Lakeshore

[NoMoreJuice!]

So a few months ago, I had never heard of Lakeshore. Unbelievable, right? So they opened a store two miles from my house...and now I CAN'T STAY OUT OF IT!!!

My husband was on call tonight and as soon as he left the house at seven, all I could think was "Omg, Lakeshore closes in an hour...wonder what they have on sale??"

Somebody sign me up for an anonymous group. ::Hits head on desk::

On a positive note, I purchased several new fun letter-recognition games!! I need help.

[Josiegirl]

Oh you poor thing, you've got it bad. I am very grateful I live nowhere near a Lakeshore or my credit card would be maxed out.

[hope]

I love that store! They even do craft projects with the kids so I can shop while they craft. My kids love it so much that they actually ask to go. This past weekend I took DH on one of our outings there and he even loved it! He was amazed at how many fun learning games there were. I thought he was going to buy out the whole store.

[Maria2013]

I better go google this "Lakeshore" right now

[snbauser]

i better go google this "lakeshore" right now :d

don't!!! Run away!!

[Maria2013]

don't!!! Run away!!

oh I wont

is this the same Lakeshore you guys are talking about?

http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/

[originalkat]

It is like walking into a catalog, isnt it?
The closest one is 3 hrs from me, but whenever we take a road trip we ALWAYS go. My husband is worse than I am though. He loves Lakeshore too!happyface

[Maria2013]

It is like walking into a catalog, isnt it?
The closest one is 3 hrs from me, but whenever we take a road trip we ALWAYS go. My husband is worse than I am though. He loves Lakeshore too!happyface

road trip? I love road trips!...honey, guess where we're going for our anniversary::::::

[Evansmom]

I love that store too but it seems like it's so pricy. Do any of you think it's expensive? Or maybe it's just that I love so much stuff in there that I always spend so much!

[Blackcat31]

I love that store too but it seems like it's so pricy. Do any of you think it's expensive? Or maybe it's just that I love so much stuff in there that I always spend so much!

I do. The prices are down right ridiculous!

I earmark the items I want and have DH build them.

The only thing my DH says about them is that they definitely hit a gold mine in finding daycares and schools willing to pay their prices.

He said the actual cost of the materials and time for one of their book shelves is LESS than half of what they sell it for.

[Evansmom]

I do. The prices are down right ridiculous!

I earmark the items I want and have DH build them.

The only thing my DH says about them is that they definitely hit a gold mine in finding daycares and schools willing to pay their prices.

He said the actual cost of the materials and time for one of their book shelves is LESS than half of what they sell it for.

Ok then I'm not too crazy then ::
I home school and needed some lined paper to practice writing on and didn't want to wait for some to be ordered online so I went in and found a nice package I liked but it was 12$ for one package! And I know we would breeze through it in a week the way my 6 year old uses paper.

I wanted a light table so bad to DH made one lovethis the ones they have to buy are ridiculously expensive no matter where you look!

[Blackcat31]

Ok then I'm not too crazy then ::
I home school and needed some lined paper to practice writing on and didn't want to wait for some to be ordered online so I went in and found a nice package I liked but it was 12$ for one package! And I know we would breeze through it in a week the way my 6 year old uses paper.

I wanted a light table so bad to DH made one lovethis the ones they have to buy are ridiculously expensive no matter where you look!

Nice of your DH!!

On a side note, here is printable lined paper if you need it. (attached)

Also here is a site you can download and print ANY type of paper you want to. Makes it easy if you just need a couple pieces.

http://www.printablepaper.net/category/penmanship

[Evansmom]

Nice of your DH!!

On a side note, here is printable lined paper if you need it. (attached)

Also here is a site you can download and print ANY type of paper you want to. Makes it easy if you just need a couple pieces.

http://www.printablepaper.net/category/penmanship

awesome! Thanks

[sharlan]

I LOVE Lakeshore, but, yes, they are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE! I only buy something I really want and only with a coupon. Even with their coupons, they're too expensive.

[NoMoreJuice!]

Lined paper

We go through tons of it too! I finally just bought six dry-erase lined boards from Lakeshore. I also bought these last night:

http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/product/productDet.jsp?productItemID=1%2C689%2C949%2C371%2C927%2C587&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181113&bmUID=1392910748928

They weren't on sale, but I had a 20% off coupon from an email! The girls LOVE them, we've been playing with them all morning!!

I am addicted to all the letter recognition games they have. We have a fishing game, a popcorn game, puzzles, and now those flip boards. SO much fun learning going on!

I don't think their prices are outrageous for the games and puzzles that I buy. And the construction paper is super cheap--better than Hobby Lobby or Michaels! I also LOVE that I can go to the store and say "I want help teaching the kids (insert subject)" and they can show me all kinds of great ideas, even if they don't sell a product for it.