How do children help to save?

All, hello.

I more than once mentioned that family our having many children, I have three sons. Contrary to ordinary opinion, I can tell that in the presence of several children in family it is possible to save the family budget decently. At the same time without refusing to itself in many respects.

In this article I want to talk only about how I save in expenses on providing children with all necessary.

The good food, qualitative clothes and footwear, toys developing materials, sport, books, and in cases of problems with health – adequate treatment are necessary for the child for the harmonious growth and development.

Let's begin one after another.
1. Food.
Because my kids are inclined to manifestations of an allergy, to me to have (probably, fortunately) to exclude harmful products which are not the main source of food from their diet. So-called snacks: chips, croutons, salty nutlets and other food which is plentifully supplied with preservatives dyes and fragrances. Unfortunately, among acquaintances there is an example where parents do not forbid the child to buy similar "delicacies". I do not argue, children very much love them and money spends for it, and then infinitely complains that the child refuses to have supper and to eat normally. When the senior child begins to elicit similar goods, I buy to him sunflower seeds or mix of nuts. In other cases as having a snack of the house we use fruit or cottage cheese.

2. Clothes.
As all children at me same-gender, it is possible to save on acquisition of a part of clothes which seniors without having managed to wear out, transfer younger.

But in case of need to buy new articles of clothing or footwear, usually I use services of joint purchases. Enormous economy.

Besides, whenever possible I try to get some things not during a season. For example, at the end of winter and hold always in the spring sales of winter collections on which it is possible to buy goods at a discount to 70% if of course, carries with a size.

Well, and periodically I check announcements on Avito and local mamsky forums where it is possible to find new or almost new things at the excellent price. The neighbourhood of our region with Finland and Norway promotes emergence in the market of a large number of the clothes and footwear brought from these countries differing in high quality and wear resistance.

And still a name thirst for needlework, I always do New Year's suits for kids.

3. Toys and the developing materials
Having been on the first maternity leave, we together with the kid thought out many various games, using only improvised materials. Puzzled with early development of the child, I suggested it to play with grain, the salty test, knitted and sewed to it various razvivashka from residues of yarn and pieces of fabric, did igrushechka of various make-shifts.
Over time having been fond of creation of busyboards, did them to order. At the same time the child turned around and helped owing to the opportunities, perceiving this occupation as a game.
Over time at us many toys collected. At us there is a lot of relatives therefore with their every holiday appears more and more. But, I with pleasure observe how kids are interested in father's tools, and also in small screws and bolts. One of the last such toys is a piece of a penopleks, the screw-driver and samorezik. Boys were fond for a long time.

4. Books.

To us help to save on it significantly wonderful children's libraries of our city. We regularly visit two of them. One is less, is located near the house, and another though is more, but is rather far.

Except, the improbable number of books with madly interesting keeping and illustrations in these libraries we attend the free developing classes, a circle mad handles, we go to thematic holidays for children and we participate in competitions. Visit of libraries occupies a considerable part of our cultural leisure and allow not to spend considerable additional resources for the developing circles.

About books I can tell infinitely long. Every time we leave with a huge bag of various books which it is possible just to look through and admire pictures, to esteem for the night or to organize the training occupation with kids. Us how many do not limit in number of books which we take. The main condition is a careful attitude to the books taken on the house. For myself I also take several magazines on needlework (including wish-wash) and to early development of children. Among the periodical press there are a lot of children's magazines which we absolutely ceased to buy.

Besides, in libraries there are leisure halls where it is possible within 30 minutes, to play absolutely free of charge computer games. Than also the senior sonny uses, coming back from school.

5. Health.
I try to apply minimum drugs in treatment of children and I put bigger quantity the of efforts to banal prevention.

First, we regularly walk and we spend much time in the fresh air. When we moved to live to the private house, it became much easier to satisfy this condition. In the summer we practically do not leave the street, we have dinner and we have supper too in the fresh air. It very much it to be pleasant to children. And appetite it is not compared better, than on house meals.

Secondly, boys regularly go with the father to a bath.

Thirdly, we regularly take vitamin-rich drinks: tincture of a dogrose and compotes.

Well, and fourthly, at treatment I try to use not so much drugs how many useful units: quartz and blue lamps for warming up, and also hydromassage tray for legs. Instead of drops for a nose on the basis of sea water – physical solution. And by all means honey massage of a thorax.

Well and finally, one more way to annually save the family budget is to participate as a part of parental committee in gardens and schools. More than once it was convinced that if not to stop some parents in time, expenses on the gifts and other expenditure concluded in annual collecting considerably increase.

I hope not too tired you with the housekeepers. I will be glad if you find in them something for yourself.