What to Buy Guide: April
Can you believe that it is almost April? Here is a guide of what to buy in April!
Thanks Family Frugal Fun for a great list!
Items you’ll find on clearance:
- Easter table linens
- plates
- baskets
- icing
- crafts
- sprinkles
- cookie cutters
- seasonal clothing
- yard decorations
- ribbons
- Winter clearance deep discounts now on linens, shoes, boots, jackets, coats, clothing etc
- Passover goodies
- Ham (spiral cut, honey end of Easter,)
- Candy for birthday parties or events (Easter clearance)
- Colored sprinkles, icings,Easter crafts, cookie cutters, clothing, decorations (tuck away for next year)
- Passover crackers etc
- Baking supplies (flour, sugar, pie fillings, yeast, chocolate chips, baker’s chocolate, cooking oil, pie crusts, ready-made dough, spices, nuts, dried fruits, disposable pans, aluminum foil, plastic wrap)
- apricots
- bananas
- broccoli
- cabbage
- green beans
- honeydew melon
- lettuce
- mangos
- mushrooms
- onions
- leeks
- peas
- pineapple
- rhubard
- spinach
- strawberries
- Follow up on your requests to the National Park Service (for campers) or Chamber of Commerce or Visitors centers for brochures & free events and book specific travel dates, make a list of things you’ll need for your trip & continue planning
- Plan a date this month to start planting your garden (even if if its just a window garden of herbs)
- Buy Easter clearance items and tuck away (like candy for a birthday piniata later in the year, or buy Easter clothes 1 size up & tuck away for next year)
- Remember to schedule your little ones for free events like the Lowes Build and Grow or Home Depot
- Plan a date next month for a yard sale to get rid of toys that are no longer used, clothes that don’t fit etc
- Challenge your family to a weekend of “no spending”
- April 1st April Fools Day
- April 15th Tax Day
- April 22nd National Park Week (free entrance into national parks the 22nd to 26th)
- April 22nd Earth Day (many places offer freebies)
- April 9th Ben & Jerry’s FREE cone day (check hours and locations at your local store)
- April 13th Lowes Build & Grow FREE Kids Workshops: The Croods: Planter
- April 22nd to 26th National Park Week – Get in ALL National parks for FREE
- Home Depot adult DIY workshops April 13th Cabinet Update, 14th Glass Back-splash, 20th How to choose a counter top, Improve your DIY skills 27th & 28th
- April 6th Home Depot kids workshops build a FREE bird feeder
