Christmas Clearance for the Classroom

I love a good sale – who doesn’t?! When it comes to after-Christmas clearance sales, there are so many things that can be used in the classroom. Check out some of the materials that I love to scoop up on Christmas clearance for preschool!

Anything that doesn’t scream Christmas can be a great supply for the rest of the year. This includes:

• Gift boxes (especially white ones)
• Tissue paper
• Cards and envelopes
• Sticker labels
• Gift bags
• Ribbon
• Bows

Ornaments can be repurposed as figurines for play areas and sensory bins. look for:

• Mini animals
• Buildings
• Anything food or cooking related
• Vehicles

There are so many different options for sensory play, like:

• Bottle brush trees
• Fake snow
• Bells
• Tinsel
• Fake flowers

After Christmas, there’s still the rest of the winter season – so anything that supports exploring snow and winter themes is fair game:

• Snowflake shaped ornaments and figures
• Icicle ornaments
• Snow craft kits
• Snowmen

I can’t wait to dig a little deeper and look at some ideas for what to do with all of these goodies. Happy shopping!