Frugal Friday- 25 free 4x6 photos

SCORE! Walgreens 25 Free Photos!

 

     Until 12/31/11, 11:59PM, you can order 25 free 4x6 prints from Walgreens using the code "PRINTNOW." You will not be charged shipping if you choose "in store pickup."

     What in the world do free photos have to do with Speech/Language?  You didn't think I would leave you hanging did you? 

1. Memory Game : This will require two sets of 25.  You can always ask your friend or spouse to get a set.  You could even do a small memory game of 12 pairs.  Laminate the pictures, and voila! a memory game.  While playing the game, have your child talk about the pictures they pull.  Maybe your child is working on plurals, actions, pronouns, or sound production?  It's a great, fun way, to work on skills.

2. Communication: Do you have a young one that is not quite using their words?  Sometimes giving children choices using pictures helps them to communicate or make a decision.  You can take pictures of every day objects, food, etc.  Laminate the pictures.  Put a magnet on the back.  Place a couple of the pictures on your fridge, and you have just given your child a way of telling you what they want to eat or drink!  After they begin to point out what they want, you can soon work on having them produce the words.  This is a helpful hint that many of my clients' parents swear by!

3. Picture Schedule: Picture schedules are a fun way to help children and teens with communication needs with transitions.  Take pictures of your child doing daily activities, and some special activities (i.e. swimming, etc). Use a desired sized, magnetic, dry erase board.  Leaving enough space for a photo along side each item, list your daily schedule .  For example: 7:00 Wake up, 7:15 Breakfast, etc.   Cut the pictures to the desired size, and laminate if you wish.  Place magnets on the back of the pictures. Affix an envelope to the bottom of the dry erase board.  You can either have your child place the pictures as you go through the day, or you can put the pictures up prior to starting the day, and they can remove them.  The envelope is storage for all of your pictures.

4. Organizing Toys:   Help your child group their toys into categories.  Take separate pictures of one or a few of the items in each category.  Take the prints, and tape them to an appropriate sized bin for each group of toys.  Write or type the name of the items, and tape near the picture.  There you go!  The toys are organized.  This gives your child the ability to learn categories, organization, reading, and much more.

5. Picture Book: Take pictures of friends and family, type out a label, place in a small photo album, and POOF! a picture book for your child to enjoy.

Enjoy your pictures however you choose to use them!  This is a great deal for prints of holiday madness. I mean fun.