Saving Money on Projects and Printables

If you’re like me and spend a good deal of time on the internet instead of in front of the television, you’re probably familiar with the many cool projects and activities available on line for you and the grandkids to do, or just things to print out by the ream to keep them busy when they’re visiting. At my house we’ve been doing Christmas Card projects, and that means that once again, my poor printer is officially out of the expensive color ink that costs more than $35 for a replacement cartridge. Paper for an ink jet printer is certainly cheap enough, but since the ink is not, some good tips on how to save on that will go far through the course of a year in saving money.

One of my favorite sites for cool projects and print-outs is Printables4Kids. It offers coloring pages, math worksheets, mazes, word puzzles and a long list of other fun things that will keep your printer plenty busy when the grandchildren are around. So it was with some appreciation that I found a recent post, 10 Ways to Save Money and Use Less Ink to be just what the money-doctor ordered.

Since I had to purchase a color cartridge just before Thanksgiving that is now telling me it’s empty again, I think I’ll go for the ink refill kit idea. Of course, I’ll probably make a total mess of it (and end up with some tie-dyes I hadn’t planned on), but this option does get Granny’s Seal of Approval for at least being a recycling project. Between that and figuring out where my printer is hiding it’s “draft” option, I should be able to print the amount of stuff I already do print every year, at about half the cost.

While you’re over at Printables4Kids, go ahead and look around at the list of great activities offered for things like birthdays, holidays, general craft projects, etc., and pay particular attention to the section entitled “Coupons and Deals.” Here there is the promise of saving even greater amounts of money on art and craft supplies, paper and ink, and other necessities that will help keep your younger generation brood safely occupied with fun projects as well as always excited to visit Grandma’s house (in addition to the usual cookies and stuff, of course).

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