Mom Monday

I am so excited about the little orangish package that came in the mail today! Recently, I have been struggling to find things to do to keep my 19 month old daughter and me entertained throughout the day. It can be hard to come up with new, age appropriate things to do inside when it's yuckie outside (I live in Ohio, enough said). I was getting tired of the library and same old books, movies and puzzles. That's when I came upon something new!

Crystal at Mom of Littles recently talked about some of the new books they were reading that they'd received through paperback swap. I had heard of it before and I finally decided to try it out. I am so glad I did! I posted 10 books from our bookshelves we never even look at and I automatically got 2 free credits to use towards requesting books to be sent to me. I used one to order the above book and am so excited! It took less than a week to come and I can't wait to look through it with Lizzy.

Here's how it works: Click on the blue PaperBackSwap picture above. Sign up with your information. List 10 books you no longer want that are in good condition (you enter the ISBN into their site and it automatically pulls up all the info on the book) and automatically get 2 free credits. Whenever someone requests a book from you (I've already had 6 requests!) you wrap it with a wrapper you print from the site, tape it up good, mail it at your expense (usually around 2.50-3.00) and then you receive a credit when they receive the book. Each credit gets you a book sent to you at the mailer's expense. The site has a ton of fun features (like wish lists and even paid printable postage) and literally millions of books listed. You're sure to find one you like! They also have board books for kids, hardback books, textbooks, and even audiobooks (cost 2 credits).

I got a new book to read with Lizzy and all I had to do was clean out our bookshelf! I definitely recommend this to any moms looking for some new books to read with their little ones or even for themselves, I won't tell! Any of you have some good frugal suggestions for activities for little ones? You can go to Frugal Friday to see lots of other tips for saving money!