School Supply Swap & Sale

Date: Saturday, August 31st, 11:30am-3pm

Drop off time: 11:30 -12pm (Preferably; though donations will be accepted throughout the day)

Children’s crayon activity time: 12pm – 3pm

Event Description:

SCHOOL SUPPLY SWAP & SALE 

WHO: Any community member needing back-to-school supplies; children welcome!

WHY: To reduce consumption and create a circular economy while providing a low-or-no-cost alternative to traditional back-to-school shopping.

HOW IT WORKS: Drop off donations of new or gently used school supplies to be swapped or sold. You will earn tickets for each item donated depending on their predetermined “value”; 1 ticket = 1 “dollar”. (Please be aware tickets have NO cash value and tickets can only be used to redeem other goods in exchange). Items can also be purchased for cash even if you have not donated any items. Any items left at the end of the event will be donated.

PRICE/VALUE CHART:

Lunchboxes: $3/3 tickets
Backpacks: $5/5 tickets

Loose pens/pencils: 10 for $1/1 ticket
Composition notebooks: 3 for $1/1 ticket
Spiral notebooks: $1-3/1-3 tickets (size dependent)
Packages of crayons/markers: $0.50-1
Binders: $1-3/1-3 tickets (size dependent)
*Other items determined at event on individual basis.
*Price/value are subject to variation dependent on condition, size, etc.

CRAYON MELTING ACTIVITY:

Throughout the event we will also have an ongoing activity for children to participate in! Have old, broken crayons? We will be doing a crayon melt where we will remove paper from broken crayons, place them in muffins tins or molds, and melt them down to make new crayons! Stay for as little or as long as you’d like. (No heat will be in the activity area; a designated adult will transfer molds to the oven for melting!)