packavailable for download. This pack includes such skills as addition, subtraction, writing practice, shapes, and more.

LeapFrog Leapster GS Explorer for $41.99: Amazon has their LeapFrog Leapster GS Explorer on sale for $41.99. This system delivers educational gaming and fast-paced action in a kid-tough learning system. Kids can also snap videos or pictures with the built-in camera and video recorder, and can keep their favorites handy with 2 GB of on-board memory.

Free Bear Snores on Pack: Download a free Bear Snores On Pack from 3 Dinosaurs. This free pack includes such skills as matching, patterns, puzzles, pre-writing, and more.

VTech InnoTab 2S Wi-Fi Learning App Tablet for $72.73: Amazon has their VTech InnoTab Learning App Tablet on sale for $72.73. This system includes a video player/recorder, photo viewer, MP3 player, e-reader, art studio, motion games, and a microphone.

Crayola Washables Pip Squeaks Glitter Glue (16 ct.) for $5.97:Amazon has their Crayola Washables Pip Squeaks Glitter Glue (16 ct.) on sale on $5.97. This glitter glue is washable and is ideal for both school and craft projects. You can also pick up a set of Crayola Washable Kids’ Paint (6 ct.) for $6.69.

Free BBQ Printable Pack: 3 Dinosaurs has a free BBQ Learning Packavailable for download. This pack includes such skills as matching, patterns, puzzles, sorting, counting, small books, and more.

LeapFrog My First LeapTop for $19.79: Purchase a LeapFrog My First LeapTop for $19.79. This systems enables children to explore the alphabet and engage in pretend play, music, animals and computer literacy with 6 learning activity stations.

Katie is a wife and homeschooling mother of four who writes at Cincinnati Cents about saving money and having fun as a family without breaking the bank. She enjoys sharing new recipes, ideas for frugal family fun, and tips for spending less at the grocery store.

Educational Deals & Freebies Round-up

Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now from Katie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:

Sharpie Permanent Colored Markers (24 ct.) for $13.28: Amazon has their Sharpie Permanent Colored Markers (24 ct.) on sale for $13.28. These markers are fast drying as well as fade and water resistant, and the set includes 24 different colored markers.

Personalized Learning Book for $2.99 Shipped: York Photo is offering new customers a free 4×6 Custom Softcover Photo Book when you enter the promotional code WONDERFUL at checkout. While these books are typically put together as a treasured photo keepsake, there are several less traditional ideas that would be fun to put together for the upcoming school year. For example, this book would be a great way to introduce letters to preschoolers. It would be fun to integrate pictures that are meaningful to a young child along with letters of the alphabet. You could just as easily put together a counting book for a young child as well. Shipping is a flat fee of $2.99.

Free Blends Word Cards: 3 Dinosaurs has a free set of Blends Wall Cardsavailable for download. This is a fun way to work on phonics with younger children.

American Girl Crafts Learn to Scrapbook Kit for $13.53: Amazon has their American Girl Crafts Learn to Scrapbook Kit on sale for $13.53. This kit typically retails for $32.99, and it includes 1 ring bound scrapbook, 11 scrapbook pages, 3 stencils, 444 stickers, 21 clear layered stickers, and 1 doll-sized scrapbook.

POP for Word Families Game for $6.98: Pick up a POP for Word Families Game for just $6.98. This game is a fun way to practice phonics with children, and focuses on 2- and 3-letter word endings as well as rhyming practice.

Free Zoo Pack: Download a free Zoo Pack from 3 Dinosaurs. This pack includes such skills as sorting, writing, basic math skills, identifying syllables, and more.

Lego City Loader & Tipper Set for $14.97: Amazon has their Lego City Loader & Tipper Set on sale for $14.97. This set includes dynamite with timer, warning sign, a big rock containing 2 gold crystals, 2 mining helmets, a hatchet, and 2 miner minifigures. There are a number of other Lego sets on sale as well including My First Zoo for $20.87, Lego Duplo Building Set for $25.99, Lego Creator Log Cabin Set for $23.99, and the Lego Superheroes Superman Metropolis Showdown for $9.97.

Crayola Pastels (28 ct.) for $3.88: Amazon has their Crayola Pastels (28 ct.) on sale for $3.88. These pastels are hexagonal shape to discourage rolling and are jumbo-sized for strength and durability.

Free Monsters University Pack: 123 Homeschool 4 Me has a free Monsters University Pack available for download. This pack includes such skills as word building, sentence building, sequencing, patterns, addition, and more.

Think Fun Math Game for $5.58: Amazon has their Think Fun Math Game on sale for $5.58. In this game, players try to get closest to the target number by forming different equations – using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and powers.

Free Flowers Unit: Download a free Flowers Unit from 2 Teaching Mommies. This unit includes patterns, graphing, beginning writing practice, number order, and more.

My First Science Kit for $15.73: Amazon has their Scientific Explorer My First Mind Blowing Science Kit on sale for $15.73. This set includes 11 different experiments such as creating an erupting and color changing volcano, a sunset in a test tube, jiggly crystals and more.

K’Nex Value Tub (521 Pieces) for $17.64: Purchase a K’Nex Value Tub for just $17.64. This set has 521 pieces and includes instructions/ideas for 35 unique models including dragsters, ferris wheels, dinosaurs, creatures, and more.

Free Alice in Wonderland Pack: Download a free Alice in Wonderland Packfrom 123 Homeschool 4 Me. This set includes addition, logic skills, patterns, graphing, opposites, and more.

Take-Apart Truck Set for $18.66: Amazon has their Battat Take-Apart Truck Set on sale for $18.66. This set includes 30 vehicle parts and a power screwdriver with 3 different bits. Amazon also has their Battat Take-Apart Airplane Set on sale for $20.13.

MindWare Imaginets Set for $25.48: Amazon has their MindWare Imaginets Set on sale for $25.48. This set includes a variety of brightly-colored magnetic blocks, 50 full-color design challenges, a magnetic board that also doubles as a dry-erase board, and a sturdy wood carrying case.

Free Monster Pack: Download a free Monster Pack from 3 Dinosaurs. This pack includes such skills as patterns, matching, addition, subtraction, word family sort, and more.

Katie is a wife and homeschooling mother of four who writes at Cincinnati Cents about saving money and having fun as a family without breaking the bank. She enjoys sharing new recipes, ideas for frugal family fun, and tips for spending less at the grocery store.

Educational Deals & Freebies Round-Up

Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now fromKatie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:

26 Princess Board Books for $16.99: Zulily has a Princess Board Book Set (26 books) on sale for $16.99. This set comes with a box to store the books. There are several other book sets on sale as well including the Princess Manners Paperback Set (8 ct.) – $7.99, Princess Virtues Paperback Set (8 ct.) – $7.99, Princess Little Golden Book Set (7 ct.) – $17.99, Princess Step Into Reading Level 2 Set (4 ct.) – $10.99, and Princess Book Block Set (9 ct.) – $8.99.

Lauri Shape & Color Sorter for $10.68: Amazon has their Lauri Shape & Color Sorter on sale for $10.68. The Shape and Color Sorter promotes finger dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and sorting skills and includes a Crepe Rubber Sorting Pegboard, 5 Wooden Pegs, 25 Lauri Crepe Rubber Shapes (5 Each of 5 Colors). There are several other Lauri Toys on sale including Lauri Toys Number Play for 11.52, Lauri Toys Toddler Tote for $14.05, Lauri Toys Lacing Shapes for $9.50, Lauri Toys Smart Shapes & Stacking Pegs for $12.37, and Lauri Toys Lacing & Learning Opposites for $7.33.

Free Kindle e-books: Amazon has a number of children’s Kindle e-books available to download for free including Johnny Appleseed, The Secret Garden, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Magnificent Monarch Butterflies, and The Color of Freedom.

Alex Toys My Giant Busy Box for $30.26 Shipped: Amazon has their Alex Toys My Giant Busy Box on sale for $30.26. This set includes the materials to complete 16 different craft projects. There are several other Alex Toys on sale as well including Alex Little Hands Ready, Set, Cut Set for $8.56, Alex Shrinky Dinks Jewelry Kit for $8.01, Alex Little Hands String My ABC’s for $12.73, Alex Little Hands One, Two, Tie My Shoe Set for $12.63, and Alex String a Farm Set for $12.18.

Educational Insights Design & Drill Activity Center for $26.69:Purchase the Educational Insights Design & Drill Activity Center for just $26.69. This set builds coordination, imagination, creative thinking and fine motor skills and includes plastic bolts, a reversible power drill, a screwdriver, 3 drill bits, a combination wrench and an activity board.

Free Pizza Hut Book-It Program: Pizza Hut is currently enrolling students in their Book-It Reading Program. Teachers in grades K-6 set a monthly reading goal for each child. When the child meets his or her reading goal, the teacher is then able to reward them with a Reading Award Certificate that is valid for a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza. Teachers within a school district as well as homeschooling parents are eligible to enroll their students in this program.

Alex Ready, Set, School Activity Box for $23.59: Amazon has their Alex Ready, Set School Activity Box on sale for $23.59. This set includes an ABC Wipe Away Book, 123 Wipe Away Book, Colors & Shapes Wipe Away Book, ABC & 123 Dot-to-Dot Activity Wipe Away Book, Blue Wipe Away Marker, 8 Stackable Finger Crayons, Safety Scissors, 2 Stencils, 15 Activity Worksheets, 75 Stickers, and a Shoe Tying Activity (with shoelace included). All of this comes with illustrated instructions, and is packaged in a box with a handle for easy transport.

Scotch Thermal Laminator for $24.97: Amazon has their Scotch Thermal Laminator System on sale for $24.97. This system laminates items up to 9″ wide, is suitable for use with photos, and includes a set of laminating pouches. This is an inexpensive way to make charts, graphs, and posters and is an ideal way to preserve your child’s artwork and papers throughout the school year.

Free Summer & Monthly Reading Logs: Download a variety of free Summer and Monthly Reading Logs from 123 Homeschool 4 Me. These logs would pair up nicely with this year’s summer reading programs.

Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set for $33.06 Shipped:Amazon has the complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set on sale for $33.06. This set includes the following eight titles – Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne’s House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside. As an added bonus, this set ships for free with Super Saver Shipping.

Free Hello Kitty Pack: Download a free Hello Kitty Pack from Royal Baloo. This pack includes such skills as crosswords, matching, patterns, writing, money, time, and more.

Teach My Toddler Kit for $39.99: Amazon has their Teach My Toddler Kit on sale for $39.99. This kit focuses on 17 coordinated teaching tools to help toddlers master the alphabet, numbers 1-10, shapes and colors and includes 5 puzzles, 4 board books, 4 posters and 4 sets of flashcards. This set also ships for free with Super Saver Shipping.

Melissa & Doug Habitats Reusable Sticker Pad for $5.24: Purchase aMelissa & Doug Habitats Reusable Sticker Pad for $5.24. This set includes 5 scenes (a farm, a prehistoric landscape, an African oasis, a jungle, and the ocean) and over 150 reusable stickers. These easy-to-peel vinyl stickers can be removed and repositioned for hours of play.

Free Romping & Roaring F Pack: 3 Dinosaurs has a free Romping & Roaring F Pack available for download. This pack includes such skills as tracing, matching, sorting, puzzles, and more.

Katie is a wife and homeschooling mother of four who writes at Cincinnati Cents about saving money and having fun as a family without breaking the bank. She enjoys sharing new recipes, ideas for frugal family fun, and tips for spending less at the grocery store.