Stockup all year for vacation necessities on CLEARANCE!!!!

If you plan your trip one year in advance, you can take advantage of buying a lot of your vacation necessities on clearance.  My family usually visits Disney World between March and May. Orlando, with the exception of a few months in the winter, is very warm.

• If you have small children, it is easy to guesstimate what size they will be wearing the next season. At the end of the summer, well really when the stores are rolling out school clothes, watch for the summer clothes to go on clearance. You can scoop up lots of cute outfits for really cheap for your kids to wear on your next vacation!  I love to buy the kids a new outfit for everyday we will be in Disney. I know, it sounds silly, but remember frugal but fabulous! Sometimes two outfits,  especially for the little ones, who will get dirty.
• Look not only for clothes, but for sundries like sunblock and sunblock sticks, aloe vera gel, packs of disposable swim diapers, rubber swim diapers, etc.. These things also go on clearance at the end of the summer and will stay good through your next trip. I have found that Target will have these things at great prices around early September.
• If you shop at Target, watch the dollar bins they have in the front of the store. Here you can score little coloring packs, books and puzzles for the plane ride. Also, sometimes they have little spray bottles that are great to fill with water for your children to use when they are hot at the parks.
• Remember that arm floaties, water shoes, and goggles also go on clearance at the end of the season.  These are great to get on the cheap and you can give them to your kids as extra Christmas presents, then just put them in your vacation stash until your trip!
• Periodically throughout the year, stores will have cute kids carry-on luggage on clearance also. Yes, I am name dropping Target again! They have great things all year long. So, if you get bored, grab a popcorn and soda and stroll through the isles! You never know what you can find for your family on sale or clearance to put away for your next trip!