Support Joyful Letters by Buying Your Basics from Amazon

We run a preschool and we know how difficult it can be to find extra time to run to the store. Many of our links to products are links to Amazon. We're big fans of Amazon, because of the price and the speedy and convenient delivery.

When you buy through our links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you, which helps keep this site running!

We often review or link to products and services we regularly use and think you might find helpful

Diapers

Pull Ups

Wipes: Amazon Elements come in unscented or scented. Buy in bulk or in smaller packs. Huggies, Pampers, Honest and more are available.

Sanitary Pads

Hand Sanitizer: Kids have grubby hands, and then they have those noses that ooze. Ooh! More sanitizer please!

Laundry Soap

Dishwasher Detergent

Dishwashing Liquid

Hand soap: Mrs. Meyer's

Body soap

Shampoo

Lamination Sheets: It takes a little work to get items laminated, but they last so much longer. We use them to protect pictures, to create reusable worksheets, and so much more.

Batteries Amazon Basics AA and AAA batteries have great value compared to name brands.

Paper Products: Presto! or Bounty paper towels and toilet paper.

Trash Bags: Amazon Basics tall kitchen drawstring bags and heavy-duty yard bags.

Laundry & Cleaning: Tide Pods, Mrs. Meyer’s soap refills,

Amazon Basics Microfiber Cleaning Cloths, which are a favorite for multi-surface cleaning.

Kitchen & Food Storage

Food Storage: Rubbermaid Brilliance containers and Amazon Basics resealable freezer bags. (Great for left over food, or sorting manipulatives and game parts.)

Water Bottles: Replacement filters for Brita pitchers and routine purchases of classroom water bottles, like Owala or Hydro Flask.

Personal Care & Health

Over-the-Counter Meds: Basic medications like Ibuprofen, Loratadine (allergy relief), and multivitamins are high-volume items because they are often cheaper than local drugstores.

Skincare: COSRX Snail Mucin face moisturizer and Mighty Patch acne covers have become routine "must-haves" for many shoppers.

Tech & Home Organization

Cables & Power: Lightning charger for iPhone or USB-C charging cables and surge protectors

Hangers: Amazon Basics Velvet Non-Slip Hangers are great for hanging costumes, because they don't take up a lot of space and the costumes stay on them.

Air Filters: HVAC furnace filters these are great to have set up to auto ship by Amazon subscription. The arrival of new filters is a timely reminder to change the filters.

Pet Supplies

Waste Bags: Bulk packs of dog poop bags (specifically the Amazon Basics 600-count or 900-count rolls).

Litter & Food: Large bags of cat litter and specialty pet foods why carry heavy bags from the store, when Amazon will deliver?

Why do we love Amazon Prime? Free One-Day and Two-Day shipping on millions of items. We can get 3-Hour Delivery on over 90,000 products. Prime Video gives free access to thousands of movies. (Yes, some have commercials now, unless you pay the Prime Video Ultra fee.) Alexa+, Amazon Music, Free PC games, Free books, magazines and comics. Free storage of photos and video. Food, gas, Grubhub perks, medication discount and delivery. Plus lots of other perks.

Audible: Check out a monthly or yearly membership. You can choose plans that provide one book a month or multiple books a month. These are great for traveling to work, or using with headphones when others are sleeping.

Kindle Unlimited: Often pays a $3 bounty per sign-up.

Amazon Fire 7 for Kids a tablet made just for kids. If it breaks, Amazon replaces it! Includes 6 months of ad-free and exclusive content, easy parental controls, 10-hr battery, 16 GB,

Baby Registry create a registry so that friends and family can help you prepare for your new arrival. They will know what you really want!

Wedding Registry create a registry so that friends and family can help you prepare for your new relationship. They will know what you really need for your new life.

Toilet Paper

Paper Towels

Diapers

Pull Ups

2. Commissions on Recurring Orders (Subscribe & Save)

If a parent uses your link to buy a physical product—like diapers, wipes, or snacks—and selects "Subscribe & Save," here is how the credit works:

• The Initial Order: You get the standard commission for that product category (e.g., 4% for Baby Products) on the first shipment.

• Recurring Shipments: This is a common point of confusion. Generally, you do not get credit for the future automatic shipments. Affiliate credit is tied to a 24-hour "cookie" window. Since future shipments happen automatically months later without the user clicking your link again, those subsequent sales usually don't trigger a commission for you.

3. Digital Subscriptions (Prime Video Channels)

If you refer someone to a specific Prime Video Channel (like Paramount+ or Discovery+), Amazon occasionally offers specific bounties for those individual channel sign-ups, though these offers change frequently.

"You can listen to Goodnight Moon for free with an [Audible Trial]."

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Pro-Tip: Check the "Bounty" section in your Amazon Associates dashboard regularly, as they often run "special events" (like during Prime Day) where these bounties can double in value.