Loving Target - THE BEST $ Section out there!!

For everyone who hasn't seen Target's new Dollar section I think this post is for you. Or if you have seen it, but just thought it was like all other dollar sections, then this post is for you. OR if you love Target's Dollar section and just haven't been there in 2007 then this post if for you. So have I covered EVERYONE out there? I sure hope so.On Jan 1st 2007 I spent $150 at Target. I was manic and haven't spent like that before but I felt REALLY good about everything I bought because I only ought an item if I knew where I was going to put it and ho,w I was going to use it. My largest purchase was a pair of doggie steps for my ancient cat, Winky at the outrageous price of $20 (sarcastic). Most of the items were from the Dollar section. I have been back to Target for a second round of spending AFTER hospitalization and still managed to spend about $100 so this must be true love not just manic spending. I'd like to share some of the items I bought and why they are so great. Bath and body products, nail polish, manicure sets. My daughter, Lesley, loves cream so trying some strawberry and cream scented lotion for $1 sounds like a good deal to me. She loves having her feet massaged and her toenails painted. 3 little bottle of polish for $1 - what a bargain. I also got a mini manicure set to carry in my purse.
Socks... Check out these CUTE valentine socks. They are adult size not kiddie sized. They had toddler socks too but nothing in Lesley's size. These socks were a "hug from home" while I was in the hospital. I really wish that they were in Lesley's size. As an aside can anyone PLEASE explain sock sizes to me?
Looking for even more Valentine stuff? Well once again Target has you covered. Look at all these GREAT craft items. The 3 mini paper punches are really well made. There are foam stickers, puffy stickers, glitter glue, stamps, stamp pads and even complete card kits. You can get so much for practically nothing so you might as well go ahead and be creative... you've got nothing to lose.
Girlfriend items ... Oh there is nothing like best girlfriends. I got a pair of these frame decorating kits for my daughter and her best friend Matilda. Hopefully the two girls can get together soon and make their frames. There are also girlfriend focuses photo boxes, magnetic word and frame sets.
Another great item, which Lesley will LOVE, is temporary tattoos. One of them says "I (Heart) ME" YAY!!! I love it.
Okay okay so Target has wonderful stuff for girls in their Dollar section but what about the BOYS??? Well I turned the corner and there was a whole end cap of Curious George products. Notebooks, post-it pads, stickers, magnetic bookmarks, etc. The 60 page notebooks are wonderful journals (I just wished the pages were slightly less busy). I am sure that there were other things for little boys but I don't have any yet so I am slightly "little girl" focused.
How about some of you with little boys check out he $1 section and let me know what you thought about it.
Lots of love,
Daria